Out magazine – Gymnast Josh Dixon on Why It’s Important to Be an Out Athlete
A good read. He’s healthy and training for Olympic trials.
Category: Gymnastics
Cottbus World Cup day 1
Preliminary results
Vault
1 Chusovitina, Oksana UZB 14,650
2 Wu, Jing CHN 14,300
3 Belak, Teja SLO 14,150
Click PLAY or watch Oksana’s Rudi on Instagram.
Bars
1 Scheder, Sophie GER 6,4 8,450 14,850
2 Zhu, Xiaofang CHN 6,2 8,600 14,800
3 Wevers, Sanne NED 5,6 8,450 14,050
Floor
1 Hypolito, Diego BRA 6,8 8,450 15,250
2 Klavora, Rok SLO 6,2 8,800 15,000
3 Verniaiev, Oleg UKR 6,8 7,950 14,750
Pommels
1 Weng, Hao CHN 7,1 8,900 16,000
2 Verniaiev, Oleg UKR 7,0 8,400 15,400
3 Corral, Daniel MEX 6,3 8,900 15,200
6 Smith, Louis GBR 6,9 7,450 14,350
Rings
1 Verniaiev, Oleg UKR 6,6 8,450 15,050
2 Goossens, Dennis BEL 6,6 8,450 15,050
3 Radilov, Igor UKR 6,9 8,100 15,000
Full prelim results are linked from this page.
Jesolo Junior competition
Ele of elisaminimeneghini was in Jesolo. Read her take on the Junior competition – The Olympic Year is Here
Click PLAY or watch Emma Malabuyo’s Finals FX on YouTube.
Click PLAY or watch Trinity Thomas’ Finals FX on YouTube.
Pommel Horse on Parallel Bars
Click PLAY or watch it on Facebook.
Arthur Nory release moves
Click PLAY or watch his Horizontal Bar on Facebook.
top NCAA Men’s gymnasts (so far)
FX
1. Zach Liebler (Minnesota)
2. Akash Modi (Stanford).
3. Colin Van Wicklen (Oklahoma)
PH
1. Brandon Ngai (Illinois)
2. Timmy Wang (Air Force)
3. Alec Yoder (Ohio State)
Click PLAY or watch Alec’s Pommels on YouTube. Team USA could use this routine.
SR
1. Sean Melton (Ohio State)
2. Alex Diab (Illinois)
3. Thao Hoang (Oklahoma)
Click PLAY or watch Sean’s Rings on YouTube.
VT
1. Anthony McCallum (Michigan)
2. Yaro Pochinka (Minnesota)
3. Taylor Seaton (Stanford)
PB
1. Yul Moldauer (Oklahoma)
2. Sean Melton (Ohio State)
3. Dennis Zaremski (Stanford)
Click PLAY or watch Yul’s P Bars on YouTube.
HB
1. Chase Cannon (Air Force)
2. Jesse Glenn (Army)
3. Andrew Rickly (Ohio State)
AA
1. Akash Modi (Stanford)
2. Allan Bower (Oklahoma)
3. Kevin Wolting (Cal)
Allan’s had a great season. Click PLAY or watch his Vault on YouTube.
full men’s rankings
related – Stick it Media – Upcoming Conference Championships Will Dominate Weekend
qualities of a gymnast
1. Dedication
2. Competitiveness
3. Perseverance
4. Discipline
“Don’t be so hard on yourself.”
“But I have to be. I’m a gymnast.” …
4 Qualities That Stick With You Forever If You Were A Childhood Gymnast
Ryohei Kato TV news spot
Kato was injured last year – where else? 😦 – on competition Vault landing mats. He’s pleased the ankle has recovered sufficiently to compete the AA.
… focusing on Ryohei Kato’s performance at the American Cup last month, and his preparation for the All Japan Championships this weekend (4/1-3). In Japanese and English.
If you wear headphones one earpiece is in English, the other Japanese.
Click PLAY or watch it on Daily Motion.
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x40h3ri_20160328ryohei-kato-news-bilingual_sport
how parents can keep Gymnastics FUN
1. Focus on improving skills and not on the result of the competition.
4. Remind your child how far she has come since she began the sport.
9. Don’t compare your child to teammates.
12. Build on the sports experience to create happy childhood memories.
Click through to <a href="https://annejosephson.wordpress.com/2016/03/21/12-ways-to-keep-gymnastics-fun-for-your-child/ ” target=”_blank”>Jag Gym Blog to read the rest.
Men’s African Championships FINALS
FLOOR
1. Mohamed Bourguieg (Algeria) 14.350 pts
2. Wissem Harzi (Tunisia) 14.300 pts
3. Mohamed Aouicha (Algeria) 14.100 pts
POMMELS
1. Mohamed Aouicha (Algeria) 14.750 pts
2. Hillel Metidji (Algeria) 14.250 pts
3. Wissem Harzi (Tunisia) 14.150 pts
RINGS
1. Ali Zahran Ramadan (Egypt) 15.150 pts
2. Tarek Shalaby (Egypt) 14.150 pts
3. Mohamed Bourguieg (Algeria) 13.750 pts
results
Click PLAY or watch Ali Zahran Ramadan on Facebook. Best Victorian position I’ve ever seen.
VAULT
1. Mohamed Bourguieg (Algeria) 14.725 pts
2. Hamza Hossaini (Morocco) 14.425 pts
3. Mohamed Moubarek (Algeria) 13.850 pts
P BARS
1. Mohamed Bourguieg (Algeria) 14.250 pts
2. Hillel Metidji (Algeria) 14.200 pts
3. Harzi Wissem (Tunisia) 13.900 pts
Click PLAY or watch Metidji on Facebook.
H BAR
1. Mohamed Raghib (Algeria) 13.950 pts
2. Ahmed Almaraghy (Algeria) 13.450 pts
3. Mohamed Bourguieg (Algeria) 12.950 pts.
results
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