Month: May 2016

Taeja James, GBR Jrs win Friendly

1. Great Britain 162.600
2. France 161.750
3. Switzerland 160.750
4. Germany 158.100

1. Taeja James Great Britain 54.100
2. Megan Parker Great Britain 53.700
3. Leonie Meier Switzerland 53.450
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Our women’s team of Taeja James, Megan Parker, Sophie Scott, Ellesse Oates, Zoe Simmons and Lucy Stanhope took the their team title with 162.600, nearly one whole mark ahead of their closest rivals France with 161.750. Switzerland finished third with 160.750 and Germany fourth with 158.100.

Britain’s Taeja James finished top in the all-around event with 54.100 with teammate Megan Parker hot on her heels in second with 53.700. …

British Gymnastics

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related – IG – British Junior Women Best in Switzerland

Misty Copeland – new Barbie

Misty Copeland is principal dancer for the American Ballet Theatre (ABT).

Ballerina Misty Copeland inspires Barbie ‘Sheroes’ doll

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You have to give Mattel some credit for … trying. 🙂

Western Canadian Gymnastics Championships

Westerns this year are being held in conjunction with two other major events. May 5-8th.

BC Gymnaestrada and the Delta Invitational.

3 events

Over 1800 participants hosted at the Olympic Oval in Vancouver.

That’s almost certainly the biggest Gymnastics event ever hosted in Canada. 🙂 Fans can pay one admission price and see all 3 events. Cool.

UPDATE – Gymnaestrada tickets are sold out. 

This “BEST OF THE WEST GYMNASTICS FESTIVAL” will have LIVE streaming.

Thanks Chris.

Asuka Teramoto win NHK

1 Asuka Teramoto 115.050
2 Mai Murakami 113.300
3 Aiko Sugihara 112.350
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The NHK Cup is a qualifier for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, with points from last month’s national championships carried over into the competition. …

Kyodo News

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new – MyGymJudge and VEEP!

Precision Choreography is launching a new division called PRECISION CRITIQUES:

1) VEEP! (Video Evaluation by Elite Professionals)

2) MyGymJudge

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VEEP! allows gymnasts and coaches to submit videos of skills-in-progress and receive custom video feedback by some of the best in the world. VEEP! consultants include World Vault and Floor Champion, Alicia Sacramone (Quinn), Hollie Vise (Naddour), Betty Okino, among others.

MyGymJudge provides athletes with the opportunity to submit full routines for written feedback from actual USAG judges. As an added bonus, Precision’s choreography team also chimes in with pointers on increasing artistry for all submitted beam and floor routines.

Subscribe via PrecisionCritiques.com to get details on VEEP! and MyGymJudge.

Questions? Contact Nicole Langevin nicole (a) precisionchoreo.com

Canadian Gymnastics Championships

June 1-4 at the University of Alberta Butterdome, Edmonton.

Click PLAY or watch a promo on Facebook.

Thanks Damien.

Nathan Barnatt – World’s Worst Gymnast

Click PLAY or watch Getting Gymnasty Vol 4 on YouTube. (5min)

Good luck to his training partner Calli Ryals. 🙂

Here’s an edited Facebook VIDEO. (90sec)

If you want to see Nathan reach his goal of being a participation medalist, send him cash via patreon.com.

Trinidad approves Marisa Dick for Olympics

Worst case scenario would have been neither gymnast going to Rio.

Good luck Marisa.

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And despite the controversy over the manner of Williams’ deselection—on the eve of the Test event—the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) ruled today, in a press conference at the Olympic House in Port of Spain, that Dick will go. …

Yet, even as Lewis endorsed Dick, he suggested that the TTGF could be disciplined under Clause 13 of its constitution—which is entitled “Measures and Sanctions”—and lamented the position that the TTOC found itself in. It is the first time that the TTOC has ever invoked that clause.

“It is a dark cloud over the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic movement,” said Lewis. “Public confidence in the governance of sport has been shaken… We deplore the situation that the ttoc has found itself in.”

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That’s the official decision. Read Lauren Hopkin’s overview of the situation.