Category: floor (women)

Utah 196.625 v 195.525 Michigan

14,675 fans in Utah were happy last night.

MyKayla Skinner shines in Red Rock debut as Utah defeats Michigan

Click PLAY or watch Myyayla Skinner’s Floor on Facebook.

Norah Flatley – layout to Randi

With changes to the WAG Code for 2020 there is more incentive for high value forward tumbling.

Click PLAY or watch an example on Tumblr.

https://papa-liukin.tumblr.com/post/155351149000/acrobaticsenpointe-i-have-been-waiting-for-a-girl
Papa Liukin has a new Tumblr. It’s now papa-liukin.tumblr.com.

advanced roll-out skills banned starting 2017

Great move from the FIG MTC. In the next Olympic cycle multiple salto roll-out skills are banned for Men as they have been for Women.

Gymnastics is dangerous enough without encouraging athletes to risk their lives.  Many gymnasts have suffered serious concussions on these skills.

Elena Mukhina was paralyzed training the Thomas salto  just two weeks before the opening of the 1980 Summer Olympics leaving her permanently quadriplegic. Elena died Dec 22, 2006.

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Stacey Umeh in China

The Canadian / Aussie choreographer travels a great deal.

Stacey choreographed new routines for Shang Chunsong, Liu Tingting, Wang Yan, Wang Cenyu and Liu Jinru.

Voronin Cup Results

Vault 

1 Lilia Akhaimova Russia 13.866 13.566 13.716
2 Irina Sazonova Iceland 13.800 12.833 13.317
3 Anna Geidt Kazakhstan 13.000 13.500 13.250

Bars 

1 Polina Fedorova Russia 13.000
2 Aleksandra Rajcic Serbia 12.733
3 Irina Sazonova Iceland 12.733

Beam 

1 Daria Elizarova Russia 14.967
2 Polina Fedorova Russia 14.567
3 Irina Sazonova Iceland 13.933

Floor 

1 Lilia Akhaimova Russia 14.100
2 Carina Kröll Germany 13.700
3 Daria Elizarova Russia 13.500

Click PLAY or watch Lilia Akhaimova’s floor on Tumblr.

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Jr Vault 

1 Emelie Petz Germany 14.400 14.066 14.233
2 Elena Eremina Russia 14.433 14.000 14.217
3 Elizaveta Kochetkova Russia 13.833 13.366 13.600

Jr Bars 

1 Elizaveta Kochetkova Russia 14.600
2 Elena Eremina Russia 14.167
3 Arailym Meiram Kazakhstan 12.767

Jr Beam 

1 Varvara Zubova Russia 14.034
2 Mariya Lastovskaya Belarus 13.967
3 Viktoria Trykina Russia 13.667

Jr Floor 

1 Elizaveta Kochetkova Russia 13.634
2 Viktoria Trykina Russia 13.434
3 Elina Vihrova Latvia 13.267

full results 

podium photos 

choreographer Dominic Zito

Dominic Zito has been choreographing gymnastics routines since he was 13. Since 2013, the 34-year-old has been the official choreographer for the U.S. women’s national team. …

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Read the IG interview.

Utah’s 12 Days of Christmas

The Utes have short interview videos posted.

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As always Utah’s social media is second to none.

WATCH a team promo on Facebook.