Sam Oldham poses the question. Post your answer on Sam’s YouTube channel.
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I’d go …
1. Uchimura
2. Scherbo
3. ??
Hard Way To Success – Andreas Toba
Worst case scenario. Injured during your most important meet.
Andreas tore his ACL on Floor in Rio. Then hobbled to Pommel Horse because Team Germany needed it to qualify for the final.
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Nabieva: I will stay in Gymnastics until I die
Many have been celebrating the planned return of Tatiana Nabieva to competition. But has she ever really retired?
When asked till what age she plans to continue, she answered: “Until I die”. Her actual plan is to compete until a serious injury or until she realized she can’t perform at a high level anymore. When she retires, she plans to focus on coaching full time. She dreams of opening her own gym in Dagestan. …
When asked whether she regrets not making the 2012 Olympic team:
“That’s a very painful topic for me. Yes, of course, I regret it very much. If I had the opportunity, I would turn back the time and change everything, I’d do everything I could to make the team and even more.” …
Marvin Kimble wins Men’s National Qualifier
· Kimble: 83.550
· Wiskus: 82.200
· Bock: 81.700
The individual events titlists are: Eddie Penev of Penfield, N.Y./U.S. Olympic Training Center, 15.050, floor exercise; Brandon Ngai of Sacramento, Calif./University of Illinois, 14.600, pommel horse; Trevor Howard of Columbus, Ohio/Ohio State University, 14.600, still rings; Matthew Wenske of Houston/University of Oklahoma, 15.050, vault; Jordan Valdez of Louisville, Colo./University of Illinois, 14.350, parallel bars; and Kimble, 13.800, horizontal bar.
Dylan Young of Burbank, Calif./Gymnastics Olympica, topped the combined junior all-around standings at 127.450, followed by David Willett of High Point, N.C./High Point, at 124.600. Spencer Goodell of Tigard, Ore./OMEGA, finished third (124.100).
Eighteen senior athletes qualified to the 2017 P&G Championships based on the results of the National Qualification Points System. The top seven junior elite gymnasts also qualified to the P&G Championships based on the two-day, all-around rankings (optional + technical sequence score). …
Kimble, Young win all-around at 2017 Men’s National Qualifier
After moving back to his home state of Wisconsin earlier this year, Kimble has been training at Salto Gymnastics under the able tutelage of Andrei Kan and Alex Belanovski. The change in scenery from the Olympic Training Center seems to have been quite a spark. …
Rosie MacLennan wins 6th Canadian title
Rosie MacLennan of Toronto, ON successfully defended her senior women’s trampoline title at the 2017 Canadian Championships in Trampoline Gymnastics at Durham College in Oshawa, ON on Saturday, while World Games-bound athletes Tamara O’Brien of Vancouver, BC and Jon Schwaiger of Ancaster, ON both set personal bests in double mini-trampoline (DMT) finals. …
Jake Cranham of Ontario took the title of Canadian champion in the men’s senior trampoline finals with a score of 159.780. Kyle Soehn of Red Deer, AB took silver with 156.220, and Andrew Martin of BC took bronze with 152.070. All three athletes shared the podium with visiting Australian athletes who laid down the top scores.
“This is probably the first successful competition I’ve had in a good six years so it’s pretty exciting,” said Cranham who trains out of Skyriders Trampoline Place in Richmond Hill. …
Karen Cockburn retires
2000 Sydney Bronze
2004 Athens Silver
2008 Beijing Silver
OSHAWA, ON (July 16, 2017) – Karen Cockburn, Canada’s most decorated gymnast, announced her retirement today at the 2017 Canadian Championships in Trampoline Gymnastics in front of her family, friends, and fellow competitors. …
Cockburn started competing at the age of 13 and represented Canada for over 25 years. She won the first of her eight World Championship medals in 2003, when she stood on top of the podium in individual trampoline. …
“Karen was the first World Champion from Canada but will be known more for competing at four Olympics for trampoline, making finals every time and coming in the top-4 at every one,” said Dave Ross her personal coach for 26 years at Skyriders …
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Komova montage
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future Ninja Warriors
Gymnasts try the new obstacles at Bounce Gymnastics, Michigan.
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Temple’s Fred Turoff – retirement party
On Saturday, October 28th the retirement celebration for Fred will be held at the Hilton Hotel on City Line Ave. in Philadelphia …
The event will include dinner with a jazz duo, silent auction, and of course a roast of Fred. But it is really a celebration and commemoration of a remarkable coaching career and an opportunity to join in the revelry of a dedicated and passionate coach, teacher, and mentor. …
This season Fred will be assisting former Temple gymnast and new Head Coach Jesse Kitzen-Abelson.
