1. Tabea Alt 54.199
2. Angelina Melnikova 53.732
3. Morgan Hurd 53.265
4. Pauline Schafer 53.231
5. Eythora Thorsdottir 50.632
6. Jin Zhang 50.032
Category: Gymnastics
Steve Butcher on the Sex Abuse scandal
Through his work in the gymnastics community, Butcher said he’s known Dr. Larry Nasser for about 25 years. Nasser, who treated some of the most famous Olympic gymnasts in recent history, is facing 23 sexual abuse charges, and has been accused by more than 80 girls and women that he sexually abused them during treatments. …
“I know them personally. I know them, I know their coaches, I’ve known their families, their husbands and kids now,” he told WBIR 10News. “It’s not just shocking, it’s devastating. I feel like it’s a weight on my heart when they tell me what they’ve endured.” …
“Everybody is putting more safety precautions up. The gyms here in Knoxville are really cautious, background checking their staff and doing everything they can to protect their young athletes.”
Butcher said it’s important, too, for parents to look out for their kids and make sure they are working with coaches who no only make them a better athlete, but a better person. …
“My personal effort is going to be in the future to do anything we can worldwide, not just in the U.S., to develop programs where athletes feel more reassured if they come forward about a abuse case, but to advise the parents and athletes to prevent them. That’s my mission,” …
‘Shocking, heartbreaking’: Olympic gymnastics judge says sexual abuse scandal can lead to change
I’m certain there is more abuse in totalitarian States than in Democracies. 😦
‘College Girl’ choreography
The goal is to entertain the crowd. Get your teammates going.
Lauren Rice – Sac State. Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter.
(via GymCastic #244)
new site – Chalk Warrior
Lauren Stevens, recently of MeetScoresOnline, launched her own site to highlight gymnasts and clubs in the United States.
Gymnastics news. And she offers a service posting profiles for athletes and clubs starting at $19.99 per year
I’m subscribed.
(via Chalk Bucket)
Linda Zivat – Tsuk layout full
This is NOT a Kasamatsu. Tsuk full is more difficult though they look similar.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (9.75)
what is a ‘great coach’?
Dobre’s living room PIT
U of Calgary International Cup results
Senior
1. Shane Wiskus USA 80.500
2. Ma Yue CHN 80.000
3. Cameron Bock USA 79.800
1. China 160.600
2. USA 160.350
3. Canada 159.000
Though the scores were close, this was very much an international friendly.
Junior
1. Felix Dolci CAN 75.700
2T. Julian Brutchin-Roose USA 75.650
2T. Paul Juda USA 75.650
1. USA
2. CAN 2
3. CAN 1
full results
Ma Yue, Tao HaoPeng, Zeng Jiajun, Yin Dehang, Wei Xiao
Overall there were far more missed routines than I would have expected. Not many competitors hit ALL of their routines.
Here are some of the sets that impressed:
Floor
1. Ma Yue CHN 5.60 14.350
2. Shane Wiskus USA 5.60 14.250
Pommels
1. Tao HaoPeng CHN 5.40 14.150
Rings
1. Ma Yue CHN 5.30 14.050
Vault (one only)
1. Jeremy Bartholomeusz CAN 5.20 14.650
P Bars
1. Jackson Payne CAN 5.40 14.150
H Bar
1. Jackson Payne CAN 6.00 13.900
Jr Floor
1. Darren Wong CAN 4.50 13.950 (E score 9.45)
Jr Pommels
1. David Sandro CAN 4.50 13.250
Jr Vault
1. Paul Juda USA 4.80 14.100
Ben McCarthy from Nova Scotia won the OPEN division.
Open results.
1100 competitors this year I was told. A big meet.
Baku World Cup preliminaries 2
Qualification to FINALS is complete.
Beam
1. Ponor ROM 14.233
2. Nedov AUS 13.266
3. Wang CHN 13.200
full results
Click PLAY or watch Cata’s Beam on YouTube.
Floor
1. Ponor ROM 13.233
2. Nekrasova AZE 13.100
3. Little AUS 12.700
full results
Pommels
1. Berki HUN 15.233
2. Weng CHN 14.800
3. Tommasone FRA 14.733
full results
Click PLAY or watch Berki on YouTube.
Vault
1. Hrimieche FRA 14.383
1. Remkes AUS 14.383
3. Tuuha FIN 14.233
full results
H Bar
1. Boulet FRA 14.266
2. Hayasaka JPN 14.233
3. Kovacevic CRO 13.866
full results
Click PLAY or watch the Azerbaijan TV spot on YouTube.
Rutgers hosting B1G Championships on podium
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Commentary. 🙂
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