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New book by By Karen Louise Hollis.
This is a memoir of a young gymnast growing up in England in the 1980s and falling in love with the sport of gymnastics after watching the 1980 Olympics. It tells the story of the sport between 1980 and 1984 and includes exclusive interviews with top gymnasts from that era including Ecaterina Szabo (Romania), Kathy Johnson (USA), Tracee Talavera (USA) and Cheryl Weatherstone (GB).
A Golden Era of Gymnastics 1980-84 ($33.73)
The 2016 Menās P&G Gymnastics Championships begin on Friday in Hartford, Connecticut, and will feature a field of 11 men who have combined for 39 U.S. titles and 12 world championships medals.
The competition will determine both the menās senior national champions and national team, as well as the athletes who will advance to the U.S. Olympic Team Trials on June 23-25 in St. Louis. From there, five men will be chosen to represent Team USA at the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games.
guest post by Shelli Koszdin:
If I had to bet, I would put money on Donnell Whittenburg and John Orozco to make it to Rio. …
My longshot picks to make it to Rio are Akash Modi, Yul Moldauer, or Sean Melton. …
One Gymnastics Fanās Preview of the 2016 U.S. Menās Gymnastics Championships
Click through for an excellent preview. See why Shelli doesn’t necessarily consider Sam Mikulak a lock. (Sam is a lock, I’d say. As are Donnell and John.)
USAG – 2012 Olympians, World medalists highlight 2016 P&G Men’s Championships field
Elisa Chirino fell badly on Bars March 25, 2014. Elisa, now 19, is a paraplegic.
A reminder for all of us to do everything possible to prevent dangerous falls.
37 DEGREES posted a lengthy documentary on her life in German. (VIDEO)
South Africa: Patterson Will Make History As He Takes to the Floor for Team SA in Rio
South Africa did not approve their female gymnast feeling her performance level was not high enough. š¦
1. Isabela Onyshko MB 57.300
2. Ellie Black NS 57.150
3. Brittany Rogers AB 55.625
4. Megan Roberts ON 55.250
5. Madison Copiak AB 55.075
6. Victoria-Kayen Woo QC 53.825
full results
Isabela‘s Beam was one of her best ever. One of the best in the world. But she fell on 1/1. š¦
Ellie was not 100% coming into the meet. Looked super happy to have competed all 4. Fall on Bars. Easier 2nd vault than usual (to qualify to the Vault final).
Brittany competed FX! Looked great AA … but missed her Beam dismount.
Money-in-the-bank Maddy hit 4/4. Still improving. What College coach was smart enough to recruit that girl? š
I love Megan Roberts. Always have. She’d be on the Olympic team if I had to name it right now.
Other standout routines include Maegan Chant 13.625 FX. I thought Shallon Olsen was underscored with a 13.675 FX. Shallon will easily win vault, as usual. No Amanar as yet, however. Sabrina Gill‘s 14.100 Bars.
Rose-Laying Woo is a definite contender for Rio. But her training has been limited this season due to back pain.
Canada has never had so much depth. National Team Director Dave Brubaker: “It’s a nice problem to have.”
#GymCdnChamps High Performance Junior Champions 2016
1. Ana Padurariu ONT 55.475 (fall on Beam)
2. Haley de Jong BC 53.000
3. Jade Chrobok ONT 52.850
4. Sayge Urban ONT 52.825
5. Sophie Marois QUE 52.525
6. Enya Pouliot NS 52.075
full results
Junior High Performance was quite an impressive show. There are no weak gymnasts in this category.
For the first time I can recall the highlights were mostly Tumbling / Vault. Typically high potential gymnasts who have not yet finished growing are not all that powerful. This generation is very powerful. Sage Urban‘s Yurchenko 1 1/2 was super. 9.3 E-score.
Ana Padurariu looks fantastic, as usual. Her teammate Jade Chrobok was happy to compete 4 apparatus. She’s only been back to full training for about 9 days following minor injuries.
Haley de Jong is on a roll. She hit 4/4 today. Coach Dorina Stan was happy with the performance. Haley won Gymsport 2016 in Anadia, Portugal in March. It’s been a good season.
Unlike past years, there is no separate AA Final later in the week. All that is left for High Performance Juniors is Apparatus Finals. Seems I was wrong on this. There is a sudden victory AA Final coming up. š
In the first competition at #GymCdnChamps the host Province took the team title.
AA from prelims
1. EREMINA Elena RUS 56.732
2. ILIANKOVA Anastasiia RUS 56.049
3. KINSELLA Alice GBR 55.465
full results
1. Russia 168.179
2. Great Britain 163.912
3. Romania 163.678
4. Italy 162.030
5. France 160.823
6. Switzerland 160.496
Lauren was right in her preview of this competition. But she’ll be impressed with the silver for GBR. š
UPDATE –Bea Gheorghisor’sĀ commentary
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