This is the second Olympic gold medal gymnast who has appeared at a TWU home meet, after Carley Patterson's appearance in 2006.

The gold medal-winning gymnast returns to North Texas, and she's inviting all comers (via her official website) to celebrate on her home turf.

Liukin technically tied Chinese gymnast He Kexin, but lost out on technicalities.

Parade details are pending, but mark your calendar for Aug. 23.

With the all-around competition on Thursday* night and the individuals to follow, Liukin has a number of golden opportunities.

3XGold Gymnastics will move to Frisco Center Properties by Aug. 1

The Pioneers posted one of their best performances of the season to score 194.050.

Several Pioneers remain in the top three of the individual event rankings.

The Pioneers are ranked first in the NCAA D-II rankings and the USA Gymnastics (USAG) college rankings.

The GymInfo rankings includes all NCAA Division I, II, and III college gymnastics teams.

Freshman Jennifer Liberato won the vault, floor exercise, and all-around titles to lead the Pioneers.

The Pioneers are ranked 37th, with the top 36 qualifying for the NCAA Regionals.

The Pioneers placed third out of four teams thanks to school record performances from Amie Boles and Nicole Poling.

The meet attendance of 1,110 fans was the second highest in the thirty-year history of the TWU gymnastics program.

Blessing’s performance on vault and floor helped TWU to a team score of 190.900, the highest season-opening score in the thirty-year history of the Pioneers’ gymnastics program.

The Pioneers’ score of 190.900 placed them fourth in the meet behind three nationally acclaimed NCAA Division I opponents.

Admission is free, the first 150 fans will receive a free t-shirt, and free pizza will be given away to all fans while supplies last.

Rashonda Cannie of Killeen, Texas and Audrey Embree of Blue Springs, Missouri will join the Pioneers in Fall 2008.

Seniors Courtney Arno-Templet and Nicole Poling to lead the Pioneers.

All of the proceeds from the tournament benefited the TWU Gymnastics team and the Friends of Achievers.