Congratulation Japan.
read FINAL SCORES for team and individual all-around qualification on World Gymnastics
Impressive AA for Japan. Two Japanese tied for first in prelims.
1. HOSHI, Yoskuke – Japan – 89.000
2. WATANABE, Kyoichi – Japan – 89.000
Author: Rick Mc
Career gymnastics coach who loves the outdoors, and the internet.
Shannon Miller sent us a card
How about that!
Actually, it costs US$12 to have a company send you a gift card like this in the mail with Shannon’s autograph on it.
Shannon, Chelsea Memmel and Kerri Strug are “Great Friends”, 3 of the female sport stars and celebrities available to write you a personal note … from a short list of personal notes available.
Seems like a strange service to me. But I wouldn’t be surprised if you told me they sold many thousands of these.
I assume this company keeps the profits. It’s not a charity organization.
China, Russia, N Korea – Universiade Gymnastics
With the highest scores in the all-around and on balance beam, 2008 Olympic gold medalist Jiang Yuyuan led China to the team title Thursday as the 25th University Games began in Belgrade, Serbia.
A team of Chinese all-stars crushed Russia by a seven-point margin of victory, 169.150-162.150. The Chinese squad in Belgrade included Jiang and Cheng Fei, members of the gold medal-winning Olympic team from Beijing, and half of the 2006 world champion team in Cheng, He Ning and Zhou Zhuoru. …
Russia, led by Olympian Svetlana Klyukina, held off North Korea by .6 to secure the silver medal. Two-time Olympian Yelena Zamolodchikova, 26, competed on vault and floor exercise, the events she won at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. …
International Gymnast – Chinese Women Win University Games Title
Congratulations North Korea.
They finished ahead of Japan, Ukraine, Great Britain and others.
China, Russia, N Korea – Universiade Gymnastics
With the highest scores in the all-around and on balance beam, 2008 Olympic gold medalist Jiang Yuyuan led China to the team title Thursday as the 25th University Games began in Belgrade, Serbia.
A team of Chinese all-stars crushed Russia by a seven-point margin of victory, 169.150-162.150. The Chinese squad in Belgrade included Jiang and Cheng Fei, members of the gold medal-winning Olympic team from Beijing, and half of the 2006 world champion team in Cheng, He Ning and Zhou Zhuoru. …
Russia, led by Olympian Svetlana Klyukina, held off North Korea by .6 to secure the silver medal. Two-time Olympian Yelena Zamolodchikova, 26, competed on vault and floor exercise, the events she won at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. …
International Gymnast – Chinese Women Win University Games Title
Congratulations North Korea.
They finished ahead of Japan, Ukraine, Great Britain and others.
2009 World University Games Gymnastics
Prelim scores qualifying for Finals.
For once Beth Tweddle is competing against women closer to her own age.
VAULT
1. HONG, Un Jong – DPR Korea – 14.150
2. CHENG, Fei – China – 14.100
3. TANAKA, Rie – Japan – 13.900
UNEVEN BARS
1. TWEDDLE, Elizabeth – Great Britain – 15.700
2. CHA, Yong Hwa – DPR Korea – 15.350
3. JIANG, Yuyuan – China – 15.200
BALANCE BEAM
1. JIANG, Yuyuan – China – 14.400
2. ZGOBA, Dariya – Ukraine – 14.300
3. PIHAN-KULESZA, Marta – Poland – 14.050
FLOOR EXERCISE
1. TWEDDLE, Elizabeth – Great Britain – 14.800
2. JIANG, Yuyuan – China – 14.450
3. CHENG, Fei – China – 14.100
all prelim scores on World Gymnastics
Finals – Mediterranean Games Gymnastics
Cam Anton, editor of World Gymnastics, has just posted Event Finals Day 1 results.
