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Year: 2016
Artistic, Rhythmic, Trampoline gymnasts to Olympics
Here’s the men’s Artistic list. And the women’s Artistic list. Those invited to compete Individual Rhythmic. And, finally, Rhythmic Group.
Athletes must next be approved by their National Olympic organizations.
Staniouta wins Rhythmic Test Event
Melitina continued her domination of the individual competition in Rio. This final did not count towards Olympic qualification. That was decided during preliminaries.
1 Staniouta Melitina BLR
2 Ashirbayeva Sabina KAZ
3 Ruprecht Nicol AUT
full results
My personal favourite was the youngest competitor, Shang Rong from China.
GER, UZB, GRE to Rhythmic Group Olympics
The final list of Rhythmic Groups invited to the Rio Olympics has been posted.
Based on the Test Event competition 3 teams were added:
1. Germany 33.183
2. Uzbekistan 32.832
3. Greece 31.982
full results
The highest one score in the competition was 16.766 for the Republic of Uzbekistan Hoop / Clubs routine.
Click PLAY or watch the same one at Worlds 2015 on YouTube.
I still don’t like the flesh-coloured mesh used in Rhythmic leotards. But they do look better from a distance.
Logan Dooley for United Airlines
United Airlines Olympic themed safety video features trampolinist Logan Dooley.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
I flew to Rio on United, a very inexpensive fare. During the Olympics flights will be extremely expensive.
(via USAG)
Louis Smith for breakfast
Pedra De Gavea, Rio
Sam Oldham in Brazil
post-Olympic Gymnastics tour USA
The 2016 Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions, which begins on Sept. 15 in Spokane, Wash., will visit 36 cities, both large and small, across the nation before wrapping up Nov. 13 in Boston, Mass. The Tour will showcase gymnasts from the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games, along with well-known names from the sport.
Thanks Cordelia.
Melitina Staniouta wins Rio Rhythmic Test
The battle for the final places in Gymnastics at the 2016 Olympic Games continued Thursday as Rhythmic took centre stage at the Rio Olympic Arena, following competitions in Artistic and Trampoline earlier in the week. With 15 of the 26 slots for the individual competition already attributed at the 2015 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany, in September, the last tickets were snapped up at this second and final Olympic qualification. …
Staniouta wins, Ashirbayeva tops list of Rhythmic Olympic qualifiers at Test Event
full results of Test Event
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