LSU coach D-D Breaux gets a raise

D-D Breaux, the school’s longtime gymnastics coach, is getting a 23 percent bump in pay to $240,000 and a two-year contract extension …

Breaux is receiving a $45,000 raise from her previous salary of $195,000 — a boost that follows the program’s best finish at the national championships in April when it took second behind Oklahoma.

Breaux, a Donaldsonville native, is entering her 40th season leading the gymnastics program.

The Advocate

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Miss Val profile in UCLA magazine

The secret agent: Danusia Francis
The secret agent: Danusia Francis

No one does floor exercises like the Bruins, who are renowned for their ability to paint a scene while running, jumping and somersaulting through the air. Such storytelling elements are a hallmark of UCLA gymnastics, says Amanda Borden, a Pac-12 network commentator and Olympic gold medalist in gymnastics. She points to “routines uniquely designed for each athlete” as one of UCLA’s key strengths. …

Coach Valorie Kondos Field – Born to Perform

Miss Val

Youna Dufounet retires

One of the greats all time for France.

Details on Actus Gymnastique.

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related – A Week of Retirements: Viktoria Komova, Kirsten Beckett and Millie Williamson

2016 French Championships

Vault
Coline Devillard 13.95
Morgane Osyssek (junior) 13.9
Océane Pausé 13.525

Bars
Loan His 15.050
Lorette Charpy (junior) 14.800
Louise Vanhille et Anne Kuhm 14.000

Beam
Marine Boyer 15.000
Alisson Lapp (junior) 14.150
Lorette Charpy (junior) 14.050

Floor
Juliette Bossu 13.800
Louise Vanhille 13.750
Oréane Lechenault 13.550

full Apparatus Finals results

France Apparatus Finals

Here are the AA results:

SR
1 Marine Boyer 56.500
2 Juliette Bossu 55.850
3 Anne Kuhm 55.550
4 Mélanie de Jesus dos Santos 55.350
5 Louise Vanhille 55.300
6 Oreane Lechenault 55.250

JR
1 Lorette Charpy 56.200
2 Janna Mouffok 54.550
3 Alisson Lapp 53.250
4 Morgane Osyssek 53.050
5 Cloé Blanca Perret 52.300
6 Assia Khnifass 52.050