diving platform collapses

A diving platform collapsed when Russian athletes were performing synchronized diving during their Rio 2016 Olympic preparations in Havana, Cuba.

Sergey Nazin was executing a synchronized dive with his partner …

“The competition had to be stopped, so the doctors could check on him. But he returned to the action and won his fourth gold medal that day” …

RT Sport

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(via Thomas Trapp)

Lieke Wevers – Floor

I congratulation Lieke on putting together an international routine with only 2 tumbling passes. It shows that FIG rules do not force every competitor into doing near compulsory sets on Floor. 🙂

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British Olympians announced

British Gymnastics:

Our men’s artistic gymnastics team will be Louis Smith MBE, Max Whitlock, Nile Wilson, Brinn Bevan and Kristian Thomas.

Our women’s artistic gymnastics team will be Becky Downie, Ellie Downie, Claudia Fragapane, Ruby Harrold and Amy Tinkler.

Our trampoline gymnasts will be Kat Driscoll, Bryony Page and Nathan Bailey.

Team GB’s 2016 Olympic gymnasts announced

olmypic-team

No Dan Purvis. Sam Oldham is considering legal action after not being selected.

I’m very surprised Louis was selected again. What if Max, Nile or Brinn is injured during the Games?

related – Ambition Programme for Rio 2016:

39 young athletes and coaches getting the chance to experience the Olympic environment this summer.

Japanese Men’s Olympic team

“I don’t think of it as pressure,” the record six-time all-around world champion told The Japan Times. “I don’t think about what will happen if I make a mistake — I think about how the team will benefit if I’m successful.

Uchimura

Uchimura has been named team captain in what will be his third Olympics, and Tanaka has noticed a change in his teammate.

“He has more conversations with everyone now,” said the 26-year-old Tanaka, who was part of the Japan team that claimed silver in London four years ago along with Uchimura, Kato, Yamamuro and Kazuhito Tanaka. …

“We start on the pommel horse, and if we’re successful we can ride the momentum for the rest of the competition,” he said. “That’s the apparatus that’s easiest to fall off, so if we can do well it will help us to relax as a team. …

According to Uchimura, the timing of the preliminary rounds could also give Japan problems.

“The competition starts at 10 a.m., which is early,” he said. …

Uchimura determined to lead Japan to team gold in Rio

A few clips from a recent mock meet.

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Seitz – German Championships Bars

Elisabeth Seitz, now age 22, was 6th on Bars at the London Olympics.

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London Olympic champions defending in Rio

papaliukin:

Defending Olympic Champions from 2012. A reminder of who will have a chance to repeat the glory. I crossed out the names that won’t be in Rio.

MAG
TF: China
AA: Kohei Uchimura
FX: Zou Kai
PH: Kristián Berki
SR: Arthur Zanetti
VT: Yang Hak Seon
PB: Feng Zhe
HB: Epke Zonderland

WAG
TF: USA
AA: Gabby Douglas
VT: Sandra Izbasa
UB: Aliya Mustafina
BB: Deng Linlin
FX: Aly Raisman

Swiss Men’s Gymnastics team in Rio

UEG: What are your objectives in Rio?

Laurent Guelzec: In reality, they are threefold. First of all, the priority is qualifying to the team final. 12 teams start, of which 5 –China, Japan, USA, Russia and Great Britain- are clearly out of reach. This is obvious. It is up to us to up our game amidst the nations of the second table. After that, we’d like to be represented within the top 15 in the all-around, and, as icing on the cake, have 1 event finalist. It is ambitious but within our reach, given our potential.

interview with coach Laurent Guelzec

Swiss team