tumbling, tramp, diving, acrobatics, circus, cheer, dance, martial arts, X sports … and more
Lea AKA Manual on Handstands was at UCLA to see her favourite team FINALLY win NCAA Championships.
… After the second fall on beam, my heart was in my throat. I knew that Florida wasn’t out of it, as I felt that the Gators were approximately 0.500 better in scoring potential than any other team on the floor. Knowing Florida could come back was one thing. Seeing the Gators actually achieve that comeback was absolutely incredible. …
making history
In prelims, she qualified 1st on Vault, Beam, Floor … 4th on Bars.
CONGRATS
Results: Vault | Bars | Beam | Floor
via GymFever on Facebook
related – MAG prelim results (PDF)
Sounds like Egyptian gymnast Fadwa Mohamed competed Handspring double front on Vault at the World Cup meet this weekend. And did not get zero.
Click PLAY or watch her training it in the gym on YouTube.
Leave a comment if you see a video of the vault in competition.
She didn’t qualify for the Final. (prelim results)
(via GymFever on Facebook)
Jr RUS Champs AA
1. Maria Bondareva (56.000)
2. Viktoria Kuzmina (55.299)
3. Yvegeniya Zukhova (53.867)
via @theallaround
GymFever on Facebook:
Maria Bondareva won the Master of Sport Category and Seda Tutkhalyan won the candidate Master of Sport.
Both those two really deserved it IMO and were solid across all 4 events, in particular Bondareva who totally came to play. …
Maria won the Jr title in the Candidate for Master of Sport division in 2012.
via a thread on College Gymnastics Fans:
’09 Courtney Kupets won gold on Uneven Bars, Beam and Floor as well as bronze on Vault, UGA won the team title and Kupets took the All-Around
Update from NGM:
… 2006 Courtney Kupets was a freshman and won the team title with UGA, the AA title, tied for first on both Bars and Beam, and was second on FX. She had another great year as a Sophomore: 1st Place Team, AA, V; 2nd Bars (tie), FX; 3rd place BB (tie). …
’92 Missy Marlowe won gold on Uneven Bars, Beam and Floor, Utah won the team title, Missy won the All-Around.
’13 Bridget Sloan won gold on Beam, Team and AA. Silver on Bars.
Bridget’s already one of the most successful College gymnasts all time. And she’s got 3 more years.
Triple Twist posted a terrific, wide ranging interview with the 1991 World Champion:
What are some qualities do you think an elite gymnast and coach need to have in order to be successful together? Have you learned any do’s or don’ts along the way?
I’ve learned and continue to learn do’s and don’ts. It is a never-ending learning process because times change, rules change, and most importantly, every gymnast and situation are unique. There are certainly some absolute do’s and don’ts I believe are essential. Honest communication and trust between athlete and coach are number one. Discipline in preparation on both parties is essential too. The coach has to have a game plan and the gymnast must be on board with the plan and take ownership of things she is being guided to do. And DO enjoy the process together. One “don’t” that comes to mind… Don’t over-react. Bad days will happen. Missed skills and opportunities will happen. Both the gymnast and coach need to solution minded.
read more – From Golden Girl to Golden Coach- An interview with Kim Zmeskal
Blythe posted a tribute to the inventor of the fantastic Pegan release:
… Pegan, who at 38 will be saying goodbye to gymnastics at this weekend’s Salamun Memorial in Ljubljana. According to the FIG, the event will be held in part to raise funds to build a new gymnastics center, which will bear his name …
Click PLAY or watch him on YouTube. (2008)
Weiler 1/1.
Great to see Jordyn so excited to be back in the gym. 🙂
Click PLAY or watch it on Gymnastike.
http://www.gymnastike.org/embed/Mjk5NzA3MzI4?related=1&autoplay=false
Watch more video of The Fierce Five after London on gymnastike.org
That’s an outtake from a longer video to be aired on Gymnastike Gold. The cost of that membership is still difficult to find on the site.
Do you miss Vanessa already?
UCLA seniors Vanessa Zamarripa and Alyssa Pritchett have not hung up their leotards and grips just yet. The duo will compete in the Pro Gymnastics Challenge on May 10-11 at Lehigh University’s Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, Pa. The event will be televised on ESPN2 May 20-22 as part of a three-part series.
The PGC is a skill-for-skill competition with mixed teams of men and women.
On May 10, mixed international teams will compete in the “No Borders Competition”. The event concludes on May 11 with a USA vs. the World skill-for-skill battle. Events to be contested are tumbling; parallel bars and uneven bars; vault; rings and balance beam; rope; and high bar and single rail.
Competitors include Olympians Chellsie Memmel, Jonathan Horton and Jake Dalton, and team coaches include Olympic gold medalists Nastia Liukin and Svetlana Boguinskaia. …
UPDATE:
The World:
Females: Laura-Ann Chong, Anna Pavlova, Jessica Lopez, Oksana Chusovitina, Jade Barbosa, Lisa Mason, Nathalia Sanchez, Marissa King
Males: Sam Oldham, Andrew Smith, Alexander Shatilov, Marcel Nguyen, Petrix Barbosa, Nathan Gafuik, Tommy Ramos
The USA:
Females: Chellsie Memmel, Jana Bieger, Kat Ding, Alyssa Pritchett, Vanessa Zamarripa, Shayla Worley, Alina Weinstein, Ashanee Dickerson
Males: Jonathan Horton, Paul Ruggeri, Brandon Wynn, Jake Dalton, Steve Legendre, Alex Naddour, Jesse Silverstein, Josh Dixon, Chris Brooks
Pro Gymnastics Challenge – official website
related – Vanessa is one of four finalists for the Honda Award 2013. The other three are Rheagan Courville from LSU, Bridget Sloan from Florida and Alina Weinstein from Illinois.
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