For a Floor / Vault superstar, MyKayla’s Bars include some very good elements.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKWlH5z2UxM&feature=youtu.be&a
Category: bars
#PacRim2016 Women’s Finals
USA withdrew Simone Biles and Laurie Hernandez to keep them healthy. And get another look at the American Olympic team contenders who replaced them in Apparatus Finals.
Vault
1. Shallon Olsen (CAN): 14.750
2. Brittany Rogers (CAN): 14.437
3. Courtney McGregor (NZL): 14.25
https://www.instagram.com/p/BECyj4qCNqC/
Bars
1. Ashton Locklear (USA): 15.625
2. Larrissa Miller (AUS): 14.675
3. Brittany Rogers (CAN): 14.600
Brenna fell. 😦
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Beam
1. Ragan Smith (USA) 15.225
2. Aly Raisman (USA) 15.100
3. Nagi Kajita (JPN) 13.700
Click PLAY or watch Ragan’s routine on YouTube.
Floor
1. Aly Raisman (USA) 15.100
2. Brenna Dowell (USA) 14.825
3. Shallon Olsen (CAN) 14.400 … upgraded routine from prelims
Read the Gymternet LIVE blog (MAG and WAG)
MyKayla Skinner – Bars
For a Floor / Vault superstar, MyKayla’s Bars include some very good elements.
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Taylor Lindsay-Noel audiocast
Canadian gymnast Taylor Lindsay-Noel was paralyzed in 2008 training a toe-on double front dismount from Bars. No pit. No spot.
She’s very eloquent. Very active online.
And now she’s launched a podcast called Tea Time with Tay.
In her first podcast Taylor details the day of her life-changing accident.
Here’s her website.
Belgium defeats Romania
Belgium 222.900
Romania 219.200
Both nations have a good chance to qualify a full team to the Rio Olympics from the Test Meet.
1 Axelle Klinckaert Belgium 56.500
2 Laura Waem Belgium 55.600
3 Diana Bulimar Romania 55.400
full results
On Bars Belgium went 56.550, Romania 51.350. The lowest Belgium start score was 5.6. The highest for Romania 5.5. 😦
Mouscron Friendly: Senior results
Read the Belgian Gymnastics blog report.
Germany did not compete their full Test Meet team at this event but certainly is another favourite to qualify a full team to the Olympics.
The Junior competition was dominated by Romania.
Bars – squat on from kip
Bars – Counter Kim
Jonna Adlerteg – Gold on Bars
Swedish gymnast Jonna Adlerteg won the gold medal on uneven bars today at Doha …
She wasn’t able to attend the awards ceremony and her coach accepted her medal on her behalf.
The 20 year old gymnast suffered from an ACL tear during the last European championships. The Doha cup is her first competition since the injury. …
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related – Lauren Hopkins’s competition report
Elisabeth Seitz 15.450 Bars
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In the Bars final Elisabeth (15.366) finished ahead of all 3 Russian challengers.
(via papaliukin)
pirouette drill
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