tumbling, tramp, diving, acrobatics, circus, cheer, dance, martial arts, X sports … and more
Click PLAY or watch Who will make the Chinese Team? on YouTube.
See more videos like this on the Artistics Gymnastics YouTube channel. Yes “Artistics”.
It includes similar edits for USA, Russia, Italy, GBR, Netherlands, Japan and Canada.
There are some errors, some omissions. Still it’s an easy way to get a quick overview of some of the top contenders.
via Gymternet Clan
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
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
My favourite choreography at the Rio Test Event.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (preliminaries)
The judges liked it too. Even with average tumbling, Leah ended up with the Bronze medal in the final. Some felt Isabela Onyshko (4th) should have had that medal instead.
Belgium just missed team qualification for London. These ladies got the job done this time. 🙂
Read the Belgian Gymnastics blog summary.
Julia Fincher collected social media posts – Gymnasts’ emotional reactions to the Rio Test Event
Two of my favourite gymnasts qualified to Rio. 🙂 I’m emotional, too.
… Tokyo 2020 Emblems Selection Committee … four shortlisted designs are the most outstanding among all entries received. …
I think I like option B of the four being decided upon.
(via Arabian Punch Front)
papaliukin linked to this graphic. 🙂
Yep.
Even this site – clearly targeted to coaching experts – gets a massive traffic boost in Olympic years.
1. Hancharou Uladzislau BLR 59.750
2. Schmidt Dylan NZL 58.550
3. Ganchinho Diogo POR 58.085
full results
Favourite Gao Lei CHN, who led prelims, was terminated when he landing on the frame pad.
“It’s a surreal feeling to have qualified my spot at the Olympics. And a huge honour to be the first NZ trampoline athlete to do so. I just feel a huge weight off my shoulders now that this part is over and all my hard work has paid off. I can’t wait to get back in the gym and keep training hard to do the best I can in 4 months’ time.” – Dylan Schmidt
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