Examiner | Gymnastike and LIVE updates | LIVE scores
Prelims:
John Orozco 89.350
Christopher Brooks 89.200 … 12.800 PH
Danell Leyva 87.650 … 11.550 PH
Brandon Wynn 87.000
Steven Legendre 86.500
David Sender 86.350
Winter Cup quick links
February 2nd, 2012 — Gymnastics, Olympics
Tide 197.725 rolls over Florida 196.9
February 3rd, 2012 — Gymnastics, NCAA
Alabama’s 197.725 is the second highest team score in the nation this year and the highest for the Crimson Tide since 2004.
Click PLAY or watch the meet promo on YouTube.
#4 Georgia at #1 Utah
February 3rd, 2012 — Gymnastics, NCAA
Two teams have been surprisingly impressive so far this season. Which is more likely to win it all come April?
… the competition I’d most like to see this weekend. NCAA showtime at its finest. A crowd loud and proud.
SEASON AT A GLANCE: Georgia comes off its highest scoring output in two years with 197.25 against LSU last week.
Utah has set season highs in back-to-back meets, including 197.55 against BYU last week.
ATHLETES TO WATCH: Utah — Georgia Dabritz is ranked No. 2 in the nation on floor exercise with a 9.917 average. … Corrie Lothrop is ranked No. 9 in all-around (39.383 average) and No. 8 on bars (9.867 average). … Stephanie McAllister is a three-time All-American and Utah ’s MVP from last season.
Georgia — Gina Nuccio ranks seventh nationally on bars with an average score of 9.875 and hit 9.9 last week against LSU. … Kat Ding is eighth in the nation on vault at 9.906 and the defending NCAA champion on bars. Freshman Chelsea Davis is tied for seventh on beam with a 9.863 average. …
read more – Salt Lake City not so kind to Gym Dogs
related – GYM DOGS NOTEBOOK: Georgia looks to knock off No. 1 Utah on the road in ‘electric atmosphere’
Tickets for the 2012 NCAA National Collegiate Women’s Gymnastics Championships in Duluth, Ga. April 20-22, are on sale now.
UPDATE: Utah defeats Georgia 197.150-196.95
Leyva, Orozco look like Olympians
February 3rd, 2012 — Gymnastics, Olympics
That’s the way it looks to Ron Noe:
John Orozco picked up where he left off last October at the World Championships. Orozco is the Day 1 leader at Winter Cup, after a day of many lackluster performances, especially on pommel horse. He needed a 15.45 on his last event (vault) to tie 1st session leader Chris Brooks, and he ended up with a 15.60 to give him 89.35 for the day. …
Overall, Leyva fell three times and still finished in 3rd place (87.65). He is definitely showing improvement on FX and SR, making him (and Orozco) a lock for the Olympic Team. …
Stick it Media – John Orozco Top Qualifier at Winter Cup Men’s Gymnastics
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Ron sees David Sender as having a shot at the team, too. Cool.
Paul Hamm will likely get one of 3 Wild Card spots on National Team. But that’s certainly not guaranteed. The USA has a LOT of Olympic contenders.
Many commented that scores look too high. Leave a comment if you’ve a link to the bonus system that’s being used.
benefits of Youth Sport
February 3rd, 2012 — ethics, psychology
Mark Folger:
Here’s my list of what I feel are the greatest benefits our children will get from youth sports (in rank order).
NUMBER 1: FRIENDSHIP
NUMBER 2: LEARNING GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP
NUMBER 3: DEVELOPING SELF-DISCIPLINE
NUMBER 4: HAVING FUN
NUMBER 5: ACHIEVING SUCCESS
NUMBER 6: LEARNING THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS
NUMBER 6.1: LEARNING GOAL SETTING AND GOAL ATTAINMENT SKILLS
NUMBER 6.2: DEVELOPING SELF-CONFIDENCE
NUMBER 7: WINNING
NUMBER 8: WINNING A LOT OF AWARDS
NUMBER 9: DEVELOPING A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE
details on FOLGER’S GYMNASTICS – What’s Important in Youth Sports – Part 4 (Concl.)
related – a new post from Tony Retrosi on SPORTSMANSHIP FOR GYMNASTS, COACHES AND PARENTS
2011 Tokyo MAG montage
February 3rd, 2012 — Gymnastics, psychology
… compilation of mainly 2011 Japan World Championships …
I find the voice over preachy — but the montage is well worth watching. Some of the best men in the world doing some of the hardest stuff in the world.
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single pommel Russian
February 3rd, 2012 — Gymnastics, pommel horse
LOVE that skill.
Here are two sets from an NCAA meet at West Point that include it.
Routine 1 – Tony Beck (14.80)
Routine 2 – Craig Hernandez (15.65)
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They’d never get those scores internationally, however.
via @StickItMedia
John Orozco likes Winter Cup
February 2nd, 2012 — Gymnastics, Olympics
Likeable and entertaining, here’s the prelims leader. His first good Winter Cup in 4yrs. John went 89.350 with a fall on H Bar.
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Watch more video of 2012 Winter Cup Challenge on gymnastike.org
John Orozco leads Winter Cup
February 2nd, 2012 — floor (men), Gymnastics, Olympics
The young gun proves it again.
We’ve got to start talking about John as a potential AA medalist in London.
Click PLAY or watch his Floor on YouTube.
Paul Hamm did not impress, but I’m glad he’s in the mix. Always a threat. The BEST NEWS for Team USA is the return of David Sender. He’s a Ring man and a great AA. I’d love to see him compete London after the silly accident that took him out of Beijing.
Chris Brooks – P Bars 16.000
February 2nd, 2012 — Gymnastics, parallel bars
Chris Brooks – Parallel Bars – 2012 Winter Cup Prelims
Feb. 2, 2012 – Las Vegas Sports Center – Las Vegas, Nev.
Ties World Champion Leyva.
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… Great routine. Score seems a little high. They have some kind of bonus points system — that may account for it.
HUGE 15.65 on pommel
February 2nd, 2012 — Gymnastics, Olympics, pommel horse
Glen Ishino: 15.65 on pommel horse, HOLY MACKEREL!!! The breakdown was 6.7, 8.95. That’s the score of the meet in my opinion, significant enough to suddenly put him right in the Olympic mix. He also had a solid 14.4 on floor.
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Paul Hamm looks good on Horse … but only scored 13.05 (5.9, 7.15)
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February 2nd, 2012 — salary (contract), stuntman
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why Shawn wasn’t at Camp
February 2nd, 2012 — Gymnastics, Olympics, physical preparation, sport medicine
Shawn Johnson has been getting into shape at the Michael Johnson Performance Center in McKinney, Texas. Here she is there alongside discus thrower Jarred Rome.
From Shawn’s blog on ESPN W:
I’m focusing solely on getting my body — specifically my knee — where it needs to be in order to be ready for the U.S. national championships and Olympic trials in June.
I see a physical therapist daily for about two to three hours. We do a lot of strength training and biometrics work with high-tech tools like the Nike SPARQ Sensory Performance Lab, Dartfish digital movement analysis and Myotest. I do a lot of jumping and landing and things that really cater to my sport. In the evenings I head to a local gymnastics club for a few hours of skill work …
I’m pleased to say my knee feels a lot better. It’s still not back to normal, and I don’t know if it ever will be, but I’m learning to deal with it instead of expecting it to be like it was before. In two weeks I’ll return to Chow’s gym in Des Moines and from there will press on with full gymnastics training.
read more – Shawn Johnson rehabbing, eyeing London
