Author: Rick Mc

The host confirms their teams to Seattle after the most recent Ranch training camp.

SENIORS:
Jordyn Wieber
Gabrielle Douglas
Kyla Ross

JUNIORS:
Katelyn Ohashi
Lexie Priessman
Amelia Hundley

Continue reading on Examiner – U.S. women name Pac Rims squads

March 16
Women’s gymnastics, team and all-around finals:
1:30 p.m.: Russia; Canada; Philippines; Panama/Costa Rica, Japan; Colombia/Hong Kong
7 p.m.: USA; Mexico; New Zealand; Australia; China

Obviously, they are the favourites. Looking forward to seeing Ohashi on Beam.

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USAG has the complete schedule including MAG, Trampoline & Rhythmic.

@gymnewstics:

Remember elite and @UtahGymnastics star @Krisbaskett? Here she is in a great new commercial for Dick’s Sporting Goods

When Mind, Body and Equipment come together, you are Untouchable.

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Hey Leyva. Can you do this? 🙂

Johanna QUAAS – Germany’s oldest (86) top senior gymnast on parallel bars at the 89th JAHNTURNFEST, 2011, August in the Jahn City of Freyburg (Saxony-Anhalt)

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Via Rec Gymnastics. Thank Avril Enslow for the link.

The latest rankings are out on Troester GymInfo.

Upsets this past weekend did not result in any major shake-up. The ranking list is fairly stable by this point in the season.

1. Florida
2. Oklahoma
3. UCLA
4. Alabama
5. Georgia
6. Nebraska
7. Utah
8. Oregon State
9. Arkansas
10. LSU
11. Stanford
12. Penn State
13. Ohio State
14. Auburn
15. Boise State
16. Missouri
17. Denver
18. Arizona
19. Minnesota
20. North Carolina State
21. Michigan
22. Illinois-Champaign
23. Kentucky
24. Washington
25. Arizona State

What unexpected school will qualify to Championships in Georgia this season? Last year it was Kent State. They went 196.400 this weekend, by the way.

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Vanessa Ferrari decided not to compete her double double, instead using full-in punch back tuck.

… It nearly worked.

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Stefanie Merkle – Canada – Revolution Gymnastics
Gold Medal Routine
5th All Around Senior

Backhandspring into the 1 1/2.

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Floor was a very entertaining apparatus at Gymnix. Nice to see.

Happy Happy in L.A. tonight.

Bruins get more dangerous the closer you get to SHOW TIME.

… UCLA senior Tauny Frattone earned the first perfect 10 of her career on vault.

… Aisha Gerber scoring a career-high 9.95 to win uneven bars, and Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs tying her career-high of 9.95 to tie for first on floor.

UCLA Wins Top 3 Matchup over Oklahoma, 197.525-196.475

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Samantha Peszek won the all-around with a career-high score of 39.575

Congratulations to everyone who competed in Montreal.

MARCH 8-11, 2012

With 800 athletes, 200 coaches and referees and 300 volunteers, the International Gymnix as become the biggest and the most important competition of gymnastics in Canada.

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Junior/senior Cup Finals FLOOR
1. Lauren Mitchell (AUS). 2. Dominique Pegg (CAN). 3. Emily Little (AUS).

Junior/senior Cup Finals BEAM
1. Lauren Mitchell (AUS). 2. Emily Little (AUS). 3. Bianca Dancose-Giambattisto (CAN).

Junior/senior Cup Finals BARS
1. Bianca Dancose-Giambattisto (CAN). 2. Kaitlyn Hofland (CAN). 3. Georgia Simpson (AUS).

Junior/senior Cup Finals VAULT
1. Emily Little (AUS). 2. Kaitlyn Hofland (CAN). 3. Lauren Mitchell (AUS).

Examiner – Quick hits: Gymnix Event Finals

Gymnix Challenge division FLOOR
1. Stefanie Merkle (CAN). 2. Ashleigh Brennan (AUS). 3. Sabrina Gill (CAN).

Gymnix Challenge division BEAM
1. Gabriella Douglas (CAN). 2. Ellie Black (CAN). 3. Madeline Gardiner (CAN).

Gymnix Challenge division BARS
1. Larissa Miller (AUS). 2. Nikki Cheung (AUS). 3. Georgia Rose Brown (AUS).

Gymnix Challenge division VAULT
1. Ellie Black (CAN). 2. Sabrina Tomassini (CAN). 3. Paula Meija (PUR).

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Couch Gymnast is scanning YouTube for Gymnix routines.

… Here is Ellie Black, the girl who came second behind Peng Peng Lee in the Challenge Cup …

Click PLAY or watch her Floor on YouTube.

All 4 routines from Peng Peng.

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Kristian Thomas EF FX Euros 2011

D-score: 6.2
E-score: 9.100

15.300 4th

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Routines like this are under-appreciated right now. With only one conspicuous error, Kristian gets 9.1 execution.

An error riddled routine might end up with 8.1 execution. 😦

Thanks nastierlookin.