BERLIN – Konstantin Pulzhnikov of Russia won gold on the still rings at the European Championships last week. Pulzhnkov scored a 15.850 in a close fought battle. Pulzhnikov’s teammate, Aleksandr Balandin, came in a close second winning the silver with a 15.775. Eleftherios Petrounias of Greece won the bronze with a 15.675. This concluded day […]

BERLIN – Krisztian Berki of Hungary won pommel horse at the European Championships with a score of 15.625. Considered to be the balance beam of men’s artistic gymnastics, scores where diverse due to the challenge of the apparatus and the struggle to create as much difficulty to receive a high start difficulty. Silver was won by Cyril Tommasone of […]

FAIRFAX – In the world of sports journalism, the group left behind may be some of the best that have ever touched pen to paper. It seems that this is often the case for groups who try to break the mold. The ones who make themselves noticed when others don’t want to pay attention. This […]

Greg Louganis. Many images come to mind when that name is mentioned. The most common would be Louganis’ dive at the 1988 Seoul Olympics Games. But what is more amazing is the path he had to take to be the best diver in U.S history. In his autobiography Breaking the Surface, Louganis, along with Eric […]

There are many misconceptions when it comes to athletics at any level. There are stereotypes about student athletes that many echo. Athletes are stupid. They are spoiled. They aren’t really students. How could they be typical college students with a free ride? No worry of how to pay for classes, books or food. They have […]

Berlin- Flavius Koczi of Romania won gold on the floor exercise this Saturday in close battle from Europe’s best male artistic gymnasts. Koczi scored 15.500 for his routine which was worth 6.6, the second highest difficulty score behind Denis Ablyazin of Russia with 6.7. Ablyazin placed sixth. Close behind Koczi was Alexander Shatilov of Israel […]

Berlin- With Russian Aliya Mustafina out of the event finals with a torn ACL, Sandra Izbasa of Romania vaulted ahead of the rest to win gold on vault Saturday. Izbasa, the reigning Olympic floor exercise champion, now adds another gold medal to her resume. Izbasa posted an average of 14.675. She performed a double twisting […]

Berlin – At the 4th Annual Individual European Gymnastics Championships, it was a Russian and a German who showed they have what is takes to be the best gymnasts Europe has to offer. Anna Dementyeva of Russia won the woman’s all around title with a combined score of 57.475, followed by Elisabeth Seitz of Germany […]

Berlin – Alyia Mustafina of Russia tore her ACL on Friday at the European Championships. She will undergo surgery this week. The injury occurred on vault. Mustafina performed a two and a half twisting laid out Yurchenko as her first event in the all around final. This is not a new vault for the gymnast […]

Is there anything more endearing than a Cinderella story? It seems most sports films have this plot. Athlete can’t perform. Athlete’s friends and family rally around them. Athlete trains harder than they ever have. Athlete wins title. The ratings for these films should be “This film has been approved for tears and tissues.” Stick It […]