Rings Gymnastics

'The Voice' recap: Bring on the battles and the steals!

2013-04-16 09:46:00

Things are moving quickly on "The Voice" this season, and on Monday, it was on to the Battle Rounds, when the coaches pair up singers from their teams for competitive duets on a stage that looks like a boxing ring. In this phase, the coaches are both...

Southern California Close-Ups: Venice, Santa Monica, Malibu

2011-07-31 00:00:00

You could spend a solid year sniffing out cool spots for travelers in Venice, Santa Monica, Pacific Palisades and Malibu — scores of hotels, hundreds of restaurants and bars, more than 30 miles of coastline. But you're new to the scene, or you...

Theater review: 'Traces' at Ricardo Montalban Theatre [Updated]

2011-01-18 16:32:40

Mining for gymnastics gold at a Texas ranch

2008-05-11 00:00:00

NEW WAVERLY, Texas -- There are no lions and tigers and bears (probably) at the Karolyi Ranch deep inside Sam Houston National Forest. No, but these 2,000 acres are full of camels, red deer, cows, bulls, peacocks, white swans, black ones too, seven dogs...

In Chilean Patagonia, Puerto Aisen shaken to its foundation

2007-08-09 00:00:00

The shaking has slowed for now, the sense of panic eased, the search for the missing ebbed. But six months of tremors, including one major earthquake, have left many in this remote corner of Patagonia unhinged. The picture-postcard scenery of heavily...

Hang Time

2005-08-28 00:00:00

"Filchyboy" is in the zone. He reaches up, grabs the first ring and solemnly lowers his head, then begins running back and forth to build momentum. He takes off and kicks his feet, toes pointed, out to one side. His face tilts back to greet the sun. He...

Sparkling on Oscar night

2004-02-29 00:00:00

Once in a while, the wrong movie dictates style trends. At the 1997 Academy Awards, "Titanic" prompted an outbreak of fussy Victoriana, and last year—despite the promise of glitzy looks inspired by "Chicago"—the working rich showed up at the...

Florida Travel Tips & Deals

2013-05-17 12:01:00

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Boys gymnastics | State finals: Wheaton South's MacDonald back, four more

2013-05-11 20:01:00

David MacDonald left Lincoln-Way East with two state championships Friday night. The Wheaton South junior added four more Saturday. MacDonald capped off a fantastic first season of high school gymnastics with gold medals in the floor exercise (9.75),...

Boys gymnastics | State meet: Wheaton co-op, MacDonald lovin' it

2013-05-10 19:16:00

Wheaton's co-op won the boys state gymnastics championship last spring without arguably its top performer. David MacDonald settled the argument while Wheaton remained on top. A junior participating in high school gymnastics for the first time,...

Boys gymnastics | State notes: Conant's Mauk tries to draw parallel

2013-05-10 19:12:00

Joe Mauk's flirtation with perfection did not recur. The Conant senior will make one more run at a 10 Saturday. Mauk, whose 9.9 on the parallel bars during last week's sectional set a state record in the event, settled for a 9.75 Friday night while...

Boys gymnastics | Mustangs set to make 20th trip to state

2013-05-07 06:14:00

Mundelein will make its 20th appearance in the boys gymnastics state meet this weekend at Lincoln-Way East in Frankfort following a sectional championship victory Saturday in its own gym. The Mustangs topped runner-up Buffalo Grove 152.75-150.7 Saturday...

In addition to 37-year-old Oksana Chusovitina finishing fifth in the women's gymnastics vault finals, there are a few men making headlines for their continued Olympic success. Jordan Jotvchev of Bulgaria (left) is 39 years old and competing in his sixth Olympics.

2012-08-06 00:00:00

Germany's gymnast Marcel Nguyen competes on the rings during the men's team final of the artistic gymnastics event of the London Olympic Games on July 30, 2012 at the 02 North Greenwich Arena in London.

2012-07-30 00:00:00

Kristian Thomas of Great Britain competes on the rings in the Artistic Gymnastics Men's Team final on Day 3 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at North Greenwich Arena on July 30, 2012 in London, England.

2012-07-30 00:00:00