Top score day 1 #PGChamps.
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Aly Raisman – Floor
Montana gymnast killed in storm
😦
A 21-year-old Missoula man died in a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 90 near the Idaho border during Monday night’s violent windstorm. …
A series of crashes occurred after two large trees in the median of the interstate were blown down by the hurricane-force winds and fell across the eastbound lanes. …
“It was a complete freak accident” …
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Chris Ramsey Memorial
Saturday August 15th
12 noon
Roots Acro Sports (Bitterroot Gymnastics)
216 Commerce St. Missoula MT
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(via Bitterroot Gymnastics)
MyKayla Skinner – Cheng
Our Worlds 2014 Bronze medalist has improved. Both hands were clearly on the horse this time.
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IF the USA takes a specialist to try to win one additional medal at Worlds 2015, who will it be?
Baumann or Kocian on Bars?
Or MyKayla for Vault?
It’s a shame only two Senior National Team members competed two vaults.
Simone Biles leads Sr day 1
#PGChamps
1. Biles 61.100
2. Nichols 59.700
3. Douglas 58.700
4. Raisman 58.650
5. Key 58.600
full results
Terrible day for our World Champion. Only 61 … something with a weird fall on Floor.
Vault was OK. 🙂 Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Here’s the GIF.
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Rhonda Faehn interview
Rhonda Faehn joined USA Gymnastics as the new senior vice president of the women’s program in May, following 14 years as the women’s gymnastics coach at the University of Florida. …
can you tell us a little bit about your new role with USA Gymnastics, what exactly you’re doing?
I am overseeing the entire women’s program with a main emphasis on the elite program. (I’ll be) attending every single national team camp and working side by side with Martha (Karolyi, the national team coordinator) and the national team, but also aiding and organizing many of the events and then overseeing the rest of gymnastics in the country. …
… having been to part of the last developmental camp, I think that is very exciting to see. Valeri Liukin is the developmental program director, and he seems to be doing an absolutely fantastic job. …
TeamUSA.org Talks With New VP Of Women’s Gymnastics Rhonda Faehn
via @GymCastic
Jazzy Foberg leads Junior – day 1
#PGChamps 2015 is a combined 2 day competition, rewarding consistency over 8 routines.
1. Jazmyn Foberg 58.350
2. Laurie Hernandez 57.950
3. Ragan Smith 57.400
4. Jordan Chiles 56.700
5. Gabby Perea 55.950
6. Sydney Johnson-Scharf 55.600
full results
Congratulations to coach Maggie Haney who has the top two.
Brittany Rogers trains for Worlds
University of Georgia All-American gymnast Brittany Rogers will train for the World Championships this fall and return to UGA in December, according to an announcement by head coach Danna Durante.
Rogers, a native of Coquitlam, British Columbia, will train in Calgary during the fall months with the goal of earning a spot on the 2015 Canadian World Championship Team. The World Championships will be held Oct. 23-Nov. 1 in Glasgow, Scotland. Rogers also hopes to earn a spot on the Canadian Olympic team for the 2016 games in Rio. …
Brittany Rogers To Train For World Championships This Fall; Will Return To UGA In December
Nia Dennis – Bars double lay 1/1 out
USA Men’s Team to Worlds?
The very astute Shelli Koszdin has a guest post up on Stick it Media:
… I see Samuel Mikulak, Donnell Whittenburg, and Danell Leyva on the Glasgow team, with Jake Dalton not too far behind them. It starts to get less clear after that, but Alexander Naddour looks good for it if he performs to the best of his ability. That sixth man will be whoever adds the most …
One Gymnastics Fan’s Preview of the 2015 Senior Men’s USA National Championships
As usual, I’ll predict that SAM will hit. And be named National Champion yet again. He’s been sleeping well. 🙂
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