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Andrew Christian Wiggins (born February 23, 1995) is a Canadian basketball player who recently completed a one-year college career for the Kansas Jayhawks. He was the top college basketball recruit in 2013 …

His vertical jump is amazing. Several times in the past he’s exceeded maximum height of testing machines.

Another side-by-side comparison: Andrew Wiggins' jump vs. Greg Ostertag's personal record. pic.twitter.com/NLS7PRllR3

— Jody Genessy (@DJJazzyJody) May 15, 2014

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Gregory Donovan Ostertag was a 7ft 2in (218 cm) NBA Pro. Who barely left the floor. 🙂

related – 2014 NBA Draft: Andrew Wiggins shows off incredible vertical

If the World Championships were next weekend, I’d probably predict Larisa to win.

Bars (and staying on Beam) are her two biggest weaknesses.

Bars are dynamic.

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6.0 + 8.533 = 14.533

Assuming 8.90 to be a PERFECT E-score in 2014, does 8.533 look too high to you?

My new favourite elite FX routine. (Sorry Victoria.)

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Who’s the choreographer?

via GymFever

15.1 – tied in prelims with World Olympic Bar Champion Aliya Mustafina.

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VAULT
1. Steingruber SUI 14.684
2. Pavlova AZE 14.516
3. Fragapane GBR 14.462
4. Iordache ROM 14.450
5. Berger GER 14.416
6. Sosnitskaya RUS 14.333
7. Makra HUN 13.983
8. Bui GER 13.899

UNEVEN BARS
1. Downie GBR 15.100
2. Mustafina RUS 15.100
3. Tunney GBR 14.966
4. Spiridonova RUS 14.900
5. Scheder GER 14.866
6. Iordache ROM 14.533
7. Bui GER 14.500
8. Popa ESP 14.433

BALANCE BEAM
1. Iordache ROM 15.166
2. Kharenkova RUS 15.066
3. Pihan-Kulesza POL 14.400
4. Mustafina RUS 14.233
5. Downie GBR 14.200
6. Ferrari ITA 14.166
7. Martin FRA 14.133
8. Steingruber SUI 14.133

FLOOR EXERCISE
1. Iordache ROM 15.000
2. Fragapane GBR 14.766
3. Steingruber SUI 14.566
4. Ferrari ITA 14.366
5. Bulimar ROM 14.300
6. Pihan-Kulesza POL 14.300
7. Sosnitskaya RUS 14.133
8. Popa ESP 14.000

Defending European Vault champ Giulia Steingruber leads prelims.

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Click PLAY or watch Vault 2 on YouTube.

Brigid McCarthy – TCG 15 Questions: Giulia Steingruber

These are only prelims. Deciding which teams qualify to the Team Final.

1. Great Britain 172.147
2. Romania 171.130
3. Russia 170.621
4. Italy 166.928
5. Germany 166.695
6. Switzerland 163.663
7. Belgium 162.630
8. Spain 162.271

And which gymnasts qualify to apparatus finals. There’s no AA competition for Senior.

Still … that’s a fantastic result for the ladies of Great Britain. Congratulations. 🙂

And with the Jr Women taking the team Silver yesterday, (so far) these European Championships will be remembered for Great Britain.

Stoop Stalders.

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Let’s see what routine she uses for Finals. 🙂

(via Queen E)

Silvia Colussi-Pelaez has signed a financial aid agreement to join the Oregon State gymnastics program, head coach Tanya Chaplin announced Wednesday. Colussi-Pelaez, a transfer from Florida, completes the 2014 recruiting class …

Colussi-Pelaez, who trains on all four events, competed as a member of Spain’s national team at the 2013 World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, where she successfully performed a sideways aerial on the balance beam – a first in World or Olympic competition, the skill is now named the Colussi-Pelaez. In 2013, she finished third in the all-around and on vault, beam and floor exercise at the Spanish National Championships. She was also a member of Spain’s 2012 team at the London Olympic Test Event and a member of Spain’s 2011 World Championships team in Tokyo, Japan. …

OSU Beavers

Why leave sunny Florida for rainy Oregon?

Sister Mariana Colussi-Pelaez has committed to Oregon State for the 2016-2017 season. (Leave a comment if you can confirm this.)

Their family is close. 🙂

I’m happy that we’ll see Silvia compete NCAA more often. She’s a beautiful gymnast. UCLA v OSU next year will be a fun Beam match up.

You KNOW Romania will be good on Beam – Laura Jurca, Andra Stoica, Andreea Iridon and Anda Butuc. (VIDEO 13min)

Bars was the big question. How good will the next generation be, wearing grips?

Click PLAY or watch their 4 Bar routines on YouTube.

Anda Butuc, Laura Jurca, Andreea Iridon, Andreea Ciurusniuc

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Not bad. Too many free hips. Weakish dismounts. But not bad.

via GymFever

There have been breakthrough results during the past month and there’s potential for more, bearing in mind the Glasgow Commonwealth Games are on the horizon.

Courtney McGregor completed a couple of firsts for a New Zealand artistic gymnast; her fourth place in the vault, in Qatar, was the best showing by a Kiwi at the World Cup event and her silver medal, also in the vault, at the Pacific Rim championships in Canada last week was the first medal won by a New Zealander at the prestigious championships.

Fellow 15-year-old from the Christchurch School of Gymnastics Charlotte Sullivan made the floor final in both Qatar and Canada and her ranking would suggest she is also a serious medal contender for Glasgow. …

Christchurch gymnasts soaring high again

Their gym, Christchurch School of Gymnastics, was “battered and broken” during the 2011 earthquake. Right now the CSG gym pits are flooded due to massive rains. The gymnasts soldier on.

Trials are coming up for CWG and YOGs.

GOOD LUCK.