At age-34, one of the greatest Floor / Vault men all time has successfully made another comeback for #Glasgow2015.
Marian did qualify to the #Glasgow2015 Vault Final. But missed on Floor.
Author: Rick Mc
Career gymnastics coach who loves the outdoors, and the internet.
Leyva the Redeemer
Coincidence? 🙂
USA qualifies a full team to the Rio Olympics. Danell Leyva the top American AA in qualifications.
http://papaliukin.tumblr.com/post/131967904954/moominwhisky-danell-that-is-all-fut
In a very stressful situation, Danell did not hold back. Seemed to me he launched the first release with even greater height than usual.
Americans very often rise to the occasion when most challenged. Respect.
Dutch men 11th so far
There are a large number of Dutch media here in Scotland. Gymnastics – especially Epke – is a BIG DEAL in that nation.
Team Netherlands put together a very good meet today, but it wasn’t enough to match their women. They live to fight another day. At the Rio Test Meet.
Sadly, Epke did not qualify to the H Bar Final.
He scored 14.300 (7.200 D +7.100 E) 31st rank at this point.
Zonderland could still be Olympic Champion. The team needs to go to the Test Meet. Qualify as a team first.
clutch
After errors USA really needed this guy to anchor big on P Bars and H Bar. He did.
Team Jamaica
USA WAG Team Final lineup
Vault: Douglas, Nichols, Biles
Uneven bars: Nichols, Douglas, Kocian
Balance beam: Nichols, Raisman, Biles
Floor exercise: Nichols, Raisman, Biles
Chris Brooks – alternate to AA
USA has a history of pulling out big performances despite injuries. Let’s see them do it again.
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Worlds 2017 Montreal
October. In the BIG O. 🙂
The 1976 Olympics were held next door, in the Forum, demolished 1998.
The 1985 World Championships were held next door, in the building now being used as a science centre.
It’s time Gymnastics gets the BIG stage.
wanted – Bars coach in Romania
President of the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee (COSR), Alin Petrache, wrote an open letter to the Romanian Gymnastics Federation asking they take concrete measures after the girls missed direct qualification to the Olympics.
Funding to be provided.
(via GymFever2012)
which men’s teams will go to Rio?
Top 8 qualify directly.
Competition is fierce. There are many more strong MAG teams than WAG teams.
Results after 6/8 subdivisions:
1. Japan 358.884
2. China 357.027
3. Great Britain 354.417
4. Russia 352.692
5. Switzerland 350.127
6. Brazil 349.057
It would be awesome if the hosts made it in Glasgow.
7. Korea 346.166
8. Germany 345.717
9. France 344.859
10. Ukraine 341.817
11. Spain 340.758
12. Canada 340.758
13. Belgium 336.192
9-16 go to the Test Meet in Rio next Spring. Top 4 from that competition will qualify to the Olympics.
The Canadian guys had perhaps the most consistent meet of any team, so far. Congratulations to the team, coaches, support staff and new National Team Director Tony Smith.
René Cournoyer impressed at his first Worlds. Great potential for the future.
This is a terrific World Championships.
The only major problem I can report are time delays. Chalking P Bars takes too long. And some of the judging has been too slow. We’ve endured up to 10min breaks between routines.
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