The gymnastics week in review

The biggest scandals in Olympic gymnastics: Amy van Deusen at About.com Gymnastics ranks the top nine. (About.com Gymnastics) 

A return for Raj?: Will 2008 Olympian Raj Bhavsar continue? As far as the 2010 Winter Cup in Las Vegas, the answer is yes, according to The Houston Chronicle. As far as the 2012 Olympics, well, that's a long way off. (Houston Chronicle)

Ron Brant reflects: The former National Team Coordinator on the decade in U.S. men's gymnastics. (Examiner.com)

Hollie Vise back on the floor: It's been five years since the uber-flexible former WOGAette performed a floor routine in competition, but this year -- her last as a gymnast at the University of Oklahoma -- 2003 World bars co-champion Hollie Vise is going to tumble for the Sooners. See her new routine from the OU intrasquad on Gymnastike. In addition, Natasha Kelley looks far smoother than she did as an elite, despite the knee brace that's protecting her partially torn right ACL. (Gymnastike)

Cahoy Sr. new assistant coach at Nebraska: Phil Cahoy Sr., one of the elder statemen of U.S. men's gymnastics, has been tapped to be Nebraska's assistant coach by first year head coach Chuck Chmelka, himself one of Cahoy Sr.'s gymnasts. 1984 Olympic team gold medalist Jim Hartung (another one-time Cahoy Sr. pupil) is the other assistant coach for the Husker men. (Huskers.com)

Christmas traditions!: Read how the members of Team USA spend the holidays and what they'll be doing this year. (USA Gymnastics)

Larson planning all-around return: After spraining both of her ankles at a U.S. Team camp this summer, Mattie Larson told International Gymnast Magazine that she is hoping to be back competing on all four events in 2010. (International Gymnast Magazine)

This week in disciplinary hearings: Brazil's Daiane dos Santos, who tested positive for the diuretic furosemide last summer, appeared before an International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Disciplinary Commission this week. The commission will bring its findings to the FIG Presidential Commission Jan. 26. It's worth noting that Vietnamese gymnast Do Thi Ngan Truong, who tested positive for diuretics at the 2008 Olympics, was suspended from international competition for a year. (Gymnastics Coaching)

Zonderland Dutch Sportsman of the Year: The World high bar silver medalist, 23, was voted Sportsman of the Year by other Dutch athletes for his high bar heroics at the 2009 Worlds and World Cup meets. (Sportwereld)

Leszek Blanik to retire in 2010: The Polish vaulting king, 32, whose accolades include the 2007 World title and 2008 Olympic title, told PAP news agency that his decision is "irreversible." His final competition will be a special meet in Gdansk, Poland in the middle of the year. (Le Parisien)

Johnson number 27: Asylum.com ranked Shawn Johnson no. 27 on its "Top 100 Women on the Web" this year, between Jennifer Lopez (no. 26) and Jessica Alba (no. 28). Who was the most searched for woman, according to the site? Mandy Moore. (Asylum.com)

Voronin Cup results: Young Viktoria Komova and Dmitry Barkalov won the Mikhail Voronin Cup, held this week in Moscow. The Voronin Cup is officially the last major meet of 2009, and caps off a highly impressive year for Komova, who with junior sensation Aliya Mustafina is expected to create a huge sensation on the senior scene during the next few years. (Gymnasticsresults.com)

This week in disciplinary hearings II: 2000 Chinese Olympic team members Dong Fangxiao and Yang Yun also appeared before the FIG's Disciplinary Commission this weekend, along with their parents and two Chinese gymnastics officials. The Disciplinary Commission will submit its findings to the FIG's Executive Committee Feb. 26. The FIG can sanction China if it decides Yang and Dong were underage, but only the International Olympic Committee can strip a country of its medals. (Associated Press)

Another award for Kupets: Her NCAA gymnastics career is over, but the accolades keep rolling in for former Georgia gymnast Courtney Kupets, perhaps the best gymnast ever to compete for a university. Kupets was honored last week with the NCAA Today's Top VIII award, which is given to eight outstanding NCAA athletes/people who have completed their eligibility. Other award recipients included Florida's Tim Tebow (football), Alabama's Brittany Rogers (softball) and Wheaton's Kent Raymond (basketball). (Georgiadogs.com)

Will Shawn Johnson return to gymnastics?: The Couch Gymnast does armchair analysis. (The Couch Gymnast)

Norwegian Champion to join Missouri squad: 19-year-old Sandra Ostad, who won bars and beam at the 2007 and 2008 Norwegian Championships, will join the University of Missouri this winter. Ostad also won bars at the Northern European Championships earlier this year. (The Maneater)

2010 Men's NCAA Gymnastics Preview: A hugely detailed article by former NCAA coach Jerry Wright. (USA Gymnastics)

And the 2010 SEC Championship goes to...: Jacksonville, Fla., on March 27. Tickets, available at 10 a.m. on Jan. 18 from the SEC website or jaxevents.com, are $8-13. Great lede on this news story: "The city stuck the landing." (FirstCoastNews)

Cameron-Bure discusses MIOBI: Candace Cameron-Bure, best known as D.J. on the early '90s family sitcom "Full House," talks about the second season of ABC Family's "Make It or Break It," which premieres Jan. 4 in the U.S. (About.com Gymnastics)

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