From Blythe at the Gymblog:
1. Georgia 197.775
2. Louisiana State 197.625
3. Stanford 197.525
4. Florida 197.525
5. Alabama 197.3
6. Oregon State 197.1
7. Utah 196.95
8. UCLA 196.625
9. Michigan 196.375
10. Arkansas 196.125
11. Oklahoma 195.875
12. Denver 195.775
Now the question is, who’s going to make it to the Super Six?
In addition, the Gymblog has predicted that Courtney Kupets’ NCAA all-around crown could [...]
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Vault and Uneven Bars were contested today.
You can watch Brazilian coverage of Day 1 on Youtube, thanks to user gymscorpion.
VAULT
1. Oksana Chusovitina (GER) 15.150 (all hail)
2. Jade Barbosa (BRA) 14.512
3. Ariella Kaeslin (SUI) 14.287
UNEVEN BARS
1. He Kexin (CHN) 16.850 (WTF!!)
2. Rebecca Downie (GBR) 14.975 (well done Becky!)
3. Katja Abel (GER) 14.425
And thanks to a kind [...]
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From Inside Gymnastics.
I hope people remember me as a hard worker.
They already do, Terin. That’s your legacy.
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I don’t think the Americans sent anybody but THAT’S NOT THE POINT.
The live ticker from Germany said 2007 Worlds medallist Yang Yilin (CHN) collided into another competitor while warming up on bars…and word on the street is that Yang BROKE HER FOOT. Or SOMETHING.
CRAP.
Stand by for more news.
EDIT: If you can read German, here is [...]
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The Romanian Scandals Debacle of 2001-2004
After the 2001 World Championships in Ghent, Romanian gymnastics hit some Hard Times, which I affectionately refer to as the Romanian Scandals Debacle. All these crappy happenings just seemed to hit the Romanian program right and left, which was still being shepherded (more like ‘domineered’ 
by Belu and Bitang. Quite [...]
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It talks about the 2003 world champion’s lack of motivation and fitness entering NCAA (in my opinion mostly due to not making the Olympic team) and how she is doing now.
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Because you all know how much I love her…
Inside Gymnastics interviewed Terin by cell phone. Part II of the interview will come later.
I’ve been thinking about that a lot lately. There is so much that I’m so proud of. But I think the biggest thing is that I stuck around for almost 20 years to [...]
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I talked to a girl from Belarus today. She didn’t know who Svetlana Boguinskaya was, or Elena Piskoun.
…I should know better by now.
And International Gymnast actually wrote an article about Carly and her singing career. They did not comment on her actual singing.
And I want Nastia to win the all-around in Beijing. Seriously.
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Now that European Championships are over…reflections in relation to the Beijing Olympics:
Ksenia Semyonova (RUS) is still very much in the mix to challenge Nastia and the Chinese for the uneven bars title in Beijing, but I’m more worried about Beth Tweddle. Oh God please let Beth get an Olympic medal on the bars!
Sandra Izbasa, and [...]
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Scores from the Event Finals can be found here (yes, it’s a PDF):
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Thoughts:
Sandra Izbasa won floor exercise. That’s my girl! (I admit that I was clapping along with her music while I was watching.)
I was shocked that Vanessa Ferrari did not get any medals. As much as I don’t prefer her, this is [...]
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