Cirque is going COUNTRY

Country music is cool in 2024.

Beyoncé’s album, “Cowboy Carter,” has reignited conversations about what country music is, who gets to define the country genre.

Cirque du Soleil is launching a touring show called Songblazers.

Drawing inspiration from the rich legacy of country music, Songblazers is a one-of-a-kind theatrical production celebrating classic and modern country music, paying homage to the legendary trailblazers of the past.

… acrobatic and live musical performance showcasing the captivating artistry of Cirque du Soleil and the soul-stirring melodies of beloved country legends and contemporary stars …

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European Team qualifications ➙ Italy top

Congratulations to the host nation at European Championships 2024.

Sadly, Asia D’Amato left the arena after an injury on Floor

On to the Finals.

European Champion ➙ Manila Esposito

Fantastic.

  1. Manila Esposito (ITA) 55,432
  2. Alice D’Amato (ITA) 54,831
  3. Alice Kinsela (GBR) 53,599

Worlds 2025 to Jakarta, Indonesia

19-25 October 2025

Chinese Nationals – apparatus champions

Floor Exercise (FX): Su Weide scores 15.10 points.
Pommel Horse (PH): Zou Jingyuan achieves a score of 14.90 points.
Still Rings (SR): Liu Yang impresses with a score of 15.40 points.
Vault (VT): Huang Mingqi earns a score of 14.60 points.
Parallel Bars (PB): Zou Jingyuan demonstrates exceptional skill with a score of 16.166 points.
Horizontal Bar (HB): Shi Cong achieves a score of 14.666 points.

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Ellie Black – Floor Artistry

Judges and dance experts like Ellie’s choreography.

“The routine is basically about the past few years, which have been tough,” Canadian gymnast Ellie Black told Olympics.com after performing her stand-out new floor exercise at last year’s World Championships in Antwerp. …

The music entitled Rat D’Hotel by Maxime Rodriguez, starts with the sound of a storm brewing, movements throughout include her body crumpling inwards before rising up, and a single finger to her lips is repeatedly used in a shush gesture. …

“I’ve been working really hard with Julia, my choreographer, and just to share that story, make the audience hopefully really think about what the story is, and to connect with them and the judges. I was really happy with the artistry and the whole routine all together.”

Olympics – GYMNAST ELLIE BLACK ON HOW HER NEW FLOOR ROUTINE DEPICTS A CHALLENGING PERIOD

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David Kenwright steps down

David Kenwright, the British Gymnastics’ head coach for women’s artistic gymnastics, has stepped down just 3 months before the Paris Olympics. And immediately before European Championships.

Surprising.

I do know Dave quite well from his many Olympic cycles coaching for Canada.

Team GB’s women’s gymnastics head coach leaves before Paris Olympics

Haleigh Bryant to defend in 2025

GREAT news for Gymnastics fans.

Haleigh has decided to return for her 5th year.

Zhao Yaqin – Beam

The 2023 World Beam silver medalist