Year: 2011

International Gymnast:

… Spain, only 18th at the 2010 Worlds, topped the host team by 1.25 points. A second British squad was third over Portugal. …

Vargas, the bronze medalist on vault at the 2010 Youth Olympics, took second all-around over Spanish Cup co-champion Beatriz Cuesta. …

Spanish Women Upset British in Ipswich

Looks like the rebuilding program is going well in Spain.

Hannah Whelan won the AA. Beth Tweddle won Floor. But the big story is the improvement of Spain at exactly the time they are trying to qualify as a team for the Olympics.

It’s nice to see the Canadian/Spaniard Silvia Colussi-Pelaez contribute. 6th AA (53.00)

… anybody else annoyed by the AUTO PLAY video and advertising on IntlGymnast.com?

Couch Gymnast commentary on Spain – A New Threat to Top Teams …

USAG has been generous in posting many of the Jr. Women’s routines on their YouTube channel. … But for some reason decided against posting Sr. Women night 1 competition.

Click PLAY or watch Katelyn’s Bars on YouTube.

The men’s World team has been announced!

It’s Jonathan Horton, Danell Leyva, John Orozco, Alex Naddour, Jake Dalton and Steven Legendre. Chris Brooks is the alternate.

Examiner

USAG – USA Gymnastics names U.S. Men’s Teams for 2011 World Championships, Pan Am Games

It’s great to see Sho Nakamori back representing Team USA at Pan-Ams.

Junior women’s gymnastics finals
(Based on a two-day, combined score)

All-Around

1. Katelyn Ohashi, Plano, Texas, 120.950

2. Kyla Ross, Aliso Viejo, Calif., 117.650
3. Sarah Finnegan, St. Louis, Mo., 115.300
4. Lexie Priessman, Cincinnati, Ohio, 115.100
5. Amelia Hundley, Hamilton, Ohio, 112.050
6. Brenna Dowell, Odessa, Mo., 111.600
7. Kennedy Baker, Flower Mound, Texas, 110.750
8. Kiana Winston, Fort Worth, Texas, 110.250
9. Bailie Key, Coppell, Texas, 109.550
10. Mykayla Skinner, Gilbert, Ariz., 109.400

She won FX, Beam, Bars and was 4th on Vault.

Katelyn Ohashi of Plano, Texas/WOGA, took the lead in the first rotation of the first day of competition in the junior women’s all-around at the 2011 Visa Championships, and never looked back. Ohashi won her first junior all-around national title at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minn., with a two-day combined all-around total of 120.950. Kyla Ross of Aliso Vejo, Calif./Gym-Max Gymnastics, the defending champion, posted a total score of 117.650 to take the silver medal, followed closely by Sarah Finnegan of St. Louis, Mo./Great American Gymnastics Academy in third. …

USAG

Click PLAY or watch her Beam from day 1 on YouTube.

related – Gymnastics Examiner – Quick hits: Junior women’s finals at the 2011 U.S. Championships COMPETITION

A new generation of Russian gymnasts continued to make its mark at the Russian Cup as Emin Garibov won a tight contest for his first Russian Cup all around title in Ekaterinburg Friday.

Garibov, 20-year-old Moscow native scored 90.675, an improvement of nearly 1.50 from qualifying for the victory. His scores for the day ranged from 14.600 on floor to 15.625 on vault. His 15.600 on high bar was the top score for the event, and he ranked in the top five on all events except floor, including second on pommel horse (14.800) …

results and more on THE ALL AROUND – Garibov edges field for Russian Cup Title

I don’t know much about Emin. Click PLAY or watch him training P Bars on YouTube.

… Alicia Sacramone is the first gymnast to sign a sponsorship deal with Under Armour. …

Sacramone joins an elite roster of athletes who have signed with Under Armour, including 16-time Olympic swimming medalist Michael Phelps, Olympic gold medalist skier Lindsey Vonn, U.S. Women’s Team World Cup soccer star Lauren Cheney and three-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady …

Smart. Timing the announcement to coincide VISA Championships.

(via Full Twist)

Full Twist links.

