Sunday, July 1, 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 while and Douglas lead The Sports Bank.net Liukin’s 2012 chances worsen London Olympics Blog Rough Night for Veterans of '08 returning

Liukin struggles while Wieber and Douglas lead trials Jordyn Wieber and Gabby Douglas lead gymnastics trials after Day 1 while 2008 gold medal winner Nastia Liukin saw her London bid all but end ... Liukin struggles again as Olympic hopes fade SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Nastia Liukin rolled through the first 30 seconds of her uneven bars routine Friday night, displaying the form that helped make her an Olympic champion in Beijing four years ago. Nastia Liukin struggles at Olympic gymnastics trials The silver medalist in uneven bars at the Beijing Olympics has shaky performances on the uneven bars and balance beam, the only two events in which she is competing. Jordyn Wieber is in first place. SAN JOSE — Nastia Liukin's legs flopped instead of standing straight as she swung around the uneven bars as if a strong gust of wind had blown through HP Pavilion. U.S. Gymnastics Trials: Disaster strikes Nastia Liukin on uneven bars Making U.S. team headed to London looks like long shot Time wouldn't wait for reigning gymnastic queen Her hopes dashed in Olympic trials, but Nastia Liukin still a champ. Olympic Hopes Fade For Liukin At San Jose Trials Nastia Liukin posted a score of 14.050 on her signature event, better than the national championships three weeks ago but nowhere near where it needs to be to nab one of the coveted five Olympic spots. US Olympic Women's Gymnastics Team: Say Goodbye to Nastia Liukin on Sunday Nastia Liukin will not be going to the London 2012 Olympics as a competitor. That was made pretty clear on Friday night. Liukin, the defending Olympic all-around gold medalist, fell flat on her butt on her dismount on the uneven parallel bars at the U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Trials in San Jose. The bars are an event that was considered her specialty, and Liukin was hoping to make the squad as an ... Nastia Liukin hopes to show she's ready to compete The 2008 Olympic all-around gold medalist has struggled at times in her comeback. How she does this week is just one of the story lines for the Olympic trials that begin Thursday in San Jose. SAN JOSE -- Nastia Liukin did a real landing off the uneven bars, with a little help from her father and coach, Valeri. U.S. women's gymnastics: Are Nastia Liukin's Olympics chances gone? At the 2012 U.S. women's gymnastics trials Friday night (June 29), Nastia Liukin was one of the first competitors to perform on the uneven parallel bars, which is her signature event. And it did not go as planned. US Olympic Gymnastics Trials 2012: Nastia Liukin and Shawn Johnson Supplanted In 2008, Nastia Liukin and Shawn Johnson led the U.S. Olympic women's gymnastics team to unprecedented individual success in Beijing, taking gold and silver in the all-around competition, respectively. The run of glory for the two is long over, but even so the U.S. team that will head to London in July may be even better than the one from four years ago. The future is very bright for U.S ...
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