Let gymnasts be kids, not athletic lab rats
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DAY 6: Canadian sprinter Macro-man (Nic Macrozonaris) told a news conference yesterday that he had a dream in which he won the 100-metre sprint in 9.83 seconds. He has never broken 10 seconds flat.
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ATHENS : If they gave out medals for unhappiness and misery, Olympic gymnastics would provide a podium sweep. It seems everyone involved is peeved at someone, feeling slighted or robbed, and not even gold
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Successful athletes don&#39;t make the team because of their mediation skills. They are bullies with a purpose. If sportsman-like conduct isn&#39;t called forth during high testosterone moments, all is typically lost.
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The subject of autism should have been dealt with some sensitivity, instead of entering the fantasy world of brain-boosters.
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Sorry, Svetlana. There's a new Queen of Gymnastics, and her name is Carly Patterson. The 16-year-old American who drew comparisons to Mary Lou Retton delivered a dazzling routine on the floor to win the all-around gold Thursday night and spoil Russian superstar Svetlana Khorkina's final chance at the Olympic title in gymnastics' premier event.
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Kids who carry excess pounds  may be doing permanent damage to their feet, a group of foot  and ankle surgeons warns.
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ATHENS, Greece - Paul Hamm&#39;s &quot;fairy-tale ending&quot; was unexpectedly revised at the Athens Olympics on Saturday when the international governing body for gymnastics said he should not have received the gold medal in the men&#39;s all-around final.
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Young children are supposed to play, run, jump and be active for at least two hours a day, but most aren&#39;t doing even half that much at preschool, says one of the first large studies to look at physical activity in children ages 3 to 5.
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Trying to avoid vertigo, falls and other hazards of lost equilibrium.
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Don&#39;t tell me this is part of sports, life or any kind of world I want to be in. Don&#39;t try to justify it, pick sides or celebrate it like some video-game adrenaline rush.
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DR. JACQUES ROGGE warned world gymnastics federation officials yesterday to shape up or he&#39;d throw them out on their pointy little heads.
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&quot;Colleges are presenting themselves to the public, educated and uneducated alike, as places of mere physical sport and not as educational training institutions,&quot; the quote goes.
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Step away from the pie If youâre serious about getting fit then the Wiiâs sports games will get you partly there, but theyâre no substitute for traditional exercise, according to a group of Canadian students. Duh.â¦
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Being a tumbling expert certainly comes in handy these days for gymnast Paul Hamm. Almost two weeks after he won his Olympic all-around gold medal, the controversy over a scoring error in the parallel bars
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Experts suggest some people see less benefit from exercise than others.
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Many teens do not get enough exercise and spend too much time in front of a television or computer screen. Yet, the few who are physically active do not
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A year ago, gymnasts Courtney Kupets and Annia Hatch wondered if injuries would prevent them from ever competing again. Last night in Athens, they not only competed, but they also excelled on the biggest stage of them all.