Category: floor (women)

Elena Naimushina has died

😦

Amanda Turner:

Russian Yelena Naimushina, a member of the gold medal-winning Soviet team at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, died Tuesday in Moscow. She was 52. …

Her death was unexpected, Shevchuk told TASS News. He had recently spoken to Naimushina about the possibility of her working at his club, he said. He had expected to see her Wednesday after she returned from Moscow. …

Olympic Champion Naimushina Dies at 52

Click PLAY or watch her Kalinka routine on YouTube. (1980)

(via RRG)

Alex McMurtry – Floor

Balance Beam Situation week 8 champion for BEST routine.

My favourite College Floor routine of the year, as well.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Click through to VOTE on the week 9 BEST routine poll.

MyKayla Skinner’s Beam save

The great ones have a way of making balance errors look artistic. 🙂

Floor went a little better.