Category: beam

single leg squats

Excellent physical preparation for Beam.

Single leg pistol squat. Definitely not for everyone … exercise caution …

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Osijek WAG Final day 2

Beam
1 Ellie DOWNIE GBR 6,100 14,950
2 Maria KHARENKOVA RUS 6,300 14,925
3 Seda TUTKHALIAN RUS 6,400 14,650

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Floor
1 Ellie DOWNIE GBR 6,000 14,525
2 Natalia KAPITONOVA RUS 5,800 14,100
3 Yana HOROKHOVA UKR 5,400 13,850
full results

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Ellie Downie continued to make history for Great Britain with a full sweep of the gold medals at the 2016 FIG World Challenge Cup, held this weekend in Osijek.

Downie, 16, dominated with golds on women’s vault and uneven bars and Saturday followed by the balance beam and floor exercise titles on Sunday. It was the best performance to date from Downie, whose combined total in Osijek would have resulted in a personal best 59.125 all-around score. …

Downie Dominates Osijek with Full Sweep

Ana Sofia GOMEZ – Beam

Solid bwd 1/1.

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Latin American gymnasts – overall – had a very good competition at the Rio Test Event. Despite the probable troubles hosting the Olympics in Rio, it will be good for development of Gymnastics sports in the region.

Catalina PONOR – Beam

Cata led Beam in preliminaries in Rio with this routine. Opted not to compete in the Final.

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Beam: Sanne, Flavia, Lieke

My Dutch friends are pretty happy with this Beam podium.

1 WEVERS Sanne NED 6.400 + 8.400 = 14.800
2 SARAIVA Flavia BRA 6.200 + 8.533 = 14.733
3 WEVERS Lieke NED 5.700 + 8.666 = 14.366
full results

Isabela ONYSHKO was 4th. The wonderful Sofia GOMEZ 5th. An excellent final even without the legend Ponor, who withdrew.

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how happy is Flávia?

1. Brazil 226.477
2. Australia 218.428
3. Switzerland 218.336
4. Romania 216.569

4 teams have yet to compete all trying for the top 4 Olympic qualification placements.

Happy. 🙂

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NCAA Beam Champions 2016

1. Bridget Sloan (Florida) 9.9500
1. Danusia Francis (UCLA) 9.9500
3. Natalie Brown (Oklahoma) 9.2500