It's a 0.3 deduction for the coach talking to Yang Wei throughout the whole routine.

For those wondering about Yang Wei's coach standing on the podium and next to the high bar the whole time, and coaching him - it is allowed for the coach to stand under the high bar the whole time. He doesn't have to go back and forth to only be under the bar when he is doing "hard" skill. also: "Coach ready to spot at each event" -[ Read More... ]

Bridget Sloan has been selected for that 6th spot on the U.S. women's gymnastics team which everyone has been guessing who it is going to be. Too bad for Jana Bieger who was one of the ones going for that 6th spot - she was very consistent and hitting her routines at the gymnastics Olympic Trials, but was getting very low scores; some problems on form/style though. Bridget Sloan will probably be[ Read More... ]

Chellsie Memmel's whiplash from her floor tumbling pass: [QUOTE] But on her second tumbling pass on floor, the first event of the day, Memmel got off-balance on her landing and took a big bounce backward. The force of it snapped her head back, and she immediately stopped and put her hands on her thighs. ``She just landed and whip-lashed her neck a little bit,'' Andy Memmel said. ``I[ Read More... ]

Chellsie Memmel's whiplash from her floor tumbling pass: [QUOTE] But on her second tumbling pass on floor, the first event of the day, Memmel got off-balance on her landing and took a big bounce backward. The force of it snapped her head back, and she immediately stopped and put her hands on her thighs. ``She just landed and whip-lashed her neck a little bit,'' Andy Memmel said. ``I[ Read More... ]

NBCOlympics.com is covering the USA Women's Gymnastics selection camp in Houston, Texas, at Martha and Bela Karolyi's ranch. Friday and Saturday intersquad meet for the USA women's national team - the Olympic team will be announced on NBCOlympics.com Saturday at about 7:15pm ET (the announcement won't be broadcast like 4 years ago, with the whole controversy of Vanessa Atler not being selected[ Read More... ]

Sandra Izbasa : 2008 Cottbus EF FX [youtube]KkjoEik74po[/youtube] Sanne Wevers : 2008 Cottbus EF BB [youtube]ISt5SywVseU[/youtube] Jade Barbosa : 2008 Cottbus EF FX [youtube]I4MKSq1We-Q[/youtube] World Cup Cottbus 2008 - Women's EF FX - Victory Ceremony [youtube]IzY5yrMz5Mg[/youtube] Anna Myzdrikova : 2008 Cottbus EF FX [youtube]VMP4dX_oaV0[/youtube] Xiao Sha 2008 World[ Read More... ]

He Hexin also got 16.800 on bars in qualifying. Nastia can up her A score though, she works very hard, and it's clear she loves gym too! Scores in for day 2 finals for Cottbus Cup: [quote]Final VAULT 1. Yakubovskyi, Oleksandr (UKR)

article on Fabian Hambuchen: http://www.gymchat.com/messageboards/viewtopic.php?p=38114#38114

article on Fabian Hambuchen: http://www.gymchat.com/messageboards/viewtopic.php?p=38114#38114

2008 Cottbus Cup, Germany: http://www.gymchat.com/messageboards/viewtopic.php?t=35994 [quote]German gymnast Fabian Hambuchen snatched the first gold medal of Cottbus gymnastics World Cup on Saturday. Hambuchen, a horizontal bar gold medalist at 2007 Stuttgart World Championships, popped out to top podium with 15.3 points at men's floor. The 21-year-old athlete was named male German[ Read More... ]

[quote]Ashton Eunice and Kaitlin Tucker are out for the season. Miranda Fletcher and Kambria Blakely did not compete on Friday but should be ready for the area competition on April 26.[/quote] Injuries at high school, club gym, college gym, and elite. Need a revamp of the gymnastics ways? Related: "Increased sports injuries in children, sim. to pro athletes"[ Read More... ]

