Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Erin Weaver Wieber ready to take center stage at U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Trials Liukin shaky again but determined go trials Kaczka West High's Hanset high on recruiter's list Nastia struggles gymnastics hopes show she's compete Past glory doesn't guarantee a spot team Finds Peace After Painfully Falling Short in Bid Liukin's bid ends with painful fall End of the Road For while and Douglas lead The Sports Bank.net Liukin’s 2012 chances worsen London Olympics Blog Rough Night for Veterans '08 returning

Nastia Liukin Suffers Nasty Fall During Olympic Trials Despite losing her bid for the London Olympics, the 22-year-old gymnast finished her routine and thanked her fans Nastia Liukin Finds Peace After Painfully Falling Short in Olympic Bid The 2008 champion tumbles from the uneven bars at Sunday's trials, but is philosophical in defeat Nastia Liukin falls | Gymnast won't go to Olympics Nastia Liukin, defending Olympic champion, will not make a second run in London. Liukin's Olympic bid ends with painful fall Nastia Liukin's hopes for a berth in the 2012 London Olympics took a faceplant, Sunday. Literally. 2012 Olympics: Nastia Liukin Should Have Copied Shawn Johnson's Graceful Exit Nastia Liukin and Shawn Johnson have always been a contrast in style. Elegance versus power. Cool restraint versus twinkle-eyed pep. Russian roots versus Heartland purity. Liukin's way proved superior in 2008, yielding the then-18-year-old an Olympic all-around title and a place among the greatest American gymnasts ever. Four years later, it's Johnson who has made out like a winner. She knew ... Dara Torres, Nastia Liukin show why Olympians keep trying 45-year-old swimmer trying to make squad for a sixth time one night after Beijing Games gymnastics star came up short in bid for London Liukin falters but resolute in final competition Nastia Liukin laid face-first on the mat, her hopes of making a second Olympic team officially gone, and she knew it. Nastia Liukin: How 2012 US Olympic Gymnastics Selection Committee Led Her Astray You could theorize ad nauseum —and many people have—about why Nastia Liukin decided to pursue a spot on the 2012 United States Women's Olympic Gymnastics team. She wanted to test her physical limits. She wanted to prove her doubters wrong. You might even make the insidious suggestion that she was in it for the money —out to squeeze a few more sponsorship dollars from the drying pulp of her ... Nastia Liukin falters but resolute in final competition SAN JOSE, Calif. — Nastia Liukin laid face-first on the mat, her hopes of making a second Olympic team officially gone, and she knew it. Nastia Liukin's career ends with awful fall — and graceful exit There has to be a better way for a pixie's career to end. Nastia Liukin's bid for her second consecutive spot on the Olympic gymnastics team — and her career in the sport — came to an abrupt end, an abrupt, face-first end on the mat beneath the uneven bars. Read full article >>
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