Author: Rick Mc

Career gymnastics coach who loves the outdoors, and the internet.

25 coaches under investigation NL

Some 25 gymnastics coaches are under investigation at the moment following claims that they mentally and physically abused their young charges, sports legal body ISR has confirmed …

Some 75 people have now reported coaches to the ISR in the last months following the admission by trainer Gerrit Beltman that he had in the past humiliated and physically abused young gymnasts.

Read more at DutchNews.nl

Finals at Europeans*

Some felt the judges were generous.

BUT the BIG STORY is that Turkey pulled off hosting this meet during a pandemic. It turned out to be much better than I expect.

Congratulations.

Vault
GOLD Zsofia Kovacs (HUN) 14.050
SILVER Larisa Iordache (ROU) 13.875
BRONZE Anastasia Motak (UKR) 13.850

Bars
GOLD Zsofia Kovacs (HUN) 13.850
SILVER Zoja Szekely (HUN) 13.550
BRONZE Barbora Mokosova (SVK) 13.300

Beam
GOLD Larisa Iordache (ROU) 14.000
SILVER Silviana Sfiringu (ROU) 13.800
BRONZE Anastasia Motak (UKR) 13.100

Floor
GOLD Larisa Iordache (ROU) 13.450
SILVER Goksu Uctas Sanli (TUR) 13.100
BRONZE Lihie Raz (ISR) 12.750

Full results

ROM Maria Barbosu 6 golds

Ana Maria Barbosu took the AA, all 4 apparatus as well as team gold.

Heart this on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/UEGymnastics/status/1340607115782713345

Click PLAY or watch Floor on YouTube.

As always with Romania, we’re worried about Bars. Ana’s still mostly using Free Hip rather than Sole Circle. Typical of that nation’s coaches. Pirouette and Blind on the same arm still, keeping her in the same spot on the rail for dismount.

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Ukraine win Europeans*

Congratulations.

Team Ukraine had only one fall in the 3-up, 3-count team final.

Ukraine 154.663
Romania 154.496
Hungary 151.597

Though Romania were the favourites, Bars cost them the championships.

Rocker Gymnastics – IN A THRILLER, UKRAINIAN WOMEN TOP ROMANIA FOR HISTORIC EUROPEAN TEAM TITLE

thegymter.net – Ukraine Wins First-Ever Team Gold at Euros

https://twitter.com/UEGymnastics/status/1340312057007235075

Yukio Haraguchi – German giants

Stoop out to handstand cleanly.

Click PLAY or watch it on Instagram.

German coaches accused of abuse

Two former national team gymnasts, twins Naomi and Ruby van Dijk, were interviewed on their experiences of bullying and mistreatment in the sport.

They say the problems in Germany are wider than previously reported.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.