Archive | April, 2008

Beijing is looking good as venues take final shape

29. April 2008

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Beijing is looking good as venues take final shape

Among the members of the Mission Team for the upcoming Summer Olympics recently returned from an advance trip to Beijing were a number of familiar faces among national-team gymnasts, including trampoline high performance director Stephan Duchesne, physiotherapist Susan Massitti, and 2004 Olympian Melanie Banville.

Duchesne, who had already made two previous trips to China in [...]

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Alexandra Orlando ups the ante

22. April 2008

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Alexandra Orlando ups the ante

What a year and more it’s been for Alexandra Orlando, who was her usual bubbly self when reached just before the start of the Portmaio Grand Prix this past weekend in the lovely Algarve along the Atlantic coast in Portugal.

Now that Alex has qualified for Beijing, thanks to her superb performance at the worlds [...]

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