meet piibunina

I first met piibunina at a Chinese meet in 2011. He and I were the only two non-Chinese in the arena.

For many years piibunina has been flying to China from Estonia several times a year (as time and money allow). Posting those under-promoted gymnasts on his YouTube channel.

Click PLAY or watch a Chinese TV interview on YouTube.

Follow piibunina on YouTube.

(via Irish Daniel)

Rebeca Andrade – Vault

Koper Challenge Cup Gold.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

https://youtu.be/AMpV-Yd3Isk

results Koper World Cup – day 1

Vault

  1. Rebeca Andrade 14.600
  2. Boglarka Devai 14.150
  3. Teja Belak 14.025

Bars

  1. Larisa Iordache 13.800
  2. Ellie Black 13.800
  3. Flavia Saraiva 13.450

full results

Lauren Hopkins – Andrade, Iordache Win First Golds in Koper

Click PLAY or watch Lari’s Bars on YouTube.

https://youtu.be/baEJIH05-bM?t=23s

(via GTT)

advanced forward uprise skills on P Bars

To compete with the best of the best on this apparatus you may need Richards and variations this quadrennial.

David Belyavskiy is definitely a strong AA podium contender for Tokyo.

Click PLAY or watch it on Facebook.

Andrea Owoc 1985 Bars

Andrea Owoc was awesome. A great personality too.

Check her dismount in this wild routine. It’s almost a Moors.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

That was Montreal 1985. Worlds will again be in Montreal in 2017.

via Fans of Canadian Gymnastics

Shelli Koszdin loves Men’s Gymnastics

There are only a handful of commentators I follow online for Men’s Gymnastics. Shelli Koszdin is one of them.

She’s very passionate. Very opinionated. A big fan.

Here’s how she got that way …

Men’s NCAA Gymnastics — A Love Story in 10 Chapters

Kyana George – L10 Floor

Superb.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

She’s headed to Cal for 2017-2018.

(via FloGymnastics)

Eddie Penev wins Floor in Slovania

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

https://youtu.be/KHaLiNmf4Jk

Thanks Cordelia.

WAG J.O. Nationals 2017

Balance Beam Situation has a great write-up on that HUGE competition. It focuses on the top gymnasts and their future impact on NCAA teams.

2017 JO NATIONALS RESULTS

Click PLAY or watch some Region 5 highlights on YouTube.