Category for 2012 Olympics

After three Olympics marred by scandal, the FIG could be forgiven for praying to the gym gods for an uneventful Olympics. It nearly worked. The Olympics were wonderful with a lot of great gymnastics and some very exciting finals that showcased everything that is good …

Alexander Alexandrov will be replaced by Yevgeniy Grebyonkin as head coach of the Russian senior women’s team following a coaches’ meeting on Monday, newsagency Rsport reports. Alexandrov lead the Russian women to their first world team title since independence in 2010 as well as the …

Transcript by Sandra Schmidt
When the news broke that world champion McKayla Maroney was not able to train fully just a few days before the Olympics opened fans were worried whether she would be able to compete at all. Maroney is by far the best vaulter …

Gabrielle Douglas (USA)
The final update of this serie is for the Olympics. We have collected the top scores and D scores of the year to see who are the likely gymnasts to make finals and medal at the Olympics. After all the teams have been …

London was the goal and London is already here. In just a week, a few selected gymnasts from around the world will finally accomplish their dream: the Olympics.
18 medals will be awarded in the women’s gymnastics field and it seems that the traditional powerhouses: United …

National champion Nathan Gafuik has earned the nomination to represent Canada at this summer’s Olympic Games in London.
After the Canadian men failed to qualify a complete team, criteria based on results at National Championships and Challenger Cup events in Osijek, Maribor, and Ghent were set …

The Championnat de France Elite concluded Sunday in Nantes with event finals and the announcement of the French artistic gymnastics teams for the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
Titles for the men were won by Gaël Da Silva (floor), Cyril Tommasone (pommel horse), Danny Rodrigues (rings), …

Jeffrey Wammes’ fight for selection for the single Dutch spot at this summer’s Olympic Games appears to have ended following an injury at last week’s Maribor Challenge Cup.
Earlier this year, Wammes sued the Dutch gymnastics federation (KNGU) after it nominated Epke Zonderland for the position.
At …

The draw of the FIG Olympic competition has been conducted on February 24 at FIG Headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland. The three FIG Olympic disciplines (Artistic Gymnastics, Rhythmic Gymnastics and Trampoline) finished the double qualification system in January at the London Prepares series where the individuals …

Bulgarian press reports today that Jordan Jovtchev, top gymnast of the country and president of the Bulgarian Gymnastics Federation, might be unable to participate at the London Olympics due to injury.
Jovtchev qualified to the Olympics at the Visa International Gymnastics Test Event this past January, …