Women’s Vault
1. DUFOURNET, Youna – France – 13.975
2. UCTAS, Goksu – Turkey – 13.650
3. ZAFEIRAKI, Evgenie – Greece – 13.612
Women’s Uneven Bars
1. DUFOURNET, Youna – France – 14.675
2. MOREL, Pauline – France – 14.250
3. GALANTE, Paola – Italy – 14.000
Men’s Floor Exercise
1. KOSMIDIS, Eleftherios – Greece – 15.650
2. UDE, Filip – Croatia – 15.200
3. GONZALES, Fabian – Spain – 15.000
Men’s Pommel Horse
1. BUSNARI, Alberto – Italy – 15.175
2. SABOT, Hamilton – France – 14.875
3. MUNOZ, Sergio – Spain – 14.550
Men’s Still Rings
1. PINHEIRO, Danny – France – 16.075
2. MORANDI, Matteo – Italy – 15.825
3. BENY, Pierre-Yves – France – 15.225
Amanda Turner has some commentary:
… Rising French star Youna Dufournet won vault and uneven bars Thursday, bringing her medal haul to four golds so far in Pescara. The 15-year-old Dufournet led France to victory over Italy in the team competition Monday, and won the all-around title Wednesday. …
Ri Se Gwang – new dangerous vault
The Tsuk double back with 1/1 twist video has been going viral in the (admittedly small) gymnastics blogosphere.
Most are impressed. But very worried about what happens when he “misses”.
Men’s vault is by far the most dangerous apparatus right now. We might need to cap difficulty at some point. Or improve the landing surface to something like what is used in Power Tumbling.
We should ask Ronny Ziesmer, the German gymnast paralyzed training Tsuk double back in preparation for the 2004 Olympics, what he thinks of this vault.
Click PLAY or watch Ri Se Gwang training the new vault in slow motion.
Shawn Johnson dropping out of school
Seems Shawn has been getting some grief online for being a “drop-out”.
Her Mom, Teri, blogged about it:
… I feel like there are so many misconceptions out there about Shawn and her intentions, I would really like you all to have the facts.
Most recently Shawn gave an interview and she stated that she was going to finish high school through an online school option. With all of her sponsor commitments and other opportunities that have come following the Olympics, Shawn had gotten so far behind in school that it was necessary to do this. Shawn desperately wanted to complete high school with her graduating class, circumstances just won’t allow that. …
Shawn Johnson’s blog
While her High School friends no doubt wish she could graduate with them … personally, I think she’d be crazy not to take advantage of all the opportunities she can. Get while the getting’s good.
The more gymnasts that get “rich”, the better for us all in the long term.
photo source – TMZ
gymnastics sleepovers
Cincinnati Gymnastics offers sleepovers for anyone:
Sleepovers are open to all students ages 6 and up and their friends (even non-members).The evening begins at 7:00 PM and ends at 9:00 AM the next morning. Each Sleepover is always full of fun, gymnastics, pizza, games and movies! Parent’s Night Out (PNO’s) are for children ages 3 and up on the same evening from
7:00 PM-10:00 PM.Sleepovers – Cost $40.00 …
Kids love them. Chaperones need to ensure that everyone partipates. That no child feels excluded by cliques.
We had several sleepovers at my gym this past season. But they were geared for “team building”. No cost. Very popular.
Gymnastics New South Wales in Australia tried a sleepover as a State Team Team Builder:
… NSW gymnasts in Level 6 U/12 and Level 7 U/13 all stayed in camp overnight at the Sydney Academy of Sport with the NSW team of chaperones as many of them have not been away from home without their parents, so this was an important part of their preparation. …
Leave a comment if you have an opinion on sleepovers.
common gymnastics deductions
In 2009 judges, in general, are far more up-to-date on the new international gymnastics rules interpretations than are coaches and gymnasts.
Judges have a lot of explaining to do.
Gymnastike posted 2 painfully informative video interviews with American judges.
Judge Sharon Weber – Bars And Floor
Judge Carole Bunge – Vault And Beam
