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Va-va-Vanda: Former Romanian competitor Vanda Hadarean, who won silver with the Romanian team at the 1992 Olympic Games, has been named Ms. Fitness World for the third time in a row. (Gymnastics Coaching)
Make It or Break It redux: Aunt Joyce rehashes the ABC Family show gymnastics fans love and hate. Hilarious. (Aunt Joyce's Ice Cream Stand)
Chris Brooks captures 2010 Winter Cup: Aside from a flap on pommel horse on day one, the former Oklahoma standout stayed consistent to outlast U.S. Champion Jonathan Horton, Michigan's Chris Cameron and 18-year-old phenom Danell Leyva. Also, new U.S. National team named. (Examiner.com)
A few thoughts on Winter Cup: A short rundown of the things that were expected, and the things that weren't. (Examiner.com)
New interviews from USA Gymnastics: Find out which bands Bridget Sloan couldn't live without and what Horton wishes people would ask him more about. (USA Gymnastics)
American Cup international lineup: Along with Horton and Tim McNeill, other men competing include German star Fabian Hambuchen, who won the 2009 American Cup, and Russia's talented and unpredictable Maxim Devyatovskiy. Rebecca Bross and an as-yet-unnamed U.S. gymnast will be joined by Canada's Dominique Pegg, Switzerland's Ariella Kaeslin and Romania's Claudia Voicu, among others. (Examiner.com)
Why this year's American Cup will be awesome: Particularly if you're a fan of men's gymnastics. (Examiner.com)
Stranded gymnasts: A handful of NCAA meets were canceled this past weekend due to the snowstorms that are blanketing some regions of the country. Iowa State actually made it to their meet with Pittsburgh, then took eight hours to get back to their Pennsylvania hotel after a team dinner at a restaurant 15 minutes away. Yikes. (Des Moines Register)
Metroplex Challenge results: Texan Caitlin Atkinson was the best all-around gymnast at the 2010 Metroplex Challenge, a great meet for spotting new talent. This meet also marked the much-anticipated return of 2008 Olympic Trials participant Chelsea Davis, who had the highest score of the senior division on bars. (Examiner.com)
Nastia Liukin on Good Morning L.A.: She speaks Russian, talks about going to the Winter Olympics to support figure skater Evan Lysacek and reaffirms once again that no, she's not done with gymnastics. (MyFoxLA)
“Her whole world was flipped upside down”: How two-time Norweigian champion Sandra Ostad, now a freshman at Mizzou, is faring in the U.S. Note that Ostad arrived in Missouri a month ago. (Columbia Missourian)
The consistent one: Junior Jamie Deetscreek isn't the star of the Utah gymnastics team in the way that Ashley Postell or Kristina Baskett was, but she's notable for her consistency, which is one of the things driving the Utes this season. (Salt Lake Tribune)
Malaysian gymnasts improving: Malaysian National coach Pavel Todorov is happy with the improvement he's seeing the country's men's program, which has not entered many international tournaments during the past several years. The Malaysian men, who will compete at the Qatar World Cup next month, have also recently moved to a newly built training facility. (The Star Online)
This week's "I wanted to be a gymnast" confession: Singer Pink, as told this week to Oprah. Past "I wanted to be a gymnast" confessions have come from First Lady Michelle Obama, as well as German chancellor Angela Merkel.
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