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Aja Sims – Floor
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Category: Gymnastics
Ellie injured for Elite Canada
WHEN: February 2-5, 2017
WHERE: Canada Games Centre, Halifax, NS
WAG & MAG
Bad news. Ellie has a sprained ankle and will miss the competition in her home city. That’s was announced after the article below was posted.
Four of the five gymnasts who represented Canada at the 2016 Olympic Games will return for next weekend’s Elite Canada.
The competition will be held in Halifax, the home turf of Ellie Black, a two-time Olympian who made history in Rio by reaching Canada’s highest all-around finish in history when she placed fifth in the final. Black will join fellow two-time Olympian Brittany Rogers and Rio teammates Shallon Olsen and Rose-Kaying Woo at the start of what should be a thrilling season for Canada, the host federation for the 2017 World Championships in Montreal. …
Alex McMurtry DTY
Kiana Winston – Bars
NCAA week 3 updates
WEEK 3 RANKINGS AND NOTES
Balance Beam Situation summarizes who’s up, who’s down, who’s hot, who’s not.
Utah moves ahead of Alabama for 4th after season-high 197.625
Michigan records first hit meet of 2017 for 197.050, jumps to 10th
Sabrina Garcia, Penn State, Bars – 9.950
Her second 9.950 of the season
Khasia Hislop, North Carolina, Floor – 9.925
Kendall Valentin, Eastern Michigan, Bars – 9.925
Katy Clements, Central Michigan, Floor – 9.925
Macey Hilliker, Central Michigan, Floor – 9.925
Rachel Stypinski, Kent State, Floor – 9.925
Yumi Mordre – “Diamadov” on Beam
NCAA rankings as of Jan 23rd
1 Oklahoma 197.900
2 LSU 197.625
3 Florida 197.342
4 Utah 197.050
5 Alabama 197.008
6 Kentucky 196.375
7 Denver 196.367
8 UCLA 196.263
9 Southern Utah 196.150
10 Michigan 196.100
Nicole Artz 10.0 Floor
Perfect?
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(via Double Full Gym Blog)
See the other 10.0 routines from 2016 and so far in 2017.
Yang Wei & Yang Yun have twins
Yang Wei, 2008 Olympic AA champion and his wife Yang Yun, 2000 Olympics bronze medalist on Bars added to their family.
In addition to a 7-year old son they just had twin girls.
Valerie Theodora Ko has the details.
China’s so-called one-child policy ended in 2016.
related – Yang Yun admitted to being 14 (underage) when she competed in Sydney on Chinese national television. The subsequent FIG investigation found her innocent due to insufficient evidence. Her 2000 teammate Dong Fangxiao and the team were punished.
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