2007 Visa Championships – USA Gymnastics

Can you feel the excitement that is beginning to build for the 2008 Olympics? Athletes from all the sports are starting to jockey for position and competitions this year become trial runs for the 2008 Games.

US gymnasts began their journey this week with the 2007 Visa Championships. Powerhouse Shawn Johnson is in the lead after Day 1 and I fully expect some of the other veterans like Nastia Liukin and Alicia Sacramone to step it up for Day 2.

The event will be televised this weekend on NBC (check your local listings for times):

• Women’s Show – Saturday (8/18)
• Women’s Show – Sunday (8/19)
• Men’s Show – Sunday (9/9)

Here is more media coverage of the event:

• USA Gymnastics coverage of the event
• USA Gymnastics Preliminaries
• Small Girl Big Future (SI)
• Rookies Lead the Way
• Johnson Flies High at US Gymnastics
• Better than advertised, Shawn Johnson could be gymnastics next Mary Lou
• New faces present challenges at US Gymnastics Championships
• Gymnast Liukin seeking return to her top spot
• Gymnast Liukin isn’t ready to step aside