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Nastia to Idaho training camp

Camp Director Dave Adlard:

… as an EXCLUSIVE to our campers, Olympic Champion NASTIA LIUKIN herself will be at HPTC on Sunday and Monday to work with our campers!!! Folks, this is BIG! Besides being an awesome gymnast, she is a great coach, and an even more special person!

Nastia

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We still have a few spots left at our Camp. Contact Lisa at funtasticlisa@msn.com or Deb at deblawson123@gmail.com for last minute registration.

UTRS updated July 11th

Both MAG and WAG UTRS (Uncle Tim’s Ranking System) have been updated following Universiade.

Anna Dementyeva’s good (but over-scored) Beam is now up to 4th highest scoring this quadrennial.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Elizabeth Stranahan on College Gym

Elizabeth Stranahan competed for Iowa State University from 2010-2013.

Initially a walk-on, Stranahan earned a full scholarship for her junior and senior seasons. She went from competing only floor her freshman season to competing all four events and earning the team’s highest all around score in the 2013 season. Stranahan also served as team co-captain her junior and senior year.

Stranahan currently attends graduate school at Iowa State where she pursues a Master’s degree in English.

Original photo was incorrect. But THIS is Elisabeth.
Original photo was incorrect. But THIS is Elisabeth.

Read her Open Letter to the Class of 2014 on Gymnastike.

GARIBOV – Gold Horizontal Bar

1 GARIBOV Emin RUS 7,300 8,725 0,00 16,025
2 TANAKA Yusuke JPN 6,900 8,650 0,00 15,550
3 KATO Ryohei JPN 6,400 8,875 0,00 15,275

Click PLAY to watch the entire H Bar Final or watch GARIBOV’s very clean routine on YouTube. (1min 25sec)

Alexandrov Brazil’s Head Coach

Looks like it’s finally being announced officially.

Gym Blog Brazil:

Hired by the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB), the Russian Alexander Alexandrov, one of the greatest coaches Artistic Gymnastics World, meet the press on Friday, the 12th, at 11:30 am, at the headquarters of the COB, in Rio de Janeiro.

Alexander Alexandrov gets to be the head coach of the Brazilian women’s sport to the 2016 Olympic Games.

Alexandrov for Brazil perhaps

We first heard the rumour January 2013.

(via Brigid)

an excellent FISU Games

Amanda Turner posted a good wrap-up:

The host Russian team took six of 10 gold medals in apparatus finals as artistic gymnastics competition concluded at the 27th World University Games in Kazan.

The level of competition at the University Games in Kazan was one of the best on record, with six individual world and Olympics champions competing in Tuesday’s finals. …

IG – Russia Takes Six More Golds in Kazan

For example, Hong Un Jong – GOLD Vault (tie)

I’m impressed the 2008 Olympic Vault Champ, now age-24 … possibly, continued training past the FIG suspension of her national Team, North Korea.

She can still blast the BIG vaults.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

I’m wondering if this competition is the turning point. Are WAG finally starting to close the Vault difficulty gap with Men?

related – Couch Gymnast – Summer Universiade: Event Finals Results and Report

2013 American Classic

The American Classic, one of two qualifying competitions to the P&G Gymnastics Championships in the U.S., was held at the Karolyi Ranch in Huntsville, Texas on July 6, with Madison Kocian winning the senior title and Jordan Chiles and Ariana Agraipdes winning their respective junior session titles. …

In other USA ranch news, junior Laurie Hernandez was added to the junior national team, Brenna Dowell won senior verification (followed by Simone Biles in second and Abby Milliet in third), and Amelia Hundley won junior verification. [Recap & Results] …

Couch Gymnast

Click PLAY or watch Jordan Chiles’ DTY on YouTube.

She’s too young for Rio, I believe.