Nico on GymFever2012 translated his tweet.
Expects 7.7 difficulty score with the routine planned for the Toyota Cup this weekend.
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Brazilian WAG Team upgrades
Some skills in training. Nabieva release!
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Brazil wants to qualify a full team to the Olympics by finishing top 4 at the Test Meet.
H Bar – Quad twisting double layout
on retirement from Gymnastics
Shelby Edwards:
I’m a University of Arizona gymnast about to enter her fourth and final year as a GymCat and her 17th and final year as a gymnast. I am both terrified and ready.
I’m not terrified of the gymnastics part; I’ve been flipping and flying around since the age of four. My fears extend far past the width of a four inch balance beam. What terrifies me about entering my last season as a competitive gymnast is that in about five months, I will be losing a part of who I am.
“Hi, my name is Shelby and I’m a gymnast.”
This has been my introduction line for as long as I can remember. It’s a personal identifier. It’s my go-to adjective for individual descriptions. In a few short months, I will no longer be “Shelby, the gymnast”, but instead, just Shelby. And “Just Shelby” has always sounded a little empty to me. …
Oleg – P Bars
Oleg Verniaiev is once again competing the VALERI LIUKIN INVITATIONAL, December 11th-13th, 2015.
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He won that meet.
http://papaliukin.tumblr.com/post/134945406874/the-boys-have-arrived-in-plano
50 attend 2015 TOPS A National Team Camp
The camp started with TOPs national physical abilities testing. The gymnasts who placed in the top three in testing are: Samara Jordan – Legacy Elite Gymnastics, first; Nhi Nguyen – Golden City Gymnastics, second; and Marissa Saunders – Buckeye Gymnastics, third. …
Kelly Simm interview
2015 World University Games champion, Kelly Simm.
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(via Cordelia)
LSU’s new Gymnastics facility
Is open. 🙂
Simone wins USOC’s Female Olympic Athlete of the Year
This is a biggie. 🙂
The other gymnasts who have received the USOC’s annual honor are: female athlete – Zmeskal in 1991, Carly Patterson in 2004; Nastia Liukin in 2008 (tie); and team — women’s World Championships Team, 2003 and 2007. …
2015 was a good year for USA Gymnastics.
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