Author: Rick Mc

The latest missed routine from French superstar.

Watch it on YouTube.

For some reason the AureliaGym’s YouTube channel has embedding disabled.

Linked from Couch Gymnast – French Nationals: Results and Video links

1. Anne Kuhm 55.600
2. Marine Brevet 55.100
3. Sophia Serseri 52.850

Mckayla Maroney is gorgeous. No question.

When people complain about “American Gymnastics” they are not complaining about Mckayla. (Nor Ross, nor Gabby, nor Sarah Finnegan)

If Mckayla’s on the Olympic Team, we’ll see a 16+ score and USA will get a gold medal on Vault.

But she’ll compete only Vault in Team.

I don’t believe this Floor will be top 3 in London. It won’t be consistent enough for Marta.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Why wouldn’t I take Elizabeth Price, instead?

She’d lose a few tenths on Vault. But I could put her up on Bars or Floor in Team, if needed. Insurance.

Call me Marta, if you need any more advice. 🙂

related – Dream Floor Routine for Mckayla Maroney – VIDEO mashup

Vertical video is a bit of a pain. Here’s why.

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It’s OK in the gym when an iPad is being used to film and review. But not so good for sharing on YouTube. 🙂

16-18 Division National Team
Donnell Whittenburg
Akash Modi
Sean Melton
Timmy Wang
Jonathan Deaton
Joey Peters
Allan Bower

14-15 Division National Team
Marvin Kimble
Yul Moldauer
Marty Strech
Hunter Justus
Fabian DeLuna
David Jessen
Tristan Burke

Stick It Media – Donnell Whittenburg and Marvin Kimble Complete Clean Sweep of National Titles

Click PLAY or watch Marvin Kimble’s Vault on YouTube.

VAULT
1 Alexa Citlali Moreno Medina MEX 14.312
2 Alina Sotnikava BLR 13.787
3 Giulia Steingruber SUI 13.75

BARS
1 Celine Van Gerner NED 14.625 (6.2)
2 Jana Sikulova CZE 14.375 (5.9)
3 Jonna Adlerteg SWE 14.275 (6.0)

BEAM
1 Ponor 15.2 (6.2)
2 Bulimar 14.8 (6.0)
3 Van Gerner 14.4

Click PLAY or watch Ponor’s Beam on YouTube.

FLOOR
1 Bulimar 14.3 (5.8)
2 Hypolito 13.75
3 Merkle 13.725

Couch Gymnast – Ghent Qualification Results and Video

Who says the current Men’s Code is too difficult?

Not these guys.

… Six gymnasts, who hit 71 out of 72 routines over two days, represent America’s best going into the Olympic Trials.

John Orozco (91.80/93.05) – 184.85
Danell Leyva (91.85/92.95) – 184.80
Sam Mikulak (90.55/92.30) – 182.85
Jonathan Horton (90.30/91.40) – 181.70
Jake Dalton (88.95/90.05) – 179.00
Chris Brooks (90.50/88.50) – 179.00

Stick It Media – John Orozco Edges Danell Leyva on Final Event to Win U.S. Title – On to the Trials!

Update from Ron Noe:

… had a brain fart when I wrote 71 out of 72. I’ve since revised it. I believe 67 out of 72 is correct.

Still, incredibly consistent for this level of difficulty.

The Silent Ninja is a Gym Class Hero. There goes a fighter.

Examiner – John Orozco: The life and times of the 2012 U.S. All-Around Gymnastics Champion

John hit this routine just about as well as he could do it to edge Leyva for the AA title.

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1. Orozco 184.850;
2. Leyva 184.800;
3. Mikulak 182.850;
4. Horton 181.700
5. Dalton, Brooks 179.000

Buscaglia
Ruggeri
Sender
Wynn

5 more were added by vote of committee:

Naddour, Ishino, Maestas, Legendre and Dixon

LIVE BLOG from earlier today:

Danell Leyva, high bar: Yin kisses Danell on the head just before he gets set to go. It’s truly touching to watch the two of them interact. Liukin. Layout Kovacs (applause and oohs). Tak half to layout Tkatchev, very clean. Jam to pop to front stalder. STUCK double double layout. Danell’s Olympic dream is so close I bet he can taste it. He walks off the podium rather calmly, takes one wave, with Yin trailing jubilantly behind, celebrating as he does. 16.35.

Steven Legendre, vault: Dragulescu but hands down. He does not look happy with that. If he is going to make the Olympic team, it’s for this reason, and a miss on both vault and floor today for him does not bode well. 15.7.

John Orozco, vault: Nearly stuck front layout double full. Tiny little movement. 15.9, same as night one.

Examiner – Quick hits: Senior men’s finals at the 2012 U.S. Championships

Click PLAY or watch Sam Mikulak’s H Bar from Day 1 on YouTube.

Sam’s not yet as complete an AA gymnast as are the two other guys standing on the podium.

Congratulations.

He and Leyva are stronger in the AA than on any one apparatus, I’d say. Both are contenders for an AA medal at Olympics. A terrific one-two punch in the AA Final, should they both get through.

Of the two, John is slightly cleaner but slightly less dynamic.

Click PLAY or watch John’s Horizontal Bar from Day 1 on YouTube.

The future looks bright for team USA.

@theallaround: #VisaChamps combined 2 day total:

1. Orozco 184.850;
2. Leyva 184.800;
3. Mikulak 182.850;
4. Horton 181.700
5. Dalton, Brooks 179.000
7. Ruggeri 175.550
8. Ishino …

… I recall a couple of years ago when this cocky young American kid was quoted saying he wanted to challenge World Champion Uchimura.

I admired the cojones it took to speak that aloud.

Danell’s getting closer. (Scores at this meet are higher than they will be in London.) Kohei, who won 2011 Worlds with a 93.631, is probably less than 2 falls ahead. 🙂

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. 16.35 (7.2) Horizontal Bar

GREAT Competition. Congratulations.

Update: When the chalk dust settled, Danell finished 2nd to John Orozco. Wow. This is a result for the record books.