Category: beam

16-Year-Old Russian Gymnast Hip Replacement

Terrible news. 😦

Dvora Meyers:

Ekaterina Sokova, a 16-year-old Russian gymnast and former member of the national team, has made a video alleging that coaching neglect led to a deterioration of a hip joint injury and, eventually, a hip replacement surgery. …

Deadspin

Click PLAY or watch her on Beam on YouTube.

European Beam Champion Cata Ponor

Click PLAY or watch her on YouTube.

Watch the Awards Ceremony. This is her 5th Europeans title.

full results

Europeans Beam Final

1. Cata Ponor ROM
2. Eythora Thorsdottir NED
3. Lari Iordache ROM
full results

I’m happy with this podium. And happy for the home crowd and organizers.

https://twitter.com/uegymnastics/status/856119648995201024

Ponor will not regret continuing her career through to 2017. She was Olympic Beam Champion in 2004. That was so many years ago I’ve lost count. 🙂

Eythora’s routine was dreamy. Cata super aggressive. Both awesome. Cata the higher start score.

Fans are “fanatics”. If you want fans for your sport, be prepared to put up with some fanatics. Cluj has done a terrific job promoting this event.

Tabea Alt, too ill to compete the AA, had a disastrous routine. 😦 Perhaps she should have withdrawn from this Final, as well.