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Posted by Catherine Forsythe in Featured Articles, Gymnastics on 10 18th, 2009 | 1 Comment

Beth Tweddle Wins Floor Exercise Championship

One of Beth Tweddle’s specialities is the uneven bars. As one of Britain’s elite gymnasts, there were great expectations for her at the world championships. Unfortunately, on the uneven bars, Beth Tweddle fell. She had a chance for redemption on the floor exercises and took full advantage...

Posted by Catherine Forsythe in Featured Articles, Gymnastics on 10 17th, 2009 | No Comments

Kayla Williams Wins Gold

Kayla Williams had two categories at the world gymnastic championships, specializing in the vault and floor exercises. She won the gold in vault: “… The 16-year-old American, who was still competing at the level below elite five months ago, looked like an old pro Saturday in winning the...

Posted by Catherine Forsythe in Featured Articles, Gymnastics on 10 17th, 2009 | 2 Comments

Beth Tweddle Struggles at the World Championships

There are times when sports drama are played out on the biggest stage. For Beth Tweddle, it is misfortune at the gymnastic world championships in front of her supporters. Beth Tweddle, a British gymnast, was performing in London before her ardent supporters: “… Britain’s most decorated...

Posted by Catherine Forsythe in Featured Articles, Gymnastics on 10 16th, 2009 | No Comments

Bridget Sloan Wins Gymnastics Championship

It was an American team without Nastia Liukin. Nevertheless, the American women captured the top two places in London, at the world gymnastic championships: “Bridget Sloan grabbed a last-gasp victory in the all-around final at the gymnastics world championships on Friday after American team mate...

Posted by Catherine Forsythe in Featured Articles, Gymnastics on 10 15th, 2009 | 1 Comment

Kayla Williams Competing in London

As a high school junior, Kayla Williams is missing some classes. She is competing in London and focused on a world title: “… The Huntington High School junior was vying to finish in the top eight in each of her two categories – vault and floor – to secure a place in the finals. She...

Posted by Catherine Forsythe in Featured Articles, Gymnastics on 10 14th, 2009 | No Comments

Bridget Sloan Has Problems on the Beam

It is that balance beam again that is the problem for Bridget Sloan. She fell at the World Gymnastic Championships. This is the same apparatus which was a problem for her at the U.S. Championships in August: “… Sloan began on beam and fell on a front somi early in the routine. The rest...

Posted by Catherine Forsythe in Featured Articles, Gymnastics on 10 11th, 2009 | No Comments

Gymnasts Look for a Championship in London

The long road to the Olympic championship may begin in London, with the world championships next week. Nastia Liukin will not be competing. For the American women, Bridget Sloan will be the only member of the team that competed at the Beijing Olympics: “At the ripe old age of 16 and 17, Russian...

Posted by Catherine Forsythe in Featured Articles, Gymnastics on 09 22nd, 2009 | No Comments

NCAA Changes Gymnastic Rules

The changes in gymnastic rules might have been motivated by finances. Accordingly, fewer teams will be competing in the final round of a meet: “The NCAA Championships/Sports Management Cabinet has given final approval to one key rule change in women’s gymnastics. Beginning with the 2011...

Posted by Catherine Forsythe in Featured Articles, Gymnastics on 09 18th, 2009 | 1 Comment

Sandra Izbasa Injured

Two injuries to Olympian Sandra Izbasa of Romania will make it impossible for her to compete in the gymnastic World Championships. That international competition is scheduled to be held next month. Sandra Izbasa has a tear in her Achilles tendon and she has a broken bone in her foot: “…...

Posted by Catherine Forsythe in Featured Articles, Gymnastics on 09 1st, 2009 | 1 Comment

Hiatus for Nastia Liukin at Nineteen

Let’s call it a hiatus, and avoid the term that Brett Favre bandies about. It seems odd to consider that a nineteen-year-old could be finished with her sport. However, Nastia Liukin has removed this year’s gymnastic World Championship from her agenda: “… “This is by no...

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