Varna Challenge Cup Final day 2

Beam

  1. Daniele Hypolito Brazil 13.750
  2. Georgia-Mae Fenton Great Britain 12.500 
  3. Pamela Georgieva Bulgaria 11.800

Floor

  1. Thais Fidelis Brazil 13.500
  2. Shallon Olsen Canada 12.950
  3. Farah Hussein Egypt 12.750
Shallon

Vault

  1. Igor Radivilov Ukraine 15.000 
  2. Pavel Bulauski Belarus 14.625
  3. Ylya Yakauleu Belarus 14.300

P Bars

  1. Petro Pakhniuk Ukraine 15.050
  2. Oleg Verniaiev Ukraine 14.700
  3. Caio Souza Brazil 14.450

H Bar

  1. Caio Souza Brazil 14.200
  2. Jossimar Calvo Colombia 14.200
  3. Anton Kovacevic Croatia 14.150

Full results

U.S. gymnasts voicing their concerns

Dvora Meyers posted a good summary of the U.S. gymnasts who have been speaking publicly and candidly about their grievances with the sport and Federation.

Let’s celebrate when athletes feel empowered to speak out. These issues should be addressed by every coach, athlete and parent.

Artistic Gymnastics is a great sport … but could be even better.

Abused Gymnasts’ Voices Are Finally Being Heard

Robert Andrews, M.A., founder and director of The Institute of Sports Performance, worked with a number of U.S. athletes — including Simone Biles — on “mental training” posted his response:

Many gymnasts in the U.S.A, and perhaps many other countries are taught:

Don’t challenge or question a coach’s authority.

Don’t have a voice or speak up to address any concerns you have as a gymnasts.

Don’t utilize personal power in your relationship with your coach.

Don’t complain about the way you are being treated.

USAG Sexual Abuse Scandal Is A Symptom Of Deeper Issues

Larisa Iordache 58.466

Ready for Montreal.

  1. Iordache 14.800 14.200 15.566 13.900 58.466
  2. Golgota 14.500 12.433 12.900 13.166 52.999
  3. Crisan 13.666 12.166 13.766 12.500 52.098

Full results.

Bea Gheorghisor:

Larisa Iordache won her 6th (?) title in the all around at Romanian Nationals, on Saturday in Ploiesti. …

…  balance beam (a 15.566): side aerial, flick to back tuck full, switch half, double turn  round-off to layout full to two feet (with bent knees), aerial walkover to split jump to flick (I wouldn’t have awarded this connection, she was a bit hesitant after the aerial), triple full dismount. …

2017 Romanian Nationals: All Around

Lari won 3 apparatus titles in the Finals.

spotting double double off Bars

Heart this on Tumblr.

https://www.tumblr.com/irishdaniel/164934222148/aly126-larisas-dismount-in-warm-ups-today

Varna Challenge Cup Final day 1

Vault
1 Rebeca Andrade Brazil 14.800
2 Shallon Olsen Canada 14.225
3 Teja Belak Slovenia 13.900

Click PLAY or watch Rebeca’s Amanar on YouTube. Awesome.

Bars
1 Rebeca Andrade Brazil 14.05/6.1
2 Farah Hussein Egypt 12.85/5.1
3 Thais Fidelis Brazil 12.45/4.8

Floor
1 Tomas Gonzalez Chile
2 Petro Pakhniuk Ukraine
3 Arthur Nory Brazil

Pommels
1 Andrey Likhovitskiy Belarus
2 Cyril Tommasone France
3 Jakov Vlahek Croatia

Rings
1 Igor Radivilov Ukraine
2 Vinzenz Höck Austria
3 Ali Zahran Egypt

Full day 1 Finals results.

Only Thais Fidelis and Rebeca Andrade will represent Brazil at Worlds.

when should gymnasts switch clubs?

We all recall club hopping gymnasts. Parents who always feel the grass is greener at the next Gym.

But there are occasions when gymnasts should move to a program that can better meet their needs.

Nick Ruddock:

If you have an athlete whose potential exceeds your competence as a coach, should you facilitate, or at least give the opportunity to the athlete (and their parents) to transfer to another environment to ensure they fulfil their performance potential?

#29 Talent Transfer

Comment on Nick’s Facebook page.