Year: 2016

Gabby, Simone try hula hooping

‘I have a defective one!’ Gabby Douglas, Simone Biles and other American Olympic hopefuls try their hands at hula hooping – and fail spectacularly

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double double Beam dismount

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Thanks Ono.

forward salto on Floor

75 minutes of tutorial are now available on Gymneo English.

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FUROSHIKI wrap around shoes

Would these work for trampoline?

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Cost around $110.

There are many different models. (VIDEO)

(via Blue Chip Chiropractic)

top Gymnastics scores 2016

The All Around just updated their stats for the year.

1 Simone Biles (USA) 62.900
2 Aly Raisman (USA) 60.650
3 Lauren Hernandez (USA) 60.450

Vault
1 Simone Biles (USA) 15.800
2 Maria Paseka (RUS) 15.700
3 Un Jong Hong (PRK) 15.633

Bars
1 Ashton Locklear (USA) 15.850
2 Fan Yilin (CHN) 15.734 w 0.1 bonus
3 Madison Kocian (USA) 15.700

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I don’t believe either Ashton or Madison would beat that routine with the same judges.

Beam
1 Simone Biles (USA) 15.700
2 Sanne Wevers (NED) 15.650
3 Madison Kocian (USA) 15.550

Floor
1 Simone Biles (USA) 16.100 (6.9)
2 Aly Raisman (USA) 15.700
3 Maggie Nichols (USA) 15.200

See the full ranking.

Several have noted that Russian and some American scores are higher than they should expect in Rio.

Angelina Melnikova 15.400 Beam

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related – Crumlish – Melnikova: Confidence and Stability Will Be Key In Rio

Comaneci, Dawes, Biles

Tide detergent ad.

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Of course Simone is not the smallest gymnast “in the history of the sport“. Don’t believe everything you hear in a detergent ad. 🙂

Thanks Cordelia.