European Games Men’s finalists

One / nation.

Men’s Vault
1. Verniaiev (UKR) 15.333
2. Stepko (AZE) 14.833
3. Tuuha (FIN) 14.650
4. Arican (TUR) 14.483
5. Schmidt (NED) 14.416
6. Bataga (ROU) 14.416

Click PLAY or watch Verniaiev stick Dragalescu on YouTube.

P Bars
1. Verniaiev (UKR) 15.666
2. Berbecar (ROU) 15.633
3. Belyavskiy (RUS) 15.600
4. Stepko (AZE) 15.566
5. Arican (TUR) 15,366
6. Augis (FRA) 15.100

H Bar
1. Maras (GRE) 15.766
2. Hambuechen (GER) 15.633
3. Verniaiev (UKR) 15.400
4. Ignatyev (RUS) 15.366
5. Moznik (CRO) 15.100
6. Likhovitsky (BLR) 15.000

Click PLAY or watch Vlasios Maras on YouTube.

Hambuechen should be the favourite in the Final.

… These announcers really don’t know all that much about Gymnastics, do they? 😦

European Games Beam / Floor finalists

Beam
1. Tutkhalyan (RUS) 14.600
2. Steingruber (SUI) 14.400
3. Scheder (GER) 14.133
4. Iridon (ROU) 14.100
5. Wevers (NED) 14.066
6. Hockenhull (GBR) 13.833

Click PLAY or watch Tutkhalyan’s prelims Beam on YouTube.

Floor
1. Mustafina (RUS) 13.966
2. Zarzu (ROU) 13.933
3. Wevers (NED) 13.900
4. Steingruber (SUI)13.633
5. Verschueren (BEL) 13.600
Pikul (FRA) 13.600

Click PLAY or watch Aliya’s prelims Floor on YouTube.

Tomorrow is podium training for Rhythmic, Acrobatic, Trampoline and Aerobic gymnastics. The Artistic Gymnastics competition continues on 18th June with the all-around final!

UEG

Coach in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan

Full-Time Coaches Wanted – Women’s Competitive Coordinator & Men’s Competitive Coordinator.

Our 30,000 square foot permanent facility boasts 2 in-ground trampolines, a foam pit, 60 foot fast track, top-notch training tools, and FIG standard equipment for all Men’s, Women’s, and Trampoline apparatus. Currently our WAG program has approximately 45 athletes from Pre Competitive to National and our MAG program 15 from Pre Competitive to Level 4.?

We are looking for two enthusiastic, energetic and professional coaches to join our team. The first position will be working primarily with our Provincial and National level Women’s Artistic Program and the second will be working primarily with our Men’s Artistic Provincial and Pre-competitive Program – both positions will have some administrative and recreational support in addition to their competitive coaching duties. These positions are full-time including coaching, planning, and administration.

Send resumes in confidence to: headcoachpa (a) gmail.com

VICTORY for both Russian teams

European Games – Baku, Azerbaijan

WAG
1. Russia
2. Germany
3. Netherlands
4. Italy
5. Switzerland
6. Romania

full results

MAG
1. Russia
2. Ukraine
3. Azerbaijan
4. Belarus
5. Germany
6. France

full results

Congratulations to the Bronze medal host nation. πŸ™‚

Mao Yi – Floor

I’d previously posted a terribly slow loading Youku video of this routine. Here’s the YouTube version.

7/2 Twists + Front tuck (F) 0.2CV
5/2 Twists + 3/2 Twist (D+C) 0.2CV
Split leap 1/1 (C)
3/1 Twists (E)
3/1 Turn (C)
Switch leap + Switch 1/2 (C)
Double Tuck (D)

3.1 + 0.4CV = 3.5 + 2.5CR = 6.0 D-Score

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

(via Gymnast #391)

Central Michigan University Gymnastics Camp

I dropped in for the first 2 days of the CMU camp on invitation from Head Coach Jerry Reighard.

They have a superb campus facility with 7 beam stations, 6 bar stations, 3 vault stations and a floor exercise practice area with four pit areas. The facility also includes a Resi-Pit (loose foam pit) and a competition setup for each apparatus, an in-ground trampoline area with a Russian β€œtramp catcher” and a 60ft Tumbl Trak.

CMU Camp

Great food. First class medical staff.

Over 115 girls signed up. It looks like Camp may expand to two weeks in 2016.

Though they had girls of all levels the Level 9-10 gymnasts impressed me most. It’s an excellent idea for girls looking for a possible future scholarship to register for College Camps like this. Coaches know you are serious when you make the trip in person to show what you can do.

gymnastics.cmusportscamps.com

Gymnastics ink

Roman Kulesza on twitter.

Torres Marcela – Moors dismount

The Swedish gymnast (from Argentina) learned this dismount easily. And it looks like she could add another half or full twist.

Click PLAY or watch it on instagram.

 

(via Korbut Flip)

European Games Men’s prelims – day 1

Baku, Azerbaijan – TEAM ranking (after 3/6 apparatus):

1. Ukraine
2. Russia
3. Azerbaijan
4. Belarus
5. Great Britain
6. France
7. Spain
8. Germany

full results

BELYAVSKIY performed clean routines on all three apparatus – floor, pommel horse and rings – and took the lead in the individual all-around competition with 44.00 points.

“I’m satisfied with my performance today. …”

Baku 2015

David

Floor finalists are set:
R M Zapata Santana ESP 15.300 (6.7)
A Shatilov ISR 15.166 (6.6)
D Belyavskiy RUS 15.100 (6.6)
O Verniaiev UKR 15.100 (6.7)
K Behan IRL 15.066 (6.3)
F Hambuechen GER 15.033 (6.4)

Pommel finalists (1/nation)::
O Stepko AZE 15.333 (6.7)
S Bertoncelj SLO 15.166 (6.5)
D Belvavskiy RUS 14.800 (6.3)
B Bevan GBR 14.766 (6.4)
O Verniaiev UKR 14.700 (7.1)
S Michnak SVK 14.666 (6.3)

Rings finalists (1/nation)::
E Petrounias GRE 15.733 (6.8)
I Radivilov UKR 15.566 (6.7)
N Ignatyev RUS 15.000 (6.6)
I Colak TUR 14.833 (6.6)
O Stepko AZE 14.700 (6.2)
F Hambuechen GER 14.633 (5.9)

results via Full Twist

Top 18 gymnasts qualify to the AA Final. 1 gymnast / nation.