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… Since his injury on August 6th, he has had two surgeries. The first one was to stabilise the neck and the second one was to remove a disc and fragments in the neck region. Before surgery, Kalon was only able to shrug his shoulders. Now he can move his upper extremities, not including fine motor skills. …

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It was the Sam Mikulak show tonight in Hartford.

1. Mikulak–91.65
2. Dalton–88.70
3. Naddour–87.90
4. Dixon–87.45
5. Legendre–87.10
6. Leyva–86.90
7. Wynn–86.70
8. Orozco–86.65

Overall, a strong meet. Fewer falls than I expected. Vault was very impressive. Floor too. How many Tamayos did we see? Many! I would have given Dalton credit this time around.

Many questioned whether John Orozco should be back trying the all-around so soon after his knee surgery. He showed flashes of the old brilliance, but overall it looked like he should have stayed training.

Danell did not look like the 2012 Olympic Bronze medalist. The Olympic Silver medalist has announced he’ll not compete Worlds 2013, instead going back to the gym to prepare. Perhaps Danell should do the same.

This routine was hairy. But somehow Sam finds a way to HIT. It’s a pleasure to watch him compete.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Sam’s the only LOCK for Worlds 2013, so far.

Here’s the official USAG write-up with links to results, photos and videos – Mikulak leads men’s competition after first day at 2013 P&G Gymnastics Championships

Junior Elite 17-18 division:

Jacob Dastrup 84.450
Dmitri Belanovski 81.800
Andrew Rickly 81.250

Junior Elite 15-16 division:

Marvin Kimble 84.800
Yul Moldauer 83.350
Quest Hayden 82.100

USAG:

Marvin Kimble of Milwaukee, Wis./Swiss Turners and Jacob Dastrup of Lindon, Utah/USOTC lead the men’s Junior Elite 15-16 and 17-18 age divisions, respectively, after the first of two days of competition …

Kimble, Dastrup lead junior divisions at 2013 P&G Gymnastics Championships

Full results and video via that link.

🙂

(via Avant Coeur)

HUGE.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

(via GymCastic)

Kyla is likely the #1 AA for Worlds in the mind of Marta Karolyi.

She loves consistency.

Bars is good. But I still can’t see this routine contending for a medal in Antwerp.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Belgium’s top MAG Olympian ever talks about that experience. And how he’s prepping for Worlds in Antwerp.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Chris Korotky:

Poised, Polished and Performed – McKayla Maroney’s Floor Exercise set drew some of the loudest applause of the day from the crowd in Hartford, and it was well deserved.

With great variety in her tumbling passes (double layout, 2 1/2 to front full; Arabian double) and creative choreography, Maroney’s set was well-composed and well-suited to her strengths. Even more impressive than the skills and choreography, however, was the way she performed the set. …

read more on Inside Gymnastics

Click PLAY or watch McKayla’s FX on YouTube. (14.85)

In that post Chris talks of Artistry. Difficult to define … but you know it when you see it. 🙂

So much maturity at such a young age.

Click PLAY or watch Norah Flatley on YouTube. (15.350)

Click PLAY or watch Veronica Hults on YouTube. (14.750)

I don’t much like 2 ½ twist dismounts, though. 😦

Men’s Gymnastics in 2013 is astoundingly difficult. To qualify to a Final at Worlds in Belgium will require a super high start score and great execution.

Who will the USA send?

Matthew Rusk in his Preview of 2013 Men’s U.S. Gymnastics Championships – Part 2:

AA Medal Predictions:

Gold: Sam Mikulak
Silver: Danell Leyva
Bronze: Jake Dalton

World team predictions (with events competed by each member in prelims):

Jake Dalton (FX, VT, PB)
Danell Leyva (AA)
Sam Mikulak (AA)
Alex Naddour (PH)
Paul Ruggeri (HB)
Brandon Wynn (SR)

Best medal chances for team USA at Worlds are in the AA and on H Bar.