MAG Asiad Finals – day 1

Floor
1. Zou Kai CHN 15.533
2. Huang Yuguo CHN 15.300
3. Kamoto Yuya JPN 14.933

Pommel
1. Yamamoto Masayoshi JPN 15.033
2. Abdulla Azimov UZB 14.866
3. Park Minsoo KOR 14.700

Rings
1. Liao Junlin CHN 15.566
2. Takeda Kazuyuki JPN 15.100
3. Nam Dang VIE 15.033
3. Saito Yusuke JPN 15.033

see more on Full Twist

Click PLAY or watch Zou Kai’s winning FX on YouTube. Not quite as clean as prelims.

Far from retiring, he wants to defend his title in Rio.

Pit Rescue Training

Menlo Park Gymnastics, California

related – FIG – Gymnastics pits – Preventive Sanitation and Maintenance

Project JUMPoff – Tramp Parkour

Slow start to this 5min video, but it’s well worth watching. A philosophical look at why guys get together to do acrobatics in the WILD. From Denmark, not Sweden. 🙂

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

(via Gymsportnieuwssite GymPower)

Jinnan, Chunsong, Narae

Asian Games AA.

1. YAO Jinnan (CHN) (14.550, 15.450, 14.250, 13.650) 57.900

2. SHANG Chunsong (CHN) (13.650, 15.350, 14.900, 13.050) 56.950

3. YUN Narae (KOR) (14.050, 13.600, 13.850, 13.500) 55.000

4. Yuriko Yamamoto (JPN) (13.850, 13.450, 12.750, 13.300) 53.350

5. Dilnoza Abdusalimova (UZB) (13.650, 12.650, 13.450, 12.950) 52.700

6. Azumi Ishikura (JPN) (13.675, 12.100, 13.850, 12.850) 52.475

7. Farah Ann Binti Abdul Hadi (MAS) (13.650, 12.800, 12.250, 13.050) 51.750

… Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s HONG Un Jong who finished sixth in the All Around Qualifications did not compete …

GYMMIN’ MIEL

Asian Games 2014

Yao, 19, shone particularly on the uneven bars and vault to record a superb total score of 57.900, ahead of Shang on 56.950, with South Korea’s Yun Na-Rae third on 55.000.

Perfectionist Yao said afterwards she was disappointed with how she performed. …

Global Post

related:

FIG – Yuya Kamoto, Yao Jinnan lead Japan, China to gold at Asian Games

IG – Chinese Women Win 11th Straight Asian Games

Australia adopts Championship Gymnastics

Good news from one of our advertisers:

Championship Gymnastics: Biomechanical Techniques for Shaping Winners has been adopted by Gymnastics Australia …, as the compulsory textbook for their course accreditation programs throughout the country. This applies specifically to the Advanced, Advanced Silver, and High Performance Courses (Course Levels 3-5).

more information

related – Australian WAG Levels Program revision DRAFT

USAgymworlds.com

The fantastic USA Gymnastics media team has a website dedicated to Worlds. Click through to see the schedule of events, podium training beginning Sept 28th.

Worlds

USAgymworlds.com is linked from the top of our homepage.

Yuya Kamoto Asiad Champion

Yuya Kamoto, the 2010 Youth Olympic Games Champion, took the Gold at Asian Games.

Kamaoto Yuya JPN 87.950
Yamamoto Masayoshi JPN 87.500
Lee Sangwook KOR 87.200
Huang Yuguo CHN 86.500
Yang Shangchao CHN 83.925
Lee Chih Kai TPE 82.875

full results on Full Twist

MAG results

Asian Games: Japan’s Kamoto wins men’s gymnastics individual all-around title

Update – The Liukin watched online. He has commentary and some video.

Ri Se Gwang – Vault

Looking good at Asian Games prelims.

15.525
6.400/9.200 15.600
6.400/9.050 15.450

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

He and Whittenburg are two of the podium favourites for Worlds.

(via gymnasts391)