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Jonathan Horton Video Interview, U.S. Olympic Gymnast
07/18/2012
Jonathan Horton already won a silver medal at 2008’s Beijing game for the horizontal bar, and this time around in London, Horton has his eye on the gold. At 26, Horton is something of a veteran of the sport, having already won numerous medals in a variety of events, and while he didn't claim the gold medal he was after, he added more valuable experience to his strong gymnastics resume.
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Jordyn Wieber Video Interview, U.S. Olympic Gymnast
07/18/2012
Jordyn Wieber, the 17-year-old artistic gymnast, came into the 2012 Olympic games with a specific goal in mind. Though Wieber has had much success individually — she won the all-around gold medal at the 2011 Gymnastic World Championships in Tokyo — this summer Wieber was focused on the U.
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Nastia Liukin Video Interview, U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist
09/11/2012
When you listen to U.S. Olympic Gymnast Nastia Liukin, 22, tell the story, it seems she was destined to be an Olympian from the time she was born. Nastia’s father, Valeri Liukin, won two gold and two silver medals as a Soviet gymnast in the 1980 Olympic Games.
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McKayla Maroney Video Interview, U.S. Olympic Gymnast
07/18/2012
McKayla Maroney may only be 16 years old, but she’s already one of the greatest gymnasts in the world. At the 2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, Maroney won the gold medal for individual vault, and her impressive floor performance helped the U.
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Epke Zonderland Named Keynote Speaker At The Game In The CIty 2012 Event
10/15/2012
"The Flying Dutchman" Epke Zonderland, the first Dutch male gymnast ever to win an Olympic gold medal, which he picked up for his performance on the horizontal bar at the 2012 London Olympics, is starting to see the perks of Olympic fame, as he was asked to be one of the keynote speakers at the annual Game in the City event, the largest Dutch game event, which also offers presentations, workshops and, of course, an awards ceremony.
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EXCLUSIVE: U.S. Olympic Gymnast Nastia Liukin Talks Olympic Diet, Training
09/12/2012
While she didn't place a medal in the 2012 London Olympics, U.S. artistic gymnast Nastia Liukin, 22, who has since retired from the Olympics, racked up silver medals in 2008 Beijing games for the individual uneven bars and balance bean events, as well as the team — not to mention a bronze medal for the floor exercise and a gold for the all-around.
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'Fab Five' Gymnasts McKayla Maroney And Aly Raisman Injured During Post-Olympic Performance
09/10/2012
McKayla Maroney and Aly Raisman — two members of the "Fab Five" (consisting also of Jordyn Wieber, Kyla Ross, Gabby Douglas), the U.S. Women's Gymnastic team that nabbed the gold in the team event and won a few individual medals to boot at the 2012 Olympics — were injured over the weekend while performing uneven bars at the Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics in Ontario, California.
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EXCLUSIVE: U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist David Boudia On Diet, Competing In Rio
08/27/2012
It was just last week that U.S. Olympic diving champion David Boudia won both a gold medal for the 10m platform dive event, adding to his bronze medal for the synchro platform event with diving partner Nick McCrory, but the hunky Boudia is already looking forward to four years from now and the 2016 Rio Olympic events.
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Gabby Douglas' Former Gym Denies Claims Of Bullying
08/28/2012
U.S. Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas, 16, who won the gold medal for the women's all-around competition at the 2012 London games, recently spoke out to Oprah Winfrey, 58, on the new OWN show, Oprah's Next Chapter, about how her road to the Olympics was often a rocky one — and not just due to the physical challenges.
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EXCLUSIVE: U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist David Boudia On Diet, Competing In Rio
08/17/2012
It was just last week that U.S. Olympic diving champion David Boudia won both a gold medal for the 10m platform dive event, adding to his bronze medal for the synchro platform event with diving partner Nick McCrory, but the hunky Boudia is already looking forward to four years from now and the 2016 Rio Olympic events.
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Gabby Douglas' Former Gym Denies Claims Of Bullying
08/28/2012
U.S. Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas, 16, who won the gold medal for the women's all-around competition at the 2012 London games, recently spoke out to Oprah Winfrey, 58, on the new OWN show, Oprah's Next Chapter, about how her road to the Olympics was often a rocky one — and not just due to the physical challenges.
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What's Next For British Olympian Louis Smith?
08/28/2012
Olympic athletes may train hard, but they know how to unwind when it comes to a post-Olympic break. British gymnast Louis Smith, 23, nabbed the silver medal in the pommel horse event in the 2012 London games, stepping it up from his 2008 Beijing bronze medal in the event, and also leading the British gymnastics team to win the bronze medal in the team event.
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Does U.S. Bronze Medal-Winning Gymnast Danell Leyva Have A Girlfriend?
08/16/2012
After photos of Danell Leyva's body took Twitter by storm, so did speculation about the existence of a girlfriend for the buffed and bronzed Leyva, 20, whose PG-13 pics gave him the publicity he needed without any of the associated castigation.
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Does U.S. Bronze Medal-Winning Gymnast Danell Leyva Have A Girlfriend?
08/16/2012
After photos of Danell Leyva's body took Twitter by storm, so did speculation about the existence of a girlfriend for the buffed and bronzed Leyva, 20, whose PG-13 pics gave him the publicity he needed without any of the associated castigation.
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U.S. Gymnast Danell Leyva Slips From Pommel Horse, Team Finishes Fifth
07/31/2012
The USA men's gymnastic team had kicked off the 2012 Olympics with high hopes and realistic plans of walking away from the games with no less than a bronze medal since their qualification on Monday for the gymnastic team finals.
