Year: 2016

China’s (nominative) Men’s Olympic team

The preliminary men’s team, seeking a third straight Olympic title, includes 2012 Olympian Zhang Chenglong and four Olympic rookies — Deng Shudi, Lin Chaopan, You Hao and Liu Yang. …

The most notable omission was Zou Kai, who earned Olympic team and floor exercise gold in 2008 and 2012 and high bar gold in 2008. …

Nick Zaccardi – China leaves 5-time gold medalist off preliminary Olympic roster

I was surprised Long Zhang made this list. It’s not easy to hang on with so many good younger guys still improving.

Zhang Chenglong

Papa Liukin was hoping that Pommel master Weng Hao might make it. VIDEO 16.250

China’s (nominative) Olympic team

Shang Chunsong, Fan Yilin, Mao Yi, Wang Yan and Liu Tingting

The federation released a nominative list of its Olympic team following the Chinese national championships held over the past week, where Shang dominated to earn the all-around, beam, and floor titles. While the selection was nominative and is open to future changes, Shang – a member of each of China’s world championships teams this quad who played a crucial role in back-to-back silver team medals – is essentially a lock at this point and will almost assuredly compete in Rio as an individual medal hopeful in addition to leading the team. …

Several gymnasts were taken out of consideration for Rio following their performances at nationals, including 2012 Olympian and 2014 world bars champion Yao Jinnan, 2013 world bars champion Huang Huidan, two-time worlds team silver medalist Chen Siyi, 2014 worlds alternate Zhu Xiaofang …

Shang Leads China’s Olympic Nominative Team

National Championship AA
1 Shang Chunsong 59.550
2 Mao Yi 58.100
3 Liu Tingting 57.950
partial results

SHANG
Shang

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Click PLAY or watch Fan Yilin’s Bars on YouTube. (7.0 + 8.734 + 0.1 CHN bonus = 15.834)

British Europeans teams announced

Dan Purvis, Louis Smith, Kristian Thomas, Max Whitlock, Nile Wilson

Becky Downie, Ellie Downie, Claudia Fragapane, Ruby Harold, Rebecca Tunney

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British Gymnastics

spotting cast handstand from straddle kip

Here’s something I’ll bet you’ve never seen before. 🙂

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Geinger on Parallel Bars

Alan Nolet competed Geinger on the side of the P Bars.

Another Canadian, Phillipe Chartrand, did it on the end of the Bars.

Chartrand

Here’s another variation. Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Mitch Gaylord & Kurt Thomas

Gymnastics legends. And … actors. 🙂

Looks like the Thomas roll skills on Men’s Floor will finally be eliminated next Code. A good move on the part of FIG MTC. We’ll have significantly fewer concussions in future.

Varna World Cup – Men’s Finals 2

Amanda Turner posted a wrap-up – Ukraine Takes Two More Titles in Varna

Vault
1-Igor Radivilov UKR – 15.283
2-Zachari Hrimeche FRA – 15.100
3-Andrey Medvedev ISR – 14.950

P Bars
1-Oleg Verniaiev UKR – 15.833
2-Axel Augis FRA – 15.500
3-Dmitri Lankin RUS – 15.400

Click PLAY or watch Axel on YouTube.

H Bar
1-Andrey Likhovitsky BLR – 14.700
2-Robert Tvorogal LTU – 14.267
2-Alen Dimic SLO – 14.267

full results