JO Level 10 (12-15) #GymCdnChamp

AA from Qualification:
1 Gillian Fonteyne 36.100 Calgary Gymnastics Centre
2 Dahlia Solorzano-Caruso 35.900 Galaxy
3 Hope Moxam 35.675 Futures Gymnastics Centre
4 Alix Pierce 35.650 Marian Gymnastics Club
5 Katarina Lozic 35.375 Manjak’s Gymnastics
6 Xuan Patenaude 35.350 Gymnix

full AA results

AA Final goes Friday. Good luck ladies. 🙂

Claudia Fragapane – Floor

6.4 + 8.6 = 15.0 – 1st in qualification.

Jumps out of double layout dismount.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

GBR leads European Championships

Teams who qualified to the final:

1. GBR – Great Britain 173.363
2. RUS – Russian Federation 173.261
3. SUI – Switzerland 166.128
4. ROU – Romania 164.870
5. GER – Germany 164.852
6. FRA – France 162.839
7. ITA – Italy 162.128
8. HUN – Hungary 161.963

full results

Hungary has not qualified for a team final since 1998. 🙂 Belgium just missed. 😦

AA ranking from qualifications:

1. MELNIKOVA Angelina RUS 57.732
2 STEINGRUBER Giulia SUI 57.331
3. KOVACS Zsofia HUN 56.432
4. BUI Kim GER 55.731
5. TITARSOLEJ Mara NED 55.490
6. KAESLIN Ilaria SUI 55.432

full results

Golden Era of Gymnastics

New book by By Karen Louise Hollis.

Golden EraThis is a memoir of a young gymnast growing up in England in the 1980s and falling in love with the sport of gymnastics after watching the 1980 Olympics. It tells the story of the sport between 1980 and 1984 and includes exclusive interviews with top gymnasts from that era including Ecaterina Szabo (Romania), Kathy Johnson (USA), Tracee Talavera (USA) and Cheryl Weatherstone (GB).

A Golden Era of Gymnastics 1980-84 ($33.73)

Men’s P&G Championships

The 2016 Men’s P&G Gymnastics Championships begin on Friday in Hartford, Connecticut, and will feature a field of 11 men who have combined for 39 U.S. titles and 12 world championships medals.

The competition will determine both the men’s senior national champions and national team, as well as the athletes who will advance to the U.S. Olympic Team Trials on June 23-25 in St. Louis. From there, five men will be chosen to represent Team USA at the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games.

Team USA

https://twitter.com/JohnOrozco/status/737398226593026049

U.S. Men’s Gymnastics Championships preview

guest post by Shelli Koszdin:

If I had to bet, I would put money on Donnell Whittenburg and John Orozco to make it to Rio. …

My longshot picks to make it to Rio are Akash Modi, Yul Moldauer, or Sean Melton. …

One Gymnastics Fan’s Preview of the 2016 U.S. Men’s Gymnastics Championships

Click through for an excellent preview. See why Shelli doesn’t necessarily consider Sam Mikulak a lock. (Sam is a lock, I’d say. As are Donnell and John.)

2016 MAG P&G

USAG – 2012 Olympians, World medalists highlight 2016 P&G Men’s Championships field

Elisa Chirino rehab update

Elisa Chirino fell badly on Bars March 25, 2014. Elisa, now 19, is a paraplegic.

A reminder for all of us to do everything possible to prevent dangerous falls.

37 DEGREES posted a lengthy documentary on her life in German. (VIDEO)

Ryan Patterson to Rio

South Africa: Patterson Will Make History As He Takes to the Floor for Team SA in Rio

South Africa did not approve their female gymnast feeling her performance level was not high enough. 😦