Category: Gymnastics

Rio Test Event arena

… is green. Very green.

Emily Little – Floor

In a less-than-fun team competition for Australia, this was a BIG highlight. Top score from session 1.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

mixed ability level at #PacRim2016

Yes it’s stupid that Panama (population 3.9 million) competes against USA (population 320 million).

But that’s the format of the Pacific Rim competition. If you don’t like it, don’t watch.

Personally I like this format. It’s interesting seeing Juniors compete at the same time as Seniors.

Anthony Tawfik, for example, competing alongside John Orozco.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BD9TU-UDFw1/
 

It’s one of the few meets where gymnasts from smaller nations get a lot of media attention.

Louise Lopez (MEX) 51.450 leads the Junior competition after session 1 of 2. A very impressive talent I wouldn’t know if it were not for this competition. 🙂

Claudia Fragapane wins the British

1. FRAGAPANE Claudia Bristol Hawks Gym Club 58.100
2 TUNNEY Rebecca City Of Liverpool Gym Club 56.350
3 DOWNIE Elissa Notts Gymnastics Academy 55.250
4 TINKLER Amy South Durham Gymnastic Club 54.700
5 HARROLD Ruby The Academy 54.350
6 SIMM Kelly Dynamo School Of Gymnastics 53.850
full results

Bristol’s Claudia Fragapane took the title with a personal best score of 58.100. Claudia started off cleanly on the bars but it was the beam where she really made her mark with a highly difficult routine to score 14.750. She then continued onto floor, her strongest piece of apparatus to score a 14.700 and sealed the deal on the vault. The four time Commonwealth gold medallist was overjoyed.

Claudia Fragapane: “It feels absolutely amazing! I’ve never been all-around champion and I got a personal best so really pleased.

British Gymnastics

Click PLAY or watch Claudia’s Beam on YouTube.

Ryuto Sako Jr Men’s #PacRim2016 Champ

1. Ryuto Sako JPN 82.000
2. Kosuke Wakasa JPN 81.550
3. Carlos Edriel Yulo PHI 81.200
full results

Max Whitlock 92.7

1. WHITLOCK Max South Essex Gymnastics Club 92.700
2. PURVIS Daniel Southport YMCA Gymnastics Club 89.500
3. WILSON Nile Leeds Gymnastics Club 87.150
4. HALL James Pegasus Gym Club 86.600
4. OLDHAM Sam Loughborough Students Gymnastics Club 86.600
6. TULLOCH Courtney Pegasus Gym Club 85.250
full results

Max Whitlock performed sensationally to score a personal best of 92.700 to take the title. Having never broken the 92 mark before it is a huge score for Max that would have won both the last Olympic Games and World Championships. A particular highlight was his pommel horse routine where he scored a 16.250. However that wasn’t the only 16 for the world champion, he also scored a 16.050 on the floor and an impressive 15.450 on the high bar. Max’s scores also secured him British titles on the pommel horse, floor, and high bar.

Max: “I’m really really happy – preparation went well, the build-up was perfect and that’s my personal best and I’m very happy to do it at the British. I felt good throughout the competition, tried not to get ahead of myself just focussing on the next piece, step by step and I’m happy to have done it on all six pieces on the right day.

British Gymnastics

Click PLAY or watch his FX on YouTube.

Lindenwood hosts Collegiate National Championships

… April 8-10 at Hyland Arena in St. Charles, Mo.

The teams that earned a spot in the nationals were Bridgeport, Lindenwood, Brown, Seattle Pacific, Cornell, Texas Woman’s, Yale, and Air Force. Individuals from Pennsylvania, West Chester, Southern Connecticut, and Centenary will also be in action throughout the weekend. …

The first session will include Bridgeport, Seattle Pacific, Cornell, and Air Force, and the evening session has Lindenwood, Brown, Texas Woman’s, and Yale. The top two teams in each session will advance to Saturday’s team finals. …

Bridgeport enters the competition as the top seed …

2016 USA Gymnastics Women’s Collegiate National Championships

Lindenwood

Sae Miyakawa – Floor

Click PLAY or watch her seriously difficult 2016 Nationals routine on YouTube.

LONG gap between her salute and starting the routine.

(via papaliukin)