USA, Russia, Japan

2015 Team Averages

We are taking scores from every high-level domestic and international competition held in 2015 and averaging them. …

1. United States 242.571
2. Russia 231.931
3. Japan 225.460
4. China 223.539
5. Italy 223.379
6. GBR 223.268
7. Canada 221.278
8. France 218.416

Gymternet

Romania is 14th based on scores so far this year. The top 8 teams from Worlds 2015 will qualify their nations to the Rio Olympics.

USA should assume they will win Team at Worlds, regardless of whom they send.

Rio mascot

Chris Silcox – roundoff drills

Chris has been posting drills aimed primarily at adult participants. But all these drills are good for kids too.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Special Olympic World Games L.A.

Artistic Gymnastics competition starts today.

special olympics LA

With 7,000 athletes representing more than 170 countries, along with 3,000 coaches, 30,000 volunteers and an anticipated 500,000 spectators, the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games – being staged in Los Angeles July 25 – August 2, 2015 – will be the largest sports-and-humanitarian event anywhere in the world that year, and the biggest single event in Los Angeles since the 1984 Olympic Games.

The 2015 World Summer Games, with all the trademarks of all Special Olympics events, will feature 26 Olympic-style events in venues throughout the Los Angeles region following the Opening Ceremony in the historic Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, site of the 1932 and 1984 Olympic Games. …

Michelle Obama welcomed thousands of athletes with intellectual disabilities to the Special Olympic World Games on Saturday during a festive opening ceremony filled with cheers, songs and praise for their courage and determination. …

Yahoo Sports

Zou Jingyuan – P Bars

The Chinese Junior with the forward triple twist on Floor is even better on P Bars.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Thanks Cabriole.

Whittenburg Rings – double, double layout

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Too much celebrating?

For me, this is OK.

ChalkUP gymnastics app update

Available in the iOS App Store and Google Play now, the ChalkUP app brings a world of gymnastics to the fingertips of iPhone and Android phone users everywhere. It provides gymnasts and coaches a unique platform to share and compare gymnastics skill videos and connect with the global gymnastics community right from their smartphones. …

The latest release of ChalkUP introduces the exciting β€œChallenges” feature, allowing users to submit their gymnastics videos to active, timed β€œchallenges”. The ChalkUP user base will place votes on their favorite videos within the challenges and challenge winners earn medals for first place, second place, third place, and participation. The themed challenges will feature specific gymnastics skills and will allow gymnasts to share and compete with their best videos right from their smartphones. …

chalkUP

official website – chalkup.net