Andrea Li wins Jr Nastia Liukin

Andrea is the daughter of coach Li Yuejiu, sister of the great Anna Li. 🙂

Click PLAY or watch her 9.55 Bars on YouTube.

Nastia Liukin competitors 2016
Nastia Liukin competitors 2016

USAG – Lukacs, Li grab titles at 2016 Nastia Liukin Cup

nastialiukincup.com

Gymneo – Jaeger

The latest skill to be added to the English language collection.

Click PLAY or watch a teaser on Facebook.

Gymneo costs €199 for the first year or a renewal fee of €149.  The services are equivalent whether someone subscribes to the English or French version.

If you go to the French homepage – gymneo.tv – click on “Sign in,” then enter the same login information you use for the English site you now get access to all video, including the skills in French.

Coaches who would like to subscribe and take advantage of dual access must register on the English site – en.gymneo.tv.

Baku Challenge Cup Results

VAULT
Oksana Chusovitina (UZB)
Tjasa Kysselef (SLO)
Elisa Haemmerle (AUT)

Click PLAY or watch Oksana’s Vaults on YouTube.

BARS
Lina Philipp (GER)
Daniele Hypolito (BRA)
Flavia Saraiva (BRA)

Click PLAY or watch Lina’s Bars on YouTube.

BEAM
Flavia Saraiva (BRA) 14.800
Emma Larsson (SWE) 13.650
Elisa Haemmerle (AUT) 13.350
Marina Nekrasova (AZE) 13.050

FLOOR
Flavia Saraiva (BRA) 13.850
Emma Larsson (SWE) 13.400
Marina Nekrasova (AZE) 13.200

Full results.

related – FIG MAG / WAG write-up

Nina Derwael – Ricna ½-Ezhova

Click PLAY or watch it on Tumblr.

Journey to the Games – Episode 1: Madison Kocian

Inside Gymnastics magazine is pleased to announce the launch of its new weekly video series, Inside Look: Journey to the Games! Featuring hopefuls for the 2016 Olympic Games …

In Episode 1, 2015 World Champion Madison Kocian talks about her training in gymnastics, the impact of her gym’s focus on fundamentals and her outlook in the sport. …

Inside Gymnastics

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Rebecca Avelino – Bars training

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

related – Alexandrov: Brazilian Women Eager To ‘Get It Done’

will Belgium qualify a team to Rio?

Lauren Hopkins:

This year, Belgium will once again compete at the test event, but now they’re going in not on the cusp of the top 16, but in the top half of the eight teams that will compete for the four remaining Rio spots this April. With an 11th place finish in Glasgow despite injuries to two of their competing members and with two of their best athletes too young to compete, Belgium will travel to Rio as one of the most capable teams with the odds of qualifying a full team to the Olympic Games greatly in their favor.

Why does all of this matter? Nina Derwael, a 15-year-old from the village of Velm, was one of those juniors left at home during worlds last year and should be instrumental in bringing her team to Rio next summer.

Look for Nina at the Olympic test event in Rio this April, and then again at the Belgian Championships in May. …

Meet the Elite: Nina Derwael

Click PLAY or watch her Bars on YouTube.