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Reminiscent of Paul Hamm in the 2004 Olympics debacle.

related – American Gymnast – The Coolest Routine of Men’s European Championships Thus Far

(via Examiner)

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TEAM Final

1) Ontario
2) B.C.
3) Quebec
4) Alberta
5) Saskatchewan

HIGH PERFORMANCE (prelims)

1) Cassandra Buchan (58.600)
2) Angel Zhong (54.375)
2) Sydney Townsend (54.375)
4) Oleksandra Yermolchuk (53.600)
5) Seina Murase-Cho (52.250)
6) Audrey Rousseau (51.950)

Click PLAY or watch Cassandra Buchan’s Vault from Gymnix on YouTube.

NATIONAL NOVICE (prelims)

1) Jade Chrobok (54.025)
2) Megane Roberts (52.650)
3) Madeline McLellan (50.800)
4) Shaelyn-Rae Brown (50.425)
5) Caroline Graham (49.775)
6) Audrey Levesque (49.025)

full results will be posted on Gym Score Depot

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Canadian gymnast Peng Peng Lee was injured in the first day of training at Canadian Championships. On Vault landing, Double Twisting Yurchenko. On the same skill she dislocated her kneecap last year. The same knee was injured.

Fans everywhere are wishing a speedy recovery.

Photo via Grace Chiu on Facebook.

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Without their two top gymnast, Beth Tweddle and Hannah Whelan, The City of Liverpool gymnastics club has defended their British Team title in Guildford.

Team Result
1 – 162.200 – Liverpool
2 – 160.900 – The Academy
3 – 160.300 – Notts

Top senior all-arounders from today (Unofficial- I might have missed someone!)

1. Rebecca Tunney 56.55
2. Danusia Francis 55.1
3. Ruby Harrold 54.8
4. Imogen Cairns 53.4
5. Jennifer Pinches 52.85
6. Nicole Hibbert 52.7
7. Jocelyn Hunt 52.5

full results via Going for Gold

More interesting is that this was the first “trial” for the GBR Women’s Olympic Team.

… Florida’s Marissa King came back from her NCAA Collegiate Stage to try and qualify herself to London 2012. She had a 14.6 on Vault, 13.15 on Floor …

World Gymnast

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Still, carrying Beth Tweddle as a specialist, Marissa is a long shot, at best:

Vault
1 14.850 – Ruby Harrold (The Academy)
2 14.750 – Rebecca Tunney (Liverpool)
3 14.600 – Marissa King (Huntington)
4 14.500 – Nicole Hibbert (Heathrow)
5 14.300 – Niamh Rippin (Notts)
6 14.200 – Imogen Cairns (The Academy)

see more apparatus results

Over 70 BGTV videos from British Teams 2012.

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2010 world vault champion Thomas Bouhail (France) publicly accused doctors of medical negligence, nearly six months after the Christmas Eve accident that may have cut short his brilliant gymnastics career.

On Dec. 24, Bouhail suffered a broken tibia and torn knee ligaments in a fall off high bar. He held a press conference Friday afternoon, speaking publicly for the first time about the incident …

“I almost lost my leg,” he said. “It’s a miracle it was saved. I’ve undergone 15 operations and they’ve taken a lot of my muscle. Today, I still cannot lift my foot.” …

IG – Devastated Bouhail Accuses Doctors of Negligence

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Here’s the best I’ve seen, so far.

… Chandler Eggleston sticking the first 17.00 VT ever done in JO Nationals competition.

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The former gymnastics coach / editor Char has another blog called Doll Diaries.

In one post, she details how to construct a Vault set-up for the American Girl of the Year doll, McKenna:

… In her books, McKenna is working towards the Level 4 team. In the US, Level 4 gymnasts compete vault on a large mat system and do a vault called a handstand to flat back. …

McKenna needs a springboard to go with her vault. …

Great fun for the DIY gymnastics enthusiast – How to Make a Gymnastics Vault for Dolls

Put away the electronic gaming for a while.

related :

• How to Make a Balance Beam for your Dolls

• Dolls doing a Bar Routine (VIDEO)

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Romania is back. They won 3 gold medals in the apparatus finals. Sandra Isbaza (Vault), Catalina Ponor (Beam) and Larissa Iordache (Floor) dominated the competitions. Russia saved the honour with Victoria Komova (Uneven Bars). …

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Andy Thornton – Five takeaways from gymnastics Europeans

(via The All Around Gymnastics News on Facebook)

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Oksana Chusovitina may be focused today on winning another gymnastics title, but it seems those days of collecting hardware are soon to be over.

This weekend German sports site Ran reported that gymnastics legend Oksana Chusovitina has decided to end her decades-long career after the London Olympic Games.

This is huge news from the woman whose career has seen her competing for the Soviet Union, the Unified Team, Uzbekistan and Germany. At 37 she is the oldest gymnast competing in the elite international scene. …

Oksana Chusovitina Calls it a Day

Brigid’s already speculating on when Oksana will unretire to inspire her Uzbekistan team. She’s National Coach.

At Europeans, Oksana finished 1st in Vault prelims.

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