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Sports Blog

Ashley Priess wins Silver on Beam and Bronze on Floor at Belgium World Cup!


 

The World Cup in Ghent, Belgium, concluded May 14. The U.S. women brought home two silver and two bronze medals. In her first season competing as a senior, Ashley Priess set the pace for the U.S. team, earning silver on beam and bronze on floor.






Hilary Mauro Wins the Bronze on Beam!


 

Hilary Mauro, United States teammate and clubmate of Ashley Priess, (both train at Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy ) earned a bronze on beam.






Jacqui Cooper sets world record in Torino and wins in Davos!


 

Jacqui Cooper has emphatically demonstrated that her world record jump in Torino was not a one-off achievement, landing a 113 point-plus triple twisting triple somersault on the way to the 16th World Cup victory of her career.  The latest gold medal, in the Swiss resort of Davos, leaves her just one win short of the all-time aerial skiing record of 17 career victories.






Kimi Meisner wins Worlds!


 

At 16 years old, Kimmie Meissner won the World title at the 2006 World Figure Skating Championships in Calgary, Canada. Meissner, who is the reigning U.S. silver medalist, landed two triple-triple combinations en route to the gold medal over silver medalist Fumie Suguri of Japan and Olympic silver medalist Sasha Cohen. Meissner is a junior at Fallston High School in Maryland and is now performing on the Champions on Ice tour. She plans to keep skating until the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.