Author: Rick Mc

SWEET. Her best routine ever?

15.450 = D:6.200 + E:9.250

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It’s going to be difficult to argue against putting Ashton on the Worlds team. Yet she may not even be invited to Worlds Camp.

#PGChamps

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. 15.900 (6.9, 9.000) … NOTE 0.1 stick bonus.

Has she ever competed a better routine?

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She explains Bailey’s leos. 🙂

Bailie Key wore a recreation of Kim Zmeskal’s leotard from the 1991 World Championships. In Indianapolis.

You can’t NOT watch Laurie. 🙂

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How many girls stretch their feet on Tkachev?

1. Laurie Hernandez: 117.500
2. Jazmyn Foberg: 117.400
3. Ragan Smith: 116.450

At least one of these super talents will be competing Rio, I predict. All they need to do is stay healthy. An impressive weekend for all three.

Beam Dreams – MG Elite Battles it Out for Junior Gold at the the 2015 P&G National Championships

More photos by John Cheng – 2015 P&G Gymnastics Championships – Jr. Women (Day 1)

US Junior National team named: Laurie Hernandez, Jazzy Foberg, Ragan Smith, Jordan Chiles, Christina Desiderio and Sydney Johnson-Scharpf.

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LIVE scores

Gymternet – 2015 U.S. Championships Junior Day 2 LIVE Blog

Great fluff.

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The British High Performance Gymnastics Coach and Consultant has a flash new website – TechniqueTalk.com.

Check a sample post – #1 WHAT REALLY GETS MY GOAT

Balance Beam Situation called day 1 a Splatfest.

It wasn’t THAT bad. But many of the most reliable, consistent gymnasts fell. Including Kyla Ross. 😦

Lauren Hopkins:

Of the 19 gymnasts who competed, most had falls or big mistakes. But most who made those mistakes came back with brilliant performances. Fighting back from mistakes is a big part of competing …

… Biles doesn’t fall on floor. She’s human, it happens to everyone, but floor has been so easy for Simone always, it was just jarring to see it happen …

Aly:

“I can’t remember the last time I fell on beam in competition” …

Douglas also had a solid day, especially on vault, where her DTY was excellent, and bars, where every skill was tidy and solid. It wasn’t a perfect day, as she had a few small issues on beam and then got hammered in both her d-scores and e-scores on floor, where she struggled with dance elements. …

U.S. Senior Women Battle Through Day One

John Conrad clearly has the coaching reflex. 🙂

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Thanks Austin.

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I wish he had fewer Rybalkos, though. Deductions could have been more severe.