olympics

thought i would share this article since it can help everyone ... How an Olympic champion stays mentally tough : page 1 - NorthJersey.com

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Olympic test event details revealed (UKPA) – 28 minutes ago Tickets for track cycling, gymnastics and diving pre-Olympic test events will go on sale on November 17 at 10am, London 2012 has announced. They will cost from £5 to £40 when they go for sale online at...

I was planning on surprising my DD at her birthday this spring with tickets to US nationals. Its a week after her birthday. I found out Sat that one of her gym friends is going to Trials. She mentioned to my DD that she should join them. They already have tickets. She would be going without...

Has anyone seen this interview? Marta saying 2012 Olympic team will be announced night of trials! She doesn't seem too happy about it...

Is anyone taking their DD to the Olympic Trails next summer? My girls want to go, but it would involve airfare for us and I am having a hard time justifing it to myself, let alone my hubby. We already have a vacation planned, so this would be a bonus trip. Wondering...

Has anyone ever been to an Olympic Trials? There is no way I will be taking my daughter to London to see the Olympics in 2012, but I could add San Jose to our vacation next sumer. We will be taking a rent-a-car roadtrip next summer in California and Oregon. Do the Olympic Trials actually mean...

Ok, About 1 year ago.. A girl on my team (that moved away) sent me a link to buy this leotard, and she got one too! I did not like the leo at the time, so I didn't buy it...and now I cant stop thinking about it! I would kill to get this leo!! So if anyone has it an adult small/extra small...

Does anyone recall tall olympic gymnasts? That were over 5'9?

Hi! I am looking into volunteering at my gym's special olympic class. There are kids with various disabilities in the class. I wanted to know if anyone had any experience with working with these children, specifially in a gymnastics environment. Does anyone have any advice to give me, or...

Here's a good one: 5y/o DGrandD dob 05/2005 She is now L3..35.9AA 3rd at State Will she be to young for the Olympics in 2020? Need to determine if I should start saving now for the trip.

your guesses? ...all i can say is...rebecca bross! :)

I spent quite a bit of time talking to some seasoned 'Ranch Visitors' today and learned that they have made some changes to some of the tops philosophies especially in regard to bars shaping and cast handstands for the younger girls. Seems that the U.S. suffered somewhat in that area at the...

Hi guys, I'm all the way here in singapore where the 2010 youth olympics are being held. i was really surprised to find out that there aren't any women artistic gymnasts representing the USA!! how is that so? and i couldn't find any thread discussing the youth olympics here. as of...

Mark Bennett Tribune-Star columnist in TERRE HAUTE Indiana wrote a recent article... MARK BENNETT: 30 years ago, the U.S. boycott of the 1980 Olympic Summer Games denied ISU gymnast Kurt Thomas a chance at history Opinion News From Terre Haute, Indiana ...and in it he describes the boycott...

I was just wondering if anyone had read shawn johnson's book, Shawn Johnson Olympic Champion: Stories Behind the Smile??? I was just wondering if it was any good and worth buying??? Thanx a ton in advance :):):)

how much were your tickets, and where did you sit? close, middle, or far away? thanks :)

how long before the gymnasts find out who is on the olympic team? a year? a few months? i have no idea...

With all this talk about fast-tracking to elite, it got me thinking about the Olympics. Not for my dd, but just in general. So how old will your dd be in any eligible olympic year if the minimum age to compete is 16? I'll start: 2016 Summer Games - dd will be 17 (will turn 17 in Jan 2017)...

i dont get why their leotards were pink in some pictures...were those just their leos from something else or what? i cant remember whether they actually wore the pink ones during the 2008 olympics or not, but i couldve sworn they did! please correct me if im wrong, because its driving me nuts!