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- Still Proud of the 1996 USA Women's Gymnastics Olympic TeamThe USA women's gymnastic team will always be remembered for their outstanding performance during the 1996 Summer Olympics. Winning the gold medal for Team all-around, solidified their place in Olympic history and in our hearts.
Women's Gymnastics Events: VaultThe event of Vault in women's gymnastics includes a vast amount of both strength and speed. This article will detail this highly dangerous event in women's gymnastics.
Women's Gymnastics Events: Floor ExerciseFloor exercise is a gymnastics event that uses both mental and physical endurance. Routines are up to 90 seconds of nonstop tumbling and dance skills. This article will detail the event of floor in Women's gymnastics.
Women's Gymnastics Events: Uneven BarsThe event of bars in women's gymnastics requires a great deal of upper body strength, precision, and agility. Included in this article is all the information you need to know about the event of Uneven Bars.
Women's Gymnastics Events: Balance BeamThe balance beam is often seen as the most challenging event in gymnastics. Included in this article is all the information you need to know about beam at the club, collegiate, and Olympic level of Women's Gymnastics.
Olympic Gymnasts Accused of Being UnderageFor years, the Chinese Women's Olympic Gymnastics Team has been battling speculations that some of their competitors were under the minimum age to compete in the Olympic Games. In 2008, these speculations against the Chinese really came to the surface.- 2008 U.S. Women's Gymnastics Team Review: How Did the Team Captain Affect Their Performance?The U.S. women's gymnastics team won the silver medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Many teams would be thrilled to earn the silver medal, but it can be a tough pill to swallow for a team who was clearly able to win the gold and had it within reach.
- The Women's Gymnastics 2008 Olympic ScandalsWhy all the controversy between the Chinese and US gymnasts? Who is really being hurt by the scoring and underage gymnasts? Whose to blame? Read on to find out.
- Nastia Liukin, Shawn Johnson Shine during Olympic Women's Gymnastics FinalsWhen asked for an adjective to describe the Women's Gymnastics All-Around Finals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, several words readily come to mind: Incredible. Astounding. Beautiful. Shocking.
It's Gold for the United States Women's Gymnastics, as Nastia Liukin Takes Home All-Around Gold in the OlympicsRebounding from a few sad moments at the team competition, Nastia Liukin and Shawn Johnson showed the World they are the best.- Errors Erase 'Golden Dreams' for U.S. Women's Gymnastics TeamOverview of (US) Women's Gymnastics team finals competition. United States Women's Gymnastics Team wins silver.
2008 Beijing Olympics Preview - Women's Gymnastics Team CompetitionThe women's gymnastics team event is one of the most anticipated events of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China.- Is US Women's Gymnastics Coach Bela Karolyi a Sore Loser?The controversy over the whether the Chinese women gymnasts were old enough to to compete in the 2008 Olympics was settled when the Chinese gymnastics officials provided necessary documents indicating the age of their athletes.
- Gymnasts Disappoint? What You Might Not Know About Alicia Sacramone and Women's GymnasticsThe news this morning is calling the US women's gymnastics performance a disappointment. It certainly feels that way for Alicia Sacramone. But since when is a silver medal at the Olympics a disappointment?
- Olympic Trials 2008: Women's Gymnastics Night One - Johnson, Liukin, Memmel Top 3The Olympics come around only once every four years. The Olympic Trials are an important chance for a gymnast to qualify for the Olympic Games.
- Kerri Strug's magnificent vault: My favorite Olympic memoryKerri Strug hurt her ankle in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, but that didn't stop her from bringing home the gold for her team. Relive this dramatic event of one of the finest moments of US Olympic history.
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The Wide Response to Sacramone's Role in the American Silver WinThe blame game was strong and swift after the American Women's Gymnastics team settle for silver.- U.S Women's Gymnastics Review: Bridget Sloan, Shawn Johnson and Alicia SacramoneThe women's vault finals provided an intense competition between the American and Chinese teams. China set the pace with a 15.450 average, which didn't give the U.S. team a lot of leeway. However, the three U.S. competitors did a fantastic job in the event.
- 2008 Summer Olympics: Women's Gymnastics Qualification RoundLast minute injury leaves American team with no safety net -- all four scores had to count.
- Olympic Trials 2008 Women's Gymnastics Night Two: Johnson, Liukin Top 22 gymnasts are named to the 2008 Team USA Olympic Team - Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin. 4 more to be chosen soon.