<![CDATA[Deadspin: Gymnastics]]> http://cache.deadspin.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/deadspin.com.png <![CDATA[Deadspin: Gymnastics]]> http://deadspin.com/tag/gymnastics http://deadspin.com/tag/gymnastics <![CDATA[Paul Hamm Is Just Another Unemployed Drunk Male Gymnast Now]]> The Olympic gymnast Paul Hamm has been fired from his assistant coaching position at The Ohio State University, following his arrest for assaulting a cab driver in Columbus last Saturday. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5838854&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Here's The Dash Cam View Of Olympic Gymnast Paul Hamm's Drunken Arrest In Ohio Last Weekend]]> Paul Hamm, the gymnast who won a gold medal in the Athens Olympics back in 2004, was arrested in Ohio last weekend for allegedly assaulting a cab driver. Or, if you'd prefer the Daily News version of this story, he "vaulted into jail over Labor Day weekend after cops said he worked over an Ohio cabbie like his own personal pommel horse." More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5838314&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Are The Russians Training 17-Day-Old Babies To Be Gymnasts?]]> Last month, a video emerged of a woman swinging a baby around her head. Mommy blogs around the world erupted in disgust and disbelief, and the general consensus was that it had to be a hoax. Well, it's not. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5762195&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[China Stripped Of Medal For Underage Gymnast. Not That One, The Other One]]> Who could possibly forget the courageous 2000 USA women's gymnastics team, who captured America's heart, and captured a bronze medal — 10 years later, because one of the Chinese gymnasts was 14 years old? More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5526390&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[More High School Sports Titles Decided By Technicalities]]> A Kansas gymnastics team was docked one point at the state championship meet—enough to drop them from first to third in the final standings—because their coach made an "illegal inquiry." She asked was the score was. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5401711&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Florida Gymnast Lets Boyfriend Turn Her Apartment Into Weapons Cache]]> A University of Florida gymnast was arrested yesterday after police discovered "a safe, nine shotguns or rifles and two computers" in her apartment, all of which were stolen by her totally awesome boyfriend. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5381462&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Yes, It's For A Completely Different Individual, Who's Not Me]]> "My grandson is 'in love' with Shawn Johnson, the Olympic gymnast. Do you know where I could get an 8 by 10 picture or poster of her?" [Cape Cod Times] More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5312830&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Georgia Gym Dogs: Resistance Is Futile]]> Here are four members of the University of Georgia women's gymnastics squad, perhaps the greatest college sports dynasty you've never heard of, and certainly more flexible than Wooden's UCLA basketball teams. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5219975&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Shawn Johnson Stalker Manages To Make 'Dancing With The Stars' Interesting]]> Duct tape, two loaded guns, a cross-country journey in a dilapidated car; yep, spring is in the air. And that's when a young man's fancy turns to thoughts of love, and Shawn Johnson. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5185212&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Is Alicia Sacramone The New Anna Kournikova?]]> What happened in the Olympics as you peacefully slumbered ... Even though she fell from the balance beam, possibly costing her team the gold; was browbeaten by Andrea Joyce, and finished with one measly team silver medal, U.S. gymnast Alicia Sacramone is emerging as one of the biggest stars of the Beijing Games. In fact, according to the San Diego Union Tribune, our pert hero is second only to Michael Phelps as most-Googled Olympic athlete. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5038791&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Robots In Spandex, Sleeping Until Noon And Falling On Your Ass]]> Once upon a time, a site called The Black Table had a regular feature entitled Waxing Off, in which women gathered in an online roundtable to discuss issues of the day, and also to make fun of Will Leitch's shoes. And so we got to thinking: With so many great female sports bloggers out there, why not import the idea here? It's just crazy enough to work. So behold: The second edition of Deadspin's Waxing Off. We found five terrific female writers who were willing to pen short pieces on a hot-button Olympic issue: Women's gymnastics. