RUS Championships | MAG AA

@theallaround:

1.Belyavskiy 87.50

David

2.Kuksenkov 87.30
3.Ignatiev 86.25
4.Kudashov 85.75
5.Nagorniy 84.10

full results (Russian)

… Ablyazin, Bielawski, Garibova?

– Many ill with the flu, but the overall mood in the team is good.

Of the strongest in Penza not perform Emin Garibov and Alexander Balandin. All the rest – in the ranks. Garibov is still recovering from its complex operations, and Balandin though started training yet can not operate at full capacity.

Denis Ablyazin at the end of the year and was operated, and there are nuances associated with his health. Denis is constantly under medical supervision, but in training shows a very good level of readiness. Even more complicated vault, confidently takes the floor exercise. …

RRG – ‘Injuries are making us change our training’ – Andrei Rodionenko

Slow Motion – Rebeca Andrade

Great form. It would be wonderful if she were able to compete at the Rio Olympics.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Rebeca Andrade de Rodrigues (born May 8, 1999 in Guarulhos) is a Brazilian artistic gymnast.

via Bernardo Abdo

Gymnix – March 5-8, 2015

I’ll be attending and reporting on the meet this year.

Switzerland and Russia arriving.

official Gymnix International website | Facebook | instagram | twitter

Those links will be posted in the right hand navigation during the meet.

Seems I should be learning the Boom Boom Mama flash mob dance. 🙂

UCLA v Florida

Future Gators face off against future Bruins.

See it on instagram.

 

Women’s national team camp underway in Texas

(via GymCastic)

Vault #LikeAGirl

… The previous “Like a Girl” ad from Always, which was released in June 2014 and dominated the Super Bowl commercial lineup, focused on changing the implications of the phrase from an insult to a statement of empowerment.

Its followup ad … highlights that very sentiment — how playing sports to excelling in academics like a girl is a good thing. …

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

The timing coincides with International Women’s Day, which is coming up on Sunday.

Mashable – New ad takes ‘Like a Girl’ as a compliment, not an insult

proposed – reduce Team size for 2020 Olympics

The Executive Committee decided on a new proposal with regard to the qualification procedure for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, which will be presented to the Council in Melbourne (AUS) in May.

The new proposal, which will be compared to the decision taken at the Council in Kuwait in 2014, includes a reduction in the number of team members in Artistic Gymnastics in the aim of providing additional qualification opportunities for event specialists and All-around gymnasts via Continental Championships, World Cups and World Challenge Cups.

FIG via email

MAG new named elements

FIG MTC NEWSLETTER #28 posted the list.

nemovfan1 put them together for us. Thanks.

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(Eichorn)
-Waldemar Eichorn (GER) 2014 Osijek cup

(Nin Reyes 2)
– Michael Newburger (USA) 2013 Winter cup
– Michael Newburger (USA) 2014 Winter cup

(Vammen)
– Helge Vammen 2014 European Championships 2014
– Michael Newburger (USA) 2014 Winter cup

(Davtyan)
-Vahagn Davtyan (ARM) 2014

(Ng Kiu Chung)
-Ng Kiu Chung (HKG) 2014 World Championships

(Ng Kiu Chung 2)
-Ng Kiu Chung (HKG) 2014 Asian Games Incheon
-Ng Kiu Chung (HKG) 2014 World Championships

(Petrounias)
-Eleftherios Petrounias (GRE) 2014 European Championships

(Tanaka)
-Yusuke Tanaka (JPN) 2014 Glasgow
-Yusuke Tanaka (JPN) 2014 World Championships

(Tsukahara)
-Naoya Tsukahara (AUS) 2014 World Championships

(Tulloch)
-Courtney Tulloch (GBR) 2014 World Championships
-Danny Rodrigues (FRA) 2014 Ljubljana / Slovenia

(Wynn)
-Brandon Wynn (USA) 2014 Pan-American Games

(Ri Se Gwang)
– Ri Se Gwang (PRK) 2014 World Championships
– Ri Se Gwang (PRK) 2014 Asian games Incheon

(Dauser)
-Lukas Dauser (GER) 2014 Anadia world cup

(Sosa)
-Luis Sosa (MEX) 2012 Abierto Mexicano de Gimnasia

(Baldauf)
-Marco Baldauf (AUT) 2012 Cottbus
– Ian Makowske (USA) 2011 Big Ten

(Bretschneider)
-Andreas Bretschneider (GER) 2014 Abierto Mexicano de Gimnasia
-Andreas Bretschneider (GER) 2014

(Kierzkowski)
-Adam Kierzkowski (POL) 2009 World Championships

Bretschneider is the trick of the year, the first “H” value skill in the Men’s Code.

If he competes the layout Bretschneider in future, it should be “I” rated. 🙂

(via gymnastikfabriken)

unusual Yurchenko blocks

Here’s our World Champion HONG Un Jong.

via FIG
via FIG

Here’s McKayla Maroney.

Maroney block

A common coaching error is to emulate the best of the best. Just because it works for Maroney, doesn’t mean it’s going to work for you.

I don’t recommend wide arms with the hands out-turned for young, developing gymnasts. Stick with the most popular, traditional arm position (e.g. Cheng Fei) unless you have a very good reason not to.

Cheng Fei 2004

Watch VIDEO of Cheng Fei.

Flip-A-Day Challenge

Pat Graves:

On January 1, 2014, I decided to embark on a journey that consisted of doing a flip of some sort every single day of the year. …

Click PLAY or watch 2014 highlights on YouTube.

Pat Graves is the head tumbling coach at Mpact Sports in Brentwood, TN near Nashville.

On finishing his goal in 2014 he continued into 2015 and has yet to miss a day.

You can see EVERY flip day so far on Vine.

Pat:

My aim with this challenge was to inspire as many people as possible to do something they love every day, along with generating interest in gymnastics. I believe that It’s more than a sport–it’s an art form. Flipping and twisting is my happiness …