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Stabilization You might also consider that she does not have enough shoulder stability. Handsprings or roundoffs involve dynamic force from the added momentum of the athlete requiring strong stabilization through the shoulder girdle and posterior thoracic region, and involve stabilization of...

Johnson et. al. Johnson has been working out pretty hard lately and has a couple of YouTube vids showing her workouts. YouTube - Shawn Johnson: Journey Begins YouTube - Unplugged The BBC also had this on TV: YouTube - Shawn Johnson starts Olympic comeback Liukin is a lot more...

There's a thread on predicting the 2012 women's Olympic team. That seems a bit of a stretch right now, but since World's has just concluded, what are your thoughts on next year's World Championship team? Here's my pick: Bross Sloan Sacramone Johnson Raisman Wieber alt - Maroney

Older Athletes I'm not involved in gymnastics, but as a personal trainer and coach involved in ski racing, I see gymnastics going through much the same evolution that ski racing has. In the past ski racers competed through high school and then if they were good enough to make the national...