NBC TV – U.S. Olympic trials

Nick Zacardi:

NBCNBC will air its most hours of Olympic trials coverage ever β€” 76 in total, including more than 60 in primetime β€” continuing next week in advance of the Rio Games in August.

It tops the 67.5 hours of coverage in 2012 ahead of the London Olympics. …

NBC

June 23 (St Louis MO)
Gymnastics Men’s Trials NBCSN 8:30 p.m.

June 25
Gymnastics Men’s Trials NBC 9 p.m.

July 8 (San Jose CA)
Gymnastics Women’s Trials NBC 9 p.m.

July 10
Gymnastics Women’s Trials NBC 8:30 p.m.

USA Gymnastics Women’s Collegiate National Championships

… 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

Schedule & tickets.

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.

African Champs

TEAM MAG:
1. Algeria – 252.550
2. Egypt – 239.100
3. Morocco – 228.450

It seems South Africa did not compete MAG this year.

Algeria
Algeria

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.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

(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

Big Changes In Rio Rankings Following The Jesolo Trophy

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.)

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How many of their gymnasts can you identify? πŸ™‚

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Click through to Spotlight Gymnastics to learn more.