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Noemi Makra – Bars

I love this gymnast from Hungary.

Despite a big break at the beginning, she still went 14.075 on this routine at Gymnasiade in Brazil

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Seems the rest of the world is catching up to Russia on Bars. 🙂

(via Full Twist)

ask Anna Pavlova

As Anna prepares to compete at this week’s Voronin Cup, representing Azerbaijan for the first time, RRG, in collaboration with Anna’s authorised website Anna Pavlova Online, would like to invite readers to submit their questions for an interview with Anna.

What have you always wanted to ask one of Russia’s best gymnasts of the last decade?

Rewriting Russian Gymnastics – Anna Pavlova interview – YOU ask the questions

Click though for details.

Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation on Facebook:

Azerbaijan’s first appearance on WAG competition. Anna Pavlova & Marina Nekrasova. Good luck girls!

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For every 100 fans Anna has on the Gymternet, Valentina Rodionenko has … 0.

related – The second coming of Anna Pavlova

Rebecca Andrade – Amanar

Bea Gheorghisor is trying to follow Gymnasiade results from Brazil:

Vault was won by local wunderkid Rebecca Andrade, who also had by far the highest difficulty between her two vaults – an Amanar and a DTY. Andrade, who is only 14, is considered Brazil’s brightest hope for 2016 Olympic Games and is already an established name – for instance she won the all around title at Brazil Trophy earlier this year and was a Junior South American Champion in 2012.

Alla Sosnitskaya, who usually does a layout Podkopayeva and a double twisting Yurchenko, was second. Judging by her average score of 14.625, she has gained a long looked-for consistency on her 2nd vault (the DTY) which had put her in trouble earlier this year.

Mariana Oliveira from Brazil was 3rd …

Gymnasiade: Vault and Uneven Bars

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

(via Couch Gymnast News Page)

Gymneo.tv – a review

by site editor Rick McCharles

I’ve frequently linked to the fantastic Gymneo WAG coaching videos out of France.

Yes, they are in French … and it’s like they’ve got a different word for everything. 🙂

Happily, the video graphics are superb.

Here’s another free short sample from the Gymneo Facebook page.

Post by Gymneo.

 

Angelo Ritorto of Gymneo offered me a chance to review the full site. I’m working through it starting today.

So far they have 15 gymnastics “courses” posted. More are being added.

Each is broken into 7 parts:

  • overview
  • technical analysis
  • pre-requisites
  • pedagogy
  • spotting
  • physical preparation
  • LIVE performance

    • Gymneo.tv is the video site. One course is available there as a free sample. Le Stalder. (43 minutes)

    You can purchase training courses like that one-at-a-time. Or get everything for 259€ / year. ($352)

    Once I’ve looked at all 15 courses, I’ll be back with a full review.

    I use Google translate when unsure of the French text.

    Gymneo.com is their boutique, offering books, posters and more.

    With questions contact(a)gymneo.com

    @Gymneo

    Kika the Upside Down Girl

    Olympic gymnast Jessica Tudos looks to have reached her Kickstarter funding goal. 168 backers invested $11,168 to print, distribute, market and promote her entertaining and empowering story about a gymnast-in-the-making who loves living life upside down in a right side up world.

    Click PLAY or watch it on Kickstarter.

    I’m looking forward to buying a few copies. 🙂

    sKT’s top 6 MAG routines

    Gymnast Sargis Siradegyan’s favourite routine on each apparatus.

    FX- Kenzo Shirai
    PH- Xiao Qin
    SR- Chen Yibing
    VT- Hak Seon Yang
    PB- Li Xiaopeng
    HB- Fabian Hambuechen

    Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

    Hard Way To Success – Summary

    I’ve been a big fan of the Sports2Visuals documentary series launched May 2013 by Lisa Deen & Carolien Visser.

    It’s not easy to reach a high level in acrobatic sport    . THWTS tells the stories.

    Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

    The very last segment is inspiring. 🙂

    LIKE the Sports2Visuals Facebook page.

    Angelina wins $10,000 leo

    International Gymnast:

    Ukrainian gymnast Angelina Kysla finished fifth all-around Saturday evening at the 3rd Mexico Open in Acapulco, but her artistry brought her a very valuable prize.

    An expert panel that included Olympic gymnastics legends Nadia Comaneci (Romania) and Svetlana Boginskaya (Belarus) chose Kysla as the winner of the GK Prize for Elegance among the female gymnasts in Acapulco.

    Her reward? A one-of-a-kind white leotard valued at approximately $10,000. …

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    Kysla Wins One-of-a-Kind $10,000 Leotard

    Let’s hope more competitions add significant “Prizes for Elegance”. It’s one way to promote beautiful gymnastics outside the rules.

    FIG – Spain, Colombia victorious at Third Abierto Mexicano de Gimnasia:

    Men’s and women’s All-around scores were combined in the randomly assigned mixed pairs event, which paired male and female gymnasts by draw. Chusovitina (UZB) and Uematsu won the mixed pairs title with a combined score of 142.850 points …

    That link has AA results.

    NCAA intrasquad videos

    Triple Twist compiled intrasquad vids from many of the top teams.

    Defending Florida is the team to beat in 2014. (Though I’ve still not seen results from the annual GymInfo Pre-Season Coaches Poll.)

    Click PLAY or watch Florida’s VAULT/BARS on YouTube.

    Check Forida’s upgraded training facility. (VIDEO)

    I expect Balance Beam Situation in 2014 to again be my main source of detailed and nuanced analysis online.

    2014 Balance Beam Situation Preseason Ranking:

    1. FLORIDA
    2. OKLAHOMA
    3. ALABAMA
    4. UCLA
    5. LSU
    6. UTAH
    7. MICHIGAN
    8. GEORGIA
    9. STANFORD
    10. NEBRASKA
    11. MINNESOTA
    12. OREGON STATE

    As that posts mentions, Stanford could and should be higher. UCLA … you never know.