Month: March 2014

half straddle press position

The most difficult phase of the swing or press is this — hands, shoulders, hips over the base of support.

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The more hip flexion, the more straddled the split, the better.

Practice jumping or pressing to this position against the wall.

Jesolo Apparatus Finals

2 / nation

Vault
1 SKINNER MYKAYLA USA 15,634
2 LEOLINI ALESSIA ITA 13,617

Bars
1 KOCIAN MADISON USA 15.033
2 ROSS KYLA USA 14.967
3 CAMPANA GIORGIA ITA 14.000

Beam
1 MUNTEANU ANDREEA ROM 14.833
2 MENEGHINI ELISA ITA 14.200
3 BAUMANN ALYSSA USA 14.200

Floor
1 SKINNER MYKAYLA USA 14.533
2 KYLA ROSS USA 14.233
3 MUNTEANU ANDREEA ROM 13.967

Junior Results
Vault
1 KEY BAILIE USA 14.934
2 CHILES JORDAN USA 14.350
3 JURCA LAURA ROM 14.234

Bars
1 KEY BAILIE USA 14.267
2 DENNIS NIA USA 13.933
3 KAWASAKI MARINA JPN 13.367

Beam
1 FLATLEY NORAH USA 14,667
2 KEY BAILIE USA 14,533
3 IRIDON ANDREEA ROM 14,300

Floor
1 KEY BAILIE USA 14.533
2 JURCA LAURA ROM 13.733
3 MOMIYAMA YUKA JPN 13.633

Couch Gymnast – 2014 Jesolo: Event Finals Results

Beam Dreams – 2014 City of Jesolo Wrap up and Results

Alabama, Florida, LSU

SEC Championships 2014:

1. Alabama 197.875
2. Florida 197.700
3. LSU 197.325
4. Georgia 197.150
5. Auburn 195.550
6. Kentucky 195.075
7. Arkansas 194.900
8. Missouri 194.650.

What an incredible conference.

Alabama

SEC CHAMPS: Gymnastics Wins the 2014 SEC Championship with a 197.875

Utah 197.925 wins Pac-12

The Utes turned their fortunes in stunning fashion from last year’s disappointing third-place finish as the Utes swept virtually every award Saturday at the championships hosted by Cal.

The Utes won the meet with a 197.925, their second-highest score of the season. Stanford was a distant second with a 197.175 followed by Cal (196.55), UCLA (196.525), Oregon State (196.275), Arizona (196.25), Arizona State (195.5) and Washington (195.125).

Junior Tory Wilson won the all-around with a 39.45, Georgia Dabritz won the uneven bars title with a 10.0 and tied for the vault title with a 9.95. Dabritz and teammate Nansy Damianova tied for the floor title with 9.95s.

The only title that escaped the Utes was balance beam, which was won by UCLA’s Samantha Peszek with a 9.925. …

Tribune

Click PLAY or watch no-grips-Dabritz’ Bars on YouTube.

surprise – USA dominate Jesolo

USAG via email:

The United States women won the junior and senior team titles and swept all six all-around medals at the Jesolo (Italy) Trophy competition today. 2012 Olympic gold medalist Kyla Ross of Aliso Viejo, Calif./Gym-Max, led the senior team to gold while capturing the all-around title. Peyton Ernst of Coppell, Texas/Texas Dreams, and Maggie Nichols of Little Canada, Minn./Twin City Twisters, finished second and third.

Junior national champion Bailie Key of Montgomery, Texas/Texas Dreams, won the junior all-around title. Nia Dennis of Westerville, Ohio/Buckeye Gymnastics, and Norah Flatley of Cumming, Iowa/Chow’s Gymnastics and Dance, rounded out the junior podium. …

Click PLAY or watch Skinner’s Amanar on YouTube. (15.63)

Forster Resnick Bar Boot Camp

Here’s a clip from Camp 2012.

Note the girls is training on a Men’s rail.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

There’s more video on Gymnast Crossing.