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On FX triple twist at Russian Championships. 😦

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Vanessa Ferrari – 56.799
Roxana Popa – 56.565
Maggie Nichols – 56.432
Victoria Moors – 56.232
Asuka Teramoto – 55.731
Yu Minobe – 54.898
Kim Bui – 53.032

Bea Gheorghisor has commentary.

Click PLAY or watch Ferrari’s FX on YouTube. New double layout second pass.

As for the guys …

1. Uchimura
2. Hambuchen
3. Kato

We know that the Chinese women specifically targeted 3 ½ twist for the future.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

related – Gigi Khazback Farid – Shang Chunsong Rumored To Become The First Woman To Compete Quad Twist

Russian Championships Jr AA competition.

A new star for mother Russia.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

14.733 with a fall?

Jr AA

1. Angelina Melnikova 58.3
2. Seda Tutkhalyan
3. Daria Mikhailova

RRG – Melnikova takes Russian Junior Championships

(via GymCastic)

A few more photos.

Marcos Pedro PsiqBoy’s Crew (Son Sonek)

From Catalão, Goias, Brazil.

(via Steve Bonham – Ganba Gymnastics)

I’m astonished that more gymnasts cannot air flare.

This super hero, for example.

I assumed the rumour that Yao Jinnan was changing her name for … LUCK was an April Fools prank.

But it’s true.

Blossom:

… the name Yao Ziyi is on a test period. Yao has yet to change her official documents. Don’t rush to change your tumblr tags yet.

Superstitious Yao and Her Quest for Gold

1. Aliya Mustafina 14.733 / 14.333 / 15.400 / 15.100 // 59.566
2. Alla Sosnitskaya 14.700 / 14.467 / 14.067 / 14.833 // 58.067
3. Anastasia Grishina 13.867 / 13.900 / 14.400 / 14.300 // 56.467

Viktoria Komova VT (FTY) 14.257 / UB 14.9
Tatiana Nabieva UB 13.993
Dariya Spiridonova UB 15.133
Ksenia Afansyeva VT / FX 13.000

Generous scoring and Russian bonus on some of those numbers.

Click PLAY or watch Darya Spiridonova – Bars on YouTube.

Arabian Full Twist links to more videos – Russian Nationals 2014 Senior Results and Video

17 March 2014

Steve Butcher:

The FIG MTC has made the following interpretations, text corrections, and decisions regarding the MAG Code of Points for this cycle at the 2013 World Championships and subsequent MTC meetings. The information below is separated into three distinct sections.

I. NEW ELEMENT NAMES RECOGNIZED

II. RULES INTERPRETATIONS & CODE TEXT CORRECTIONS
(Effective Immediately)

III. NEW RULES
(Effective 20 September 2014)

download the MAG_NL_27_en PDF with video links

Yurchenko with 3/1 is named for both SHIRAI and KIM Hee Hoon.

Backward layout on FX with 4/1 twists was named for both SHIRAI (JPN) and Tuan Dat NGUYEN (VIE).

Click PLAY or watch Tuan Dat NGUYEN’s quad on YouTube.

14.70

Beautiful.

It’s a shame that Facebook videos stream so much more poorly than YouTube.

Post to YouTube. Then put the YouTube link in Facebook.