Audrys Nin Reyes, Dominican Republic, in training.
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Thanks Ono.
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Charlotte Sullivan – Beam
Holmes fitness apparel
Holmes Athletics Canada is a fitness apparel company that promotes gymnastics as the best cross training for all sports and all athlete, young and old.
Click PLAY or watch their new 2015 promo video on YouTube.
Click PLAY or watch their 2014 promo video on YouTube.
sole circles and Stalders
The very best reason to teach young beginners sole (“Monkey Circles”) in series is for grip change. With high repetition they get very good at it long before they need to use the same grip change for Giants.
In 2013 Mark Folger posted a nice series of drills leading up to using a Stalder circle on low Bar.
Click PLAY or watch a sample on YouTube.
Here are the rest – FOLGER’S GYMNASTICS – SOLE CIRCLES & STALDERS
Charles Phillips – H Bar
Manrique Larduet – one of the best in the world
Kohei Uchimura (and especially those chasing him) may have a bit more competition in Glasgow from an unexpected place – Cuba. Manrique Larduet … competed in all six events for a cumulative D score of close to 39 – which puts him squarely in contention for a podium spot in Glasgow if he hits. …
Click PLAY or watch his Floor on YouTube.
E 8,475 + D 6,600 = 15,075
Generous with the E score.
Rings (VIDEO)
Click PLAY or watch his Vault on YouTube. (Kas + 2 twists)
Click PLAY or watch his P Bars on YouTube.
Click PLAY or watch his H Bar on YouTube.
Not Kohei Uchimura. Not yet. But considering how little international experience Manrique has, we can anticipate him getting BETTER. 🙂
Cirque’s Kurios – a review
Kurios is a Cirque du Soleil touring production which premiered on April 24, 2014 … looks at a late-19th century world inventor who invents a machine that defies the laws of time, space and dimension in order to reinvent everything around him with steampunk elements …
Click PLAY or watch a trailer on YouTube.
It’s charmingly low tech. Retro-futuristic.
I was won over by the first act featuring juggling and percussion. Yes juggling! What a terrific act.
The drums were great too. As a big fan of the Swiss Top Secret Drum Corp (VIDEO), I’ve always wanted Cirque to use more drummers.
Russian Cradle Duo. Aerial Bike. Excellent simple acts with no computerized lighting wizardry.
The mandatory Contortion act is entertaining. But when they started stacking chairs, I was ready to protest. Old school circus is a refreshing throw back, but I’d seen Chinese troupes perfect this act decades ago. Shockingly, that turned out to be the favourite act of one of my non-gymnast friends. It’s a brilliant twist.
The most difficult act is Rola Bola. It looks impossible to me. You have to see it to believe it.
I was happy this show has no “clowns”. The one so-called Clown Act was hilarious. A brilliant bit of physical comedy that reminded me of the best of Jim Carrey and Andy Kaufman.
The Hands Puppetry act is fascinating and edgy, as well.
Banquine. Brilliant. These Bases are as good as any I’ve seen.
But the favourite act of the gymnast I was with was Acro Net. Rather than yet another variation of Tramp wall, this show has a gigantic trampoline. Hugely difficult skills done with the assistance of double bounce. Acro Net has tons of future possibilities.
Personally I could live without Invisible Circus and Yo-Yo. But this show has very few dull moments compared to most.
Kurios is a brave and interesting experiment, especially for those who’ve seen a lot of shows.
It travels next to Denver, Chicago, Costa Mesa CA and Los Angeles.
related – interview with writer and director Michel Laprise (VIDEO)
Uchimura still not happy
Interviewed following a win at the NHK Cup:
… His overall score of 184.250 — to which half of the points from last month’s All-Japan Championships were added — put him 2.925 ahead of second-place Yusuke Tanaka.
However, the 26-year-old stressed he was not satisfied with his performance.
“I still have plenty of things to improve. I’m looking to put on the ultimate performance,” Uchimura said. …
SYSTEM OF BALANCE / Uchimura manages goals as he works toward Rio Games
Tuuha – 2 1/2 Rings dismount
Click PLAY or watch it on instagram.
https://instagram.com/p/zK7-z8Db3n/
Looks like triple twisting double would be possible.
(via Arabian Punch Front)
World Challenge Cup ANADIA
Cubans were shockingly impressive in Portugal. 🙂
VAULT
1 Marcia Videaux CUB 15.112
2 Alexa Moreno MEX 14.900
3 Makarena Pinto CHI 14.387
– Franchesca Santi CHI 14.337
BARS
1 Jessica López VEN 14.850
2 Filipa Martins POR 13.650
3 Marcia Videaux CUB 13.425
BEAM
1 Emma Larsson SWE 13.600
2 Ayelen Tarabini ARG 13.475
3 Charlotte Sullivan NZL 13.100 … 1st World Cup medal for New Zealand!
– 3 Tzuf Feldon ISR 13.100 (VIDEO)
FLOOR
1 Dorina Boczogo HUN 13.650
2 Ayelen Tarbini ARG 13.425
3 Sasa Golob SLO 13.225
FX
1 Manrique Larduet CUB 15.075
2 Ziga Silc SLO 14.925
3 Caio Souza BRA 14.750
POMMEL
1 Jossimar Calvo COL 15.325
2 Dmitrijs Trefilovs LAT 15.100
3 Cyrill Tommasone FRA 14.950
RINGS
1 Federico Molinari ARG 15.275
2 Manrique Larduet CUB 14.925
3 Tommy Ramos PUR 14.775 (VIDEO)
Click PLAY or watch Molinari’s Rings on YouTube.
VAULT
1 Manrique Larduet CUB 14.812
2 Dominick Cunningham GBR 14.625
3 Vitalijs Kardasovs LAT 14.587
P BARS
1 Jossimar Calvo COL 15.950
2 Manrique Larduet CUB 15.625
3 Ashley Watson GBR 15.250
H BAR
1 Manrique Larduet CUB 14.975
2 Francisco Barreto BRA 14.950
3 Randy Lerú CUB 14.400
Gymternet has WAG results.
doble en plancha has WAG and MAG results.
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