China will once again win Rings as a team in Rio. It’s amazing how strong these guys are.
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Varna World Cup – Men’s Finals 1
Vernyayev, who qualified to all six finals in Varna, picked up gold medals on floor exercise and pommel horse, and finished second to teammate Igor Radivilov on still rings. …
Floor
1. Oleg Vernyayev 6.9 8.500 15.400
2. Rok Klavora 6.5 8.733 15.233
3. Dominick Cunningham 6.6 8.400 15.000
Click PLAY or watch Cunningham on YouTube. HUGE, original opening pass.
Pommel
1. Oleg Vernyayev 7.0 8.533 15.533
2. Robert Seligman 6.4 8.900 15.300
2. Cyril Tommasone 7.0 8.300 15.300
Rings
1. Igor Radivilov 6.9 8.567 15.467
2. Oleg Vernyayev 6.6 8.767 15.367
3. Daniil Kazachkov 6.5 8.633 15.133
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judging Whittenburg’s Rings
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Petrounias 1st Olympic torch bearer
After finishing 2nd on Rings at the Olympic Test Event, World Champion Eleftherios Petrounias flew directly home to Greece.
The official countdown to this year’s Rio de Janeiro Olympics began on Thursday when the torch was lit at the site of the ancient Games …
On a glorious spring day with the sun burning hot above the ancient stadium in Olympia, an actress playing a high priestess lit the torch from the rays of the sun at the temple of Hera, using a parabolic mirror.
Greek gymnastics world champion Eleftherios Petrounias started the domestic relay after receiving the flame …
https://twitter.com/OlympicFlame/status/723103475597467648
via Gymternet Clan
ZANETTI v PETROUNIAS
Defending Olympic Champion v defending World Champion. Who takes the Gold?
I’m glad I wasn’t judging this one.
1 ZANETTI Arthur BRA 6.800 + 9.066 = 15.866
2 PETROUNIAS Eleftherios GRE 6.800 + 9.033 = 15.833
3 AIT SAID Samir FRA 6.700 + 8.800 = 15.500
full results
The Olympic Rings final should be awesome.
Men’s Apparatus finalists in Rio
Floor
1. Zapata ESP 15.400/6.7
2. Vernyayev UKR 15.208/6.9
3. Abad ESP 15.066/6.1
4. Behan IRL 14.966/6.1
5. Dragulescu ROM 14.900/6.5
6. Gobaux FRA 14.833/6.2
7. Schmidt NED 14.833/6.4
8. Yoshioka JPN 14.800/6.4
R Leru CUB 14.800/6.4
Pommels
1. Vernyayev UKR 15.633/7.0
2. Sun CHN 15.566/6.4
3. Likhovitsky BLR 15.241/6.5
4. Ude CRO 15.200/6.2
5. Hidvegi HUN 15.100/6.5
6. Rittschik GER 14.966/6.5
7. Sienichkin UKR 14.850/6.3
8. Orozco USA 14.833/6.4
R Georgiou CYP 14.800/6.1
Rings
1. Petrounias GRE 15.900/6.8
2. Zanetti BRA 15.800/6.8
3. Ait Said FRA 15.600/6.7
4. Radivilov UKR 15.266/6.9
5. Liao CHN 15.233/6.7
6. Morandi ITA 15.033/6.5
7. Wilson GBR 15.000/6.4
8. Vernyayev UKR 15.000/6.6
R Chen TPE 14.933/6.7
Vault
1. Vernyayev UKR 15.233/6.0/6.0
2. Dalton USA 14.933/6.0/5.2
3. Kim KOR 14.933/6.0/6.0
4. Morgan CAN 14.750/5.6/5.6
5. Radivilov UKR 14.600/6.0/6.0
6. Bourguieg ALG 14.483/5.6/5.2
Only 6 men competed 2 vaults.
P Bars
1. Vernyayev UKR 16.266/7.1
2. Fokin UZB 15.766/6.6
3. Arican TUR 15.700/6.6
4. Calvo COL 15.600/6.9
5. Dauser GER 15.566/6.7
6. Nguyen GER 15.500/6.6
7. Orozco USA 15.466/6.5
8. Antoniotti FRA 15.400/6.4
8. Corral MEX 15.400/6.4
R Leru CUB 15.366/6.6
H Bar
1. Wilson GBR 15.333/6.8
2. Zonderland NED 15.233/6.6
3. Bretschneider GER 15.183/6.6
4. Orozco USA 15.100/6.8
5. Leru CUB 14.933/6.7
6. Calvo COL 14.933/7.0
7. Deurloo NED 14.925/6.7
8. Yoo KOR 14.833/6.1
R Vernyayev UKR 14.800/6.5
Courtney TULLOCH – Rings
Awesome strength if you credit his Victorian.
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Masters Rings champ at British Championships.
Donnell Whittenburg – Rings
top NCAA Men’s gymnasts (so far)
FX
1. Zach Liebler (Minnesota)
2. Akash Modi (Stanford).
3. Colin Van Wicklen (Oklahoma)
PH
1. Brandon Ngai (Illinois)
2. Timmy Wang (Air Force)
3. Alec Yoder (Ohio State)
Click PLAY or watch Alec’s Pommels on YouTube. Team USA could use this routine.
SR
1. Sean Melton (Ohio State)
2. Alex Diab (Illinois)
3. Thao Hoang (Oklahoma)
Click PLAY or watch Sean’s Rings on YouTube.
VT
1. Anthony McCallum (Michigan)
2. Yaro Pochinka (Minnesota)
3. Taylor Seaton (Stanford)
PB
1. Yul Moldauer (Oklahoma)
2. Sean Melton (Ohio State)
3. Dennis Zaremski (Stanford)
Click PLAY or watch Yul’s P Bars on YouTube.
HB
1. Chase Cannon (Air Force)
2. Jesse Glenn (Army)
3. Andrew Rickly (Ohio State)
AA
1. Akash Modi (Stanford)
2. Allan Bower (Oklahoma)
3. Kevin Wolting (Cal)
Allan’s had a great season. Click PLAY or watch his Vault on YouTube.
full men’s rankings
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