×Lysacek, Liukin Featured in SKATING & GYMNASTICS SPECTACULAR on NBC, 1/9
2008 Olympic all-around gold medalist Nastia Liukin and 2010 Olympic figure skating gold medalist Evan Lysacek headline the "Progressive Skating and Gymnastics Spectacular" this Sunday at 4 p.m. ET from the Allen Event Center, in Allen, Texas. The show is a part of the Pandora NBC Skating Series, produced by Disson Skating in conjunction with NBC. Commentary will be provided by Peggy Fleming, Bart Connor, Nadia Comenici and Nastia Liukin.

Joining Liukin on the gymnastics side is 2008 Olympic silver medalist Jonathan Horton, 2008 Olympic bronze medalist Raj Bhavsar and two-time World All-Around Champion Ivan Ivankov among others.

Joining Lysacek on the ice are 2010 Olympic silver medalists Meryl Davis & Charlie White, 2010 U.S. champion Rachael Flatt and three-time National champion Michael Weiss among others.

Providing music for the event is country music group Lonestar. The band's musical legacy is tied to modern-day classics like "Amazed", "I'm Already There", "Come Cryin' To Me", and "My Front Porch Looking In". In 1999, Lonestar achieved crossover success when their hit single, "Amazed", reached No.1 on both the country charts and the Billboard Hot 100.

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×Karolyi Ranch Named Olympic Training Site

NEW WAVERLY, Texas - FOX 26 Sports has learned USA Gymnastics will join with the United States Olympic Committee on Wednesday to announce the Karolyi ranch in New Waverly, Texas is now an official U.S. Olympic training site.

The ranch has been the site of the U.S. Women's National Team Training Center since 2001.

Karolyi's operation will now be known as the USA Gymnastics National Team Training Center and will serve as the official training site for women's gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, trampoline and tumbling and acrobatic gymnastics.

The Karolyi ranch is owned and operated by Bela and Martha Karolyi.

Bela Karolyi is a former USA women's Olympic gymnastics coach and is director of facilities for the USA Gymnastics National Team Training Center at his ranch.

His wife, Martha, has been the national team coordinator for USA Women's Gymnastics since 2001.

The Karolyi ranch now has housing for 300 athletes, coaches and administrators.

The 2000 acre ranch consists of three gyms for training, a dance studio, areas for dining and recreation plus medical and rehabilitation facilities.

Also, sources told FOX 26 Sports USA Gymnastics will use the Wednesday news conference at the Karolyi ranch to announce a major corporate partnership.

"Houston has strong ties to the Olympic movement," said Janis Schmees, executive director of the Harris County - Houston Sports Authority in an e-mail to FOX 26 Sports.

"We have hosted the 2008 Olympic Boxing Trials and look forward to the 2012 Olympic Marathon Trials. The announcement regarding the gymnastics training center will even further strengthen our community partner relationship with the USOC and National Governing Bodies."

USA Gymnastics is the national governing body for gymnastics in the United States.

The USOC is recognized by the International Olympic Committee as the organization in the United States whose mission involves training Olympic athletes and underwriting the expenses for America's entries into the Olympic Games.

×Le ranch Karolyi devient Centre d'Entraînement Olympique

Publié le lundi 24 janvier 2011 à 9h02 CST

NEW WAVERLY, Texas - FOX 26 Sports a appris que la Fédération étatsunienne se joindrait au Comité Olympique des USA pour annoncer que le Ranch Karolyi à New Waverly (Texas) est à présent un centre d'entraînement olympique officiel des USA.

Le ranch est le centre national d'entraînement depuis 2001. Il sera également le centre d'entraînement officiel pour la GAF, GR, trampoline, tumbling et gym acro.

Le Ranch Karolyi appartient à Bela et Martha Karolyi, et il est également géré par eux. Bela Karolyi est un ancien entraîneur GAF de niveau olympique, et il est le responsable de ce centre national d'entraînement.
Sa femme Martha est la coordinatrice de l'équipe nationale des USA depuis 2001.

Le Ranch Karolyi peut accueillir 300 athlètes, entraîneurs et administratifs. Le centre de plus de 800 hectares comprend 3 gymnases d'entraînement, un studio de danse, des lieux de restauration et de détente, plus un centre de soins et de rééducation.

De plus, certaines sources ont annoncé à FOX 26 Sports qu'USA Gymnastics profitera de la conférence de presse de mercredi au Ranch Karolyi pour annoncer un partenariat majeur.

