TeamGym European Championships begin

11th European TeamGym Championships Maribor, Slovenia 12-15 October 2016.

At the last TeamGym Europeans, in Reykjavik (ISL) in 2014, the Danish delegation impressively clinched 5 European titles, leaving only the senior women’s title to Sweden. Can Denmark repeat this feat? They are certainly aiming for another spectacular performance but face tough competition in Maribor’s Lukna Sports Hall. …

All teams compete on three events: Floor, Tumbling and Trampet. The combined score determines the finalists, the top 6 advance to the final. In the final scores start from zero. The team with the highest combined score becomes European Champion!

Teams will compete in 5 categories: junior women’s and mixed team, senior women’s, men’s and mixed team. For the junior men’s teams there will not be an official European champion as not enough teams registered. …

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Chinese men training camp USA

Here’s the source article. (Chinese)

A group of 10+ Chinese MAG will travel to the US for a training camp as they start their early preparations for Tokyo. …

Although the article doesn’t say where the team is going, my guess is they’ll be at USOTC since the place is big enough to accommodate them. Plus the US team has had training camps in Beijing before.

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Sam Oldham training for Tokyo

Sam Oldham scored a personal best 89.950 to finish 1st AA all around at the GBR 1st Olympic trial. But ultimately wasn’t named to the Rio competition team.

He’s training for the 2020 Olympics now back at his home Gymnastics club in Nottingham.

Sam Oldham on overcoming Rio omission and loving gymnastics again at old club in Nottingham

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Olympic reserves: Courtney Tulloch, Sam and Dan Purvis

Yang Hak Seon is back

Our 2012 Olympic Vault champion was 1st on Vault and 2nd on Rings in his first competition after Achilles injury.

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Dvora Meyers translated to Romanian

Romanian readers can now find Dvora Meyers’ book on the evolution of elite women’s gymnastics on local shelves …

β€œThe End of The Perfect Ten”, by Dvora Meyers

https://www.instagram.com/p/BLbR8F2g2PI

friends don’t MISS with the throw mat

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Milano Pro Sports on Louis Smith

β€œWhilst Louis Smith has appeared in brochures for us in the past we have no current relationship with him and have no plans to do so in the future,” the company said.

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Kenzo – 4 1/2 twist punch 1/1

This young man is getting even stronger.

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(via papaliukin)