Author: Rick Mc

Career gymnastics coach who loves the outdoors, and the internet.

40 year old H Bar grips

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Elite Development Gymnastics Education (EDGE)

June 23-25, 2017
Illinois Gymnastics Institute
Chicago

Developing Elite Gymnasts is the most difficult endeavor in women’s gymnastics because it is so complex. With the significant rule differences between the Elite and the JO system, there are specific techniques, tactics and strategies that gymnasts and coaches need to learn to be successful in the elite program!

Tammy Biggs & Todd Gardiner will teach your gymnast and coaches the systems, drills, spotting and concepts the best elite coaches know and utilize. EDGE is an intensive, 3 day clinic …

Edge Symposium

It is intense training. Only register gymnasts who have the capacity for advanced skills.

Thanks Don.

Women’s European Championships AA results

Lauren Hopkins posted the Qualifications Results in an easy to read format:

1 Ellie Downie Great Britain 56.198
2 Zsofia Kovacs Hungary 54.882
3 Tabea Alt Germany 54.866
4 Elena Eremina Russia 54.698
5 Eythora Thorsdottir Netherlands 54.598
6 Kim Bui Germany 53.632
7 Melanie De Jesus Dos Santos France 53.333
8 Martina Maggio Italy 53.315
full results

Ellie Downie leads the way in Cluj

Catlina Ponor – Floor

Cata was (after the competition) deducted for missing the forward tumbling requirement.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

She intended to compete a front layout after the 2 1/2 twist, but didn’t have enough rotation.

Watch her podium training routine (VIDEO) and her old Baku routine (VIDEO) with the same tumbling.

It is embarrassing that the judges didn’t catch it immediately. Romanian Press and fans will be disappointed. But I’ll sleep better knowing that the system worked. They got the score right in the end. Schaefer will compete the Final instead of being wrongly knocked out.

Women’s European Championships Apparatus Finalists

Official via UEG
Vault
1 E Downie (GBR) 14.433
2 Paseka (RUS) 14.412
3 Devillard (FRA) 14.267
4 Devai (HUN) 14.233
5 Belak (SLO) 14.216
6 KOVACS (HUN) 14.174
7 Melnikova (RUS) 14.166
8 Volleman (NED) 13.966

Bars (should be the best Final)
1 Seitz (GER) 14.566
1 Derwael (BEL) 14.566
3 Eremina (RUS) 14.466
4 Downie (GBR) 14.433
5 Kovacs (HUN) 14.366
6 E Downie (GBR) 14.266
7 Bui (GER) 14.133
8 de Jesus dos Santos (FRA 14.100

Click PLAY or watch Nina’s Bars on YouTube.

Beam
1 Iordache (ROU) 14.566
2 Wevers (NED) 14.300
3 Thorsdottir (NED) 14.233
4 Ponor (ROU) 14.066
5 Alt (GER) 13.700
6 Boyer (FRA) 13.700
7. E. Downie (GBR) 13.466
8. B. Downie (GBR) 13.333

Click PLAY or watch Lari’s Beam on YouTube.

Floor
1 E. Downie (GBR) 13.966
2 Fragapane GBR 13.766
3 Eremina (RUS) 13.633
4 Mori (ITA) 13.533
5 Thorsdottir (NED) 13.366
6. Melnikova (RUS) 13.233
7 Bui (GER) 13.166
8 Schaeffer (GER) 13.133

Catalina Ponor was initially 4th. But judges eventually realized she was missing the forward tumbling requirement. Revised score 13.066.

Click PLAY or watch Ellie’s Floor on YouTube.

Lauren Hopkins is here. Read her 2017 European Championships LIVE posts on thegymter.net.