Year: 2016

Amanda Borden – Beam handspring layout drills

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Tomás González – coverboy

Tomás González is the first Chilean gymnast to medal at World Cup events and the first to qualify for an Olympic Games.

Cover.

Inside Gymnastics – Olympic issue

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Dorina Boczogo – Floor

An oldie but a goodie.

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(via ILLUSION TURNS – Top floor routines 2015)

Donatella SACCHI new FIG WTC Chair

Nellie Kim was elected as an FIG vice President so withdrew her name from the WTC election.

Women’s Technical Committee:

DOWDELL Kym AUS
ZHOU Qiurui CHN
VALENZO AOKI Naomi MEX
ANDRIANOVA Liubov RUS
DAVYDOVA Elena CAN (New)
ZINAL Radie SYR (New)

Steve BUTCHER ran unopposed for MTC Chair.

related – Lauren Hopkins – A New Era in Gymnastics

Oleg Verniaiev – Tsuk arm position

For a small man he’s well able to vault with the most powerful big guys. Technique needed. He can’t use brute force.

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First arm used to push. Second arm to block.

Aiko Sugihara wins All-Japan Championships

aiko-sugihara1 Aiko Sugihara – Asahi Seimei 57.700
2 Sachiko Maeda – Iwate Prefecture 52.050
3 Mizuki Nishi – Sogo Gymnastics 51.900
full results

Lauren Hopkins:

In her first competition back since her Olympic performance two months ago, 17-year-old Aiko Sugihara swept all five titles at the All-Japan Senior Championships, a club gym competition held in Tokyo over the weekend. …

Her hard work is already paying off, and I think Sugihara will be a star in the coming quad. This weekend, Sugihara earned a 57.7 in the all-around, partly thanks to a brand-new DTY upgrade that earned a 14.6. …

Sugihara Sweeps in Olympic Return