Entries from April 2010 ↓

here …

They are literally using an EXCEL spreadsheet, not dedicated scoring software. Dangerous, I’d say.

VAULT took 1hr 40min. Stoopid.

FANTASTIC.

Vanessa is my pick already for the #1 gymnast in the NCAA … next year. Unless she switches to Elite for a run at the London Olympics, though that’s unlikely.

more UCLA photos from Championships

Vanessa Zamarripa

Congratulations Carly.

She had the best routine in prelims, as well, in my opinion. Justice was served. Bars judges got one right.

photos of Carly

• NCAA’s live streaming Individual Event Finals – CBS College Sports All-Access. Fast internet connection recommended. 6PM EST start.

• official competition website

• live scoring available linked via www.GatorZone.com

• excellent live blog by Anne Phillips on Gymnastike.

Leave a comment if you have any problems. Or find other good links.

If you couldn’t care less about this meet, Longines will be posting results from European Championships all weekend.

At the NCAA Gymnastics Brunch this morning, Oklahoma swept the coaching awards:

KJ Kindler named Women’s Coach of the Year

Lou Ball and Tom Haley share Assistant of the Year honors

• Oklahoma’s KJ Kindler is the only coach to take 2 different teams to the Super Six.
• Oklahoma had the highest finish of any Big 12 team EVER!

Kindler is married to OU assistant coach Lou Ball.

more raves on Gymnastics College Board

1. Germany 266.15
2. Britain 263.025
3. France 260.1
4. Spain 258.8
5. Switzerland 257.15
6. Italy 254.975
7. Romania 254.675
8. Greece 253.225.

via Gymnastics Examiner – Live blog: 2010 European Championships, senior men’s team final

Here’s coach / father Wolfgang Hambuchen cheering the Fabulous one from the stands.

For the first time I’ve been able to watch Gymnastike founder Anne Phillips at work.

If you’ve ever wondered how her site creates so much original content, it’s because Anne is a superwoman. She inspires her contributors. And she inspires me.

Click through for videos and photos from the NCAA Championships posted literally minutes after they happen.

Gymnastike home page

Update – check too Associated Press photographers Phil Sandlin and Phelan M. Ebenhack photos on Gymnastics Examiner

Blythe Lawrence, Gymnastics Examiner, is posting …

Live blog: 2010 European Championships, senior men’s team final

In Juniors, the hosts won Gold and Silver:

1. Sam Oldham 84.575
2. Max Whitlock 84.275
3. Pablo Brägger (SUI) 83.150

Susan Jackson strikes me as a totally focused, aggressive power gymnast. Fearless. She had a fantastic season, finishing first in the all-around at Championships.

Her team, LSU, was plagued with problems this year. Yet for the first 3 rotations in the team qualifier, they were rolling towards making the Super 6 Final, easily, I thought.

Unfortunately Beam was their undoing. That apparatus decided who made the team final.

Click PLAY to see a fascinating interview. Susan’s actually afraid of Vault … yet might compete Yurchenko 2/1 twist in the apparatus final tonight for the first time in her celebrated College career. She doesn’t need it to win as she’s got another “second” vault.

Gymnastics Videos on Gymnastike

related – Sabrina Franceschelli tearing a handguard on Bars

Sabrina Franceschelli of LSU was mounting Bars at NCAA Championships …

Visibly upset, she jumped off. Could she repeat? …

The judges had her compete at the end of the rotation. She borrowed a grip from a teammate. And HIT the routine. Impressive.

(Don’t College girls have an extra set of grips, broken-in, at competition.)

… The French, fresh from their success at the French International in Paris two weeks ago (five medals for the men), were the top qualifiers to Saturday’s team finals. The French team of Cyril Tomassone, Yann Rayepin, Hamilton Sabot, Yann Cucherat, Samir Ait Said and Gael da Silva scored 263.85 to lead over Germany (263.3). Great Britain (262.025), Spain (260.475) and Romania (257.550) trail behind. …

details on Gymnastics Examiner – French seniors, British juniors dominating men’s competition at European Championships

Romania is without their superstar Dragalescu. I’ve variously heard from different sources that he’s injured, recently remarried, … and waiting on the Romanian government for prize money from World Championships last Fall.

Hambuchen is there, but did not compete Pommels in prelims.

Senior Anna Li posted this on Twitter.

… About the same time as she had 47 text messages on her phone.

She led her team to victory.

Apparatus Finals tomorrow night.

Elyse sealed the deal with the last routine on Floor.

CONGRATULATIONS.