Video: Bretschneider shows off H skill in Stuttgart
Germany’s Andreas Bretschneider debuted his new signature skill – double twisting kovacs – on high bar this weekend at the DTB Pokal Team Challenge. The skill was recently confirmed as a H skill by the FIG. Image via DTB on […]
Azerbaijan: Rising to the Challenge
Azerbaijan is currently one of the fastest-moving nations in gymnastics. In the past, the program was primarily known for rhythmic gymnastics, but has been recently recruiting gymnasts of
Competitors confirmed for Glasgow World Cup 2014
This morning British Gymnastics announced the line up for the upcoming Glasgow World Cup on December 6th. WAG Vanessa Ferrari (ITA) Erika Fasana (ITA) Rebecca Tunney (GBR) Ellie Black (CAN) Larisa Iordache (ROU) Mai Murakami
#Blackmark – Doping destroys sports
Today the Irish Sports Council launched its new Anti Doping awareness campaign, #BlackMark. The campaign aims to raise awareness of the Anti Doping programme and promote the message of
Elite and NCAA Gymnast Training Updates—Part 7
Full Twist contributor Anna Rose Johnson recently caught up with some elite, Level 10, and NCAA gymnasts to discuss their training, future goals, and more. Alexa Al-Hameed, Becky Downie,
“Tumble”, tumbles
BBC's pilot gymnastics reality TV show "Tumble" has bitten the dust. Whilst the main stream promotion of the sport of gymnastics that arose from the shows airing was
Shifting Teams: The Ongoing Quest for Rio
Article by Anna Rose Johnson. The World Championships in Nanning were a spectacular finish to the 2014 season. We certainly saw some awe-inspiring routines! I decided to take a
Georgia Bonora tribute 2014
It was announced back in February that two time Australian Olympian Georgia Bonora was set to retire. From our post back then: The 23 year old first represented Australia
Livchikova retires
Via Alan Owen web editor of the website of Ukraine's hope of the future Maria Livchikova: Masha has officially decided to retire from gymnastics. She will now be
Elite and NCAA Gymnast Training Updates—Part 5
Full Twist contributor Anna Rose Johnson recently caught up with some elite, Level 10, and NCAA gymnasts to discuss their training, future goals, and more. Wynter Childers, Jaylene Gilstrap,
Sweden’s Veronica Wagner
Text via International Gymnast: Ten years after her Olympic debut, Sweden's Veronica Wagner is back in pursuit of success as she prepares for the world championships in Nanning. Wagner competed
Just for Fun: “Ultimate” AA Totals from Nanning
By Anna Rose Johnson Just for fun, I have a list of the top 9 qualifiers to the women’s World all-around final. I took the best scores each gymnast
Worlds 2014: Whitlock to replace Wilson in AA
Max Whitlock was predicted to be the one to challenge Kohei Uchimura for the All Around title at this years World Championships. Due to the 2 per country
Worlds 2014: Previewing Russia and USA’s Qualifications
Tonight, at 9:00 PM Eastern time, Russia will begin its women’s qualification round at Worlds. I will be glued to my computer screen watching the action unfold! I’ve