Moldauer, Bock lead MAG Jr

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Junior Men 17-18 after Day 1:
1. Moldauer 86.10
2. Daggett 84.05
3. Watts 83.80
4. King 83.55
5. Burke 82.45
6. Anderson 80.95

Junior Men 15-16 after Day 1:
1. Bock 84.95
2. Grooms 81.35
3. Huang 80.40
4. Justus 80.00
5. Wenske 79.70
6. Vernyi 79.25

full results

Brenna Dowell – Bars

Brenna’s was the most exciting Bar routine at Championships. Highest start score (6.7) over Gowey (6.6).

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15.150 (6.7, 8.450)

Eddie Penev is back

EddieEddie suffered an ACL injury on Vault at the 2014 Pan American Championships. To rehab, he moved to the U.S. Olympic Team Training Center in Colorado Springs after five years at Stanford.

IG Online Interview: Eddie Penev (USA)

Kat Hasenauer Cornetta – Healthy Eddie Penev back on national gymnastics scene

Montana gymnast killed in storm

😦

A 21-year-old Missoula man died in a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 90 near the Idaho border during Monday night’s violent windstorm. …

A series of crashes occurred after two large trees in the median of the interstate were blown down by the hurricane-force winds and fell across the eastbound lanes. …

“It was a complete freak accident” …

missoulian

Chris Ramsey

rememberramsey@gmail.com
Chris Ramsey Memorial
Saturday August 15th
12 noon
Roots Acro Sports (Bitterroot Gymnastics)
216 Commerce St. Missoula MT
406-728-4258

(via Bitterroot Gymnastics)

MyKayla Skinner – Cheng

Our Worlds 2014 Bronze medalist has improved. Both hands were clearly on the horse this time.

Skinner Cheng

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IF the USA takes a specialist to try to win one additional medal at Worlds 2015, who will it be?

Baumann or Kocian on Bars?

Or MyKayla for Vault?

It’s a shame only two Senior National Team members competed two vaults.

Simone Biles leads Sr day 1

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1. Biles 61.100
2. Nichols 59.700
3. Douglas 58.700
4. Raisman 58.650
5. Key 58.600

full results

Terrible day for our World Champion. Only 61 … something with a weird fall on Floor.

Vault was OK. 🙂 Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Here’s the GIF.

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Rhonda Faehn interview

Rhonda Faehn joined USA Gymnastics as the new senior vice president of the women’s program in May, following 14 years as the women’s gymnastics coach at the University of Florida. …

can you tell us a little bit about your new role with USA Gymnastics, what exactly you’re doing?

I am overseeing the entire women’s program with a main emphasis on the elite program. (I’ll be) attending every single national team camp and working side by side with Martha (Karolyi, the national team coordinator) and the national team, but also aiding and organizing many of the events and then overseeing the rest of gymnastics in the country. …

… having been to part of the last developmental camp, I think that is very exciting to see. Valeri Liukin is the developmental program director, and he seems to be doing an absolutely fantastic job. …

TeamUSA.org Talks With New VP Of Women’s Gymnastics Rhonda Faehn

florida-faehn-gymnastics-042415

via @GymCastic