Gymnastics

Olympic women's gymnastics: Gabby Douglas and parenting gold
Christian Science Monitor
Tear jerking Olympic – like this one about Gabby Douglas and what it took to make it to the US Olympic women's gymnastics team – make one mom ponder the make-or-break attitude of Olympic parents.
See all stories on this topic »American gymnasts fight for spots in all-around Olympic competition in London
Fox News
The U.S. women's gymnastics team has stressed for months its depth is the key to its dominance. Now it has to make sure that depth doesn't accidentally lead to its downfall. Sure, the Americans rolled to victory in Olympic team qualifying on Sunday, posting a ...
See all stories on this topic »It can be a tricky balancing act
Boston.com
So it was Sunday afternoon for Jordyn Wieber, who came into North Greenwich Arena as the worldgymnastics champion and left without making the field for Thursday's all-around. The numbers went up after the final rotation of the qualifying round and it was ...
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Olympic Gymnastics 2012: Jordyn Wieber Not Qualifying Is Not a Controversy Bleacher Report With Wieber not advancing to the all-around final, the Internet is buzzing with complaints about the rule that only allows two gymnasts per country to qualify. By the reaction, you would think that this was a brand-new rule change or that Wieber was the first ... See all stories on this topic »

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Tearful Jordyn Wieber out; Aly Raisman, Gabby Douglas go for Olympics ... Newsday LONDON - This was not what the Americans expected. Oh sure, being atop the standings by a comfortable margin after their qualifying session in women'sgymnastics, that went according to plan. But world champion Jordyn Wieber, a heavy favorite to add the ... See all stories on this topic »

Newsday

Olympic Gymnastics 2012: What's Next for Jordyn Wieber and the United States Bleacher Report Jordyn Wieber's stunning failure to qualify for the all-around finals in women'sgymnastics has been a focal point of the 2012 London Olympics, a devastating development for one of the United States' best athletes. However, as crushing and unfair as her loss ... See all stories on this topic »

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US women's gymnastics team try to refocus on team gold after Wieber's stunning ...
Washington Post
“This is the beauty of our program,” USA Gymnastics president Steve Penny said. “On any given day one of the girls on our team can do it.” True, except for the last three years, that one girl has almost always been Wieber. She's only lost twice in competition ...
See all stories on this topic »Today at the Olympics: Men's gymnastics, Lochte, and Franklin
Boston.com (blog)
By Chad Finn, Boston.com Staff. LONDON -- As Day 3 of competition dawns with men's gymnasticsand more swimming atop the daily docket, a mild controversy is brewing about plenty of good seats being available -- or appearing available, anyway.
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Olympic Gymnastics 2012: Jordyn Wieber's Disappointment Reaffirms U.S. ... Bleacher Report Jordyn Wieber's letdown says far more about Team USA's 2012 Olympic women'sgymnastics squad than it does about her. There isn't any doubt about it. She's the most talented women's gymnast in the world. Since 2008, Wieber has lost just two individual ... See all stories on this topic »

Bleacher Report

Olympic Gymnastics 2012: Two-Per Country Rule Penalizes Dominant Countries Bleacher Report Wieber had the fourth-highest score in the all-around preliminaries, but because fellow Americans Gabby Douglas and Aly Raisman had better scores, she was eliminated. Despite having a better score than five of the eight gymnasts in the next round, Wieber... See all stories on this topic »

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