Nagornyy wins Russian Cup

1. Nikita Nagornyy
2. Ivan Stretovich
3. Artur Dalaloyan
4. David Belyavskiy
5. Vladislav Polyashov
6. Alexey Rostov

full results

Urazova wins Russian Cup


🥇 Vladislava Urazova 114.365
🥈 Angelina Melnikova 109.832
🥉 Elena Gerasimova 107.865

** Russian scores tend to be inflated.

Vladislava is not eligible for Worlds 2019 but should contend for the 2020 Olympic team.

A rising Russian junior Vladislava Urazova won the all-around at the Russian Cup, leading over Angelina Melnikova by more than four points after two days. Russian Cup is normally a senior-only competition but during the pre-Olympic year, top juniors that are eligible for the upcoming Olympics are allowed to compete.

For example, back in 2015, Angelina Melnikova was one of the top juniors at the Russian Cup and she outscored all the senior gymnasts in the all-around. …

VLADISLAVA URAZOVA WINS AA GOLD AT THE RUSSIAN CUP

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Randy Lerú broke a H Bar

Randy swings BIG.

He broke a H Bar that was given to Cuba from the 2001 Worlds.

Men’s Horizontal Bars should ideally be replaced about every 10 years. They can break.

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(via Papa Liukin)

Vladislava Urazova – Beam

Scott Bregman is in Russia for the Olympic Channel.

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Olympic Qualification process

On GymCastic Spencer provided the best explanation yet on how the Tokyo 2020 Olympic qualification works.

After one listen you might actually, almost understand it.

“You are beautiful. You are lovely. Go out there and enjoy this.”

coaches Aimee Walker Pond & Kevin Perkins

What sets this gym apart from the others? The two head coaches were both born completely deaf, and one of them is also blind in the right eye. …

Aimee is a former internationally recognized elite gymnast who competed in the 2000 Olympic Trials and was on the UCLA gymnastic team that won the NCAA National Championship in 2004. …

… Coaching at the very same gym is one-time national gymnastic champion Kevin Perkins, who was also born deaf.

“I didn’t really care what people said about me if they said negative things about me if they said the deaf couldn’t do it I would just have to prove them wrong,” Perkins said.

Up Close: Deaf Coaches Teach Gymnastics At Lehi Gym

highest difficulty Floor (attempted) 2019

Simone Biles – 6.8
Jade Carey – 6.4
MyKayla Skinner – 6.1
Angelina Melnikova – 5.9
Rebeca Andrade – 5.8
Mai Murakami – 5.8
Grace McCallum – 5.8
Lilia Akhaimova – 5.8
Denisa Golgota – 5.8

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