Category: Olympics

U.S. Olympic Trials St. Louis

June 25-28, 2020.

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think like a champion

Think like Evgenia Medvedeva.

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Evgenia Medvedeva is a two-time Olympic silver medalist (2018 ladies’ singles, 2018 team event), a two-time world champion (2016, 2017) …

Tokyo Olympic Schedule

Mark your calendar. Artistic Gymnastics competition runs from …

July 25 – Aug 4, 2020

See the full schedule for all sports.

Doha World Cup Men’s Final – day 2

Vault
1 Yang Hak Seon Korea 15.266
2 Igor Radivilov Ukraine 14.916
3 Artur Davtyan Armenia 14.695

P Bars
1 Zou Jingyuan China 6.6 9.100 15.700
2 Vladislav Polyashov Russia 6.5 8.566 15.066
3 Mitchell Morgans Australia 6.0 8.566 14.566

H Bar
1 Tin Srbic Croatia 6.1 8.300 14.400
2 Hidetaka Miyachi Japan 6.2 8.100 14.300
3 Randy Leru Cuba 6.1 7.900 14.000

full results

Check the current leaders for apparatus Olympic qualification.

Igor Radivilov is #1 on Vault.

my favourite Gymnastics photo … maybe ever

Friendship through sport at the Stuttgart World Cup.

Olympic Charter: “… a spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair play …”

Thank Cordelia Price for posting it from the live video stream.

Baku World Cup results

Olympic qualification points on the line.

Vault
🥇 Jade Carey USA 14.766
🥈 Oksana Chusovitina UZB 14.450
🥉 Alexa Moreno MEX 14.249

Bars
🥇 Lyu Jiaqi CHN 14.266
🥈 Anastasia Iliankova RUS 14.133
🥉 Georgia-Rose Brown AUS 13.566

Diana Varinska had 13.566 as well, but lost out in the tie-break.

Click PLAY or watch Lyu Jiaqi on Facebook. LOVE the double twist. Surprised at the loose form. And always disappointed in routines where gymnasts switch one hand at a time.

Beam
🥇 Emma Nedov AUS 14.100
🥈 Marine Boyer FRA 14.100
🥉 Mana Oguchi JPN 13.200

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Floor
🥇 Jade Carey USA 14.600
🥈 Lara Mori ITA 13.866
🥉 Vanessa Ferrari ITA 13.733

Jade Carey – Floor

Baku Final

1. Jade Carey USA 14.600
2. Lara Mori ITA 13.866
3. Vanessa Ferrari ITA 13.733

Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter. No sound, but that’s a good way to evaluate her choreography rather than musicality.

She won Vault, as well. Olympic qualifying points!

Brazil wins DTB Cup challenge

As many predicted, Brazil’s top team finished ahead of a very good Russian team.

Right now you have to add Brazil to the list of Olympic team medal contenders.

Though there was no AA competition, Rebeca went 56.932 today.

1 – Brazil, 164.396
2 – Russia, 159.496
3 – Netherlands, 153.763
4 – France, 150.462

Valeri should be smiling.

UCLA student athletes talk mental health

An excellent initiative promoted by Anna Glenn. Especially considering the recent suicide of triple world champion cyclist Kelly Catlin at Stanford. She was only 23.

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