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Confessions of a former rhythmic mocker Posted Sunday, August 24, 2008 12:35 AM ET By Stacey Nash At first look, the sport of rhythmic gymnastics tends to induce a fit of the giggles. The costumes, the dramatic makeup, the ribbons; what's the deal? And that flexibility? Well, that's just freaky. How is this a sport?
Kanayeva wins gold for Russia Posted Saturday, August 23, 2008 8:37 AM ET Russia's Yevgenia Kanayeva won gold in the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around competition, posting the high score in all four rotations of the event.
Kanayeva ends 1st in rhythmic gymnastics qualifying Posted Friday, August 22, 2008 10:16 AM ET
Yevgenia Kanayeva of Russia qualified first Friday for the rhythmic gymnastics finals, earning the top scores in the club and ribbon events. The individual finals are Saturday in Beijing.
Two Russians on top at halfway Posted Thursday, August 21, 2008 6:39 AM ET At the conclusion of the first of two days of qualifying competition in rhythmic gymnastics in Beijing, Russians Olga Kapranova and Yevgenia Kanayeva occupy the top two spots. Competition continues Friday night.
Medals galore Posted Tuesday, July 15, 2008 7:37 AM ET By the Associated Press Two days after sweeping the four individual event titles, Lisa Wang ran away with her third straight U.S. all-around title. She has retired from the sport; the U.S. did not qualify a rhythmic gymnast to Beijing.
Target number two Posted Tuesday, July 15, 2008 7:31 AM ET
Leaders of the governing body of rhythmic gymnastics are considering Wednesday whether to suspend Russia team coach Irina Viner, who coaches Vera Sessina (pictured) from its technical commission.
Deryugina denied Posted Thursday, July 3, 2008 11:42 AM ET
Rhythmic gymnastics judge Irina Deryugina, who also coaches 2007 world champion Anna Bessonova, will miss the next two Olympics despite having her eight-year ban from official duty cut in half.
Olympic appeal Posted Thursday, May 22, 2008 1:21 PM ET By the Associated Press
Rhythmic gymnastics judge Irina Deriugina, who coaches 2007 world champion Anna Bessonova, is fighting an eight-year ban that would keep her from serving as a supervising judge in Beijing.
Rhythmic Gymnastics: What to expect Posted Friday, April 18, 2008 11:57 AM ET
Artemev says Hamm, U.S. gymnasts have shot at gold Posted Thursday, February 21, 2008 10:30 AM ET By GlobalAdmin GlobalAdmin [PHOTO src="41392" headline="gym1" size="small" ][PHOTO src="41392" headline="gym1" size="small" ]American gymnast Sasha Artemev made a splash Friday when he proclaimed the U.S. men to be serious gold medal contenders and teammate Paul Hamm, not two-time world champ...
All-Session tickets for 2008 Visa Championships in Houston go on sale on Feb. 6 By GlobalAdmin GlobalAdmin All-session ticket packages for the 2008 Visa Championships, scheduled for May 22-24 at Reliant Park in Houston, go on sale on Wednesday, Feb. 6, at 10 a.m. CT. The 2008 Visa Championships, USA Gymnastics’ national championships, includes men’s artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, and trampoline and tumbling, featuring both junior and senior elite levels.
China hopes Olympics golden By GlobalAdmin GlobalAdmin The interior of the metallic and shiny Beijing Organizing Committee office building feels torn from a futuristic science fiction movie. In here, there's one set of numbers that everyone seems to know: 102-92-63. You would think that those numbers were a code, a confidential string of digits that perhaps unlocks a room, safe or state secret.