How will the U.S. Men’s Gymnastics team fare without the Hamms?
First, the U.S. Men’s Gymnastics team lost Paul Hamm to an injury. Then yesterday brother Morgan had to bow out as well because of an injury to his ankle that had not healed in time to compete. So, where does that leave the men’s gymnastics team? I read an article in USA [...]
Ten U.S. Olympic Athletes to Watch in Beijing
All Olympic athletes are special, but we all know some are more exciting than others (who else was on the Olympic gymnastics team with Mary Lou Retton?). So, here are ten U.S. Olympic athletes that you should definitely watch.
1. Michael Phelps— Could potentially be one of the biggest stories of the China Olympics. [...]
Wii Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games
If you just can’t wait for the Beijing Olympics, and you have a Wii, I highly recommend Mario and Sonic at the Olympics. We just picked up the game today. It was a “business expense” I played for a little while, and it was quite fun. It has Aquatics, [...]
Paul Hamm drops out of Beijing Olympics
Citing concerns that his broken hand had not healed enough to allow him to defend his Olympic title, Paul Hamm announced that he was leaving the U.S. men’s Olympic gymnastics team. His twin, Morgan Hamm, will still compete. Paul Hamm will be replaced on the team by Raj Bhavsar.
Send a phone call from Shawn Johnson
The city of Des Moines, Iowa wants you to move there. And to encourage you to do so, they give you an opportunity to send a personalized phone call from Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson. When you visit the site you can enter your friend or family member’s hobbies and more and create a [...]
US Gymnastics Finalizes Roster for Beijing Summer Olympics
Last weekend USA Gymnastics filled the final four positions on the US Gymnastics Olympic team. Joining Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin, who earned spots at the Olympic Trials, are Chellsie Memmel, Alicia Sacramone, Bridget Sloan and Samantha Peszek. Favorite Shayla Worley failed to make the team after breaking her leg at the selection [...]
Summer Olympic Events– Trampoline
Yes, that’s right. I said trampoline. Now, you may be thinking, “trampoline’s not a sport!” (I know that’s what I thought). But trampoline has been a part of the Olympics since the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. This year 32 Olympic athletes from around the world will compete in trampoline [...]
Olympic Trials– Do They Mean What You Think They Mean?
I don’t know about you, but I thought the Olympic Trials were the final hurdle for athletes wanting to attend the Olympics, and for some sports that may be true. But not for all of them. Take gymnastics, for example. When the gynmastics Olympic Trials were held recently, two gymnasts were chosen [...]
2008 Summer Olympics News From Around The Web
My wife and I have been very busy this week, so I wanted to go ahead and share a few of the more interesting 2008 Summer Olympics related stories from around the web this week:
Beijing Olympics Airport: World’s Biggest Airport Opens in Beijing
This post has very cool pictures of the new Beijing airport.
Many [...]
Olympic Athlete Profile– Shawn Johnson
Shawn Johnson won’t be an official member of the U.S. Gymnastics Olympic Team until the Olympic trials in June. But as the reigning world champion, it’s hard to imagine she won’t make the team. I recently read a nice profile on Shawn that I though I’d share with you all.
U.S. Gymnastics National Championship– The Road to Beijing
The U.S. National Gymnastics Championships were televised this weekend. Five of the girls are potential U.S. gymnastics Olympic hopefuls.
Shawn Johnson won the national title. At 16, she could definitely be in contention for an Olympic title. She makes no bones about wanting to hold an all-around Olympic gymnastics title.
Other gymasts in the [...]
US Gymnastics trials set for Philadelphia
It’s still a long way off, but the USA Gymnastics Committee has set the date and the city for the Olympic trials for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. The event will be held in Philadelphia in June of 2008.
It’s always amazing to me that teams are chosen so close to the event. When [...]
New scoring system for gymnastics
Hot on the heels of the new figure skating scoring system, gymnastics is also implementing a new scoring system. Similar to the skating system, there will be a difficulty score and an execution score. The new system was used for its first competition at last weekend’s American Cup in Philadelphia. Two Texans [...]