Boomer Sooner 197.275

Will Oklahoma be the first school to win both MAG and WAG Collegiate Gymnastics titles in the same season?

Both teams look great.

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Though Florida last night had the highest score this season 198.225, I still think they’ll need a healthy Bridget Sloan back to challenge OK in the same arena with the same judges.

Oklahoma Men set NCAA Team record

“Sooner Magic” was in the air in McCasland Field House on Saturday evening as the top-ranked University of Oklahoma turned in a performance for the ages in its home opener versus defending national champion Michigan. The Sooners shattered the NCAA team record with a score of 456.400, besting the previous mark of 447.850 by Penn State in 2013. …

… the squad set OU program team records on floor exercise (76.650), pommel horse (76.150), still rings (76.500) and high bar (77.050) and recorded the second-best team score in history on the vault (75.050) and the parallel bars (75.000).

With the unthinkable scores across the board, Oklahoma becomes the first program to ever record a 75 or higher in all six events and became the first to crack the overall mark of 450. …

Sooner Sports

Oyama

Kanji Oyama scored a career-best 91.000.

University of Michigan had a season-best 439.600 in the loss.

Carlotta Ferlito – Floor

Increasingly I’m liking routines with only 3 tumbling passes. Like this one.

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(via gymnasts391)

“All Sweat Is Equal”

Features our Olympic Trampoline Champion. And … some NBA all-star. 🙂

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The ad, by Sport Chek agency of record Sid Lee and Sons and Daughters productions, features Kyle Lowry as part of an ensemble of Sport Chek athletes, including Tampa Bay Lightning player Steven Stamkos, soccer player Christine Sinclair and trampoline gymnast Rosie MacLennan.

Conquering Fear (1996) by Scott Moore

Scott Moore, who was one of the first African-Americans to compete in gymnastics at University of Michigan in the 1980s, wrote a book about conquering fear.

… the boys program director and girls option vault coach at GTC Gymnastics in Rochester Hills, Mich. …

“When I won my two Big Ten titles I was the only African American in the Big Ten competing [in] gymnastics at that time,” said Moore.

When Moore represented Team USA at the 1987 World Cup in sports acrobatics, he was the only African-American tumbler competing. …

Moore inspires others to conquer fear

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The only way to buy the book is directly from Scott – stmoore357 (a) yahoo.com

2015 WOGA Classic results

SENIOR
1 Xie Yufen China 55.600
2 Celine Van Gerner Netherlands 55.550
3 Natsumi Sasada NSSU / Japan 55.400
4 Mirai Sekiguchi NSSU / Japan 54.900
5 Isabela Onyshko Canada 54.550
6T Sae Miyakawa Saints / Japan 54.350
6T Akiho Sato NSSU / Japan 54.350

JUNIOR
1 Elena Arenas Georgia Elite / USA 55.950
2 Kajita Nagi Saints / Japan 55.750
3 Aria Brusch Cincinnati / USA 55.600
4 Maile O’Keefe Salcianu / USA 54.750
5 Alyona Shchennikova TIGAR / USA 54.100
6 Irina Alexeeva WOGA / Russia 53.650

Junior Elite Qualifier
1 Rachel Baumann WOGA 54.400
2 Colbi Flory Texas Dreams 54.200
3 Emma Malabuyo Texas Dreams 53.450
4 Hannah Joyner World Champions 52.900
5 Olivia Dunne ENA Paramus 52.750
6 Trinity Thomas Prestige 52.400
7 Madison Rau World Champions 52.150
8 Abigail Walker Texas Dreams 52.000
9 McKenna Appleton Hills 51.750

See full results on Gymternet.

Arabian Punch Front – LIVE blog

See the World Champions’ girls on Simone’s instagram.

Bri Guy back from double Achilles

… Guy tore the Achilles tendons in both heels on Valentine’s Day last year. She was in the middle of a double layout half, a key element in her floor exercise routine. …

“They both decided to pop,” Guy said. “I thought I hit a dead spot on the floor

Bri

Auburn gymnast Bri Guy inspires Tigers with incredible recovery from two torn Achilles tendons

related – Bri Guy’s will trumps double Achilles injury at Auburn

She’s been competing Vault, Beam and Bars in a good season, so far, for Auburn.

(via Jeff Graba)

Nastia & Carly – Forever In My Mind

Chris Saccullo:

If you’re going to the 2015 WOGA Classic you’ll will see this played in the arena between rotations …

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