R.I.P. Maria Kryuchkova

The 2004 Olympic Bronze medalist with the Russian team died March 8th, 2015, age-26. 😦

Rewriting Russian Gymnastics

No details as yet.

via Nico on GymFever2012

Gymnix 2015 Jr Cup Finals

VAULT
1. Shallon Olsen CAN 1 14.750 (instagram)
2. Megan Roberts CAN 1 14.637 (instagram)
3. Natalia Kapitonova RUS 13.787
full results

Shallon and Megan both included strong DTYs. 9.25 E-scores.

BARS
1. Natalia Kapitonova RUS (6.2) 14.400 (instagram)
2. Anastasia Iliankova RUS 14.150
3. Jade Chrobok CAN 2 13.500
full results

BEAM
1. Rose Kaying Woo CAN 1 (5.9) 14.300 (instagram)
2. Ana Padurariu CAN 1 14.200
3. Sara Berardinelli ITA 13.275
full results

FLOOR
1. Rose Kaying Woo CAN 1 14.125 (instagram)
2. Megan Roberts CAN 1 14.075
3. Angelina Simakova RUS 13.675
full results

Rose
Rose

Many of the competitors are younger than FIG Junior age.

2014 L’International Gymnix results, for comparison

via @IntlGymnix

Gymnix 2015 Challenge Finals

VAULT
1. Hélody Cyrenne 13.800
2. Sonita Zlobec 13.287

full results

BARS
1. Sabrina Gill 14.275
2. Isabela Onyshko 14.225
3. Victoria Kayen Woo 13.475

full results

Click PLAY or watch Sabrina’s routine on YouTube.

BEAM
1. Isabela Onyshko (6.1) 14.375
2. Gabriella Douglas 14.200
3. Madison Copiak 13.950

full results

FLOOR
1. Sydney Soloski 13.550
2. Meaghan Ruttan 13.200
3. Victoria Kayen Woo 13.100

full results

via @IntlGymnix

Ana Padurariu – new Bars skill

#gymnix2015 Jr Cup

Stoop Stalder to piked Tkachev.

Click PLAY or watch the routine on YouTube.

Click PLAY or watch it on instagram.

 
Has anyone else competed that as yet?

@_Alishik noted that Paola Galante competed it straddled as early as 2008.

Watch a post-meet interview with Ana.

Pan-Am Games – inexpensive?

Visitors will find some good prices in Toronto this summer.

… take advantage of a Canadian dollar that as of Wednesday slipped below 80 cents U.S. for the first time in six years?

Could Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games benefit from US tourism with low Canadian dollar?

Click PLAY or watch a cool multi-sport promo on YouTube.

Make sure you’ve got your tickets to the top events in Toronto before they’re gone …

Pan Am Games Tickets

Woo, Kapitonova, Chrobok

#gymnix2015 Junior Cup all around

1. Rose Kayen Woo (CAN 1) 56.100
2. Natalia Kapitonova (RUS) 55.400
3. Jade Chrobok (CAN 2) 54.100

full results

AA winnters

via @IntlGymnix

Canada 1, Russia, Italy

#gymnix2015

The highlight competition of Gymnix International 2015 was very entertaining. Top Junior teams from around the world.

The host team prevailed. Both Canada 1 and Russia had unexpected falls.

1. Canada 1 166.750
2. Russia 162.800
3. Italy 159.350

full results

team podium

The tiny Swiss girls were a highlight of the meet. They look very well coached. Clean, smart Gymnastics.

Here are the lists of team members.

See the Gymnastics Canada writeup on Facebook.

via @IntlGymnix

Biles, Vernyayev win American Cup

#ATTAC2015

62.299 !

Simone

All hail Simone Biles. She must be, right now, the most dominant all-around gymnast of all time.

1. Biles 62.299
2. Skinner 57.832
3. Fasana 56.633

4. Jessica Lopez 56.365
5. Ellie Black 56.132
6. Vanessa Ferrari 55.731
full results

1. Verniaiev 90.597
2. Kato 90.098
3. Whittenburg 89.932

4. Sam Mikulak 88.598
5. Yusuke Tanaka 88.098
6. Jossimar Calvo 87.897
full results

Another strong AA for Oleg Vernyayev.

You should be able to watch the NBC REPLAY in almost every nation of the world. Thanks USAG!

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

OR … you can watch individual routines on this YouTube playlist.

Click PLAY or watch Simone’s unbelievable FX routine on YouTube.

For commentary, check the Gymnternet’s LIVE coverage.

via @USAGym

Oklahoma defeats Florida

In the battle of the 2014 National co-Champions.

Senior Night was one to remember for No. 1 Oklahoma. Records were shattered left and right as the Sooners soared to a 198.500-198.100 win against No. 3 Florida.

OU’s team score shattered its previous program record of 198.375 set in 2013 and ranks No. 6 all-time on the NCAA team scoring charts. The mark is the highest in the country this season and included program record scores on both beam (49.750) and floor (49.725). …

No. 1 Oklahoma sets program record for a team score in win vs. No. 3 Florida

Brenna Dowell has been one of the big improvements in the Sooner’s lineup this season.

Brenna


Lauren Hopkins was there:

8:30 pm. OU broke their home attendance by 1000…something like 4000 people here. It was very heavily marketed from what I saw on Twitter, and it looks like lots of frat boys came out to support it which is…awesome.

8:39 pm. Oklahoma wins with a huge 198.5 to Florida’s huge 198.1. Excellence from both programs.

Oklahoma vs Florida Live Blog

LSU best ever 198.375, record crowd

BATON ROUGE – The No. 2 LSU gymnastics team exploded for a program-best 198.375 score to beat No. 16 Minnesota’s 195.450 …

“The whole meet experience tonight was incredible,” LSU head coach D-D Breaux said “We had to make adjustments in lineups tonight, and the ladies handled that responsibility and got the job done. …

More Than 13,000 Watch Gymnastics Home Finale

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