Month: May 2016

Conditioning at IGI

… Todd Gardiner talks about some of the different methods and exercises he uses for conditioning his athletes. …

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IGI Conditioning

single leg squats

Excellent physical preparation for Beam.

Single leg pistol squat. Definitely not for everyone … exercise caution …

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Ângelo Assumpcão – crazy tumbling pass

It’s a trend. Tumbling out of 2 1/2 twisting double back!

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Ângelo Roberto Dias de Assumpcão is a Brazilian gymnast.

(via Charlie Tamayo)

Rhythmic – Shang Rong

At the Olympic Test Event the routines that impressed me most were from the two Chinese girls. (They were not the winners.)

Click PLAY or watch SHANG Rong on YouTube. (Same routine from a different competition.)

Kevin Crovetto (Monaco) to Olympics

Kevin Crovetto was invited through the Tripartite Commission. Congratulations.

Kevin Crovetto

I believe this is Kevin’s photo. Correct me if I’m wrong. 🙂

Nellie Kim – Bars

She truly was super talented. Better, perhaps, than Nadia at times during their era.

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You can still see some “wrapping” Bars in the Cirque show Amaluna.

(via Jerry Blakley)

Osijek WAG Final day 2

Beam
1 Ellie DOWNIE GBR 6,100 14,950
2 Maria KHARENKOVA RUS 6,300 14,925
3 Seda TUTKHALIAN RUS 6,400 14,650

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Floor
1 Ellie DOWNIE GBR 6,000 14,525
2 Natalia KAPITONOVA RUS 5,800 14,100
3 Yana HOROKHOVA UKR 5,400 13,850
full results

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Ellie Downie continued to make history for Great Britain with a full sweep of the gold medals at the 2016 FIG World Challenge Cup, held this weekend in Osijek.

Downie, 16, dominated with golds on women’s vault and uneven bars and Saturday followed by the balance beam and floor exercise titles on Sunday. It was the best performance to date from Downie, whose combined total in Osijek would have resulted in a personal best 59.125 all-around score. …

Downie Dominates Osijek with Full Sweep