He held the record for men for the most Olympic medals at 15 (7 gold medals, 5 silver medals, 3 bronze medals) until Michael Phelps surpassed him at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. …
In his final years, Andrianov developed the degenerative neurological disorder multiple system atrophy and in his final months was unable to move his arms or legs or talk. Andrianov died March 21, 2011 at the age of 58. He died in his hometown of Vladimir. …
Not only one of the greatest gymnasts of all time, but also one of the greatest Olympians.
After a surprising fall on Floor and defeat at American Cup, our World Champion again looks nearly unbeatable winning all 3 event Finals she competed at World Cup in Paris.
… As one commenter said about Mustafina on bars, “she is kicking butt and taking names” at this competition …
Nothing but praise for Aliya Mustafina on that, the Couch Gymnast’s wrap-up post.
More of the same on Gymnastics Examiner:
… Mustafina hit one of the better beam sets she’s ever done. If Mustafina has a weakness, beam is it — it’s the one event she seems to train and compete identically.
But Sunday in Paris she controlled her incredible difficulty very well. I was especially impressed with the more or less stuck triple full from two back handsprings. …
Brigid: “I believe when Mustafina is calm – that is when other gymnasts should be scared.”
Blythe’s main complaint about the new Finals format:
Why six is better than four: The beam final was a good demonstration of how the FIG’s new rule about category A World Cup meets can backfire. It was set to be an exciting event, more or less a rehash of the 2010 World Championships beam final.
But the fact that three of the four gymnasts fell, and two of the three earned medals in spite of their falls, illustrates why you need more gymnasts in a final at a World Cup event. I don’t understand why the FIG thinks eight is too many — it takes too much time, perhaps? — but if there must be fewer gymnasts in a final, six would be a more reasonable number. …
… loosely based on the true story of the Jamaica national bobsled team’s debut in the bobsleigh competition of the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta. …
For the first half of the final day’s race it looks as though they will break the world bobsled speed record, until tragedy strikes: their sled, due to one of the blades falling off, flips on its side coming out of a turn towards the end of their run, leaving them meters short of the finish line. However, the team lifts their sled up and walks across the finish line …
…. The Beavers scored a season-high 197.200 and Leslie Mak won the balance beam title with a career-high 9.950 and all-around championship with a career-high 39.525.
OSU won its first Pac-10 title for coach Tanya Chaplin in her 14 years at the helm. The last conference title for the team was in 1996, the last season before she took over.
UCLA took second with a 196.750 followed by Washington (196.025), Stanford (195.975), Arizona (195.475), California (191.575) and Arizona State (190.450). …
Chaplin won the Pac-10 Coach of the Year for the fifth time, and second year in a row. Mak took the gymnast of the year award. Both awards were voted on by the conference coaches. …
Argo: Sam Zakutney (National Capital), Tyro: Aiden Marsden (Capital City), Junior: Kal Nemier (Flicka), Senior: Jackson Payne (Capital City).
Thank you and congratulations to Gymnastics Mississauga for hosting a wonderful meet!
Sam Zakutney
And thanks to Grace for providing some information and posting a few of her wonderful photos on Facebook, almost the only publicity for the meet that I could find online.
I was put in the mood for gymnastics today (oh, who am I kidding? I am always in the mood for gymnastics!) on the metro to the Bercy by a group of 10-12 year old girls who got on a few stops away from the arena. They were decked out for “la gym” with signs, tricolor pompoms and the French flag painted on their cheeks.
One girl had streaked red, white and blue eye shadow on her eyelids so that when she blinks you see the French flag. They sang a little song that basically went “If you love gymnastics, clap your hands” followed of course by hand claps. There is so much support and genuine excitement surrounding this event! …
Only 4 gymnasts qualified to Finals, cash prizes for the top 3.
Men’s floor: 1. Gonzalez 2. Koczi 3. Bouhail
Men’s pommel: 1. Smith 2. Bertoncelj 3. Tommasone
Women’s vault: 1. Mustafina 2. Nabieva 3. Chelaru
Men’s rings: 1. Chen 2. Balandin 3T. Pluzhnikov and Morandi
Nikolai Yefimovich Andrianov (October 14, 1952 – March 21, 2011) was a Soviet/Russian gymnast.
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