FWD double full to layout

Maddie Diab.

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Donte McKinney – H Bar

Fantastic Tkachevs. Super clean.

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WAG apparatus finals Russia

Scores in Russia are typically high.

VAULT

Angelina Melnikova 14.299
Viktoria Listunova 13.766
Yulia Birulya 13.766

BARS

Vladislava Urazova 15.000
Viktoria Listunova 14.833
Angelina Melnikova 14.666

BEAM

Viktoria Listunova 14.500
Elena Gerasimova 14.266
Viktoria Trikina 13.633

FLOOR

Angelina Melnikova 14.000
Viktoria Listunova 13.900
Vladislava Urazova 13.700

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IG – Melnikova, Dalaloyan Golden Twice As Russian Nationals Conclude

Yale coach Barbara Tonry

Tonry has led Yale’s women’s gymnastics team since its inception in 1973, capturing 16 Ivy League championships after fighting for the team’s varsity status and clashing with the athletic department in the 1970s.

With no competitions for the Bulldogs this year, Tonry reflected on her beginnings with Yale gymnastics and the nearly half-century since. …

“I think what makes Barb so successful is her confidence and her belief in everything about her program,” current Yale gymnastics captain Charlotte Cooperman ’21 said.

“She was an extremely successful athlete and brings the same mentality into her role as a coach. She believes in her gymnasts and gets her gymnasts to understand their own abilities as a team.” …

Barbara Tonry reflects on 48 years at helm
Don and Barbara Tonry

Husband Don Tonry died in 2013.

USA names National Teams

… 26 gymnasts have been named to the National Team through the 2021 U.S. Gymnastics Championships in June. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, this marks the first time the team has been named since the conclusion of the 2019 U.S. Championships.

Senior

  • Ciena Alipio, San Jose, Calif./Midwest Gymnastics Center*
  • Simone Biles, Spring, Texas/World Champions Centre*
  • Jade Carey, Phoenix, Ariz./Arizona Sunrays*
  • Jordan Chiles, Vancouver, Wash./World Champions Centre
  • Kayla DiCello, Boyds, Md./Hill’s Gymnastics*
  • Amari Drayton, Spring, Texas/World Champions Centre*
  • Kara Eaker, Grain Valley, Mo./GAGE*
  • Aleah Finnegan, Lee’s Summit, Mo./GAGE*
  • Olivia Greaves, Staten Island, N.Y./World Champions Centre*
  • Morgan Hurd, Middletown, Del./First State Gymnastics*
  • Shilese Jones, Westerville, Ohio/Future Gymnastics Academy
  • Emily Lee, Los Gatos, Calif./West Valley Gymnastics School
  • Sunisa Lee, St Paul, Minn./Midwest Gymnastics Center*
  • Lilly Lippeatt, Mason, Ohio/Cincinnati Gymnastics
  • Grace McCallum, Isanti, Minn./Twin City Twisters*
  • Riley McCusker, Brielle, N.J./Arizona Sunrays*
  • MyKayla Skinner, Gilbert, Ariz./Desert Lights Gymnastics*
  • Leanne Wong, Overland Park, Kan./GAGE*


Junior

  • Charlotte Booth, Clermont, Fla./Brandy Johnson’s Global Gymnastics
  • Madray Johnson, Dallas, Texas/WOGA Gymnastics
  • Katelyn Jong, Allen, Texas/Metroplex Gymnastics*
  • Levi Jung-Ruivivar, Maple Grove, Minn./Twin City Twisters*
  • Kaliya Lincoln, Frisco, Texas/WOGA Gymnastics*
  • Nola Matthews, Gilroy, Calif./Airborne Gymnastics Training Center
  • Ella Kate Parker, West Monroe, La./Cincinnati Gymnastics
  • Joscelyn Roberson, Texarkana, Texas/North East Texas Elite Gymnastics

*Individuals named to the team by the Athlete Selection Committee

Here are the results of the competition.

great FORM on Beam

Spencer was complaining the other day how NCAA gymnasts are rarely deducted for conspicuous form breaks on Beam.

Perhaps College judges need study Urara Ashikawa (芦川うらら, Ashikawa Urara) for comparison. 😀

She’s won Beam at several World Cups.

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Viktoria Listunova leads in Russia

In the qualification round:

  1. Viktoria Listunova
  2. Vladislava Urazova
  3. Yana Vorona
  4. Angelina Melnikova
  5. Lilia Akhaimova
  6. Elena Gerasimova
  7. Maria Minaeva
  8. Angelina Simakova

I didn’t post scores as Russian numbers are about as accurate as Valentina’s media comments. 😀

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Chellsie – 1st Double Fronts in 8 years

Like riding a bike.

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