Year: 2010

UCLA’s Vanessa Zamarripa qualified for the U.S. National Team.

But Marcus in the comments informs that she’s decided not to try for World’s 2010, instead focusing on the NCAA. I see that confirmed on College Gymnastics Board.

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I’d have loved to have seen that Cheng vault (VIDEO) on the international stage.

This is the same decision faced by Canada’s Kristina Vaculik. So far Kristina’s on the Canadian list for World’s. I assume that means she won’t be reporting at Stanford until January.

Who else is deferring until January? Or later? … Mattie Larson, …

Another great post by Aussie Wayne Goldsmith on Sport Coaching Brain.

Whilst all great coaches are unique and very special individuals, there are some common factors – some common championship coaching characteristics that they all share:

A commitment to continuous improvement.
A belief that anything is possible.
An understanding of where your sport has been (history of the sport), where it is now and most importantly a vision for where it is going.
The confidence to be yourself – to be unique.
The energy to work hard consistently.
The strength and courage to not compromise.
Outstanding communication abilities.
An understanding of who you are, what you value and what motivates you.
A passion for winning – a desire to be the best.
The capacity to persevere and persist and continue to fight hard no matter what obstacles you face.

each point expanded – Sport Coaching Brain – Great Coaches: How to Be the Best of the Best.

Thanks Brett.

From the Facebook album: CC10-Fri AM-Nat’l Novice Women Finals by Stu Cram

That’s coach Jessica Fritshaw from Regina.

Linked by Greg from Oakville Gymnastics.

The double Olympian is an “ambassador” in Singapore.

… the former gymnast, 32, who competed at the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games.

‘If I had an opportunity to compete before the Barcelona Games, I would have been that much more prepared and successful in those Games.’

Strug won a team bronze at the 1992 Olympics. She was 14 then, and the youngest member of the American team. …

Straits Times – Strug voices YOG regret

(via USA Gymnastics on Facebook)

AA Finals

1. Kamoto (JPN) 86.350
2. Stepko (UKR) 85.350
3. Zhu (CHN) 85.000
4. Muntean (ROU) 84.950
5. Oldham (GBR) 84.650
6. Kazachkov (RUS) 84.000

Japan’s Yuya Kamoto captured the first gymnastics gold of the Youth Olympic Games on Wednesday in Singapore, winning the men’s all-around title at Bisham Sports Hall.

Kamoto’s score of 86.35 was lower than his first-place 87.20 in Monday’s qualification, but still a full point above silver medalist Oleg Stepko (Ukraine). …

read more on International Gymnast

Men’s Artistic judges and coaches will appreciate this helpful program by gymnast/judge Mike Wilner:

DScore is a program, designed for Gymnastics coaches, athletes, and enthusiasts, that assists in the creation of Men’s Gymnastics routines and calculates start value.

Various rule sets are supported, including USA Gymnastics J.O. program levels 10, 9, and 8, the NCAA, and International Senior Elite (F.I.G.). DScore is available for Mac OS X and Windows, and also supports live updates to the Code of Points. …

Dscore is currently in Beta. Mike is still making updates and would appreciate feedback.

It works. Here’s my first routine analysis:

Here’s the resulting start value for F.I.G.:

Update: Oops. Seems I made a mistake in this example. Jeff says: 5 elements from group 4. Better replace that DSB with a 2/3 travel before the Sivado.

DScore is $14.99. But there’s a Free Trial available.

MLW Software – DScore

The members of the U.S. Men’s Team are:

Dylan Akers of Kingwood, Texas/Cypress Academy of Gymnastics
Alex Buscaglia of Cary, Ill./Stanford University
Jake Dalton of Sparks, Nev./University of Oklahoma
Bryan Del Castillo of Laguna Niguel, Calif./University of California, Berkeley
Wesley Haagensen of Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Olympic Training Center
Glen Ishino of Santa Ana, Calif./University of California, Berkeley

USAG

I haven’t heard much about these two international meets, as yet:

Pan American Championships, Aug. 30-Sept. 5, 2010, Guadalajara, Mexico qualifies to Pan American Games, 2011, also in Guadalajara.

She won prelims with these perhaps slightly inflated scores:

UB : 15.55
BB : 15.25
FX : 14.55
VT : 15.7

Click PLAY or watch her Amanar on YouTube.

Somewhat scary landing. But it’s amazing such a skinny kid can do this.

Click through to Aunt Joyce to watch her other apparatus.

Update: becca reminds us that they are using the modified JUNIOR F.I.G. code at this meet. It reduced her potential start value AA.

Wow. She just dominated the prelims. All hail.

Top score on V, Bars, Floor. Second on Beam to Tan Sixin.

ALL-AROUND preliminaries

Viktoria Komova (RUS) – 61.000
Sixin Tan (CHN) – 58.100
Carlotta Ferlito (ITA) – 55.750
Diana Bulimar (ROU) – 54.700
Tess Moonen (NED) – 54.250
Gomez Porras (GUA) – 54.050
Angela Donald (AUS) – 54.050
Madeline Gardiner (CAN) – 53.850
Jonna Adlerteg (SWE) – 53.600
Natsumi Sasada (JPN) – 53.550

full results

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photo – Viktoria’s signature inside Stalder to Shaposhnikova-half

How about Carlotta Ferlito from Italy in 3rd!

Read Amanda Turner’s commentary on IG – Komova Dominates Youth Olympics Qualification

At the USA Gymnastics Championships last weekend two special events were scheduled for Olympic Teams past:

1) Bronze medal awarded to the 2000 American Women’s Olympic Team

2) Reunion of the 1980 American Olympic Teams MAG and WAG (boycotted)

Blythe Lawrence:

… The press got to meet with members of both the 2000 U.S. women’s Olympic team, who competed in Syndey yet felt like failures, and members of the 1980 men’s and women’s teams, who didn’t compete in Moscow but have recognized that just being selected for the team makes them winners.

The difference, I think, is in age. Twenty years from now, the 2000 Olympians may have a different perspective. …

Gymnastics Examiner

Like the rest on the 1980 team, Ron Galimore never made it to Moscow. The closest he got to Olympic glory was a trip to Washington designed to honor the hundreds of athletes who weren’t allowed to take the trip they really wanted to take. …

Universal – Reunion brings back emotions for 1980 Olympians

Aunt Joyce linked to the fabulous interview with Marcia Frederick, one of the first internationally successful American gymnasts.

Click PLAY or watch it on Gymnastike.

http://videoplayer.flocasts.org/player.swf

Watch Marcia’s Bar routine in Finals of the 1979 World Championships in Texas.