Articles filed under Gymnastics
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International gymnastics competition coming to Sears CentreNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - From Bela Karolyi's view, the road to London and the 2012 Olympics now goes through Chicago - and Hoffman Estates. Karolyi, often described as the face of USA Gymnastics...
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Nowak joins the gymnastics eliteNov 03, 2008 10:00 pm - Kayla Nowak had a goal. She wanted to become an elite gymnast. But living in Algonquin and going to Huntley High School, where there is no gymnastics team, didn't make i...
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South Elgin's Behles excited to compete at OSUOct 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Growing up, South Elgin High School graduate Mike Behles was your average kid. An avid soccer and baseball player, Behles turned his attention to gymnastics at the age ...
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China's 2008 gold medalists were old enoughSep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - GENEVA -- China's Olympic gold medal gymnasts at the Beijing Games were old enough to compete, but the team that won the bronze medal in Sydney eight years ago still fac...
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Gymnasts' parents 'indignant' over age questionsAug 21, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- The parents of the Chinese gymnasts are indignant, the International Olympic Committee sounds satisfied and the Beijing Games are almost over. Yet questions p...
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Timing for these Games on our sideAug 19, 2008 11:00 pm - If you enjoy watching sports, and you admire incredible athletic achievement, it goes without saying that these Olympic Games have been worth the wait. In fact, they mig...
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U.S.'s Shawn Johnson gets her goldAug 18, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Shawn Johnson finally got her Olympic gold medal in the last event of the women's competition Tuesday night, the balance beam. Johnson, bothered by a headache...
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China's He edges U.S.'s Liukin on uneven barsAug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- China's He Kexin won a tiebreaker over all-around champion Nastia Liukin of the United States for the uneven bars gold medal Monday at the Beijing Olympics. B...
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Gymnast Johnson has gold snatched awayAug 16, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Once more, the gold medal was within Shawn Johnson's reach. Again, it was snatched away. Two days after Nastia Liukin edged Johnson for the all-around title, ...
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Youth trumps experience in China's rise to Olympic goldAug 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Question: Why would China use underage gymnasts at the Olympics? Answer: Alicia Sacramone. Remember poor Alicia? She's the U.S. gymnast who fell off the balance beam and...