Negative Maltese Board Presses (NMBP) are an excellent introductory exercise for those ready to begin maltese work on the rings. Note that the elbows are supported during the entire exercise …

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The highest possible Still Rings D-score (without kip to victorian and O’neill to Li Ning hang).

Azarian to Maltese F
Rodriguez F
Azarian to Planche E
Carmona F
Layout Yamawaki E
Backuprise to Maltese E
Maltese to Inverted Cross E
Layout Honma to Handstand D
O’neill E
Layout Double Double F

Difficulty: 5.3
Connection: N/A
Element groups: 2.5

Start Value: 17.8

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Jordan Jovtchev’s competed something like 15 Olympics and 37 World Championships. Something like that.

Here’s Jotchov’s excellent Ring Strength Training VIDEO.

via @TumblTrak and Luke Wiwatowski

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Fabian uses the new Rybalko to layout Jaeger 1/1.

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(PH): 5,7 / 14,2
(SR): 6,0 / 15,433
(PB): 6,2 / 15,1
(HB): 7,5 / 16,4

Looking forward to seeing what he brings to European Championships.

GymNiceTic:

Hambüchen says that he won`t compete at Europeans. The Euros don`t fit in his schedule as he is mainly preparing for London. So his next competition will be the national trials for the Olympics in June.

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15.775 2nd Europeans 2011

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Swinging Rings were at one time included in the Olympics.

(via Cirque casting scout Magalie Coleno on Facebook)

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Love brought former Olympic gymnast Robert Stanescu to Windsor.

A member of Romania’s national team, the 27-year-old made the finals in the rings at the Beijing Olympics where he finished seventh.

The next year, he came within a whisker of reaching the podium at the world championships, finishing fourth by one-tenth of a mark.

Later in 2009, Stanescu joined his university sweetheart, Ruxandra in Windsor.

Now married, both coach gymnastics at Winstars.

Ruxandra works with the competitive girls and Robert trains the boys. …

Robert Stanescu at Winstars - photo Jason Kryk, Windsor Star

Olympian follows heart

Romanian gymnast Stanescu coaching with wife at Winstars

Gym owner Carey Vigneux thinks Robert could compete for Canada, one day. He’s still in great shape.

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Cats, make excellent gymnasts.

That photo was shared by FIG on Facebook.

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The first day of qualifications got underway Thursday at the Cottbus Challenger Cup in Cottbus, Germany, with the men competing on floor, pommel horse, and rings, and the women on vault and uneven bars. Originally scheduled for one day, the large field necessitated the addition of a second day of qualifying.

VAULT
1. Maksiuta, Valeriia ISR 14,025
2. Rogers, Brittany CAN 13,937
3. Menendez Gonzalez, Claudia ESP 13,912
4. Pegg, Dominique CAN 13,812

RINGS
1. Nabarrete Zanetti, Arthur BRA 6,5 9,175 15,675
2. Chen, Yibing CHN 6,8 8,825 15,625
3. Van Gelder, Lambertus NED 6,4 8,900 15,300

Chen Yibing was bested on Rings! … How about that.

That’s from ALBERT on TAA – Cottbus Challenge Cup: Qualification Results Day 1

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(4 twist in double back)

Off Swinging Rings.

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(via Emilio Toledo on Facebook)

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