The favourite at the 2014 World Rhythmic Championships in Izmir, Turkey.
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double layout with 5 twists
OMG
No push at all on the backward handspring.
Katelyn Ohashi training Beam
Asiad MAG: Japan, Korea, China
1. Japan 355.475
2. South Korea 350.875
3. China 350.300
4. North Korea 338.575
5. Vietnam 333.500
6. Chinese Taipei 329.800
Japan had the top 3 AA scores in prelims. Seems Uchimura was not competing, despite the many news reports that he was planning to be there. Zou Kai did compete.
Japan take men´s team gymnastics gold in Asian Games
Full Twist has more. @theliukin commented on the LIVE stream.
Update: The Liukin posted a detailed write-up including a list of finalists.
Zou Kai was 1st on H Bar, 2nd on FX behind Shirai. Not Kenzo, his brother. 🙂
Slava Corn lays down the law
Slava Corn didn’t mince words. Speaking slowly and clearly before representatives of more than 50 Federations gathered at the Orientation Meeting at the 33rd World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Izmir (TUR) Friday morning, the FIG First Vice President (CAN) made it clear that FIG authorities and Technical Committee expect nothing less than clean, unbiased scores from the judges.
… Corn said. “We want this sport to be ethical. We want fairness from the judges and we want you the federation leaders to help us so the judges are free to make a good judgment, a fair judgment at the competition.”
Rhythmic’s reputation has been sullied since allegations of irregularities at a Rhythmic Gymnastics Judges Course in Bucharest (ROU) in December 2012. All judges attended a new course and were retested for this cycle. …
related – Podium training begins at 2014 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships
30 one-arm chin-ups
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World Record?
I’ve never seen anywhere near that many.
Thank George Thomas for the link.
‘nicest Beam elements’
Vitaly Golovko posted this in 2012. But I’m not sure he is the editor.
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(via Dave Brubaker)
don’t feel like training?
New Zealand Gymnastics Haka
Coaching in New Zealand I learned to love the Haka. It’s a ritual challenge to your opponent, “in order to invoke the god of war and to discourage and frighten the enemy“.
Click PLAY or watch the Tall Blacks on YouTube. They are about to play the strongest challenger, Team USA.
I’m trying to convince Kiwi Men’s Head Coach David Phillips that his Small Blacks should throw down a Haka challenge in Nanning.
Perhaps at the banquet dance. 🙂
Update: Afanasyeva out, Fyodorova in
… Doctors have also now deemed Ksenia Afanasyeva unready to compete at Worlds as she needs more time to recover from her ankle injury. Caution is the watchword here as the health of both Ksenia and Viktoria Komova is being preserved for the long road to Rio. …
RRG – Afanasyeva out, Fyodorova in; Paseka injury news; the latest from Lake Krugloye
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original post – Komova out, Afan & Nabiyeva in:
Veterans Ksenia Afanasyeva and Tatiana Nabiyeva face a race against time to see who will be better prepared to compete in Nanning. As things stand at present, both will travel to China and the final team selection will be made right before the Championships. …The team Valentina said will travel to Russia also differs slightly from the nominative registrations published on the FIG website, as Tatiana Nabiyeva has apparently replaced Maria Paseka. Paseka is assumed to be suffering a foot or ankle injury …
RRG – Rodionenko confirms – Paseka, Komova out of Worlds – latest team selections
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