"Houston a des liens forts avec le mouvement olympique" a déclaré Janis Schmees, directeur exécutif du "Harris County - Houston Sports Authority" dans un e-mail à FOX 26 Sports.

"Nous avons accueilli les sélections olympiques de boxe 2008, et nous prévoyons d'organiser les sélections 2012 pour le marathon. L'annonce concernant le centre d'entraînement de gymnastique renforcera même notre relation avec le Comité National Olympique Etatstunien (USOC) et USA Gymnastics, qui est l'organisme chargé de réguler la gymnastique aux USA."

Le Comité National Olympique Etatsutnien est reconnu par le Comité Olympique International en tant qu'organisation s'impliquant dans la préparation des athlètes olympiques et qui finance les dépenses pour la participation des USA aux Jeux Olympiques.


Source : http://www.myfoxhouston.com/dpp/news/local/110124-bela-karolyi

×Anna Li en entraînement : http://www.gymnastike.org/speaker/6332-Anna-Li/...nna-Li-Whats-next

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Getting routine down at the ranch
Hilton ensures Karolyi’s place a gymnastics fixture

NEW WAVERLY — As she works her way through her third Olympic cycle as an elite gymnast, every day at the Karolyi Ranch feels like Groundhog Day for Alicia Sacramone.

Sacramone, 23, who won a world championships gold medal last fall in her first international competition since the 2008 Beijing Olympics, was hard at work again Wednesday at the ranch, located at the edge of the Sam Houston National Forest, at one of USA Gymnastics’ monthly training camps.

She has been visiting the ranch since she was a teenager and has kept coming back through triumphs, such as world championship gold medals in 2005 and 2007, and disappointments, including her performance in Beijing when she fell on two events as the U.S. women finished second to China.

“I was trying to think of how many camps I’ve been to, and I can’t even count them,” Sacramone said. “I woke up today and it was, ‘Well, I’m back here again.’ When somebody asked when I first came to camp and I couldn’t remember, it was like, ‘You’re really old.’ And I was, ‘Yeah, a little bit.’ ”

Eye toward 2012 Games

Athletes such as Sacramone and 2009 world all-around champion Bridget Sloan, however, represent the bedrock support for the U.S. team as it prepares for the 2012 London Olympics. And Sacramone’s performance at the 2010 worlds, when she won gold on vault, shows that she can still compete with teenagers.

“It was gratifying,” she said. “I knew I could compete better than I did (in Beijing), and I wanted to prove that I wasn’t that athlete (who faltered in Beijing). I had fun, and it was easier. When you’re doing it for the right reasons, you don’t feel as much pressure.”

As Sacramone and her teammates progress toward the 2012 Games, they’ll get a boost in support from Hilton Worldwide, which announced Wednesday it has signed on as a corporate sponsor for USA Gymnastics through 2012. The U.S. Olympic Committee also announced it has designated the Karolyi Ranch, which has hosted USA Gymnastics training camps since 2001, as a USOC training site.

Women’s national team coordinator Martha Karolyi, who owns the ranch with her husband, former national team coach Bela Karolyi, said the couple hopes the ranch will represent their legacy to the sport of gymnastics in the United States.

A big commitment

“We worked all our lives for this,” she said. “Gymnastics is not only our profession but our passion. We have developed a training system that been very efficient and has brought us great success, and we are very happy that we have been recognized for that.”

2008 silver medalist Shawn Johnson, who took a break from competition that included a win in ABC’s Dancing with the Stars, will be at the ranch today for a training camp. 2008 Olympic gold medalist Nastia Liukin is training in Plano with her father and coach, Valeri Liukin, and Martha Karolyi said Nastia Liukin may attend camps later this year as she works toward a potential run at the 2012 Games.

“Shawn looks very enthusiastic, and Valeri has said he will bring Nastia here when she is in shape to show us her strengths,” Karolyi said. “We have some strong gymnasts who are looking good, and I feel pretty optimistic.”

The Hilton sponsorship also includes financial support for members of the men’s gymnastics team, including two-time national champion Jonathan Horton of Houston and 2004 Olympic gold medalist Paul Hamm, who have continued to compete.

Jeff Diskin, Hilton’s senior vice president of global customer marketing, declined to estimate the value of Hilton’s support for the federation, but similar commitments in the past have totaled in the middle six figures.