Category: Gymnastics

Jaymes Marshall – Amanar

The 12yr-old Colorado gymnast from TIGARS at J.O. Nationals.

Click PLAY or watch it on Facebook.

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Amazing. But most coaches would conclude that there’s no reason to do this difficult a vault at this age.

Eythora Thorsdottir wins IAG

Eythora Thorsdottir got off to a rough start at yesterday’s IAG SportEvent, earning a 12.6 on beam after two big wobbles and a fall.

But the Dutch gymnast known for her beauty and expression shook herself off and went on to win the all-around title, showcasing three upgraded routines, including a creepily fabulous new (and amazingly creepy) floor for a 14.3 as well as a DTY on vault, earning a 15.033 there.

The vault upgrade is especially key, as the majority of gymnasts in the Netherlands are competing fulls, which gave the team a disadvantage in team competition. Something like this can add nearly a point to the women’s team total, meaning Thorsdottir is now all but a lock to make the team going to Rio this summer. …

Thorsdottir Upgrades, Wins IAG Title

Click PLAY or watch her Floor on YouTube.

I love it. 🙂

Click PLAY or watch her DTY on YouTube.

Click PLAY or watch her Bars on YouTube.

Rio Olympic draws

Japan in the 1st of three sessions for MAG. China in the 1st of five in WAG.

Rio

Thema Williams Interview

Well spoken. A very mature point of view.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (17min)

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Uchimura 16.15 Horizontal Bar

Huge difficulty. Execution as good as anyone in the world.

Despite two conspicuous angle deductions, on any given day I’d say Kohei is the man to beat on this apparatus.

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(via IG)

Takahiro Goshima – twisting

Cabriole sends a link to Goshima’s FX from NHK Cup. He was 7.2 & 15.50 there.

Click PLAY or watch him on Twitter. Fwd 1/1 to 3 1/5. And Bwd 1 1/2 to 3/1. Wow!

https://twitter.com/taka_gym_223/status/728521257050775552

He does Bwd 3 1/5 to Fwd 2/1 in training on the very SPRINGY Senoh Floor. Just like Kenzo.

Kato and Uchimura

Gymnast #391 linked to videos.

Click PLAY or watch Kohei Uchimura on YouTube. (93.35)

Click PLAY or watch Ryohei Kato on YouTube. (90.7)

Yusuke Tanaka was only 0.1 behind Kato combined over the last two meets. I’d say he and Kenzo are the next two most likely to qualify for Japan’s Olympic Team.