Allison Buckley – Counter-Kim

Ono linked to another of these rarely competed Bars skills.

Competed in High School competition 2007. Allison went on to star at University of Illinois.

Click PLAY or watch Allison on YouTube.

related – Counter-Kim – Alaska’s M’cry Matsunami

M’rcy learned that skill at Premier Gymnastics in Nebraska.

Ljubljana Challenge Cup FINALS day 2

The All Around has the best English language coverage.

Vault
1. RIZZO Marco SUI 14,862
2. DEURLOO Bart NED 14,662
3. KARDASOVS Vitalijs LAT 14,587

full results

P Bars
1. CALVO MORENO Jossimar COL 15,500
2. AUGIS Axel FRA 15,075
3. MIKHALITSYN Vasili BLR 14,850

full results

H Bar
1. ZONDERLAND Epke NED 15,700
2. CORDOBA Nicolas ARG 15,000
3. DEURLOO Bart NED 14,850

full results

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. 7.2 ~ 15.700.

He connected to piked Gaylord 2 today. Took FAR LESS deduction on the Stalder Rybalko. 🙂

Beam
1. ONYSHKO Isabela CAN 14,075
2. DOS SANTOS Lorrane BRA 13,525
3. SINMON Julie Kim BRA 13,225

full results

Floor
1. THORSDOTTIR Eythora NED 14,125
2. ONYSHKO Isabela CAN 13,650
3. TARABINI Ayelen ARG 13,500

full results

Isabela

Isabela ONYSHKO is one of the hardest working gymnasts I know. She trains well. In 2015 she’s been very consistent in pressure situations. Canada should be building their Pan-Am and Worlds teams around Ellie and Isabela.

British Coach Nick Ruddock

Arabian Punch Front posted a terrific interview:

Nick Ruddock is a former gymnast that has worked his way from recreational coach to Great Britain’s Women’s Junior National Coach. During his time as head coach, Great Britain won their first junior European medal when they placed 2nd at the 2014 European Championships. Since then, Ruddock has stepped down from that role and is now Head of Performance at South Durham gymnastics, coaching recently crowned British Champion Amy Tinkler and many other elite hopefuls. …

What are the most rewarding and most difficult parts of being a coach?

Sometimes it’s the smallest things that are the most rewarding when coaching. It could be the gymnast overcoming a personal challenge, meeting targets, achieving new skills or hitting a new routine for the first time. The rewarding part isn’t always the big scores and medals, but of course they are great to have on the way too. …

10 Questions with British Coach Nick Ruddock

On that historic Jr European’s Silver, the first team medal ever for GBR, he singled out Teal Grindle’s beam routine in qualification/team final as a highlight.

Click PLAY or watch that Beam routine on YouTube. Watch it through to the dismount. Anchoring the team, she would not be denied the HIT. 🙂

Courtney Tulloch training Rings

Part of the British national gymnastics team, Courtney Tulloch is already a rings specialist at the age of just 19. Seen here in training for the British Championships, Courtney has his sights firmly on the Rio Olympics in 2016.

… Courtney is trained by former international Ionut Trandaburu at the Pegasus Gym Club in Maidstone, Kent.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (20sec Cross)

Courtney won Rings at the British Championships (VIDEO).

https://twitter.com/tullochcourtney/status/582287173673705473

(via gymnastikfabriken)

Ashley Watson – P Bars

It’s extremely difficult to make the GBR Men’s team for Worlds. Ashley is yet another contender having won P Bars and H Bar at British Championships.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

(via gymnastikfabriken)

Natalia Karamushka – dance complex

Former Soviet international, now choreographer at the Leonid Arkayev Gymnastics Centre in Saransk, Natalia Karamushka leads her girls …

Rewriting Russian Gymnastics

Click PLAY or watch it on Facebook.

Jake Dalton training Quint

Click PLAY or watch it on instagram.

 
Kenzo, reportedly, has already done it on competition Floor.

12 teams to NCAA Championships

NCAA Semifinal I (afternoon):
UCLA 197.500
Florida 197.475
Georgia 197.025
Stanford 197.000
Michigan 197.000
Utah 196.575

NCAA Semifinal II (evening):
Oklahoma 197.625
Alabama 197.575
LSU 197.175
Nebraska 196.950
Auburn 196.900
Oregon State 196.750

They move on to the 2015 Championships at Fort Worth Convention Center in 2 weeks – April 17-19th.

history

Lauren Hopkins posted a Regionals wrap-up Who Made It To NCAA Championships?

Click through to see which individual AA qualified, aside from the top 12 teams. (Lindsay Mable, Toni Ann Williams, etc.)

(results via Liukin)

Georgia & Utah to Championships

NCAA BERKELEY REGIONAL

1 University Of Georgia 197.025
2 University Of Utah 196.575

3 Cal Women 196.000
4 Boise State University 195.375
5 Utah State University 195.150
6 Brigham Young University 194.150

Elizabeth Grimsley @AllFlippedOut posted a superb write-up on the NCAA Berkeley Regionals.

UCLA & Michigan to Championships

NCAA COLUMBUS REGIONAL

UCLA 197.500
Michigan 197.000

Central Michigan 195.925
Arizona 195.800
Ohio State 195.650
Kentucky 195.450

@uclagymnastics did exactly what they planned. PEAKED for the big meet.

 

Infamously inconsistent, Bruins hit 24-for-24 this time & scored 197.500 to win 21st Regional title!

Regional Runner-Up Wolverines Advance to NCAA Championships