The International Gymnastics Hall of Fame will grow to include 91 individuals from 22 nations on May 21 in Oklahoma City. The class of 2016 comprises Aurelia Dobre (Romania), Jordan Jovtchev (Bulgaria), Igor Korobchinsky (Ukraine) and Tatiana Lysenko (Ukraine).
Bill Sorenson, who founded American Athletic, Inc., will receive the Frank Bare Award, and the 1996 women’s Olympic team, which won the first gold medal for the U.S., will be honored as special guests at the 20th annual induction dinner. …
Category: Gymnastics
Aimee Boorman USA coach of the year
Aimee’s new Gym hosted their Grand Opening.
Nikita Nagorny – Drăgulescu 2
It would be the Nagorny 1 if he were to compete this vault before Drăgulescu or anyone else. 🙂
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via RRG
Bodies of the Year
Mag 4
Sao Paulo Challenge Cup prelims
Vault
1 Daniele Hypólito Brazil 14.075
2 Michelle Timm Germany 13.900
3 Catalina Escobar Colombia 13.825
Bars
1 Rebeca Andrade Brazil 6.0 8.550 14.550
2 Kim Bui Germany 6.3 8.250 14.550
3 Lorrane Oliveira Brazil 5.8 7.800 13.600
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Beam
1 Rebeca Andrade Brazil 5.5 8.600 14.100
2 Daniele Hypólito Brazil 6.0 7.750 13.750
3 Jessica Lopez Venezuela 6.1 7.600 -0.1 13.600
Floor
1 Daniele Hypólito Brazil 5.8 8.050 13.850
2 Kim Bui Germany 5.2 8.150 13.350
3 Simona Castro Chile 5.1 8.100 13.200
3 Carolyne Pedro Brazil 5.4 7.900 -0.1 13.200
related – FIG – South Americans take center stage for Sao Paulo World Challenge Cup
Penn State’s Rachelle Thompson resigns
A PSU spokesman confirmed the news Friday morning. The spokesman said Rachelle’s husband, Jeff Thompson, will remain as head coach. …
The couple have yet to respond to accusations of abuse from former gymnasts and one assistant coach.
via @lynncomella
Top 10 #GymnastProbs
1. Breaking in a new pair of grips
3. Sports involving a ball should probably be avoided
8. Those giant callouses
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two candidates for FIG President
The International Gymnastics Federation has received two candidacies in view of the upcoming FIG Presidential election this fall. Contenders had until midnight on May 17 to submit their applications to the FIG through their national federations. …
- Georges Guelzec (FRA), 68, President of the European Gymnastics Union (UEG)
- Morinari Watanabe (JPN), 57, Secretary General of the Japan Gymnastics Association (JGA)
The Presidential election will be held during the FIG Congress October 18-20 in Tokyo. …
I’ve followed Georges Gelsec for years. He seems to have done a good job with the UEG.
I don’t know much about Watanabe who ran something of a stealth campaign, announcing his candidacy last minute.
FIG had a great turnout in Mexico for elections last cycle. Will the same number of voting nations make it to Tokyo?
Region 5 Dream Team Bars mashup
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