Excellent.
The American Gymnast blogger is doing more mainstream pieces on Universal.
The men kick-off this week’s U.S. Championships on Wednesday in Hartford, Conn.
Keep checking UniversalSports.com for more of Andy’s expert analysis.
The men’s pommel horse has forever been considered by most gymnastics experts to be the most challenging of the men’s six events. …
“The pig,” as some like to call it, is in a category of its own. …
Jonathan Horton would have only needed a 14.075 on the event to win the all-around SILVER MEDAL at the 2008 Olympic Games…instead his 13.675 landed him in 9th. And at the 2007 world championships the year before, his proud 4th place all-around finish could have easily been a bronze had his lackluster 13.975 on pommels been only two tenths higher. …
read more – Breaking down the pommel horse
Andy points out that the States has many gymnasts who can compete with the best in the world including: Ribeiro, McNeill, Ishino, Naddour. … Not to mention Artemev.
(via Gymnastics Examiner Week in Review)
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