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Marian Dragulescu To Make A Comeback

At 33-years-old, Romanian gymnast Marian Dragulescu is making a go for Rio.

Favorite Routines: Sanne Wevers; Balance Beam

I thought I had featured this routine a long time ago, but apparently, I did not. So I am featuring it now. This is Sanne Wevers' gold medal winning balance beam routine from the Osijek Cup back in September. Her routine is probably the most unique beam routine of the quad so far. Sanne knows what her strengths are and she uses the code to her advantage with connections of front aerials, side aerials, double turns and twisting elements.

Gymnast Profiles Victoria Moors

 This week, I'm getting my Canadian on with this gymnast profile is featuring Canadian gymnast Victoria Moors. Eh Hosers? Victoria Moors Vital Statistics Date of Birth: November 5, 1996  Age: 16 Height: 5'0" (153 cm) Place of Birth: Surrey, British Columbia, Canada Current Residence: Cambridge, Ontario, Canada Gym: Dynamo Gymnastics Coach: Elvira Saadi Eponymous Skills: On the uneven bars, dismount, under-swing to laid out forward salto with a half turn.  Victoria Moors is the epitome of adorable with her tiny gymnast stature, long dark hair and dark eyes and a pixie-ish upturned nose. The small stature contains a little fireball of a girl who prances around the floor like a beauty queen in a swimsuit competition. Over the summer, Victoria, then fifteen competed with the Canadian Olympic team in London. The young upstart placed second in the Final Selection meet in June. She helped the team qualify for the team finals with her floor and ba...

Favorite Routines: Victoria Moors Floor Exercise

Victoria Moors is dynamic. Over the weekend, Victoria scored a third place finish at the American Cup in Dorcester, Massachusetts  She's turning heads in the international arena, making her a very likely contender the Olympic Games in Rio. Victoria grabs most of the attention for her floor exercise. NBC's Tim Daggett wouldn't stop blathering about how dynamic she is on the floor. After watching this routine, you will see why.

Rio for Chuso? I think so!

My over 30 idol, Oksana Chusovitina is going for Rio! The Federation International de Gymnastique (FIG) announced Friday 37-year-old World and Olympic champion and medalist many times over would be going for her seventh Olympic championships

Gymnast Profiles: Sarah Finnegan

This week's gymnast profile is Sarah Finnegan. Vital Statistics: Birthday: November 14, 1996 Age:15 Place of Birth: St. Louis, Missouri, USA Current Residence: Kansas City, Missouri, USA Club: Great American Gymnastics Express (GAGE) Coach: Al and Armine Fong Known For: Floor Exercise, Artistry In her first year as a senior elite, Sarah has been making quite the show for herself.

A New Contender for 2016 - Chicago Bears' Spice Adams

Gymnastics is gaining in popularity. The 2016 Rio Olympics seem so far away, and I'm sitting in the middle of football season biding my time until gymnastics returns. Former Chicago Bears Lineman, Spice Adams is getting in the spirit for Rio already. In fact, he is so excited for Rio that he is going to train for the Gymnastics team. Shawn Johnson, Gabby Douglas and Nastia Liukin aught to watch their backs! (Haha!)  He posted the following video on YouTube of him trying out the events. It's very funny.