At JO Nationals.
Li Li is 1992 Olympian for China now coaching at Buckeye.
Thanks Dave.
Category: Gymnastics
4 Japanese women named to Worlds
Asuka Teramoto
Hitomi Hatakeda
Aiko Sugihara
Nagi Kajita
The fifth will be named after All-Japan Event Championships.
We would expect that to be 2018 Worlds AA silver medalist Mai Murakami who missed some of the trial due to back pain. Some are saying Mai is no longer eligible to be chosen. I’d be very surprised if that’s the case. If she’s pain free in time, I expect her to compete Stuttgart.
Asuka Teramoto won her third title at the NHK Cup women’s competition on Saturday …
Fourteen-year-old Chiaki Hatakeda was third but is too young to qualify for the worlds …
(Via theGymter.net)
3 Japanese men named to Worlds
Based on combined scores from Nationals and the NHK Cup.
Kakeru Tanigawa
Wataru Tanigawa
Kazuma Kaya
The remaining spots will be named later. Chosen to complement these three.
As Japan has already qualified as a team to Tokyo, they could use Worlds 2019 to test some new faces. But Blythe points out that Kohei Uchimura and / or Kenzo Shirai could still be added.
Forster – Resnick Bars Boot Camp
Tom Forster is busy. But not too busy to join Neil for Bootcamp.
Next up – May 24-26, 2019 Crossville, TN
IG magazine Hall of Fame 2019
Shawn Johnson
Maria Filatova
Ivan Ivankov
Li Xiaopeng
In addition to the Class of 2019 Inductees, the 2019 IGHOF International Order of Merit will be presented to Hardy Fink (Canada), the Director of Education & Academy Programs for the International Gymnastics Federation, for his 4 decades of leadership and service.
JO Nationals 2019 Indianapolis
This weekend.
Level 10.
12 age divisions (6 senior and 6 junior).
Shout out for Lindsay Ockler, repping Montana.
Click PLAY or watch the Region 5 HYPE video on YouTube.
Luo Rui – Beam
NCAA videos on Road to Nationals
Most of the Men’s teams have taken advantage of a NEW feature on RoadToNationals.com.
It hasn’t caught on yet with many of the Women’s teams.
Fabian – interesting H Bar combo
Click PLAY or watch it on Facebook.
R.I.P. Neil Sedgewick
Patti Sebestyen gave me the bad news.
Former Saskatchewan gymnast Neil Sedgewick died suddenly and unexpectedly. And very young for such a fit man.
He was a performing in a Stage production of Evita when it happened. 😟
When I was competing back in the late 1960s, Neil would play Floor music on a LIVE piano for the girls. Then put on his grips, run over — and compete H Bar.
Though a very good gymnast for his era, I mainly recall Neil being the cool guy.
He competed for St. Joseph’s and Marian Gymnastics which is today Marian Gymnastics, Saskatoon.
Rest in peace.
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