Ksenia Klimenko – Bars

Jr Russian Champion MS division.

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https://papa-liukin.tumblr.com/post/159405345975/ksenia-klimenkos-bars-from-event-finals-at

Marisa Dick – the tattoo

Marisa had the judging symbols for her eponymous skill inked.

 
via Fans of Canadian Gymnastics

crisis management at the Gym Club

Tony Retrosi posted some tips:

In my experience, those who overcome the gym’s inevitable crises have three basic principles in place.

  • First, they have a strong and varied network of trusted advisors.
  • Second, they avoid panic and instead break the necessary responses down into component parts.
  • Third, they maintain flexibility, knowing that even the best plans are going to run off the rails.

HANDLING A CRISIS IN YOUR GYM

why Emily Gaskins returned to Cincinnati

She’s thinking Tokyo.

EMILY GASKINS RETURNS TO CINCINNATI

Uchimura wins 10th straight national title

Kohei Uchimura earned his 10th straight national individual all-around championship on Sunday, edging Kosuke Tanaka by 0.05 points for the landmark win.

In his first competition since winning the team and individual all-around gold medals at last August’s Rio Games, Uchimura settled for fourth during Friday’s qualification phase. …

“My motivation was down like never before after qualifying, but I could recover today. …

The win sees Uchimura continue his unrivalled all-around winning streak to 39 in all tournaments home and abroad, which includes the Olympics and world championships — where he has won the last six times. …

Japan Times

(via @GymCastic)

all hail Mai Murakami

Japanese Championships AA
1- Mai Murakami 56.45
2- Aiko Sugihara 54.45
3- Nagi Kajita 53.8

full results

Vault
1- Sae Miyakawa 15.000
2- Mai Murakami 14.800
3- Soyoka Hanawa 14.550

Bars
1- Asuka Teramoto 13.950
2- Hitomi Hatakeda 13.800
3- Aiko Sugihara 13.550

Beam
1- Mai Murakami 14.000
2- Shiho Nakaji 13.550
3- Soyoka Hanawa 13.350

Floor
1- Mai Murakami 14.150
2- Sae Miyakawa 13.850
3- Aiko Sugihara 13.550

Becky Downie – Bars

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David Vecsernyes training H Bar

Two Stalder Tkachevs. Rarely seen dismount.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yg0h_Ep82k

KENZO !

When he hits his hard routine (7.2) … forget about it. The Gold is decided.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8ME7JLG_N8

(via @papaliukin)