Category: Gymnastics

All Japan Champ Asuka Teramoto

1. Asuka Teramoto 111.998
2. Mai Murakami 110.831
3. Hitomi Hatakeda 109.398

Points earned will be combined with next month’s NHK Cup at which teams will be selected for Worlds in Stuttgart, Germany.

Kakeru defends his All Japan Men’s AA title

1. Kakeru Tanigawa 170.265
2. Kazuma Kaya 169.328
3. Kazuyuki Takeda 169.197
4. Shogo Nonomura 168.763
5. Wataru Tanigawa 168.430

Kenzo Shirai placed 30th with 161.463.

Kohei didn’t qualify to the AA final. He didn’t finish some routines in prelims.

Kakeru Tanigawa, Wataru Tanigawa and Kazuma Kaya have been named as Japan’s Universiade team.

Kakeru Tanigawa

Marios Georgiou 3rd at Europeans

Insiders have long considered Marios Georgiou one of the cleanest gymnasts in the world.

It was great to see him put it all together to reach the podium.

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Marios Georgiou became the first ever European AA medalist from Cyprus making the history for his country and himself. He had to overcome many challenges on his way to this medal including bullying due to his ethnicity (he is half-Filipino) his mother leaving him a few years ago and his father passing away.  …

MARIOS GEORGIOU: I WANTED TO CRY, TO SCREAM, TO LAUGH, AND TO SWEAR

Olivia Greaves – full twisting double layout

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Temple 3rd 2019 USAG Collegiate Nationals

Congratulation to Temple for the BIG jump this season. They went from 4 competitors at Nationals last season to 9 this year.

1. Arizona State
2. University of Washington
3. Temple

Though now a non-scholarship school, they are looking for new recruits.

Jesse Kitzen-Abelson was awarded collegiate coach of the year.

Click PLAY or watch an interview with Jesse on Facebook.

related – 2019 USAG Collegiate Championships recap

history – Sarah Finnegan’s first routine at LSU

Of many Senior favourites now finished their College careers, I’m going to miss Sarah Finnegan most of all.

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Grace McCallum training Bars

Yowser.

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(Via Daniel)

remembering Shelby Hilton

“This is a very sad time for everyone involved with our program and our deepest sympathies are with Shelby’s family and friends,” said UK gymnastics coach Tim Garrison.

“Shelby had to give up many things during her fight with cancer, but more important is what she kept.  She kept her courage, her smile, and her determination to live her life.

“She was one of the happiest and most persistent young women I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. I am so proud of what she was able to accomplish and more impressed with the way she went about it. She was a joy to be around and all those that knew her are better for it.” …

Avengers: Endgame stunt women Heidi and Renae

Five of the seven Moneymaker siblings were gymnasts.

Including Heidi (UCLA) and Renae (San Jose State).

THE MARVELOUS MONEYMAKERS