Rick Mc

Men’s All-Around

1. Kohei Uchimura 91.850 Japanese Nationals
2. Max Whitlock 90.650 British Championships
3. Oleg Verniaiev 90.375 Tokyo World Cup

Floor – 1. Shirai Kenzo 15.900

Pommel – 1. Max Whitlock 15.967

Rings – 1. Eleftherios Petrounias 16.150

Vault – 1. Ri Se Gwang 15.550

P Bars – 1. Zhou Shixiong 15.967

H Bar – 1. Kohei Uchimura 15.900

Uncle Tim posted a complete list of both highest start scores and final scores as of July 1, 2013.

He links to VIDEOS, as well, like this.

Zhou Shixiong PB AA 2013 CHN Nationals Dalian
7.0 + 8.967 = 15.967

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Worlds 2013 competitors

Beautiful Gymnastics is attending Worlds. Here updating predictions from last November on who will be sent to Belgium:

USA
Simone Biles, AA, VT, FX and UB and BB attempts
Kyla Ross, battling for AA with Dowell, UB and BB
Brenna Dowell, battling for AA with Ross, FX and UB attempts
McKayla Maroney, VT and FX attempt.

ROM
Larisa Iordache AA, BB, VT and FX (battle with teammates)
Diana Bulimar AA, FX (see above)
Sandra Izbasa VT, FX (see above)

RUS
Aliya Mustafina AA, UB and BB and FX attempts
Viktoria Komova AA, UB, BB
Ksenia Afanasyeva FX
Maria Paseka VT

CHN
Yao Jinnan AA, UB and BB attempt
Shang Chunsong AA, UB, BB and FX attempt
Tan Jiaxin/He Kexin UB attempt
Zeng Siqi/Sui Lu BB attempt

JPN
Asuka Teramoto AA, BB, UB and FX attempt
Natsumi Sasada AA, BB and FX attempt
Mai Murakami FX and VT attempt
Yu Minobe BB attempt

CAN
Victoria Moors AA, FX
Ellie Black AA, FX, VT and BB attempt
Gabriella Douglas FX and BB attempt
Maegan Chant VT and FX attempt

GBR
Rebecca Tunney AA, FX, UB attempt
Hannah Whelan AA, FX attempt
Becky Downie UB attempt
Ruby Harrold UB attempt

ITA
Vanessa Ferrari AA, FX, BB, UB attempt
Elisa Meneghini AA, FX and BB attempt
Carlotta Ferlito FX, BB attempt
Giorgia Campana FX, UB, BB attempt

AA
Simone Biles is the one to beat

If you have any comments, leave those on Beautiful Gymnastics – Antwerp musings

It’s early, early to be predicting Teams. Much will depend on who is in shape and consistent at the right time.

With no Team competition, some surprising gymnasts may be sent who have a CHANCE for a medal on just one apparatus.

Only 4 of 17 Americans who competed in the 1st Worlds of the Quadrennial went on to compete the following Olympics.

Click PLAY or watch Tan Jiaxin’s Bars on YouTube.

Tomomasa Hasegawa – Pommels

Two handstand back to flare elements.

D6.7 E8.550 15.250

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. And watch PAST the dismount. 🙂

(via supermura)

Matthias Fahrig – triple Arabian

It’s been competed. (VIDEO)

Click PLAY or watch Matthias training one on Facebook.

https://www.facebook.com/video/embed?video_id=10201584726484950

Men’s FIG MTC should consider whether they want to see Arabian triple. And Handspring triple front on Vault.

I’d rather not see triple or quadruple forward somersaults. Keep the difficulty values low on super dangerous elements like those.

coach Paul Hall

Full Twist:

Recently I was invited to be part of Gymnastics Ireland’s first Annual Conference. …

Opening the conference was the key note speaker, Paul Hall, Coach to two time Olympian and triple Olympic medalist Louis Smith.

The proud coach talked us through Louis Smith’s road to London 2012 and what it took to win his silver Olympic Pommel Horse medal. He explained it took the following:

12 years
3456 training days
13,000 training hours
800,000 double leg circles of the Pommel Horse

… some key information that he provided:

Gymnastics must be fun

Coaches cannot motivate from a sitting position

Elite gymnasts “must learn until automatic”

Coaches teach “lessons for life”

Coaches need to be prepared to take risks and think outside the box

Coaching is “all about communication”

Elite coaching is “an obsessive commitment to a near impossible dream”

Psychological profile of a good gymnast include high self esteem, motivation by failure, motivation to achieve success

Paul Hall

Paul was awarded Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE).

1. Simone Biles 60.400 Jesolo
2. Aliya Mustafina 59.850 * Russian Nationals
3. Kyla Ross 59.300 GER-ROU-USA Friendly Meet
4. Katelyn Ohashi 59.199 American Cup
5. Larisa Iordache 58.432 European Championships
6. Peyton Ernst 58.000 GER-ROU-USA Friendly Meet

Vault – 1. Simone Biles 15.350

Bars – 1. Aliya Mustafina 15.500

Beam – 1. Katelyn Ohashi 15.800

Floor – 1. Ksenia Afanasyeva 15.166

Simone is odds on favourite to win the AA at Worlds mainly because of her big lead on Vault. An awesome Amanar. And she could easily win the apparatus, as well, with this second Vault.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.