Arabian Punch Front linked to this brilliant choreography. 🙂
Watch it on Facebook. This one won’t embed for some reason understood only by Facebook.
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Ellie Black – single leg squat
Can YOU do a front somersault to single leg squat?
https://twitter.com/Eupherry/status/620417533502451712/photo/1
It reminded some of Chellsie Memmel at 2006 Worlds.
Click PLAY or watch the very tough Chellsie on YouTube.
Ellie had a bad day in prelims. Happily she still qualified for the AA Final. Without the pressure of needing to hit for the Team she’ll be even more aggressive in the Finals.
USA, Canada, Brazil
1. USA: 173.80
2. Canada: 166.50
3. Brazil: 165.40
Leaders of the AA qualification:
1. Amelia Hundley USA 57.650 Q
2. Madison Desch USA 57.300 Q
3. Ana Sofia Gomez Guatemala 57.200 Q
This venue has been raucous for both WAG and MAG prelims. These home town favourites were excited to collect a silver medal.
Gymternet posted full results from prelims
Judging was lenient, at times, I thought. That often happens in competitions where strong and populous nations compete against smaller countries.
Gym Blog Brazil notes that this team, even without injured superstar Rebecca Andrade, was “better and better prepared than it was in Guadalajara in 2011”.
Brazil easily could have finished ahead of Canada. I’d say both nations have a chance of finishing top 8 at Worlds 2015. What I’m saying is … Don’t write off Brazil qualifying a full team to Rio. I’d love to see 30yr-old Daniele Hypólito compete her 5th Olympics. 🙂
Jessica Lopez – 14.3 Bars
J Lo could potentially have won this competition. But due to injury she’s not competing the AA.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Yamilet Pena – Vault
Of the 3 international gymnasts who have competed this vault in recent years, Yamilet is the most powerful. And the best. This time her feet legitimately hit first.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Men’s Pan Ams – day 1
Full coverage of both sessions.
Click PLAY or watch Men’s Subdivision 1 Qualification on YouTube.
Click PLAY or watch Men’s Subdivision 2 Qualification on YouTube.
Let’s Talk Gym posted a good review of the Men’s team competition – Toronto 2015: USA Men victorious
USA 173.800 at Pan Ams
In the first of 3 subdivisions today. They will certainly take Gold with that.
AA leaders … so far (2/nation)
1. HUNDLEY Amelia USA 15.100 14.500 13.750 14.300 57.650
2. DESCH Madison USA 14.950 14.450 13.250 14.650 57.300
3. LAGO SERNA Ana MEX 14.300 13.150 12.750 13.150 53.350
Beam Dreams posted commentary – USA Women Shine in Pan American Qualifications and Team Finals
Eythora Thorsdottir documentary
Juliette Goglia – It’s Our Time
Song writer Krystal Polychronis on Facebook:
… Amelia Hundley, one of the chosen team members for the Pan American Games and her best friend and long time National Team member Lexie Priessman were the inspiration behind this project.
… we have decided to release it in conjunction with the Pan American Games in support of TEAM USA. …
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
(via GTT)
Pan Am Women’s Team competition
USAG via email:
The U.S. women compete tomorrow in the first subdivision and start on floor. …
Madison Desch, Rachel Gowey, Amelia Hundley, Emily Schild and Megan Skaggs.
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