Corteo – Tournik bar training

Cirque du Soleil Corteo’s final performance was in Quito, Ecuador December 13, 2015.

Here’s some training video of one of the outrageous acts. Much more difficult than they make it look.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Chinese Nationals Rings Final

China will once again win Rings as a team in Rio. It’s amazing how strong these guys are.

Click PLAY or watch the 2016 Finals on YouTube.

The New Yorker – Simone Biles

It’s the Olympic year. All sorts of people suddenly get interested in Gymnastics.

Reeves Wiedeman published a long, rambling but very well researched article in the New Yorker.

… “She’s great eighty-five per cent of the time,” Boorman told me. “She is also fifteen per cent teen-age girl.” …

A FULL REVOLUTION

In the run-up to the Olympics, Simone Biles is transforming gymnastics.

Simone

dancing’ Kaito Imabayashi

His first-ever World Challenge Cup: gold on Pommel Horse, silver on High Bar and bronze on Still Rings.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

(via papaliukin)

Sao Paulo Challenge Cup Finals 2

Daniele won 3 gold medals. I think the veteran is ready for Rio. 🙂

Beam
1 HYPÓLITO, Daniele BRA 14,350
2 CASTRO, Simona CHI 13,050
3 ANDRADE, Rebeca BRA 13,000

Click PLAY or watch Daniele’s Beam on YouTube.

Floor
1 HYPÓLITO, Daniele BRA 13,950
2 BUI, Kim Ngam GER 13,550
3 PEDRO, Carolyne BRA 13,300
3 CASTRO, Simona CHI 13,300

Click PLAY or watch Daniele’s Floor on YouTube.

Brazil could certainly be top 5 in team with a hit meet at the Olympics. Those excited home fans will help.

Vault
1 MARIANO, Arthur BRA 14,800
2 SASAKI, Sérgio BRA 14,675
3 OKA, Jumpei JPN 13,775

P Bars
1 CALVO MORENO, Jossim COL 15,550
2 SANDOVAL AFANADOR, COL 15,100
3 BARRETO JUNIOR, Fran BRA 15,000

H Bar
1 SASAKI, Sérgio BRA 15,250
2 IMABAYASHI, Kaito JPN 14,850
3 CORDOBA, Nicolas ARG 14,800

Bretschneider had 7.3 difficulty but missed regrasp on Yamawaki, his easiest release.

Click PLAY or watch Sérgio on YouTube.

full results

FIG – Daniele Hypolito, South Americans shine in Sao Paulo

Ana Sofia Gomez v Ilaria Kaeslin

I was in Ana Sofia’s Gym last week. She finished 4th in that great Beam Final at the Varna World Cup. So close to Bronze.

Click PLAY or watch Ana Sofia on YouTube. Rock solid 1/1. 6.2 start.

Click PLAY or watch Ilaria on YouTube. 5.8 start.

related – Ana Sofia’s nutrition