Asian gymnasts swept the titles Saturday at the first day of the Toyota International in Japan. Japan won four gold medals, while Vietnam and Korea each picked up a title. …
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… In October, following an Orange County Register investigation into sexual and physical abuse in top level gymnastics, Michael Zapp, a convicted sex offender, agreed to sell ArtSports to a group of investors headed by U.S. national team coach Tex Womack, according to Womack.
But Womack said he was fired via email last week from his head coaching position at ArtSports World gym while traveling in Europe after coaching at the World Championships in Birmingham, England. …
… Phase III Live Sales for individual tickets to the 2012 Olympic Games in London. The sale will commence for residents of the United States today exclusively through the CoSport website http://www.cosport.com. All tickets will be sold on a first-come, first-serve basis …
Three members of the medal winning 2011 World Championships Team – Jonathan Horton of Houston, Texas, McKayla Maroney of Long Beach, Calif., and Alexandra Raisman of Needham, Mass. – are on the athlete roster for the Ralph Lauren Corporation, an official outfitter of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Teams for London 2012.
The gymnasts will serve as Ralph Lauren brand ambassadors leading up to and throughout the Games. …
… Watch as the British women’s gymnastics team trains in Tokyo during the 2011 World Championships.
The British women had a favorable showing in Tokyo, successfully qualifying a full team to compete in the 2012 Olympic Games and finishing an impressive 5th place in the Team Final. …
… Beth Tweddle, Hannah Whelan, Rebecca Downie, Danusia Francis, Imogen Cairns, Jennifer Pinches, Laura Edwards
Immortal, a touring show, is the first of two Cirque MJ productions in development. Still “under construction” it’s worth seeing. In Sin City until Dec. 27th.
