Gymnastics Headlines

• Gymnastics Worlds still planned for Tokyo POSTED: Mar 25, 4:04p ET | UPDATED: Mar 25, 4:04p ET In an statement from the organizing committee, the 2011 World Gymnastics Championships are still set to take place in Tokyo in October. Just this week the World Figure Skating Championships were moved from Tokyo to Moscow, Russia.
• China official wants bone tests to end age fraud POSTED: Mar 22, 10:52a ET | UPDATED: Mar 22, 10:52a ET By Associated Press A leading Chinese sports official is calling for the implementation of bone-age analysis to stop athletes from faking their birth certificates to qualify for events.
• Mustafina back on top in Paris POSTED: Mar 21, 4:25p ET | UPDATED: Mar 25, 5:13p ET By Alexa Ainsworth It was a busy weekend in gymnastics, with several top competitors in action around the globe. The U.S. women were in Italy, while Aliya Mustafina was dominating the competition in Paris.
• Gymnastics great Andrianov, 58, dies after long illness POSTED: Mar 21, 2:14p ET | UPDATED: Mar 21, 2:14p ET By Reuters Nikolai Andrianov, the most decorated male gymnast of all time, died on Monday after a long illness, the Russian gymnastics federation said. He was 58.
• Leyva wins high bar silver at Paris World Cup POSTED: Mar 20, 12:44p ET | UPDATED: Mar 20, 12:44p ET By USA Gymnastics 2010 World horizontal bar finalist Danell Leyva of Miami won the horizontal bar silver medal at the International Gymnastics Federation World Cup in Bercy, France, located near Paris, on Sunday.
• Wieber defeated by Maroney in Italy POSTED: Mar 19, 8:56p ET | UPDATED: Mar 25, 5:22p ET By USA Gymnastics Recent American Cup champion Jordyn Wieber faltered on floor at the City of Jesolo Trophy and was edged out for the all-around title by teammate McKayla Maroney. In her senior international debut, Maroney also posted the highest score of the meet on vault.
• Leyva qualifies for high bar final POSTED: Mar 19, 2:35p ET | UPDATED: Mar 19, 2:35p ET By USA Gymnastics 2010 World horizontal bar finalist Danell Leyva of Miami advanced to the horizontal bar finals on Saturday at the International Gymnastics Federation World Cup in Bercy, France.
• Gymnastics judge to be punished for altering score POSTED: Mar 16, 12:01p ET | UPDATED: Mar 16, 12:01p ET By Associated Press International gymnastics officials say they will discipline a Chinese judge who was caught falsifying a score during last year's Asian Games.
• Hagerty retires from competitive gymnastics POSTED: Mar 16, 11:57a ET | UPDATED: Mar 16, 11:57a ET By USA Gymnastics 2008 Olympic team bronze-medalist Joey Hagerty, 28, who trains at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., recently retired from competitive gymnastics.
• Leyva seeks redemption in Paris POSTED: Mar 16, 11:24a ET | UPDATED: Mar 16, 11:24a ET By Alexa Ainsworth Danell Leyva heads to Paris this week for a World Cup event. Leyva is scheduled to compete on high bar in what is close to a rematch of the event finals from Worlds last October - but this time he wants gold.
• Chinese judge to be punished for altering score POSTED: Mar 16, 9:15a ET | UPDATED: Mar 16, 9:16a ET By Associated Press International gymnastics officials say they will discipline a Chinese judge who was caught falsifying a score during last year's Asian Games.