Category: Gymnastics

Simone’s using #PowerbeatsPro

So they are officially cool.

 

coach Álvaro Montesinos to Chile

Álvaro Montesinos Yago was a 1988 Olympian for Spain. He went on to be Spanish Men’s National Coach.

Montesinos has now accepted a coaching / consulting position with Chile where he’ll be working with both Men’s and Women’s National teams.

Like Liukin, he’s not moved permanently. Instead he’ll commute back and forth to Chile.

Read more on gimnastas.net.

Mitch Mandozzi – connecting out of Liukin

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(Via Courtyard Tapir)

New Hampshire’s Gail Goodspeed retired

Thanks for all the good years.

Diab, Nedoroscik to FISU for USA

Both were chosen to represent the USA following their performances at the recent NCAA National Collegiate Men’s Championships. This summer’s Games mark the event’s 30th edition, which has 18 sports. …

Participation in men’s gymnastics at the World University Games is a joint effort between the College Gymnastics Association, USA Gymnastics and the NCAA member institutions.

The World University Games is a multisport event held every two years.

Participants must be born between January 1, 1994, and December 31, 2001; have taken at least one three-credit course towards a degree or diploma within the last year before the games; and the athlete must be “progressing towards a degree.”

USAG

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