Category: Olympics

Hey – CROOKED Vault landing mat

Men’s team competition 2019 Worlds. Hopefully the Speith guys, judges or coaches will CHECK for the MAG Final.

related – Spieth is one of the providers for Tokyo. Another is Senoh. They’ll be no change from Spieth equipment used here through to Tokyo.

Sam Mikulak on finishing 4th

Coaches need show this interview to their gymnasts.

Champions need to know how to win and lose with class.

I like Ellie Black in the same way — win or lose she’s the same.

Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter.

personal best for Joe Fraser

Over the moon. 

I’d say he’s a lock for the GBR Olympic team.

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Jade Barbosa ACL injury on Vault

Rebeca Andrade suffered another ACL injury in June. It’s been a devastating year of injuries for Brazil.

Double Olympian Jade Barbosa has been diagnosed with an ACL tear … double twisting Yurchenko …

Brasil has missed the chance to qualify as a full team for Tokyo Olympics. Since her ACL tear would likely take from six to eight months recovery …

Teammate Flavia Saraiva secured her Olympic spot by qualifying to this Worlds’ all around final in 10th place. …

wogymnast

Jade tied with Ferrari for the Bronze AA medal in this same Stuttgart arena in 2007.

passion in Men’s Gymnastics

These guys train years. Suffer much. All for the chance to try for Olympic qualification.

Here’s team Italy cheering Carlo Macchini’s H Bar routine in the qualification round.

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Melnikova, Hurd, Chen Yile – part 3

The third episode in the documentary series is LIVE.

I can only watch it in an incognito browser window.

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UNOFFICIAL – Men’s AA Olympic qualifiers

UPDATE – The first 12 are official.

1 YULO Carlos Edriel PHI
2 LARDUET Manrique CUB
3 EDALLI Ludovico ITA
4 KARIMI Milad KAZ
5 FRASCA Loris FRA
6 TVOROGAL Robert LTU
7 SHATILOV Alexander ISR
8 ARICAN Ferhat TUR
9 DAVTYAN Artur ARM
10 HUDDLESTON David BUL
11 DEURLOO Bart NED
12 CORRAL Daniel MEX

Absolutely do not book your flights to Tokyo until FIG names the rest.

But here’s who Lauren Hopkins thinks will eventually be named.

René Cournoyer – Canada

Men’s Teams qualified to Tokyo

Team Final at Worlds contested between the top 8 teams.

1. Russia
2. China
3. Japan

4. Ukraine
5. GBR
6. Switzerland
7. USA
8. Chinese Taipei TPE Taiwan
9. Korea
10. Brazil
11. Spain
12. Germany

Particular congratulations to TPE and Spain. Few pundits were predicting they’d get through, particularly after Zapata withdrew from the Spanish team.

They replace France and Netherlands who competed in Rio 2016.

Oleg was back to near 100%. Ukraine would not be denied.

It’s great to see Germany get the last spot — in Germany. And they deserved it.

Nestor Abad – Spain

Olympic WAG team qualifiers video

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1. United States
2. China
3. Russia
4. France
5. Canada
6. Netherlands
7. Great Britain
8. Italy
9. Germany
10. Belgium
11. Japan
12. Spain