Category: Gymnastics

Kitazono leads P Bar qualifications

This kid is amazing.

YOG in Argentina.

1 Takeru Kitazono Japan 5.5 8.766 14.266
2 Sergei Naidin Russia 5.1 8.833 13.933
3 Nazar Chepurnyi Ukraine 5.2 8.633 13.833
4 Yin Dehang China 5.2 8.366 13.566
5 Krisztian Balazs Hungary 4.8 8.600 13.400
6 Ayan Moldagaliyev Kazakhstan 4.4 8.966 13.366
7 Adam Tobin Great Britain 4.5 8.841 13.341
8 Nguyen Van Khanh Phong Vietnam 4.5 8.833 13.333

Full results.

Simone Biles: speaking out empowered me

So … the criminal doctor is in prison for hundreds of years.

What’s changed?

Will more girls and young women be willing to call out sexual assault and harassment? Are women more empowered in 2018?

I hope so.

Simone’s on prime time BBC TV news in the U.K.

But at the same time the President of the United States has been accused by at least nineteen women since the 1980s. He’s paid women hush money too.

Though initially calling testimony under oath by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford “very credible”, Trump later ridiculed her.

Young women who watched that harsh attack might be less willing to come forward. ☹️

Miss Val is another UCLA coaching legend

I’m listening to the audio book now.

It’s always best when the author reads. It makes the content come alive.

Life Is Short, Don’t Wait to Dance

Advice and Inspiration from the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame Coach of 7 NCAA Championship Teams

Click PLAY or watch it on Facebook.

(via Ashley)

Giorgia Villa leads YOG Bars & AA

After 3 of 4 apparatus.

Laurie Hernandez – picture book published

Just in time for Christmas.

$18.99

Morinari Watanabe elected to IOC

He’ll continue as FIG President, as well.

IOC SESSION ELECTS NINE NEW MEMBERS

Watanabe was a coach in Artistic and Men’s Rhythmic gymnastics 1983-1990. I learned that from his IOC biography.

YOG International Gymnastics “teams”

Grace Chui found the document which details which Youth Olympic Games athletes have been placed into what combined teams.

A bit of fun. A LOT of confusion, in my opinion.

Hopefully it will help bring a little more attention to the non-Olympic disciplines.

Here’s team Oksana CHUSOVITINA for example:

Acrobatic
AKHOTNIKAVA Viktoryia BLR
FAMENKOU Ilya BLR

Artistic – Men
BRIONES Brandon USA
TOBIN Adam GBR
AFIFY Mohamed EGY

Artistic – Women
ULMASOVA Indira UZB
PEREZ Karla GUA
PAULSSON Tonya SWE

Rhythmic
IAKOVLEVA Lidiia AUS
YAMADA Aino JPN
ROTAERMEL Lilly GER

Trampoline – Men
ESCALLIER Santiago ARG

Trampoline – Women
SAKELLARIDOU Antonia GRE

See all the “teams”.

YOG Men’s Vault prelims

1. Brandon Briones USA 14.033
2. Felix Dolci CAN 13.950
3. Gabriel Burtanete ROU 13.733
4. Sam Dick NZL 13.716
5. Diogo Soares BRA 13.683
6. Jacob Karlsen NOR 13.679
7. Fernando Espindola ARG 13.566
8. Nazar Chepurnyi UKR 13.550

Full results.