Category: Olympics

Canadian Championships day 1

Lauren posted results from the virtual competition.

Ava Stewart has really benefited from the pandemic year. She’s been second to Ellie all season.

Sadly her teammate Ana Padarariu seems to be no longer eligible for the Olympics, unable to come back from injury. We may have to wait to cheer Ana at UCLA. I’d certainly support any appeal to go directly to Olympic trials.

It’s been a super difficult year for Canadians, many having faced multiple Gym closures and restrictions.

It’s weird, as well, competing “Nationals” in your own Gym. With no audience.

The one plus is avoiding injury on competition vault landing mats. I was at Nationals in 2012 when Peng was injured out of the London Olympics on a training day. Vault landing.

Gymnastics Canada posted some of the top routines on Vimeo.

could Tokyo still be cancelled?

I don’t think so.

They will go forward in one form or another.

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related – Tokyo Olympics: more than 80% of Japanese oppose hosting Games – poll

Uchimura – H Bar

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At NHK he did what is becoming his usual thing on HB, scoring 15.333. This gives him another 40 points towards selection for Japan’s +1 spot. 

Yonekura Hidenobu scored a vault average of 15.050, lower than his scores from All Japan but enough to earn him 30 points.

This means that provisionally, both Kohei and Hidenobu have 110 points, so Event Championships will be key to deciding who gets the spot.

Unfortunately Minami Kazuki withdrew from NHK with a calf injury, which I think takes him out of Olympic contention, though hopefully he will return for Event Championships. …

MAGnastics – NHK Trophy & What Happens Next?

Olympians Hashimoto Daiki & Kaya Kazuma

Unlike the host nation WAG team, only 2 Olympians have been named (so far) for the men.

No doubt they will look closely at who best complements the two selected.

… The top 5 is crucial because the selection policies state that the 3rd Olympic team spot must be someone who placed top 5 AA at NHK. Therefore one of Wataru, Teppei or Kazuyuki will definitely be on the Olympic team.

The 4th spot must be someone who placed top 10 at NHK. …

MAGnastics – NHK Trophy & What Happens Next?

Japan’s Olympic team

Mai Murakami
Hitomi Hatakeda
Yuna Hiraiwa
Aiko Sugihara

Two-time Olympian TERAMOTO Asuka misses out after finishing fifth overall. …

It was Murakami’s third NHK Trophy championship. She missed the 2019 competition (2020 was cancelled due to the outbreak of COVID-19) with a lower-back injury, which also forced her out of the world championships that year.

“The last three years have felt really long, with corona, the injury and everything else,” Murakami said.

“But through it all, I’ve been able to rekindle my love for gymnastics and feel like I’ve become a better competitor, a better person.

“I had a few hiccups today but I managed to win and make the team. I’m going to take tomorrow off but then I’ll be right back at it for the Olympics” …

Olympics.com

Japanese Olympians chosen this weekend

For the host men, a hugely deep and competitive competition.

NHK Trophy is on 16th May, and the top 2 gymnasts after scores from NHK are combined with Nationals scores earn automatic selection to the Tokyo Olympic team.

The final two spots on the Olympic team are determined following the All Japan Event Championships in June. …

Nationals was won by Hashimoto Daiki who … scored a huge 88.532 in the final, scoring 15+ on four events (including a new and impressive Yonekura (kas 2.5) on vault) to win with a combined score of 173.365.

Within a point of him are Tanigawa Wataru (172.728) and Kaya Kazuma ( 172.696) seperated by only 0.032. …

The Japan Situation 2021: What’s at Stake for NHK Trophy?

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2022-2024 FIG Codes

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Men’s Artistic Gymnastics

Women’s Artistic Gymnastics

Trampoline Gymnastics

Acrobatic Gymnastics

Aerobic Gymnastics

Spencer posted a summary of WAG changes. Most are for the better, I’m thinking.

2024 Olympics Paris

GBR trial Cardiff videos

British Gymnastics posted some videos from the recent test meet in Wales.

Click PLAY or watch Ondine Achampong’s Vault on YouTube. She’s going to be amazing in the NCAA competing for Cal.

As with the GBR MAG team, selectors have some tough choices to make.

USA Olympic trials moved

June 24-27 in St. Louis.

P&G Tokyo 2020 ads

Love them.

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