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Pommelling the opposition – how GB learned to ride the horse

Pommelling the opposition – how GB learned to ride the horse

by wcslingsby | Nov 5, 2025 | Mens Artistic, Olympics

Pommelling the opposition - how GB learned to ride the horse Photo shows Paul Hall & Louis Smith at the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008 - credit Grace Chiu / British Gymnastics I think that it was around the summer of 1996 when a gawky, long-limbed kid with...

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