Author: Rick Mc

The highlight routine of #Glasgow2015, so far. 🙂

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Here’s why.

She came back from serious surgery to try to help her team qualify to the Olympics at #Glasgow2015. And missed on her only apparatus in prelims – Bars.

Click PLAY or watch a Hard Way To Success feature Facebook. Just after the competition.

Spain was super enthusiastic. A big group of fans cheering them on 1st session in Glasgow.

Here’s the pre-competition post from Bea Gheorghisor – World Team Preview: Romania

Here’s what happened at #Glasgow2015. 😦

Ponor injured before the trip. Anamaria Ocolisan injured in Glasgow. (Alternate not ready to step-in for some reason.)

4 counting falls on Bars.

Yes they competed in the first flight. But – in the end – Bars is still too weak. Grips have helped. But they should not be relying on free hips when everyone else in the world uses (much more consistent) sole circle skills.

UPDATE – Bea Gheorghisor’s report on the Romanian roation:

… I saw the looks on the coaches’ faces, the disbelief, the shock, the teary eyes. I heard Larisa speaking to the Romanian television, crying, “we are not trying to find excuses, we will think about what happened, we are responsible for all of it”. …

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Japan had quite a dreadful podium on Horizontal Bar. Hasegawa was injured on one fall, aggravating a sore hip. Naoto Hayasaka, the alternate, was called in.

… caught the attention of Uncle Tim.

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Flashback to 2004 Olympic Champion Kyle Shewfelt who had the same (crowd pleasing) transition in his routine WAY BACK when Men’s Floor was watchable.

related – more clips of Brinn from podium training

#Glasgow2015 | results | Olympic Test Meet Rio, April 16-24, 2016
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Romania and Spain WAG up in the 1st flight. I’ll be LIVE tweeting @GymCoaching. Better would be to follow the hash tag #Glasgow2015.

Glasgow welcomes Artistic Gymnastics stars for World Championships ‘show’

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Valerie-Valya Theodora Ko posted a terrific interview with always entertaining Daniela.

Valerie: You have mentioned previously that the 1987 World Championships team was your favorite. Please use one word to describe each your teammates: Ecaterina Szabo, Eugenia Golea, Camellia Voinea, Celestina Popa, Aurelia Dobre, and of course, Daniela Silivas. And how will you describe the bonding of the team?

Silivas: Szabo- kind , Golea – lovable, Popa- smiley , Voinea- serious, Dobre-funny, Silivas –Silly.

In my opinion 87 team was the best team. Not just in the competition .We were so united in practice and outside gymnastics. They are my sisters and after 28 years we are still close. We trained together and lived together for years. …

Valerie: If there are things you would want to change in your career, what would they be?

Silivas: I think everything happens for a reason so I wouldn’t change a thing. I’m happy with my gymnastics career and it helped be the person I am today. …

Valerie: During these recent years, the Romanian team often missed top placements due to weaknesses on the uneven bars. However, during your years, Romanians were great on bars….

Silivas: We started being great on bars after coach Adrian Stan came to national team. He is the best bars coach in the world. You can see the change in Great Britain’s team how good they became after he moved there. …

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Team Netherlands is VERY artistic. I’m still not convinced you can quantify that quality. Nor make sure the judges reward it.

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