
The unsung heroes of 2015
Appreciating some of the athletes who have not received enough recognition for their excellent performances during the year Continue reading The unsung heroes of 2015
Appreciating some of the athletes who have not received enough recognition for their excellent performances during the year Continue reading The unsung heroes of 2015
Ksenia Afanasyeva, Russia In the beginning of the quad, it looked like Ksenia Afanasyeva was ready to take over the world. She won the European title on floor in front of her home crowd, she revealed a surprisingly good amanar, … Continue reading The heroes of Glasgow part 4
The Ups 1. team Russia Everyone was expecting Russia to be in the lead after the first day of qualifications, but I don’t think anyone expected them to perform as well as they did. I certainly did not. They are … Continue reading Glasgow 2015: the ups and downs of Day 1
The Rio Olympics are only one year away and the pressure is on for the Brazilian team, which is expected to write some history in their own country. We all watched their home crowd giving thunderous applause to the Brazilian athletes … Continue reading Glasgow 2015: team Brazil preview
The highest qualifier for floor finals is USA’s Madison Desch. The 18-years-old athlete who trains at GAGE has been famous for her work on this event for a while now and she was able to present world class floor routines since … Continue reading Toronto 2015: floor finals preview
Vault: The highest qualifier for the vault finals is Marcia Videaux. She is a first year senior from Cuba who came out of nowhere and won a gold medal on vault at the Anadia world cup. Her vaults are a … Continue reading Toronto 2015: vault finals preview
Ellie Black of Canada wrote history by being the first athlete not from USA to win the Pan American AA title in decades. The 2012 Olympian, who had a rough day during qualifications, proved that she can put any struggles behind … Continue reading Toronto 2015: AA finals recap
Amelia Hundley (USA) Difficulty: 5.8 + 6.1 + 5.7 + 5.7 = 23.3 Those Games are the biggest competition Amelia has ever attended and for her, qualifying first into the AA finals is the greatest achievement of her career so … Continue reading 2015 Pan American Games: Contenders for the AA podium
The reigning pan american games champions, the United States of America, saw this competition as an opportunity for their younger athletes to gain some valuable experience and their injured athletes to return to the international stage. Because of that they … Continue reading 2015 Pan Am Games: team finals preview