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NEVER. 🙂

… Youth Olympic Games Artistic Gymnastics competitions concluded at the Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium on Sunday.

MAG Vault
GOLD: REGINI-MORAN Giarnni (GBR) – 14.695
SILVER: MA Yue (CHN) – 14.416
BRONZE: NAGORNYY Nikita (RUS) – 14.383

Beam
GOLD: WANG Yan (CHN) – 14.633
SILVER: SARAIVA Flavia (BRA) – 14.000
BRONZE: DOWNIE Elissa (GBR) – 13.500

P Bars
GOLD: NAGORNYY Nikita (RUS) – 14.033
SILVER: KARDOS Botond (HUN) – 14.016
BRONZE: REGINI-MORAN Giarnni (GBR) – 14.000

Floor
GOLD: SARAIVA Flavia (BRA) – 13.766
SILVER: TUTKHALYAN Seda (RUS) – 13.733
BRONZE: DOWNIE Elissa (GBR) – 13.466

H Bar
GOLD: YUASA Kenya (JPN) – 13.700
SILVER: VAN DEN KEYBUS Luka (BEL) – 13.666
BRONZE: REGINI-MORAN Giarnni (GBR) – 13.633

Overall, Russians Seda Tutkhalyan and Nikita Nagornyy became the most successful Women’s and Men’s Artistic gymnasts respectively at Nanjing 2014. YOG All-around champion Tutkhalyan collected a total of two gold and one silver medal and Nagornyy won three gold, one silver and one bronze.

“In fact, I was not very confident,” said Nagornyy. “My job was to do my thing, do it well, then I would be in the top three. I didn’t think I would be first.”

Great Britain’s gymnasts on all podiums on last day of YOG event finals

Rewriting Russian Gymnastics – Congratulations Russia!

Nagorny and Tutkhalyan win multiple golds in Youth Olympics

I’m even more convinced there is a place for a Youth Olympic Games in Artistic Gymnastics. I’ve heard no negative comments from the participants this time around. The only downer is that USA will not send a WAG competitor. It would have been more entertaining with an American on the Floor.

HUGE comeback. Sam is repeat National Champion. Very confident heading towards Worlds.

Click PLAY or watch a post-meet interview on YouTube.

1. Sam Mikulak, Ann Arbor, Mich., 180.650
2. John Orozco, Colorado Springs, Colo., 180.200
3. Jacob Dalton, Norman, Okla., 179.850
4. Donnell Whittenburg, Colorado Springs, Colo., 178.100
5. Danell Leyva, Homestead, Fla., 177.500
6. Alex Naddour, Queen Creek, Ariz., 176.350
7. Paul Ruggeri III, Colorado Springs, Colo., 175.750
8. Jonathan Horton, Cypress, Texas, 175.250
9. Brandon Wynn, Colorado Springs, Colo., 174.050
10. CJ Maestas, Champaign, Ill., 173.200
11. Sean Melton, Columbus, Ohio, 172.350
12. Akash Modi, Stanford, Calif., 171.600
13. Allan Bower, Norman, Okla., 170.850
14. Marvin Kimble, Milwaukee, Wis., 170.550
14. Jake Martin, Columbus, Ohio, 170.550

Allan Bower is getting close. I’m looking forward to seeing him compete for USA.

USAG – Comeback King: Mikulak Claims 2nd U.S. Men’s Title:

Individual event national titles went to Dalton (floor exercise); Mikulak (pommel horse); Brandon Wynn (still rings); Donnell Whittenburg (vault); Leyva (parallel bars); and Orozco (high bar).

To Senior Pan American Championships

Alternate (traveling): Akash Modi

Bloody good B-team if you ask me. 🙂

World’s Team 2014 Nanning, China. 🙂

Paul Ruggeri is the travelling alternate. Would be added to compete 3 apparatus if needed.

Whittenburg really strengthens this team, I feel.

World Champion on Vault?

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Click PLAY or watch Vault 2 on YouTube.

🙂

The bad news is that Germany is not in good shape for Worlds 2014. Most of the other top guys are hurting.

While most everyone in the gymnastics world is watching the U.S. Championships, I’m in gorgeous Whistler BC, venue for the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Here’s Dean Bercovitch teaching off-axis twisting for Action Sports.

Penny Erickson and I were gymnasts together in Calgary, back in the day. She’s leading a session on advanced recreational gymnastics.

Peggy Willcox sent 3 of her coaches from Quesnel Technics, staying home to run the gym. But she got a glimpse of the action via Skype.

The U.S. Congress sessions are mostly in lecture halls. Limited. I’ve got the entire GYM all day Sunday for Beginner Competitive Boys.

On the other hand, I’m sharing the gym with Nicole Langevin from Precision. Something tells me her choreography sessions will be dominating. 🙂

2014 GBC Technical Congress

Gymternet:

In addition to the crowning of the champions, the 2014-2015 U.S. senior women’s national team was named. The team included Biles, Ross, and Nichols in addition to Alyssa Baumann, Mykayla Skinner, Amelia Hundley, Madison Kocian, Ashton Locklear, Brenna Dowell, and Madison Desch.

SIMONE BILES DEFENDS U.S. NATIONAL TITLE

More may be named at a later date.

National team: Biles, Ross, Nichols, Dowell, Kocian, Locklear, Baumann, Desch, Hundley, Skinner #PGChamps pic.twitter.com/G1I26hhf8q

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@USAGym:

Baumann, Hano, Desch, Hundley, Kocian, Locklear, Nichols + Skinner named to the Pan Am Champs team. Alt decided 24 hrs before competition.

Update from USAG:

Alyssa Baumann has withdrawn from the Pan Am Championships with an elbow hyperextension injury. Felicia Hano is her replacement.

Kyla went 60.35 day 2. Some feel she’s over-scored, but I can live with her controlled style. I like it.

1. Simone Biles, Spring, Texas, 122.550
2. Kyla Ross, Aliso Viejo, Calif., 118.300
3. Maggie Nichols, Little Canada, Minn., 117.900
4. Alyssa Baumann, Plano, Texas, 116.100
5. MyKayla Skinner, Gilbert, Ariz., 115.450
6. Amelia Hundley, Hamilton, Ohio, 112.200
7. Madison Desch, Lenexa, Kan., 111.200
8. Macy Toronjo, Huntsville, Texas, 109.150

Factor in 0.1 bonus for stuck landing. Still, the USA should be unbeatable in Team at Worlds.

Execution scores are much higher than in China. But lower than in Russia, is my guess.

2014 P&G Championships – Sr. Women Day 2

15.000 (5.9, 9.100)

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Compare that E score with Madison Kocian.

15.500 (6.5, 9.000)

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Nice routine. But not nearly as clean as Kyla. There should have been a bigger gap.

It’s difficult to take more than 0.1 from Kyla on any one skill.

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Fact is judges in 2014 are not ranking execution correctly.