… The national event will be held on 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 national championship event will begin on Friday, April 8, with the team semifinals. …
Bridgeport enters the competition as the top seed after finishing with a regional-qualifying score (RQS) of 194.575. The Purple Knights, which won the ECAC Division II Championship, captured the USA Gymnastics Women’s Collegiate Team Championship for six straight seasons from 2009-2014.
Lindenwood, the host school, is the defending national champions after capturing the title last year in just its third year as a program …
Field Announced For 2016 USA Gymnastics Women’s Collegiate National Championships
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Men’s African Gymnastics Championships
Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Namibia, Senegal, South Africa, Angola, the Central African Republic and Congo participated.
The competition venue was Mohamed Boudiaf Olympic Complex in Algiers.
TEAM MAG:
1. Algeria – 252.550
2. Egypt – 239.100
3. Morocco – 228.450
It seems South Africa did not compete MAG this year.
AA MAG:
1. Hillel Metidji (ALG) – 82.800
2. Mohamed Abdeldjalil Bourguieg (ALG) – 81.900
3. Mohamed Aouicha (ALG) – 81.100
It’s been difficult to get results and information.
African Championships
1. Sherine El-Zeiny EGYPT 52.400
2. Claudia Cummins RSA 51.900
3. Kirsten Beckett RSA 50.250
1. Egypt – 153.650
2. South Africa – 150.750
results
Egyptian gymnasts stand out in 2016 African Gymnastics Championships
via Gymternet Clan
South Essex Gymnastics Club
World Sport visits South Essex Gymnastics Club and Head Coach Scott Hann, who trains a team of elite gymnasts with 36 Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth medals between them. The team includes Max Whitlock, Brinn Bevan and Reiss Beckford.
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(via gymnastikfabriken)
American Team for Rio?
FloGymnastics:
As the 2016 Olympics approach, we will be ranking the top U.S. elite gymnasts who are eligible for Rio. Rankings are based on prior performances, consistency in competitions, international experience, upgrade potential, and current competitions. …
1. Simone Biles
2. Gabby Douglas
3. Aly Raisman
4. Maggie Nichols
5. Madison Kocian
6. Ragan Smith
7. Laurie Hernandez
8. MyKayla Skinner
Click through for the full list.
Click PLAY or watch Ragan’s energetic FX on YouTube.
It’s still too early to bet the mortgage. But these two new Seniors are definitely in the mix. Either or both could be on the final team.
Get to know team Belgium
Belgium has a shot at qualifying a full team to the Rio Olympics. (For London they missed by just one spot.)
How many of their gymnasts can you identify? 🙂
Click through to Spotlight Gymnastics to learn more.
Rio Test Event – scoring potential of teams
Here’s some analysis.
… a team of Larisa Iordace, Ana Maria Ocolisan, Diana Bulimar, Catalina Ponor, Silvia Zarzu, and Laura Jurca would be the clear favorites at the Test Event. Their weighted score comes in first by a 2.7 point berth, and then is Brazil about 2 points ahead of Germany. …
related – Romanian Gymnast – The road to Rio: comebacks, medals and the first names for the test event
Bars – Counter Kim
Roxi Popa injured
Diego Hypolito – Floor
Looks like the veteran will be competing at the Rio Olympics. Gold in Doha.
D 6.800 E 8.475 -0.1 = 15.175
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