This weekend's Tyson American Cup has really given us an idea of what to expect in the four yeas leading to the next Olympic games. This year's shining star is Jordyn Wieber of the USA. Wieber is now among Mary Lou Retton and Nadia Comaneci, in winning the Tyson American Cup at the age of 13.
Youna Dufournet looked as though she was doing well in third place, until her balance beam routine where she fell off the beam three times.
Amelia Racea also had an awful miss from one of her releases on the uneven bars when she landed face down in a (for lack of a better term) spread-eagle position. This is particularly sad when you consider how difficult Romania had been to beat, in the past. Mistakes like this just didn't happen.
Here are the full results:
Men’s all-around
1. Fabian Hambuechen, Germany, 90.650
2. David Sender, USA/Rio Rancho, N.M., 90.450
3. Joseph Hagerty, USA/Arlington Heights, Ill., 89.550
4. Koji Uematsu, Japan, 89.350
5. Benoit Caranobe, France, 88.650
6. Yury Ryazanov, Russia, 86.900
7. Adrian Bucur, Romania, 84.250
8. Luis Rivera, Puerto Rico, 83.950
Women’s all-around
1. Jordyn Wieber, USA/DeWitt, Mich., 60.200
2. Bridget Sloan, USA/Pittsboro, Ind., 59.600
3. Kim Bui, Germany, 56.000
4. Rebecca Downie, Great Britain, 55.600
5. Amelia Racea, Romania, 55.150
6. Kristina Goryunova, Russia, 54.600
7. Koko Tsumuri, Japan, 54.350
8. Youna Dufournet, France, 52.950
9. Brittany Rogers, Canada, 52.600
10. Jessica Lopez, Venezuela, 51.600
Read more at www.tysonamericancup.com
You may also watch the Tyson American Cup on deman here: http://tysonamericancup.com/webcast.html
Monday, February 23, 2009
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
A-Rod's Coming Out
I can't get over Alex Rodriguez coming out...about using steroids! Has he no shame? Better to string us along denying and denying!
A-Rod willl end up just another baseball player with an * by his name in the record books. He cares so much about getting into baseball's Hall of Fame, and soon no one will care about the * because it's become all too common. So he only used an "unknown" substance prior to baseball's 'roid policy. He allegedly hooked up with Madonna prior to his divorce. This guy seems to get his cart before the horse only for important things. Except money...he gets that biggggg contract with the Yankees after all of that.
A-Rod willl end up just another baseball player with an * by his name in the record books. He cares so much about getting into baseball's Hall of Fame, and soon no one will care about the * because it's become all too common. So he only used an "unknown" substance prior to baseball's 'roid policy. He allegedly hooked up with Madonna prior to his divorce. This guy seems to get his cart before the horse only for important things. Except money...he gets that biggggg contract with the Yankees after all of that.
Monday, February 9, 2009
Yes, Anna Rawson REALLY Said That.
Anna Rawson, glamazon golfer, is more well known for her appearances on runways, women's magazine covers and men's magazines has opened her mouth and said something that probably came out the wrong way.
In an interview on an Australian radio station, she said the following:
"The tour has got so much better with so many young stars and great players, but the mentality unfortunately amongst the media and the industry hasn't changed. They still think we're at 25 years ago when the tour was full of, you know, a lot of dykes and unattractive females nobody wanted to watch."
Apparently, she's not about making strides for the feminism movement.
She later went on to backtrack and say that the opinion she gave was not her own, but that of society's. She went on to talk about the difference in what men and women make in golf and how women don't get the sponsorhip dollars awarded to their male counterparts.
So did she really mean to say that women don't get sponsorship dollars and don't make as much as men because society thinks they're dykes and women with bodies nobody wants to watch? It sounds like she's using the same mentality applied when the making the movie "Snakes on a Plane."
It probably would have been a better idea just to apologize and leave it at that.
Read the full article here: http://livenews.com.au/articles/2009/02/06/Anna_Rawson_apologises_for_dyke_outburst
In an interview on an Australian radio station, she said the following:
"The tour has got so much better with so many young stars and great players, but the mentality unfortunately amongst the media and the industry hasn't changed. They still think we're at 25 years ago when the tour was full of, you know, a lot of dykes and unattractive females nobody wanted to watch."
Apparently, she's not about making strides for the feminism movement.
She later went on to backtrack and say that the opinion she gave was not her own, but that of society's. She went on to talk about the difference in what men and women make in golf and how women don't get the sponsorhip dollars awarded to their male counterparts.
So did she really mean to say that women don't get sponsorship dollars and don't make as much as men because society thinks they're dykes and women with bodies nobody wants to watch? It sounds like she's using the same mentality applied when the making the movie "Snakes on a Plane."
It probably would have been a better idea just to apologize and leave it at that.
Read the full article here: http://livenews.com.au/articles/2009/02/06/Anna_Rawson_apologises_for_dyke_outburst
Friday, February 6, 2009
Matthew Mitcham on the Cover of The Advocate
This month's cover of the Advocate featured Matthew Mitcham, Australia's Gold Medal Diver.
The article discusses the lack of sponsorships received by Matthew Mithcam. I found this listing at gay.com's gay sports blog www.gaysportsblog.com, you know where our Editor, Buddy Early, blogs occasionally. Matthew speaks about winning a gold medal and the controversy surrounding his gay kiss not being aired on American TV.
While the article was interesting, the comments were even more so. Some of the readers of the blog felt very passionately about it, as I'm sure many of you will.
Enjoy the video!
http://www.advocate.com/video/index.asp?showID=1095484
The article discusses the lack of sponsorships received by Matthew Mithcam. I found this listing at gay.com's gay sports blog www.gaysportsblog.com, you know where our Editor, Buddy Early, blogs occasionally. Matthew speaks about winning a gold medal and the controversy surrounding his gay kiss not being aired on American TV.
While the article was interesting, the comments were even more so. Some of the readers of the blog felt very passionately about it, as I'm sure many of you will.
Enjoy the video!
http://www.advocate.com/video/index.asp?showID=1095484
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Tough Guy Challenge
Did you see the pix of competitors from England's Tough Guy Challenge? What a combination of nerve, bravery, and just plain foolishness! These guys dressed for the part, and there were many parts.
Could this have been sponsored by the hospital that treated all of the broken, dislocated and damaged body parts? Their fashion statements are awesome. I'd love to join them for a pint.
click here for more info http://withleather.uproxx.com/?p=14499
Could this have been sponsored by the hospital that treated all of the broken, dislocated and damaged body parts? Their fashion statements are awesome. I'd love to join them for a pint.
click here for more info http://withleather.uproxx.com/?p=14499
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