Gymnastics Coaching.com

When in Italy, eat PIZZA.

See it on asacsdoublearabian.tumblr.

Vault
1- DAVTYAN Artur ARM 15.025 pts
2- HYPOLITO Diego BRA 14.662 pts
3- KARDASOVS Vitalijs LAT 14.312 pts

P Bars
1- STEPKO Oleg AZE 15.750 pts
2- CALVO Jossimar COL 15.725 pts
3- MUNTEAN Andrei ROU 15.550 pts

H Bar
1- CORDOBA Nicolas ARG 15.250 pts
2- TAKEDA Kazuyuki JPN 14.900 pts
3- LEYVA Danell USA 13.975 pts

Beam
1- PHAN Thi Ha Thanh VIE 14.250 pts
2- STEINGRUBER Giulia SUI 14.125 pts
3- BULIMAR Diana ROU 14.025 pts

Everyone is thrilled for Phan. She’ll be even more of a National hero now. 🙂

Click PLAY or watch her Beam Final on YouTube.

In 2011 she became the first gymnast to win a world medal for Vietnam, Bronze on Vault 2011 Worlds Tokyo.

Floor
1- STEINGRUBER Giulia SUI 14.550 pts
2- JURCA Laura ROU 13.800 pts
3- KAESLIN Ilaria SUI 13.750 pts

Apparatus Finals Day 2

Full Twist has more videos

On USA Today, Nancy Armour proposes the NCAA boycott the State of Indiana:

The NCAA should be applauded for swiftly and strongly expressing its disapproval of Indiana’s new law that cloaks discrimination in “religious freedom.”…

“The NCAA national office and our members are deeply committed to providing an inclusive environment for all our events,” NCAA president Mark Emmert said in a statement shortly after Pence signed the law Thursday.

“We are especially concerned about how this legislation could affect our student-athletes and employees.” …

NCAA’s next moves should be out of Indiana

That’s in reaction to dinosaur Governor Mike Pence signing the so-called “Religious Freedom” bill into law Thursday.

… Indiana protecting discrimination, effectively allowing businesses to deny service to gays and lesbians based on religious beliefs …

The 2015 P&G Gymnastics Championships are scheduled for Aug. 13-16 in Indianapolis, Indiana. USAG’s offices are in Indianapolis.

I trust Steve Penney will quickly make a statement. Where does the U.S. Gymnastics Federation stand vis-a-vis the new Indiana State law?

Update from Steve Penney:

“USA Gymnastics provides the opportunity to participate in gymnastics to all athletes, regardless of an individual’s religious, ethnic or cultural background, or sexual orientation. One of USA Gymnastics’ hallmarks is its inclusion and diversity. We do not accept any form of discrimination toward our community or attendees at our events, and we are concerned about the possible impact of this law. We will work closely with the Indiana Sports Corp. and the mayor to better understand how this development might be contrary to hosting successful events that are open and welcoming to everyone.”

related – No, IKEA Is Not Selling A Rainbow Pillowcase Called “PUTIN”

But they should. 🙂

55.60. CONGRATS to Catherine and Coach Rochelle Douglas from Europa.

Click PLAY or watch her AA FX on YouTube. Very pretty.

results on twitter

Update – Couch Gymnast posted a wrap-up – British Champs: Junior All Around

The best source I’ve found is sparklesandchalk on tumblr. Many are reposted from Italian photographer Filippo Tomasi.

Our Olympic Champion is looking strong. 🙂

Gymnasts from 10 different countries won event titles as finals got underway at the Doha World Challenge Cup Thursday in Qatar. …

FLOOR (updated)
DALTON Jacob USA 15.475 pts
HYPOLITO Diego BRA 15.425 pts
SHIRAI Shotaro JPN 15.025 pts

POMMELS
MERDINYAN Harutyum ARM 14.775 pts
BARON Matija CRO 14.600 pts
DAVTYAN Artur ARM 14.525 pts

RINGS
1- ZANETTI Arthur BRA 15.725
2- TOVMASYAN Artur ARM 15.425
3- MUNTEAN Andrei ROU 15.325

VAULT
1- STEINGRUBER Giulia SUI 14.575
2- PHAN Thi Ha Thanh VIE 14.100
3- BELAK Teja SLO 13.912

BARS
1- DUFOURNET Youna FRA 13.650
2- BULIMAR Diana ROU 13.600
3- DIACCI Jessica SUI 13.250

The official website has full results and photos.

LIKE their Facebook page.

Personal shout out to Bianca Mann from South Africa. 6th on Bars. 🙂

related – Couch Gymnast – Doha: Vault and Uneven Bars finals

The lads from Australia posted their first online panel TV show.

It includes an older interview with Aussie Olympian Emily Little. And a Coach’s Corner section with Andrew Cordery. Giant swing.

It’s geared for a general audience rather than only Gymnastics insiders.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (23min)

(via cordeliagymfan)

Experts sit in a room and discuss. Come up with a preliminary value. The full Men’s Tech Committee need to ratify the recommendation. Then it’s officially posted in an MTC newsletter.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

In this case they were submitted for Leyva and Dalton at Doha.

____

MAG has historically done a good job. WAG has been wildly inconsistent and hilariously wrong over the decades. The current Code still has two different spellings for the name of this legend:

Schuschunova (Bars)
Schuschunova (Floor)

Shushunova (Beam)

It’s Shushunova in wikipedia. Shushunova in the IG Hall of Fame.

via @theliukin

It’s kind of a big deal in the U.K. 🙂

Click PLAY or watch a promo video on Facebook.

Good news. 🙂

Collegiate Gymnastics Association: subsidizing the cost of the Nissen-Emery Trophy …

University of Oklahoma: funding to use an equipment podium at the 2015 Men’s NCAA Gymnastics championships

University of California – Berkeley … donation to the Hal Frey Scholarship Endowment and providing funds to replace aging equipment

Big Ten Gymnastics Championships: providing a grant to help support the Big Ten Gymnastics Championships for both men and women …

National Gymnastics Foundation awards grants to support collegiate gymnastics