World Championships Kiev. Yana Kudryavtseva (RUS) won the All-Around Final and signed her 3rd World title after Clubs and Ribbon victories. At 16, she’s the new Rhythmic Queen.
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Rhys Mcclenaghan – Pommels
Rhys Mcclenaghan doing 2 loops + 3 russians on one pommel, 2 loops 2 stockli and 3 russians he is 13 year old
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Rhys Mcclenaghan is from Salto Gymnastics in Northern Ireland.
He’s on the 2013-2016 Gymnastics Ireland Jr Men’s Artistic Squad.
no Aussie WAG to Worlds
Mary-Ann Monckton (VIC HPC/VIS) and Georgia Godwin (QLD HPC) both vying for selection on balance beam. …
.…Monckton and Godwin were required to achieve a 6.3 D-score and 14.80 final score to be selected but just missed the mark for Antwerp scoring 6.1/14.10 and 6.2/13.90 respectively.
WAG National Coach, Peggy Liddick, praised the girls for the work they had done to improve their difficulty and performances since the Australian Championships and noted that they were now ‘setting the pace’ for other Australian athletes working towards podium finishes at benchmark events between now and the 2016 Olympic Games. …
The WAG Final World Championships selection trial concludes in Canberra
Han points out that Australia won the Team Bronze at Worlds 2003.
It might have been better strategy to send some young up-and-coming gymnasts for experience. Recall that Canada sent Kyle Shewfelt to Olympics 2000, the youngest competitor. That gamble paid off. He won Gold on Floor in Athens 4yrs later.
Netherlands “friendly” highlights
Sports2Visuals put together an excellent montage. Insider’s view from the Floor.
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Brits look sharp.
Huang Huidan – Bars
6.6 + 8.9 = 15.50
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She was 2nd in prelims to Yao Jinnan. He Kexan was 3rd.
Rebecca Downie 6.5 Bars
Beth Tweddle may have retired, but the British girls are still bringing the difficulty on bars!
LOVE the immediate uprise to Hindorff!
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Chinese Nationals prelims
Blossom is following the meet.
AA
Shang Chunsong 57.101
Yao Jinnan 56.634
Huang Hudan 55.501
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China’s Worlds team: Yao Jinnan, Shang Chunsong, Zeng Siqi, Huang Huidan
Shang Chunsong
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NEW Sr gymnasts in 2014
Hard Way – Dan Keatings
The Hard Way To Success – Episode 7 – Daniel Keatings
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Paul Hall felt Dan should have been selected for the London Olympics.
I agree.
Nakayama to Victorian = Zahran
Yowzer.
This is tough.
Ali Ramadan Abuoelkassem Zahran (EGY) World cup Ljubljana (SLO) 2013
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hanging scale rw. press to inv. swallow (E)
That’s valued way too low, assuming you give credit for the Victorian.
Watch his full routine 6.5 + 8.0 = 14.50 (VIDEO)
So far as I can see, the Victorian is IMPOSSIBLE for any normal human. Check Zahran’s extreme biceps development.
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