tumbling, tramp, diving, acrobatics, circus, cheer, dance, martial arts, X sports … and more
It’s easier now to have a new element named. It can happen at any competition judged by one of the FIG MTC.
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Obviously catching the same skill in cross grip should be in the same box in the Code. Hopefully MTC will fix this problem in the next revision.
(via Learn Gymnastics Code)
Louis Smith on the team. Again.
Claudia Fragapane
Amy Tinkler
Becky Downie
Ellie Downie
Max Whitlock
Daniel Purvis
Kristian Thomas
Courtney Tulloch
Louis Smith
Sam Oldham
(via Full Twist – Euros 2015: Great Britain announce delegation)
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… Courville won back-to-back vault national championships and five SEC individual titles. She helped LSU finish in third place at the Super Six Championships in 2014, the highest finish in program history.
Despite achieving the best finish in school history, Courville was bitter after failing to win the national championship and set out to make her senior season count.
During her senior season, Courville led LSU to a 13-1 regular season record and its first undefeated season in SEC competition while battling through various ailments. She was held out of the final two rotations during LSU’s victory against Alabama with flu-like symptoms, and a hip flexor injury restricted her to two events during LSU’s victory against Minnesota and kept her out of the final regular season meet againt Centenary and New Hampshire. …
LSU gymnast Courville takes Tigers to new heights throughout four-year career
Note that Carly Patterson was a next door neighbour. D-D explains that Carly was an Olympic Champion – but didn’t compete NCAA. 🙂
This is the year. LSU needs to win while Rheagan is still here. Happily, LSU DONT GET TIRED.
LSU (bars)
Nebraska (bye before bars)
Denver (beam)
Washington (bye before floor)
Michigan State (vault)
Iowa State (floor)
Men’s football and men’s basketball are the glamour American Collegiate sports.
What about the rest of the NCAA?
U.S. Olympic Committee CEO Scott Blackmun:
Next week, the NCAA men’s gymnastics championships will be held in Norman, Okla. Last week, the men’s swimming national championship was held in Iowa City. The week before that, the wrestling national championship was contested in St. Louis. All those sports have been impacted by changing times in college athletics – and the future is even more challenging. …
Since the early 1980s, … college men’s gymnastics programs have been cut by 75 percent. Wrestling has been cut by half. About 50 schools have dropped their men’s swimming programs. …
… men’s gymnastics isn’t the only one in trouble. Within the last few months, Chattanooga dropped its men’s track program and College of Charleston shut down its swimming programs – men’s and women’s. Bigger schools have gone before them – Washington, it’s worth noting, dropped men’s and women’s swimming when the school president was Mark Emmert, now the head of the NCAA. …
U.S. Olympic Committee ‘candidly concerned’ non-revenue college sports will be cut
(via Dave Durante)
At Jesolo the most important team is not Italy, but rather USA. It’s only a high profile competition because Marta likes to take as many National Team members as are ready to Italy early in the season. The Americans compete so rarely internationally, going to Jesolo is the best chance to compete against them outside Worlds.
How did the host nation do?
Valeria Violi:
The senior team placed in second with a score of 224.350 even without the help of their veteran leader Vanessa Ferrari, out due to the mononucleosis she suffered in the previous months, and Lara Mori, whose fibula fracture might keep her out of competition for quite a long time.
Gymternet – Italians in Jesolo
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Regionals are tomorrow, Saturday, at Cal Berkeley.
Steve Penny, president and CEO USA Gymnastics:
“The Indiana State Legislature just approved amended language to SB 101 that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity along with race, color, religion, ancestry, age, national origin, disability or U.S. military service. Inclusiveness is important to USA Gymnastics and society in general, and although it has been a very rocky and difficult past week, the amended bill marks an important step forward for Indiana. We appreciate the commitment and dedication of local civic and business leaders, as well as the members of the community, to take a stand on the inherent problems with SB 101 and get it rectified. USA Gymnastics believes these changes ensure that we can stage our national championships and the USA Gymnastics National Congress and Trade Show in an atmosphere that is welcoming and open to every member of our organization and our fans.”
I’ll be going to Indianapolis for Championships.
While the amendment is not perfect, it’s good enough for me.
Long term this battle is over. A majority of Americans feel that same sex marriages between consenting adults should be recognized as equal to traditional marriage.
I respect the rights of those who disagree, including Indiana governor Mike Pence, but in a Democracy majority rules.
via email from Scott Bregman
Oops. Ono and hagwr think this routine is from 2013 or thereabouts. Fabian is not competing right now, so far as we know.
Fabian Hambuechen has upgraded. One of the best and cleanest Horizontal Bar guys in the world already, this routine should keep him on the podium at Worlds 2015.
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