Mackenzie Parker – Beam

Gold medal in the University of Calgary Invitational Saturday night Final.

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Mackenzie‘s still looking for a College scholarship, by the way. With an awesome double layout on Floor (VIDEO), she could make pretty much make any Floor line-up in the NCAA. 🙂

the Leyva on P Bars

Giant 1/1 to one bar.

Great idea. He was credited an E-part and will like have the skill named. But I’m not sure I want to credit the one he competed at Doha. Not enough control in the final handstand.

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D 6.700 + E 8.600 = 15.300 (4th)

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Moscow Dynamo training 1987

How many hours did we study these old videos, back in the day?

Crazy good gymnastics. Triple back dismount on Bars. …

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City of Jesolo photos

USAG posted PLENTY on Facebook.

Many of those found their way to tumblr.

http://madison-kocian.tumblr.com/post/114989404998/i-dont-understand-gymnastics-team-usa-hugs

https://secure.assets.tumblr.com/post.js

Gymternet has the most detailed breakdown of results. And the best commentary.

Canada – UCIC Finals

The Saturday night final at University of Calgary was a friendly showcase. Team CANADA vs Team INTERNATIONAL. $400 for 1st place on every apparatus.

Floor
1. Damien Cachia CAN 14.350
2. Donathan Bailey INT’L USA 13.425
3. Kevin Lytwyn CAN 12.425

Pommel
1. Donathan Bailey INT’L USA 14.800
2. Stephen Clouter ALTA GYM 13.500
3. Valgard Reinhardsson INT’L ICE 12.000

Donothan Bailey from UC-Berkeley replaced Paul Ruggeri at the last minute.

Click PLAY or watch his winning Pommel routine on YouTube.

Rings
1. Kevin Lytwyn CAN 14.850
2. Damien Cachia CAN 14.300
3. Bobby Kriangkum INT’L THAI 13.850

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Vault
1. Valgard Reinhardsson INT’L ICE 14.350
2. Donathan Bailey INT’L USA 14.325
3. Damien Cachia CAN 13.700

P Bars
1. Donathan Bailey INT’L US 14.575
2. Kevin Lytwyn CAN 14.425
3. Valgard Reinhardsson INT’L ICE 13.525

H Bar
1. Bobby Kriangkum INT’L THAI 13.700
2. Kevin Lytwyn CAN 13.350
3. Valgard Reinhardsson INT’L ICE 13.250

Iceland National Champion Valgard Reinhardsson impressed. I think he hit 12 for 12 this weekend.

He’s been training with coach David Kikuchi in Canada for some months, preparing for European Championships.

THWTS – Sanne & Lieke Wevers

The Hard Way To Success – Episode 17 – Sanne & Lieke Wevers (NED)

Very cute. It’s fun to see the sisters training Beam together. Papa is one of their coaches. A Gymnastics family.

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British Champs – Apparatus Finals

Vault
FRAGAPANE Claudia Bristol Hawks Gym Club D:5.800 E:8.900 14.350 1
SIMM Kelly Dynamo School Of Gymnastics D:5.600 E:8.900 14.175 2
DOWNIE Elissa Notts Gymnastics Academy D:5.000 E:9.150 14.175

Bars
MATTIS Tyesha East London Gym Club D:6.000 E:8.400 14.400 1
DOWNIE Elissa Notts Gymnastics Academy D:5.800 E:8.350 14.150 2
FRAGAPANE Claudia Bristol Hawks Gym Club D:5.600 E:8.050 13.650 3

Beam
MATTIS Tyesha East London Gym Club D:6.100 E:8.300 14.400 1
HOCKENHULL Georgina Park Wrekin College School of Gymnastics and Dance D:5.600 E:8.100 13.700 2
FRAGAPANE Claudia Bristol Hawks Gym Club D:5.600 E:7.850 13.450 3

Floor
TINKLER Amy South Durham Gymnastic Club D:5.700 E:8.750 14.450 1
FRAGAPANE Claudia Bristol Hawks Gym Club D:6.100 E:8.450 14.250 2
MASON Lisa Heathrow Gym Club D:5.400 E:8.800 14.200 3

full results

Click PLAY or watch one of Tyesha’s Beam routines on YouTube.

British Mens Masters Finals

Floor
REGINI-MORAN Giarnni Europa Gym Centre CIC D:6.700 E:8.750 15.450 1
CUNNINGHAM Dominick City of Birmingham Gym Club D:6.400 E:8.675 15.075 2
PURVIS Daniel Southport YMCA Competitive Gymnastics Club D:6.300 E:8.750 14.950 3

Pommel
SMITH MBE Louis Huntingdon Olympic Gymnastics Club D:6.900 E:9.075 15.975 1
WHITLOCK Max South Essex Gymnastics Club D:7.200 E:8.625 15.825 2
HALL James Pegasus Gym Club D:6.100 E:8.725 14.825 3

Rings
TULLOCH Courtney Pegasus Gym Club D:6.700 E:8.750 15.450 1
OLDHAM Sam Loughborough Students G C D:6.100 E:8.575 14.675 2
THOMAS Kristian Earls Gymnastics Club D:5.400 E:8.900 14.300 3

Vault
REGINI-MORAN Giarnni Europa Gym Centre CIC D:5.600 E:9.100 14.700 1
THOMAS Kristian Earls Gymnastics Club D:6.000 E:9.575 14.662 2
CUNNINGHAM Dominick City of Birmingham Gym Club D:4.400 E:9.450 14.150 3

Giarnni is still a Junior.

P Bars
WATSON Ashley Leeds Gymnastics Club D:6.500 E:8.600 15.100 1
REGINI-MORAN Giarnni Europa Gym Centre CIC D:5.800 E:9.000 14.800 2
PURVIS Daniel Southport YMCA Competitive Gymnastics Club D:6.600 E:8.075 14.675 3

H Bar
WATSON Ashley Leeds Gymnastics Club D:6.800 E:8.125 14.925 1
THOMAS Kristian Earls Gymnastics Club D:6.500 E:8.225 14.725 2
BECKFORD Reiss South Essex Gymnastics Club D:6.400 E:7.825 14.225 3

full results

FIG Horizontal Bar requirements are absurd. AA winner Daniel Purvis doesn’t compete even one release that a WAG judge would credit. And still gets a reasonable score. Ashley brought the dynamite.

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Felix Dolci in Germany

The new Canadian age group male superstar won 6 gold medals … and a silver at the big Boys competition in Germany. I’m looking for full results.

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