diver Qiongjie Drew

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USA Diving Olympic Trials.

Qiongjie Drew started diving in China’s national training system at age 8 and left it at age 24. She became an American citizen last year and was able to qualify for the Trials AT AGE 34. She is now in the hunt for a spot to Rio in the women’s 3M event having qualified 5th. Finals are on Sunday.

Diver takes 10-year break in pursuit of Olympic berth

Qiongjie Drew

Gymneo – forward tucked salto

The latest addition. 1hr 18min

Click PLAY or watch a teaser on Facebook.

2017 Worlds Organizing Committee

discipline_poutreThe first World Championships after the Olympics is always interesting. OCTOBER 2-8, 2017.

Hosting the event in Montreal will require 500 volunteers, including 100 members of the Organizing Committee, as well as 20 staff.

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Not yet announced is a major symposium being planned in conjunction with the event. 🙂

mtl2017gymcan.com/en

McKayla Maroney on ‪#‎MadeInAmerica‬

The video series is geoblocked. But non-Americans can watch teasers.

Click PLAY or watch it on Facebook.

Men’s All Japan highlight routines

labflapper has a video playlist including some of the top routines from the 2016 All Japan Apparatus Championships: Uchimura [Finals] HB, Ryohei Kato [Qualifying] PB, Yusuke Tanaka [Q]PH,SR,HB [F]PH,PB,HB, Kenzo Shirai [Q]HB,PB [F]FL,VT, Koji Yamamuro [Q] VT,SR [F]VT SR, Naoto Hayasaka [Q]FL,HB [F]FL.

Click PLAY or watch Yamamuro’s Rings on YouTube.

(via Beautiful Moments in MAG)

Belgium Olympic qualification

For the single Men’s position in Rio:

* The priority will go to event specialists. They will have to reach a certain score to make it to the Olympics: 15.310 on floor, 15.382 on pommel horse, 15.588 on rings, 15.088 on vault (2-vaults average), 15.544 on parallel bars and 15.033 on horizontal bar.

* If an all-arounder scores 87.281 this Saturday, he will automatically earn his spot for the Games.

* If none of the two criteria above are met, the best all-around gymnast in Rotterdam will represent Belgium in Rio.

For the women’s team:

If a gymnast scores more than 56 points in the all-around in Rotterdam, she will automatically earn her spot in the team. The final selection will be made on June 29th and will be announced to the press on that day, along with the name of the male representative. …

Details on Belgian Gymnastics Blog.

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