FIG World Challenge Cup Cottbus (GER) March 19-22.
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former gymnast – new Pole Vault record
New junior women’s outdoor best at 4.59m. Congratulations to Nina Kennedy.
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Nina trained at College Park Gymnastics Academy in Claremont, WA under coaches Pam and Elise Pryce. …
Women’s Artistic Gymnastics international development program in 2008. …
Many of the best female pole vaulters in the world were gymnasts.
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Peng and Danusia Francis talking Worlds
Very interesting.
Danusia Francis (Great Britain) and Christine ‘Peng Peng’ Lee (Canada) both talk up the possibility of Worlds 2015 and other international assignments in this recent interview.
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Both would need full FIG routines back in time for trials. Their 2015-16 College season would be disrupted.
I’d say both are long shots for Worlds Glasgow at this point. But I’d love to see them try out. 🙂
Update: @ArabianPF_blog points out that Danusia may be able to compete for Jamaica. 🙂
via @ArabianPF_blog
Mom Wipes Makeup off Bratz Dolls, Wins Internet
In case you haven’t seen this viral video as yet. It’s one lovely story. 🙂
Sonia Singh, from the island state of Tasmania in Australia, has endeared herself to parents and kids around the world by finding used Bratz fashion dolls and other dolls at second-hand shops and “upcycling” them in a “down-to-earth style.”
Singh uses nail polish remover and eucalyptus oil to clean the dolls’ faces and remove their thick lipstick, heavy eye shadows and — eek! — even their painted-on eyes. …
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Honma layout on P Bars?
gymnastikfabriken asks whether or not this is a new skill?
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It’s typically done piked. Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Lindsay Mable #1 College Gymnast
Regional qualifying scores (RQS) start today.
Qualification for regional competition is based on a team’s and an all-around competitor’s six best regular-season-meet scores, of which three must be away. To obtain the regional qualifying score (RQS), the high score is eliminated and the remaining five scores are averaged.
NCAA RQS ranking
1 Oklahoma 197.640
2 L.S.U. 197.335
3 Florida 197.270
4 Utah 197.265
5 Alabama 197.055
6 Michigan 196.985
7 Auburn 196.610
8 Nebraska 196.595
9 Georgia 196.525
10 UCLA 196.315
11 Stanford 196.175
12 Oregon State 196.150
Road to Nationals
2 Kytra Hunter 39.530 Florida
3 Rheagan Courville 39.495 L.S.U.
4 Sachi Sugiyama 39.475 Michigan
5 Nicole Artz 39.445 Michigan
6 Tory Wilson 39.435 Utah
7(t) Sidney Sanabria-Robles 39.350 Penn State
7(t) Brianna Brown 39.350 Michigan
9 Hollie Blanske 39.315 Nebraska
10(t) Lisa Burt 39.305 Michigan State
10(t) Jessie DeZiel 39.305 Nebraska
12 Amanda Wellick 39.250 Arkansas
Road to Nationals
Simone Biles – 6.8 FX routine
sporteverywhere edited together a very realistic upgraded routine.
It starts at 16.8 if you credit the double layout 1/1-out as an H-part.
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I’m keen to see what Biles and Skinner compete on Floor at American Cup. It’s a good time to try upgrades.
E and F tumbling elements
West Virginia recruiting violations
Between June 2010 and February 2013, West Virginia University coaches in 14 sports sent impermissible texts and placed impermissible calls to prospects and parents, according to a decision issued by a NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions panel.
Most of the impermissible communications occurred in women’s gymnastics, football, women’s basketball and women’s soccer, resulting in Level II violations. Additionally, an assistant women’s gymnastics coach committed nearly all of the text and phone violations in that program. The recruiting violations in the other 10 programs were limited and the panel determined they were Level III violations.
Penalties in this case include two years of probation, recruiting restrictions and a one-year show-cause order for the assistant coach. …
(via College Gymnastics Board)
Kenzo – Jaeger full
Kenzo Shirai trains the all-around. He does. 🙂
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In the Code that’s called “Winkler – Pogorelev“, a 1/1 from el-grip.
Daniel Winkler actually competed it earlier in the 1981 World Championships than Alexander Pogorelov, so it tends to be called the Winkler.
via Nico on GymFever2012
