Tweet The organisers of the London 2012 Olympics today released the route that the Olympic Torch will take next year in the lead up to the 2012 Olympic Games. In a years time on May 19th the Olympic Torch will be lit and will begin it’s 70 day journey from Land’s End all around the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland.
The torch is expected to travel an estimated 8,000 miles around the UK, beginning in Lands End where it will eventually make it’s way to London to travel around the capital …

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Did you get yours?
From today applicants will find out if they have been lucky enough to purchase tickets for the London 2012 Olympics. Money will be withdrawn from bank accounts between today and June 10th, for those who were successful in applying.
Have you been successful in applying? If so, leave a comment below and let us know what tickets you were lucky enough to grab! What did you apply for? Were you like this guy who has applied for £36,000 of tickets??

Tweet Those of you from the UK and Ireland interested in buying tickets to the London 2012 Olympics have your last chance to apply to purchase tickets today. At 11.59pm, applications close. I’ve not yet applied for tickets, I’m really not sure what to do. The cost is really getting to me, I’ll make my mind up later today. I’m definitely going to purchase tickets for the test events in January next year.  Make sure not to leave it too late!
 

Tweet Trials for the USA London 2012 Olympic Teams will be held in San Jose June 28th – July 1st.

Thursday 28th June – 7pm – Men’s Competition Day 1
Friday 29th June – 5.30pm – Women’s Competition Day 1
Saturday 30th June – 11.00am – Men’s Competition final day
Sunday 1st July – 5.30pm – Women’s Competition final day

Tickets can be purchased through participating gym clubs and www.sanjose2012.com. All-Session package pricing will range between $200 to $600 per seat depending on seat location
 
 
 

Tweet Well, it seems this morning was a morning of interviews for Beth Tweddle. Not only did she have radio interviews, she also stopped by Sky News early this morning to discuss London 2012. Watch the interview here.

Here is what Beth has to say about retaining her European title with her new bar routine:
“British sport at the minute is on the up, everybody’s ready for the 2012 Games. Everyone’s ready to make that final step up. To reach the Olympics is everyone’s dream but to have it with that home crowd …

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Nadia with nine-time track and field gold medalist Carl Lewis and London 2012 Organiser Seb Coe
Nadia was in London this week for the launch of the London 2012 Olympic ticket sales. She’s been tweeting from London. This week she did an interview with Jessica Whittington of SportSister Magazine. She discusses the London 2012 Olympics, her memories from the previous Olympics and why people should buy tickets to the London 2012 Olympics.
 
Who will you be looking out for?
Well there will be a lot of new faces, I’m talking specifically gymnastics, but …

Tweet Last night a large clock was unveiled in London’s Trafalgar Square kicking off the 500 day countdown to the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
 

The steel clock measures 6.5 metres high, five metres long and weighs around four tonnes. Its design is to reflect the look of the Games, with beams inspired by London and its connection with the Prime Meridian in Greenwich, the home of time. Read the full press release here.
Tickets went on sale today, click here to read Full Twist’s guide to buying London 2012 tickets …

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Tickets for London 2012 are now on sale and will remain open for a period of six weeks, closing at 11.59pm on Tuesday 26 April 2011. Some points to help you when buying tickets:

A VISA card is required for booking
Prices available here
Tips on buying tickets are available here
There is no advantage of booking today – all applicants will go into a ballot system, there is no first come, first serve basis
Make sure that you are only buying from a registered seller. Each country has been designated particular official ticket distributors – do …

Tweet I’ve seen many people online asking about pre Olympic tests in 2012, in the lead up to the Games. It’s a great chance for some people to see some of the top gymnasts, knowing that they won’t be able to afford tickets to the actual Olympic Games. Luckily, the London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) has this week announced a comprehensive testing programme which will form a key part of its preparations for the Games in 2012.
 
British Gymnastics tells us:
 
LOCOG’s testing programme will focus primarily on testing the …

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Shawn Johnson is part of the BBC’s Olympic Dreams which follows athletes in the run up to London 2012.  They’ve posted a new video diary entry from Shawn. Check it out here on the BBC website.
Since she seriously injured her knee in a skiing accident, Shawn Johnson has endured a long road to recovery, but she has now been welcomed back into the US gymnastics team.
In her latest video diary, she tells World Olympic Dreams how thrilled she feels about her Olympic comeback.

Would love to see some of these …

Tweet So the full schedule of events for the London 2012 Olympic Games was released last night at 00:01. I’ve had time to mull it over and view the feedback online since the release.
When the prices were originally announced back in October, I thought £150 for the preliminaries isn’t too bad. It’s a possible once in a lifetime experience and with the Games being so close to home, I would gladly pay it. Although I didn’t realise that the £150 is just for a 2 hour session, not even the …

Tweet Well, The Telegraph’s guide to Artistic and Rhythmic gymnastics and to trampolining.
London 2012 Olympics:Artistic Gymnastics Guide
A nice synopsis of the history of artistic gymnastics, the apparatus and the rules – explaining that the days of the perfect 10 are behind us. Further down the article it offers some “gymnastics jargon” such as “release”, “salto” and “arabesque”. It offers some more background information on previous Olympians and random facts.

Beth Tweddle, Daniel Keatings, Louis Smith and Daniel Purvis are listed as the “ones to watch”(no Dan Keatings?) and also  cites the …

Tweet The London 2012 Olympics Schedule has just been released tonight. It’s exciting stuff! Click through here to view the full event schedule.

Artistic Gymnastics begins on 28th July to 7th August 2012 with Men’s Qualification
Rhythmic Gymnastics begins on August 9th – 12th 2012
Trampolining begins on August 3rd – 4th 2012

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In a months time, applications will open for tickets but please make sure that you have a VISA card to book with.
Check out BBC for more information.
So, what do we make of the prices? Am I naive …

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The day by day schedule for the London 2012 Olympics is due to be released tonight at midnight (Greenwich Mean Time). Check out the BBC  website tonight when it is released. Ollie Williams will be happy to take questions from those who have them upon it’s release. He has also been working on a guide to event highlights for each day which he will publish when complete. Thanks Ollie, looking forward to it!
Remember it’s 529 days to go until the Olympics kick off and only  a month until applications for …

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Today Beth Tweddle will be featured on BBC 1′s pre Olympic documentary “British Olympic Dreams”. The documentary teams follow Team GB hopefuls in the run up to 2012, focusing on their preparations to date.
I’m sure it’ll be a good show, make sure to tune in. BBC One, 1pm.