He Kexin – fall

Our Olympic Bars Champion falls in a big meet. Again.

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The #1 routine in the world, still. When she hits.

You’d think the layout Jaeger would have been taken out by now.

@jrflipfest
β€œ@intlgymnast: Do you think He Kexin will make a second Olympic team? fb.me/1t7Mlao4X” No she’s too old!!!

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The only argument for including a specialist like He Kexin on the Chinese Olympic Team would be the sure medal. And it’s just not sure enough.

I’m looking forward to her (future) tell all biography.

2012 World Acro Championships

Worlds are in Florida this year, outside Europe for the first time.

23rd Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships
Lake Buena Vista (USA), April 16 – 18, 2012

7th Acrobatic Gymnastics World Age Group Competitions
Lake Buena Vista (USA), April 20 – 22, 2012

… April 16-18 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex’s HP Field House, located at Walt Disney World Resort …

There are 100 seniors and 400 juniors registered.

details – FIG – Strong field expected at 2012 World Acro Championships

Diana Chelaru – Bars

Diana Chelaru of Romania has upgraded her difficulty compared to American Cup three weeks ago (6.0 D score) and while it doesn’t seem like she will manage to swing bars like a specialist, her progress is admirable. …

Couch Gymnast – Cottbus Day One Finals Report

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Shewfelt – Men’s Finals

Results via Twitter. They should be posted soon on the results page.

FLOOR
1st Brandon O’Neill CAN
2nd Xu CHN
3rd Thomas Pichler AUS

POMMEL
1st Bo CHN
2nd Jackson Payne CAN
3rd Brody AUS

RINGS
1st: Joshua Jefferis AUS
2nd: Kevin Lytwyn CAN
3rd: Yang Zhang CHN

VAULT
1st Brandon O’Neill CAN
2nd Brody Jai Hennessey AUS
3rd Yang Zhang CHN

P BAR
1st Joshua Jefferis AUS
2nd Nathan Gafuik CAN
3rd Bo Wang CHN

H BAR
1st Anderson Loran CAN
2nd Xiaodong Zhu CHN
3rd Brody Jai Hennessey AUS

Calgary Herald – ‘What we’re all about is fun,’ medallist says

Celebrity judges at Big Show included former Olympians Kylie Stone and Adam Wong.

UCLA wins Pac-12

Wild and wooly. I wish I could have been there.


1. UCLA 197.425
2. Utah 197.375
3. Oregon State 197.025
4. Stanford 196.825
5. Arizona 195.9
6. ASU 194.55
7. Washington 194.125
8. Cal 193.525

Stanford could have won. But counted a 9.25 and 9.625 on Bars, their last rotation. 😦

1. Corrie Lothrop 39.625 AA
2. Zamarripa 39.575 AA

Lya Wodraska | The Salt Lake Tribune:

The Pac-12 Championship was there for the taking for the Utah Utes, then it slipped away. More accurately, the Utes slipped off the balance beam and lost it.

… both Kassandra Lopez and Mary Beth Lofgren fell off the balance beam.

Utah gymnastics: Utes’ hopes of Pac-12 title fall by the wayside

@lchops96:

Despite two falls from Peszek on bars and two falls from Courtney on beam, the Bruins count zero falls and come in for the win!

@OregonStateGym:

Leslie Mak receives Pac-12 Gymnast of the Year, becoming the first gymnast in conference history to earn the award in consecutive years.

Miss Val Coach of the Year.

Ivana Hong – Vault 9.95

Shocker in progress at the Pac-12 Championships.

Stanford is leading after 3 rotations. They’ve been saving their best stuff for the post-season, obviously.

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Their Beam:

@StanfordWGym:
Becky Wing 9.9
Nicole Pechanec 9.85
Ivana Hong 9.9
Shona Morgan 9.9
Amanda Spinner 9.9
Alyssa Brown 9.9

@SpannyTampson: “Stanford has been hustling us all.” πŸ™‚

197.475 Oklahoma wins Big 12

The second-ranked Oklahoma women’s gymnastics team won its fifth Big 12 Championship Saturday with a season-high score of 197.475 in front of the home crowd at the Lloyd Noble Center. OU finished ahead of Iowa State and Missouri who tied for second with a 196.025. …

Sooner Sports

Nebraska wins Big 10

The No. 6 Nebraska women’s gymnastics team captured the 2012 Big Ten Women’s Gymnastics Championship on Saturday night in Iowa City, Iowa. The Huskers posted a 197.100 and were led by sophomore Emily Wong, who won the all-around Big Ten crown by posting a career-high 39.60, which is the third-highest all-around score in Nebraska history at a conference championship meet.

The Huskers finished ahead of second-place Ohio State (196.225) and third-place Minnesota (195.95). …

Huskers.com

They competed 5 all-arounders, yet again.

Jessie DeZiel is Big Ten Freshman of the Year and Head Coach Dan Kendig wins Big Ten Coach of the Year!

Looks like Nebraska will move ahead of Georgia in the NCAA Team rankings.