Between the Olympics commentary.

Junior, 16-18
Adrian de los Angeles, Long Beach, Calif.
Jonathan Deaton, Longmeadow, Mass.
Jesse Glenn, Northridge, Calif.
Jake Martin, Oviedo, Fla.
Max Mayr, Miami, Fla.
Donnell Whittenburg, Baltimore, Md.
Alex Johnson, Marysville, Ohio

Junior 14-15
Sean Melton, Orlando, Fla.
Timothy Wang, Corona, Calif.
Akash Modi, Morganville, N.J.
Marvin Kimble, Milwaukee, Wis.
Daniel DiBenedetto, Vernon, Conn
Jesse Himmelsbach, Butler, Ky
Hunter Justus, Cypress, Texas
Allan Bower, Chandler, Ariz.

Team photos on Gymnastike

Gymnastics Examiner – Complete results: Junior men’s finals at the 2011 U.S. Championships

USAG:

Danell Leyva of Homestead, Fla./Team Hilton HHonors, captured the senior men’s all-around title tonight at the 2011 Visa Championships inside the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minn. Leyva wowed the crowned on the horizontal bar in the last rotation to claim the title with a two-day combined all-around total of 183.800. …

“It feels great – amazing,” Leyva said minutes after claiming his first U.S. national title. “To fulfill one of the goals you put on paper, to be able to scratch one of those off the list, it is an amazing feeling.” …

Two-time defending champion Jonathan Horton of Houston/Team Hilton HHonors, pushed Leyva the entire competition. However, a fall in the fifth rotation on his strongest event, the high bar, made it impossible to catch Leyva, who suffered no major mistakes during either night’s competition. …

USAG – Leyva captures first U.S. all-around title at the 2011 Visa Championships

That link gets you to full results, so far.

Update from USAG:

USA Gymnastics named 10 of the 15 members of the U.S. Senior National Team after the conclusion of the men’s competition at the 2011 Visa Championships. Ten gymnasts were selected to the Senior National Team based on a points system with five athletes selected by committee and announced on Saturday. In addition, the 2011 U.S. World Championships Team will be announced by Saturday night.

U.S. senior national team
Paul Ruggeri, Manlius, N.Y/University of Illinois
Sho Nakamori, Albany, Calif./Stanford University
Sam Mikulak, Ann Arbor, Mich./University of Michigan
Glen Ishino, Santa Ana, Calif./University of California – Berkeley
Donothan Bailey, Lake Forest, Calif./University of California – Berkely
Alex Buscaglia, Stanford, Calif./Stanford University
Jake Dalton, Reno, Nev./University of Oklahoma
Jonathan Horton, Houston/Team Hilton HHonors
Steven Legendre, Port Jefferson, N.Y./Team Hilton Honors
Danell Leyva, Homestead, Fla./Team Hilton HHonors
C.J. Maestas, Corrales, N.M./University of Illinois
Alexander Naddour, Gilbert, Ariz./University of Oklahoma
John Orozco, Bronx, N.Y., U.S. Olympic Training Center
Brandon Wynn, Voorhees, N.J./Team Hilton HHonors

Paul Ruggeri, Donothan Bailey, Sho Nakamori, Sam Mikulak and Glen Ishino were added.

Blythe Lawrence commentary …

So says Carol DeMatteo, an investigator with CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario:

… “We’re seeing more and more girls with concussions,” she tells CTV News.

“Our clinics now are 50/50. And most of those girls have repeated injuries,” she adds.

Brantford, Ont. high school cheerleader Shannon Russell is one of those who’ve been injured. During practice one day in October, 2009, she got kicked in the back of the head and knocked unconscious. The hit left her with a concussion.

“I had short-term memory loss for a few weeks and major headaches,” she says. …

read more on CTV – Some worry girls’ concussions are being ignored

The article doesn’t mention Artistic gymnastics, yet includes this photo:

Aside from that vault, I’m happy to say that Artistic gymnasts are at lower risk of concussion than most other sports, … aside from swimming. 🙂

(via Gymnastics Examiner)