Kai Rivers, Carly Bauman #NastiaCup Champions

Senior
1. Kai Rivers – Twistars 38.650
2. Rachael Lukacs – North Stars 38.525
3. Andrea Li – Legacy Elite 38.425

full results

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Junior
1. Carly Bauman – Chow’s 38.425
2. Rose Casali – Southeastern 38.075
3. Lali Dekanoidze – Southeastern 37.825

full results

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USAG will be posting all routines on the 2017 Nastia Liukin Cup playlist

USA Gymnastics court records released

A Georgia judge, at IndyStar’s request, released more than 5,600 pages of court records Friday detailing how USA Gymnastics handled sexual abuse allegations against coaches over a 10-year period.

… sexual abuse complaint files on 54 coaches, revealed that some coaches weren’t banned from the sport until years after they were convicted of crimes against children.  …

USA Gymnastics fought the release for nearly nine months, including in two appeals to the Georgia Supreme Court. …

Judge releases USA Gymnastics sex abuse files

The GymCastic audiocast has been updating this case week-by-week.

Russian Men’s AA Championships results

1. Artur Dalaloyan 167.930
2. Nikita Ignatyev 166.495
3. Vladislav Polyashov 165.697
4. Ilya Kibartas 162.797
5. Kirill Prokopyev 160.861
6. Daniil Kazachkov 159.429

Amanda Turner:

Dalaloyan, the top gymnast during Wednesday’s qualification, scored a combined 167.930 over both days to win his first national title. He was fifth all-around at last year’s national championships and eighth in 2015. Dalaloyan trains at Moscow’s famed Dinamo club under coaches Alexander Kalinin, Vladimir Kholdushkin and Sergei Shaken. …

Russia’s top stars are likely to skip the Europeans this year in order to recover from injury or illness, and to give some younger gymnasts more competitive experience. Only two Olympians competed in Wednesday’s competition, David Belyavsky and Nikita Nagornyy, with neither doing the all-around. …

IG – Dalaloyan Wins Russian Nationals

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Jessica Dowling’s great Bars save

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Beam music in College

Many teams use personalized music in training and at home meets.

When Hayley Sanders steps up to the balance beam and the booming beat of Lil Mama’s 2007 hit “Lip Gloss” resonates through Stegeman Coliseum, the crowd knows it’s in for a treat.

As a spark of energy quickly spreads through the arena, Sanders begins her routine. She sees it as her moment to contribute to a successful team performance.

“I only hear it for like the first, maybe, 15 seconds, and then I block everything out,” Sanders said. …

Red & Black – Music helps Georgia gymnasts conquer the beam

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. You can hear Lip Gloss in the background.

new Gym for Kolkata, India?

The state government is mulling to set up an International Gymnastic Hall in the city.

This came on the day when the state government felicitated gymnast Dipa Karmakar

… Equipment will be brought from France. Nandi said that it is a great initiative as it will not only help the people of Bengal but also the entire eastern region. …

Government To Set Up International Gymnastic Hall In Six Months

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Nikki Hanley judging Men’s American Cup

Hanley is the only female Category I FIG judge for Men’s Artistic Gymnastics, meaning she’s certified to judge the sport’s biggest competitions. She attained the rank this past winter, after acing the exam given at the Men’s Intercontinental Judges Course in Bratislava (SVK) …

In company with Women’s judge Gordon Bennett (CAN) and Rhythmic judge Ariel Alejandro Milanesio (ARG), Hanley hopes to dispel any gender stereotypes …

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44th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, September 30 - October 6, 2013 in Antwerp/BEL
44th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, September 30 – October 6, 2013 in Antwerp/BEL