Gabby Douglas – “ready for Rio”
With 217 days to go until the 2016 Olympic Games kicks off, Gabby Douglas is feeling ready: (Via USAG)
Irish Institute of Sport & National Gymnastics training centre
On January 7th, the Irish Institute of Sport opened it's doors to representatives of various sports National Governing Bodies, the Minister for Sport, Transport and Tourism Pascal Donohue
USA names American Cup 2016 representatives
On December 17th USA Gymnastics released the names of the gymnasts representing the United States at the AT & T American Cup. The annual event takes places on
GK Signs Simone Biles as Newest Endorsed Athlete
Via Press Release from GK: READING, Pennsylvania (November 23, 2015) – GK Elite Sportswear, L.P., the world’s leading supplier of gymnastics apparel, is pleased to announce that Simone Biles
Simone Biles for Nike
Earlier this year three time All Around World Champion Simone Biles announced that she would be turning professional, forfeiting her NCAA eligibility. Today Simone confirmed that she has joined
Rio 2016: Williams for Test Event
Trinidad and Tobago were lucky to capture a WAG Test Event slot. Both Thelma Williams and Marisa Dick competed for TTO, placing 59th and 77th respectively. The Trinidad and
Dutch gymnasts on a high
Following on from a successful World Championships where the Dutch woman became the first ever WAG team to qualify directly to an Olympic Games and Sanne Wevers took
#Glasgow2015 – an economic success
The 2015 World Championships was incredible and really has set the bar for other host countries in the future (yes that "bar" pun was intended :P ). The
Uchimura & Biles: World Champions
Between these two amazing gymnasts they won 8 medals at this Championships. Kohei Uchimura 2015 Medals GOLD All Around GOLD Team Final GOLD High Bar Simone Biles 2015 Medals GOLD All Around GOLD Team Final GOLD
Grandi on Glasgow
FIG President Bruno Grandi has spoken about the 46th World Championships, held in Glasgow: “I believe Glasgow was super. Thank you very much. Thank you because gymnastics needed to be
Dutch WAG at Worlds
Not being familiar with Dutch gymnastics, I asked Twitter was Sanne Wevers medal on Beam the Netherlands first WAG Worlds medal. Of course, information quickly came through about
Worlds 2015: Steingruber & Whitlock for Longines Elegance prize
The votes are in Switzerland's Giulia Steingruber and Great Britain's Max Whitlock have been voted to receive the Longines Elegance Prize. The Longines Prize for Elegance is an award
Judging at Worlds
Gumnastics questions the judging at Worlds: Being a brevet judge for the last 18 years myself I sometimes question the judges especially when it comes to the BIG names
Shang Chunsongs story
In comparison to the likes of the US or European gymnasts, not too much is known regarding the back ground of the Chines gymnasts. A blog post has