Month: March 2019

Superstars of Gymnastics a success

If you had a choice between the Superstars meet in Birmingham or the concurrent World Cup meet in London — both hosted the same day — which would you choose?

No question for me. I’d be at the World Cup.

But they had a big crowd at Superstars. Ticket paying fans seemed to enjoy the comedy. For once the gymnasts knew that entertainment was the goal, not the very best Gymnastics.

Hopefully Superstars will continue to be a success into the future.

BBC Sport – Libby Dawes:

Do elite gymnastics competitions need to be more fun?

World Championships in Glasgow was a near perfect meet for me. NCAA Gymnastics meets — both MAG & WAG — are plenty entertaining enough too.

A meet should last no longer than 2 hours. And I’d love to do anything to improve safety.

NCAA Regionals: OSU, Georgia, LSU, Michigan

4 hosts
3 days
Thursday, April 4 – Saturday, April 6

I’ll be in Corvallis, Oregon hosted by OSU.

Actually I’m very keen to see the play-in Iowa v Arizona on the 4th.

2019 NCAA Gymnastics Corvallis Regional tickets.

Birmingham World Cup highlights

Aliya wins with a fall.

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Natalie Wojcik – Floor

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Dom Cunningham – Floor 😀

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https://twitter.com/GymSuperstars/status/1110488233387929600

Seattle Pacific coach retires after 46 years

SPU athletic director Jackson Stava:

“Thank you does not seem enough to express the gratitude owed to Laurel Tindall,” he said.

“She has poured her whole self into this program for the last 46 years. I am very thankful to have had the chance to work with Laurel these past few years and see first-hand the impact she has had in the lives of gymnasts both at SPU and in this community for nearly 50 years.” …

SPU Falcons

Nush – ‘Leaf Drop’ dismount on Bars

That’s what we called it at my home Gym.

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Utah peaking for Nationals

198.025 last weekend.

There are a LOT of teams that could end up in the final 4. Including Utah. It’s going to be thrilling.

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