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Now posted in both English and Russian.
… the Official Website dedicated to the talented Russian Artistic Gymnast Anastasia. Anastasia is a three-time Gold Medallist at the 2010 Junior European Championship in Birmingham in the Uneven Bars, Floor Exercise, and Team Final! She is also the Silver Medallist in the All Around …
There are a number of wrap-ups on the Youth Olympic Games.
Gymnastics – No Ceiling posted videos of 10 of the best performances at the YOG.
One of the biggest surprises was Guatemala’s Ana Sofia Gomez Porras on Beam. Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
That was also posted on Amy’s The All Around tumblr blog.
Watch Beam Finals highlights on the official YOG YouTube channel.
McKayla Maroney
… clean, powerful, and technically precise – one of the most effortless appearing Amanars in the world. She scored a huge 9.6 E-score and 16.1 final score …
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
That comes from Andy Thornton’s American Gymnast blog – Women’s Top Five Routines…Visa Championships
Click PLAY or watch the endlessly entertaining Alicia Sacramone on YouTube.
I didn’t vomit anywhere out of nerves …
Breaking. Today.
Almost everyone knows Don from his many years at Woodward West Gym Camp. He and wife Sara today agreed to move to Go For It Gymnastics in Las Vegas.
Fantastic news. Everyone at the gym is SUPER excited.
The 2004 Olympic Floor Champion is headliner at our clinic at Go For It Gymnastics.
We’re doing 4hrs coaching clinic, 4hrs athlete camp. (90 athletes)
Themes: Gymnastics is FUN. Gymnastics is SAFE. Gymnastics is … EASY.
Ultra-clean with good potential.
Linked via Aunt Joyce.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
The WOGA tap over the low bar seems to work well for her.
Greg Marsden – Wall Photos on Facebook
Do I spoil my girls? You bet I do!
Congratulations to Oleg and Ukraine.
Here’s The All Around wrap-up of the last day of Finals, including a description of his win on P Bars.
From the Facebook album: 2010 Youth Olympic Games by Grace Chiu GraceClick
The biggest surprise of the morning was that these two gymnasts finished GOLD and SILVER on Vault in a competition that has the word “Olympics” on top of the banner.
Vault: 1. Ganbat (MGL) 2. Arican (TUR) 3. Abad (ESP)
… Erdenebold Ganbat took gold in the vault to give Mongolia its most successful result in history. With a handspring double front and a double-twisting Tsukahara, Ganbat edged Turkey’s Ferhat Arican (handspring full to piked front, Tsukahara 2 1/2), 15.650-15.662. Top qualifier Nestor Abad (Spain) won the bronze (15.450). …
Erdennbold Ganbat of Mongolia:
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And here’s Ferhat Arican of Turkey.
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How fantastic for those up-and-coming gymnasts, their coaches, their federations.
The absurdly difficult open-ended F.I.G. rules have not slowed the progress of international development on the Men’s side.
