Morgan Hurd – 2016 Secret Classic

Wow. What potential. Morgan is fantastic.

Click PLAY or watch her Vault on YouTube.

Click PLAY or watch Bars on YouTube.

Click PLAY or watch Floor on YouTube.

BEAM did not go so well. (VIDEO)

Ashton Locklear – 9.450 E-score Bars

Some are complaining that score is too high. Close to perfect is 9.1 E-score, according to the good ladies of FIG.

But I’m alright with this evaluation. This routine is extremely clean.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

European Championships Apparatus Finals

Vault
1. STEINGRUBER Giulia SUI 14.983
2. DOWNIE Elissa GBR 14.933
3. AFANASEVA Kseniia RUS 14.699

full results

Giulia

Bars
1. DOWNIE Rebecca GBR 15.500
2. SPIRIDONOVA Daria RUS 15.466
3. MUSTAFINA Aliya RUS 15.100

full results

If you want to beat the Russians, you need a MONSTER routine. Like this.

Click PLAY or watch Becky on YouTube.

Beam (excellent final)
1. MUSTAFINA Aliya RUS 15.100
2. BOYER Marine FRA 14.600
3. PONOR Catalina ROU 14.266

full results

Click PLAY or watch Marine’s routine on YouTube.

Floor
1. STEINGRUBER Giulia SUI 15.200
2. DOWNIE Elissa GBR 14.566
3. PONOR Catalina ROU 14.466

full results

Click PLAY or watch Guilia on YouTube.

Larrissa Miller 14.65 Bars

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Great routine. But a good example of why the Russian tap over the low bar for dismount is a bad idea for most gymnasts.

By comparison, Diana Varinska VIDEO can do it with good form.

(via papaliukin)

Corteo – Tournik bar training

Cirque du Soleil Corteo’s final performance was in Quito, Ecuador December 13, 2015.

Here’s some training video of one of the outrageous acts. Much more difficult than they make it look.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Sao Paulo Challenge Cup Finals 1

Vault
1 Daniele Hypolito Brazil 14.125
2 Michelle Timm Germany 13.850
3 Annika Urvikko Finland 13.700

Bars
1 Jessica Lopez Venezuela 6.4 8.250 14.650
2 Rebeca Andrade Brazil 6.0 8.500 14.500
2 Kim Bui Germany 6.3 8.200 14.500

full WAG results

Click PLAY or watch JLo on YouTube. (age 30 – Rio will be her 3rd Olympics)

Floor
1 GONZALEZ, Tomas CHI 15,650
2 HYPOLITO, Diego BRA 15,400
3 OKA, Jumpei JPN 15,000

Click PLAY or watch the stylish Tomas on YouTube.

Pommels
1 IMABAYASHI, Kaito JPN 15,150
2 SASAKI, Sérgio BRA 14,950
3 MAENO, Fuya JPN 14,800

Rings
1 CALVO MORENO, Jossim COL 15,550
2 SANDOVAL AFANADOR, COL 15,100
3 BARRETO JUNIOR, Fran BRA 15,000

full MAG & WAG results

treating & preventing Gymnastics hand rips

Nath Comber.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.