Gymnastics

Gymnastics: Russia eclipse world champions Italy for gold
Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - It was raining sequins on the final day of the London
Games as Russia's rhythmic gymnasts shut out the rest of the world to win a
fourth successive group all-around Olympic title on Sunday. Italy arrived
in London having won the last ...
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Gymnastics: Douglas heralds change in world order
Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - Gabby Douglas arrived at the 'Twitter Olympics' with a
handful of followers, a cute nickname and a bubbly personality to go with
her megawatt smile. Now everyone from Barack Obama to Oprah Winfrey wants
to shake hands and rub ...
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Uganda's Kiprotich Wins Men's Marathon; Russia Wins Gymnastics
Businessweek
There were boxing golds for Cuba and Ukraine and Russia won rhythmic
gymnastics. Kiprotich, 23, covered the 26.2-mile (42.2-kilometer) race in 2
hours, 8 minutes, 1 second. Kenyans Abel Kirui, the world champion, and
Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich were ...
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London 2012 / Rhythmic gymnastics / No medals, but Israelis still find a
way ...
Haaretz
Israel's Neta Rivkin competes using the hoop in the individual all-around
gymnastics final match at the Wembley Arena during the London 2012 Olympic
Games, August 11, 2012. Photo by Reuters. Text size. Comments (0). Print
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U.S. gymnastics gold stirs surge in motivation, interest at Valley gyms
East Valley Tribune
Casey Betts, 15, took a break from practice Thursday at the gym to talk
about what she enjoyed most when seeing the American women win the gold
medal in the team gymnastics competition. "They were really a team,"
Casey said. "One day, we could be ...
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Roundtable: Gymnastics 2012
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11, 2012 by FoxSports. Dominique Dawes and Bill Reiter reflect on USA
gymnastics at the 2012 London ...
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For Men, Sport's Stigma Dampens Appeal
New York Times
Rhythmic gymnastics, introduced at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles as an
individual event and at the 1996 Atlanta Games as a team event, is one of
only two Olympic sports — synchronized swimming is the other — in which
both sexes do not participate.
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US gymnasts keep MSU doctor busy in London
Lansing State Journal
LONDON — Of all the things said after Jordyn Wieber failed to qualify for
the Olympic women's gymnastics individual all-around final on July 29, this
from Dr. Larry Nassar was said with the most knowledge of the situation:
"Fourth place overall? That ...
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McKayla Maroney Without Makeup: The Olympic Gymnast Goes Bare-Faced ...
Huffington Post
U.S. gymnast Gabrielle Douglas performs on the balance beam during the
artistic gymnastics women's apparatus finals at the 2012 Summer Olympics,
Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson) ...
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Gymnastics-Russia's Kanaeva first to land golden double
Reuters
(adds quotes, details). By Pritha Sarkar. LONDON Aug 11 (Reuters) - Russian
Evgeniya Kanaeva produced four mesmerising routines full of grace and charm
on Saturday to become the first rhythmic gymnast to win back-to-back
individual Olympic all-around ...
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