He’s improved immensely over the years. Puts up many good scores. But it’s still his weakest apparatus.
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Author: Rick Mc
Career gymnastics coach who loves the outdoors, and the internet.
American Jesolo teams named
Seniors
Ashton Locklear, Hamlet, N.C./Everest Gymnastics
Morgan Hurd, Middletown, Del./First State
Victoria Nguyen, West Des Moines, Iowa/Chow’s Gymnastics
Alyona Shchennikova, Evergreen, Colo./5280 Gymnastics
Riley McCusker, Brielle, N.J./MG Elite
Abby Paulson, Coon Rapids, Minn./Twin City Twisters
Trinity Thomas, York, Pa./Prestige Gymnastics
Juniors
Emma Malobuyo, Flower Mound, Texas/Texas Dreams
Maile O’Keefe, Las Vegas, Salcianu
Gabby Perea, Geneva, Ill./Legacy Elite
Adeline Kenlin, Iowa City, Iowa/Iowa GymNest
Olivia Dunne, Hillsdale, N.J./ENA Paramus
Doha World Cup Final day 2
Beam
🥇 Liu Tingting (CHN) 14.466
🥈 Catalina Ponor (ROU) 13.900
🥉 Luo Huan (CHN) 13.700
Click PLAY or watch Liu Tingting’s Beam on YouTube.
Floor
🥇 Liu Tingting (CHN) 13.366
🥈 Emily Little (AUS) 13.133
🥉 Ana Derek (CRO) 12.900
Vault
🥇 Le Thanh Tung (VIE) 14.733
🥈 Artur Davtyan (ARM) 14.433
🥉 Heikki Saarenketo (FIN) 14.366
Click PLAY or watch Le Thanh Tung on YouTube. Sweet second vault.
P Bars
🥇 Zou Jingyuan (CHN) 15.900
🥈 Marcel Nguyen (GER) 15.066
🥉 Pablo Brägger (SUI) 14.800
H Bar
🥇 Xiao Ruoteng (CHN) 14.533
🥈 Tin Srbic (CRO) 14.400
🥉 Christian Baumann (SUI) 14.166
full results
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spotting Ring strength in competition
GymCastic on the USAG abuse scandal
Episode #245 is one of the best in a long time.
USA Gymnastics President has resigned …
Why this is not the time to move on because nothing has changed
- Three things that still need to be done to prevent abuse at USA Gymnastics
- USAG still going to do their own policing on non-sexual abuse misconduct and crimes. SafeSport only investigating sexual assaults.
Jessica O’Beirne is the person to follow on this issue. Now that Steve Penny has resigned — a symbolic sign of willingness to change — Jessica details some of the next steps necessary if USAG is actually going to make the sport safer for athletes into the future.
Listen here.
Taeja James – Floor
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Sam Pezek – boxing + burpee back tucks
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Chinese teams training in Canada
MAG and WAG teams from China competed at the University of Calgary International Cup competition. And trained for a week at the new Pine Valley Gym Centre residence Camp north of Edmonton, Alberta.
The elite FIG women from China competed Level 10 rules in Calgary. Their level of difficulty was a bit of a shock to the Canadian level 10 girls and their parents. 🙂
Luau In Leos competition highlights
John Orozco retires
One of my favourite gymnasts.
After making the 2016 Olympic team in June, he landed a high bar dismount in July that tore the ACL in his left knee and shredded his dream of a second trip to the Olympics. …
Orozco, 24, has retired from gymnastics and is leaving the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, where he has trained for the last seven years. …
Orozco did reveal that his future plans will involve music, so relocation is a necessity.
“I’m moving to L.A. soon …
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