7 hysterical things we sorta kinda really want to be for Halloween

Sometimes, we crack ourselves up so much, it makes total sense to just rock the silliness, preferably in public where there is sure to be lots of photographic evidence. Lucky for us, the perfect holiday for a little cray-cray is coming up, and...

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GL Exclusive: Gabby Douglas chats Yoshi and her Nintendo 3DS

The Olympics have been over for quite some time, but we’re happy that the Fierce Five are still keeping busy! We caught up with gold medalist Gabby Douglas right before she visited the Nintendo World Store in New York City this week...

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Be a try-out superstar with tips from coaches

Have about a million questions before you face the judges? We’ve got answers. Jarnell Bonds, former cheerleading coach of University of Maryland’s 2010 National Cheerleading Association grand championship-winning team, is telling you how to ace your audition. Not a cheerleader? That’s OK—Coach Bonds’...

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5 things the Fab Five are obsessed with (and you probably are, too!)

When we see elite gymnasts on T.V., they look untouchable, like they couldn’t possibly be real girls. But we got the dish from the Fab Five, the United States’ Olympic gold medal-winning women’s gymnastics team, McKayla Maroney, Aly Raisman, Gabby Douglas, Jordyn Wieber...

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9 young Olympians you should be watching

The United States is sending 530 athletes to London for the 2012 Olympic Games—and more than half of the athletes are female. While GL will be following all of the athletes from now through the closing ceremony on August 12, we’ve got our...

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London 2012: Spotlight on Jordyn Wieber

Gymnastics powerhouse Jordyn Wieber is a world champion, Olympic gold-medal favorite and, today, a birthday girl. Jordyn celebrates her 17th b-day today while prepping for the London Games with her teammates. Here’s the scoop on this dynamo: Jordyn began taking gymnastics when she...

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Sweet! Jade Pettyjohn talks lemons and gymnastics

Any American Girl doll fans out there? The 2012 Girl of the Year, McKenna Brooks, will be brought to life in the all-new movie An American Girl: McKenna Shoots for the Stars, out on DVD July 3 and airing on NBC July...

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Get in the Olympic spirit with Gold Medal Summer

Gymnast Joey Jordan’s biggest goal is to be a gold medal champion. Again and again, she is deprived of the gold despite her intensive workouts and nonstop practices. Working every spare moment to perfect her moves, while trying to ignore rival gymnast Sarah Walker...

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Letting go of what you love: Gymnast Shawn Johnson begins the rest of her life

So you’ve won four Olympic medals, rocked “Dancing With the Stars,” appeared on Oprah and written a book. Now the question is: what more can you do with your life? Well, Shawn Johnson is about to find out. Because of a knee injury...

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5 reasons to watch the new season of Make It or Break It

The season two finale of Make It or Break It left us wanting so much more, which is exactly what ABC Family is giving us tomorrow night, March 26 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. With Emily Kmetko gone, the void is sure to be filled...

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