March 1, 2008

Did you know.....

Did you know... Blaine Wilson is trying for the 2008 Olympics, this will be his fourth olympics if he makes it.

Did you know... the 2004 Women's gymnastics team was Carly Patterson-gold medalist in the all around, silver on the beam-, Mohini Bhardwaj, Annia Hatch-silver medalist on the vault-,Terin Humphrey-silver medalist on the bars-, Courtney Kupets -bronze medalist on the bars-, and Courtney Mccool.

Did you know... Mary Lou Retton won the olympic all around title in Los Angeles, 1984. She was the first American to win. She is also as tall as her kitchen faucet.


February 21, 2008

Useless Facts: 2000 Olympics

Hey everybody. These facts all have something to do with the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

The members of the USA team were Elise Ray, Dominique Dawes, Amy Chow, Kristen Maloney, Jamie Dantzscher, and Tasha Schwikert, who was an alternate for Morgan White. The other alternate was Alyssa Beckerman.

After the second rotation in the women's all around final, Alana Slater realized something was wrong with the vault. Come to find out, the vault was two inches short.

The women's all around was won by Andreea Raducan, second place Simona Amanar, third place won by Maria Olaru. It was a "Romanian Swe
ep."

February 20, 2008

Useless Facts

Here's some more fun and useless facts:

At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta , Georgia during the women's team final, Dominique Dawes was competing on floor for the US at the same time Svetlana Khorkina was competing on the beam for Russia.

Lilya Podkopayeva was sometimes coached and watched over by Ludmilla Tourischeva, a former Olympian and World Champion.

February 19, 2008

Fun Facts

Here are some facts for today.

Alicia Sacramone wore a pink leotard the day she became the 2005 world champion on floor.

Nastia Liukin wore a black leotard day 2 of the 2007 Visa Championships.

The color of the floor at the 2005 World Championships was bright blue with lime green on the rest of the podium.

February 17, 2008

Welcome

Hello everybody. Welcome to Useless Gymnastics Facts. On this webpage/blog, you will find many gymnastics facts. Some will be quite interesting, while others will be just plain stupid. The blog will include links to many gymnastics sites and some videos. My BFF's are Margaret Catherine, Little B, Irot, Dan the Man, Romps, Smallies, AP(Dina K), and Senior. I hope will you enjoy our blog.