Tweet My newly ordered copy of Vladimir Zaglada’s book “One Coach’s Journey from East to West:  How the Fall of the Iron Curtain Changed the World of Gymnastics” arrived this morning from Amazon. I can’t wait to read it. Product description from Amazon:
ONE COACH’S JOURNEY FROM EAST TO WEST: HOW THE FALL OF THE IRON CURTAIN CHANGED THE WORLD OF GYMNASTICS
Until the fall of the Soviet Union the West and the Communists were engaged not only in a heated arms race but a race for Olympic gold, and Moscow …

Tweet Wow, I came back today from being away for a short break and my Reader is flooded with all the going’s on from the US Championships, YOG and GBR V ROM – thanks to all for your great reports!
USA Gymnastics still unhappy about age rules – Marta Karolyi and Steve Penny on the age rules
Australia’s Angela Donald dreaming of 2012

Nastia will head back to the gym and then she’ll decide on London 2012

I’m not a huge fan of the gymnastics montages but I like this one: