surprise World Champion Tin Srbic

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Nadia Comaneci Plaza in Montreal

A plaza named after Nadia Comaneci, the Romanian gymnast and runaway star of Montreal’s 1976 Olympic Games, was inaugurated at the Olympic Park on Wednesday.

Gazette

best wrist supports for female gymnasts

One gymnast’s experience started a thread on Chalk Bucket.

Best — of course — is not using wrist supports. Avoid overuse injury.

teenage boys denied WAG High School team

There are increasing numbers of males competing WAG, females competing MAG.

But this is an issue not nearly resolved in 2017.

It isn’t that coaches at Connetquot High School and Commack High School are adverse to welcoming the boys. It’s because under Section 11 rules, a boy cannot compete in a girls sport if deemed he has too great a competitive advantage. …

Teenage Boys Fighting To Join HS Girls’ Gymnastics Teams

Sohn – Single Pommel Kehre

Four of the eight finalists at Worlds 2017 competed this skill. James Hall wants to add it.

 
Update. James is swinging out of Sohn already.

Beckie Downie vaulting from a Rod Floor

I don’t recall seeing this before. Sprinting on a Rod Floor for vault.

Beam judging – Ponor at Europeans

I like the graphics in this edit.

Did Ponor actually get credit for 6.1 for that routine?

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Oleg Verniaiev interview

No excuses. The two falls on Pommel Horse were on different skills. It happens.

Oleg headed straight to the Gym on return from Worlds. Bundesliga competition through December.

VERNIAIEV: THESE WORLDS HAVE BEEN THE MOST DIFFICULT FOR ME

Olympic Bars Champ – Julianne McNamara

Everybody loved Julianne back in that era. We boys loved how she mounted with mixed grip jam cast, like a boss.

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Beam Queen Bootcamp

October 14-15 in Zionsville, Indiana – InterActive Academy

October 21-22 in Chandler, Arizona = Gold Medal Gymnastics

Beam Queen Bootcamp is a two-day camp that travels to interested gyms to help gymnasts with beam. The camp’s rotations can differ depending on the available staff. The first camp included rotations for beam skills, beam dance, choreography, upgrades and drills, games, and confidence training. …

Samantha Peszek Gives Back To Gymnastics Through Beam Queen Bootcamp

Gyms interested in hosting a Beam Queen Bootcamp can email BeamQueenBootcamp (a) gmail.com.