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Florida 197.875, Utah 198.125

UPDATE: Many were outraged at the high scores at this competition.

I love an upset. 🙂

A pre-meet light show wasn’t the only thing that lit up the Huntsman Center in Utah’s final home gymnastics meet of the season. The No. 7-ranked Utes electrified a crowd of 14,930 with the third-highest score in school history and upset No. 2 Florida 198.125-197.875.

The Utes scored season highs on three of four events, making their move on the favored Gators in the second rotation on the uneven bars, where Georgia Dabritz brought down the house with a perfect 10.0. …

Asked if the big bar score surprised him since bars has been an inconsistent event for the Utes this season, coach Greg Marsden responded,

“That’s the bar team I see in the gym all the time. I feel like this is the first time this year they really relaxed and performed how they do in practice.”

Utah Utes

Click PLAY or watch some highlights posted by Utah on YouTube.

Both Florida and Oklahoma lost this weekend.

I’ll bet the coaches are (secretly) happy. It will sharpen focus going into the BIG meets coming up.

Cirque – CLOWN LAB

Most who love Cirque du Soleil acrobatics, … feel clowns are the weakest links in Cirque productions.

Those are talented physical comedians. Scripts could be stronger. 😦

Cirque decided to bring in clowns in to Montreal for 2wks to see what would evolve.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

More about Cirque clowns on YouTube.

Talia Chiarelli making FUN of boys

Talia busts out a Men’s Floor routine in training. … Her teammates fear she’s forgotten the stupid faux body wave (compulsory) before the last pass. 🙂

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That was linked in an excellent Arabian Punch Front interview where Talia talks Worlds, Aly, hockey and her future College team Michigan.

Proudest moment – helping Canada qualify team to the 2012 Olympics

Follow @taliachi

NCAA regular season ends

The regular NCAA season ends today.

Thanks for all the great memories.

Bar dismount
Oregon State University

Bring on the playoffs. 🙂

(via Stephanie McGregor on Facebook)

Anastasia Shukhtorova Pole Art

With over 4 million views, this performance from Pole Art 2011 ranked #1 in the Top 30 pole dance videos on YouTube.

Click PLAY or watch her on YouTube.

famous gymnast – GSP

Georges St-Pierre dominates Nick Diaz in unanimous decision at UFC 158

Click PLAY or watch his gymnastics training on YouTube.

Thanks for the link Chris Saccullo | @CSaccullo

British Espoir Championships

Not to be confused with English Espoir Championships. 🙂

1 64.800 – Georgia-Mae Fenton (Europa)
2 64.000 – Catherine Lyons (Europa)
3 62.350 – Teal Grindle (Sapphire)
4 62.100 – Louise McColgan (Largs)

all results on Full Twist

Georgia-Mae even scored higher on “Range and Conditioning” than Catherine. That’s impressive.

… The girls in the Espoir level age ranges from twelve to thirteen.

The girls who are turning twelve this year are not eligible for Rio 2016, but the thirteen-year-olds will be eligible. This weekend the girls will only be doing the all-around competition.

… this meet is also a qualification round for the event finals which will take place next week at Liverpool’s Echo Arena where the Junior and Senior championships will take place (that must drive the coaches crazy!). …

Craig Tilley on Couch Gymnast

what acrobats do in the weight room

More hilarity from Damien Walters and Tim Shieff, this time joined by tumbling champion Greg Townley.

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Give the guys a shout on twitter – @DamienWalters, @TimothyShieff & @GregTownley1

Check out their channels at:

https://www.youtube.com/damienwalters
https://www.youtube.com/99timshi
http://www.youtube.com/gregt18/

Check out Storm Freerun: http://www.stormfreerunlondon.com/