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5037398&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Andrea Joyce Got Off Easy]]> The video below made the rounds a couple of months ago, but considering recent events, it really needs to be revisited. It purportedly shows slippery-footed American gymnast Alicia Sacramone punching some dude and knocking him out (following the jump). As you can see, Ms. Sacramone has a pretty dynamic left cross. Now, notice above where NBC's Andrea Joyce is standing as she relentlessly questions Sacramone following her Olympic balance beam failure on Thursday. By my calculations, Joyce was about three seconds from having her lights turned out. Joyce: "Alicia, did you feel responsible for your team's loss when you ..." BAM! (Twittering birds). Sacramone is from Boston, so perhaps shirtless dude is a BC frat guy who now finally has an interesting story to tell at Mary Ann's. UPDATE: The rumor is that the video was shot at Brown. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5037405&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Andrea Joyce Makes Tiny Gymnast Cry; Enjoys It]]> Problem: We want captured terrorist suspects to talk, but conventional torture methods are morally troublesome and politically dangerous. Solution: Andrea Joyce! Judging from the way that the NBC correspondent interrogated emotionally brittle gymnast Alicia Sacramone on Wednesday, I'd guess that Al Queda troublemakers would be begging for the naked pyramid within minutes of her arrival. Poor Alicia. She wasn't expecting the Spanish Inquisition. Of course it was Sacramone's flubs which pretty much cost the U.S. the gymnastics gold on Wednesday, but you know all that. You may have missed this interview, though, in which Joyce laid into the 20-year-old with the reckless abandon of Jim Grey, or perhaps Carl Monday. (NBC has removed it from Youtube, so you'll have to download their special plugin to watch it. And enjoy the beer commercial, young gymnastics enthusiasts!). The questioning went something like this: • "Take us through what was swirling through your head ..." • "Do you blame yourself? ..." • "You're the emotional leader and team captain. Did your mistakes rattle the rest of your team? ..." • "What was going through your head when you fell off the beam? ..." • "You worked a long time to get here; what were you thinking? ..." And that was only the opening salvo. Joyce continued battering her opponent until Sacramone started to cry at the end, and NBC mercifully ended the video. But I expect that Joyce continued the questioning after the video was cut off. "Why are you such a LOSER?" "Oh, are you gonna cry now? Huh? Are you gonna cry, little girl?" (Later, outside Sacramone's hotel room door): "What are you feeling now, Alicia? Are you ashamed? ... Your failure SICKENS me!" Meanwhile, U.S. gymnastics is blaming stadium officials for the loss to China, saying that their mistakes caused Sacramone to lose concentration.
US team coordinator Martha Karolyi said officials at Beijing's National Indoor Stadium had disrupted Sacramone's preparations for the beam. "First they called her name up, then they did not even put her name up even though the Chinese had finished ... (it was) totally unusual holding," she said. "She was mentally prepared and then she had a mental break, then after not doing the job, the beam, on the floor exercise her concentration was bothered."
That's kind of reaching, in my opinion. But I do think that it was wrong when the Chinese coaches coughed loudly and said "Noonan!" each time Sacramone attemped a difficult move. Alicia Sacramone Could Punch Andrea Joyce And I'd Be Fine With It... [Sedano Show] US Blame Stadium Official For Gymnastics Loss [Breitbart.com] Broken Ankle? Chellsie Memmel Lands On It [Los Angeles Times] More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5036888&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Bela Karolyi Wants to Train Your Babies]]> Famed U.S. Olympic gymnastics coach Bela Karolyi is not a fan of little girls. At least not ones who can beat his team in the Olymics. Karolyi is raising a fuss about the ages of the Chinese gymnast, claiming that they do not appear to be the competition legal age of 16. Clearly the world's most famous gymnastics coach is forgetting that NONE OF THE GYMNASTS LOOK 16. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5035237&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Hey! NCAA! Look Over There! Some Guy's Blogging!]]> You might remember, back in December, when the NCAA unleashed its hilarious rules on live blogging, which included this gem about how often live blogs could be "updated": More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=383650&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Only Logical Thing To Wear To A Gymnastics Meet]]>
As part of some sort of apparent fraternity hazing ritual at the University of Georgia, two guys showed up to a UGA-LSU gymnastics meet dressed like this. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=349547&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[For Your Saturday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...]]> 1:00, NFL Network. NFL Europa Football. Frankfurt Galazy @ Rhein Fire. More »
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