Author: Rick Mc

If (like me) you are missing USA Championships 2014, the best catch-up is audio.

A full recap of day one of the women’s competition. We discuss:

Swaggie Maggie Nichols rise in the ranks

The ranging case of nerves that swept the juniors

Trends in routine construction for the top teams

How awesome Evan Heiter and Sam Peszek were at commentating LIVE

Favorites for World and Pan American Games

Adeline Kenlin and the coolest vault of the competition and Lexy Ramler getting the biggest cheers for her bar routine

112: Junior & Senior Women’s Prelims from the 2014 US Championships in Pittsburgh

Click PLAY or watch day 1 Jr leader Jazmyn Foberg’s FX on YouTube.

14.400 (5.8, 8.600)

Cordelia Price is a special guest. Ebee’s aunt, @CordeliaGymFan, is one of the sharpest eyes on the gymternet.

I’m enjoying the series of captioned photos being regularly released by FLICKFLAPP.

Follow them on twitter.

Another teaser. A 12min section from a 70min presentation.

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… “This is the place where I’m settling,” Douglas, adding that Columbus will be her training base through the 2016 Olympics, said Thursday. “It’s a perfect fit for me.”

Douglas still plans on attending National Team camps this fall and would be open to competing internationally before next summer’s Secret Classic if National Team coordinator Martha Karolyi desires, according to USA Gymnastics. …

NBC

related – Nancy Armour – Upheaval in past, Olympic champ Gabby Douglas focuses on Rio

The Canadian men are in Montreal for a training camp. National Champion Hugh Smith seems to be challenging Georges St-Pierre.

Good luck with that, Hugh.

GSP is the former 3-time Welterweight Champion of Ultimate Fighting. And an aspiring gymnast.

Score: 15.400 (6.7, 8.700)

BIG hit. Congratulations Brenna. 🙂

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

USA is doing some impressive Bars in 2014. Just sayin’.

Score: 15.850 (6.6, 9.250)

I can’t complain. This routine would certainly go 9.25 internationally. 🙂

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Smart routine construction. That’s a very easy routine for her. FIG must devalue stoop Stalder next Code as did the Men some years ago.

Compare Ashton’s tap under the low bar to Komova’s over the low bar.

That screen shot came from a discussion on GymFever.

Yep.

Can’t touch that. 🙂

1. Simone Biles, World Champions Centre, 61.800
2. Maggie Nichols, Twin City Twisters, 58.650
3. Alyssa Baumann, WOGA, 58.400
4. Kyla Ross, Gym-Max, 57.950
5. Mykayla Skinner, Desert Lights, 57.550
6. Madison Desch, GAGE, 56.000

Lauren Hopkins – 2014 P&G CHAMPIONSHIPS: SENIORS DAY 1

2014 P&G Championships
Junior women
First of two days – winner determined after day 2

1. Jazmyn Foberg, Bayville, N.J., 57.600
2. Emily Gaskins, Coral Springs, Fla., 57.000
3. Nia Dennis, Westerville, Ohio, 56.800
4. Norah Flatley, Cumming, Iowa, 56.550
5. Ragan Smith, Lewisville, Texas, 55.550
5. Alexis Vasquez, West Des Moines, Iowa, 55.550
7. Megan Skaggs, Marietta, Ga., 55.450
8. Maile O’Keefe, Las Vegas, Nev., 54.950
8. Abby Paulson, Coon Rapids, Minn., 54.950
10. Maggie Musselman, Crownsville, Md., 54.700

more Nia Dennis at the US Classic gifs

Couch Gymnast has highlight routines.