Eight New Skills in Women’s Gymnastics
Nov 21, 2014
Rebecca Downie was a competitor for Great Britain at the recent 2014 World Championships, where she contributed very solid routines on bars and beam, helping her team qualify to the team final in fourth place- the highest qualification placing that the women of Great Britain have had at a World Championship. Individually, Downie secured a position in the uneven bars final, an event that she is a true master of. Downie expressed to Gymnastike her World Championship insight and experience, giving exclusive information on her time in Nanning.
Oct 20, 2014
After a great 2014 World Championships behind us, let's take a look at the highs and lows of the Championships.
Oct 14, 2014
The 2014 World Championships in Nanning, China saw a whole week of competition with a full range of beautiful, elegant, and dazzling leotards from countries all around the world. Below are some of our favorites from Team USA's collection throughout the championships. Vote for your favorite in our poll at the bottom of the article. Poll closes on Sunday, Oct 26th at midnight CT, so get your vote in before then!
Oct 13, 2014
With the conclusion of the 2014 World Championships, it's time to take a walk down memory lane, reminiscing on our favorite moments from the competition.
Now that the 2014 World Championships are over, you may be sitting in front of your screen wondering “Now what?” But if you, like us, are mourning the loss of round-the-clock gymnastics entertainment, then fear not! Here’s our 10-step program to help ease the pain and keep the fun going a bit longer!
Oct 12, 2014
With the 2014 World Championships in the books, let’s take a look at the top 10 routines. The gymnasts and teams lived up to the hype this year with much anticipation as this was the first team World Championships since the Olympic Games in 2012. Let us know your favorite routine in the comments below.
The women's event finals saw the 2008 Olympic Vault Champion, Un Jung Hong, from the People's Republic of Korea win the gold on vault just slightly ahead of USA's Simone Biles. On the uneven bars, China's Yao Jinnan fought for the gold ahead of teammate Huang Huidan and Daria Spiridonova from Russia.
Oct 11, 2014
On day one of the men's individual event finals Olympic floor bronze medalist, Denis Abliazin, from Russia won his first world gold medal on the floor exercise. Olympic Pommel Champion, Krisztian Berki, took the title on the pommel horse, and China's Liu Yang took the gold on still rings.
The 2014 World Championships in Nanning, China continued today with day one of event finals. The men competed on floor, pommel, and rings and tomorrow they will compete on vault, parallel bars, and high bar.
Oct 10, 2014