Oksana Chusovitina : 2008 Cottbus EF VT [youtube]SXjTSoHn40M[/youtube] Yay Oksana! Gold on vault! Jade Barbosa : 2008 Cottbus EF VT [youtube]TxP30HVJ3JA[/youtube] He Kexin 2008 World Cup Cottbus Finals UB [youtube]G58ARjkUeeY[/youtube] 16.850 - highest score routine over Nastia Liukin's 16.650 bars Lots of youtube videos of her routine/comments - some age controversy about her age[ Read More... ]

Highlights: He Kexin scored 16.850 on bars - beats Nastia Liukin's 16.650 for the highest score so far in women's gymnastics. Here is her routine: [youtube]G58ARjkUeeY[/youtube] Lots of youtube videos of her routine/comments - some age controversy about her age being changed.... "They've changed her birthdate a couple of time. Last year it was 1994 and now it is 1992 supposidely. "[ Read More... ]

Ankle injury again for Utahs Nina Kim: [quote]Utah junior gymnast Nina Kim spent the weekend on crutches and was sent for X-rays Monday after rolling an ankle practicing leaps on floor exercise Friday. She text-messaged associate head coach Megan Marsden Monday that she was feeling better, but Megan and head coach/husband Greg Marsden both consider Kim out for Saturday's NCAA North Central[ Read More... ]

here's the link: http://ezinearticles.com/?15-Minutes-Of-Gymnastics-Fame-The-Real-Cost!&id=1086387 [quote]If you count the 5 minutes of competition in the compulsory portion of the Games, then another 5 minutes in the optional competition, and if the gymnast qualifies to compete on every apparatus in event finals, you could add another 5 minutes for a total of fifteen minutes of potential[ Read More... ]

Dengue fever confirmed for Brazilian elite gymnast Diego Hypolito, but he will be back to practice for the 2008 Beijing Olympics soon: [quote]SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) -- Two-time gymnastics world champion Diego Hypolito was diagnosed Monday with dengue fever, a mosquito-borne disease that doctors say will not disrupt his Olympic training. The disease causes high fevers, severe headaches and[ Read More... ]

more info & results at: http://www.gymchat.com/messageboards/viewtopic.php?p=30953#30953

Italy-Spain-Poland-U.S. (Seniors), Italy-Spain-Romania-U.S. (Juniors) March 8, 2008, Jesolo, Italy Senior Team 1. USA 179.05 2. Italy 177.95 3. Spain 151.05 4. Poland 150.10 Senior All-Around 1. Shawn Johnson USA 61.700 2. Vanessa Ferrari ITA 60.100 3. Samantha Peszek USA 59.050 4. Lia Parolari ITA 58.300 5. Carlotta Giovannini ITA 58.250 6. Chelsea Davis USA 57.700[ Read More... ]

Nastia Liukin- Tylenol Spectacular- Floor [youtube]78W71o6xDqw[/youtube] Interesting :D

From Hamm twins' website: [quote]If you don't already know, Morgan and his long-time girlfriend Megan Shemanske just got engaged in Jamaica!! A slideshow of their trip has been posted on the Video Calendar. Paul has been training very hard. Before taking a break for the holidays, he is traveling to The Netherlands to perform in an exhibition. [/quote] video at:[ Read More... ]

rehab, physical therapy: http://www.makingtheolympics.com/videos/therapy.html stretching and exercises

Morgan playing with airflare skill: http://www.makingtheolympics.com/videos/airflare_extras.html Paul trying and trying, getting better: http://www.makingtheolympics.com/videos/paul_airflare.html more info on practicing the skill: http://www.makingtheolympics.com/videos/airflare_debut.html (http://www.makingtheolympics.com/airflare.html) from the Hamm twins official website,[ Read More... ]

Photos from Beijing Olympic Test Event also at ESPN: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/apphoto/wire?id=1550 Australia's Lauren Mitchell on beam competition on Monday, December 3

Cheng Fei wins 3 golds with watered-down routines: [quote]Cheng, who had qualified eighth to the final after falling in qualifications, won the gold despite a large wobble on her tucked full and watering down her usual triple-twisting dismount to a 2 1/2. "I got a gold medal today, but I believe my strong points still lie in floor exercise and vault," she said. "But through today's[ Read More... ]