Bars routine – MAKITA animation

Kovacs to Geinger. At the end of the routine, to build drama. 🙂

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

via Nico on GymFever2012

Roxana Popa 14.9 Bars

Carlota Bardera posted a wrap-up on the 2014 Blume Memorial – Report and Results. With video links.

1 Roxana Popa 57.100
2 Marta Pihan-Kulesza 54.950
3 Ana Filipa Martins 52.650

Click PLAY or watch the Bars routine on YouTube.

Romania would certainly love to have Roxana apply to compete for them. 🙂

IOC “Agenda 2020″

The International Olympic Committee proposed changes to the bidding process and sports program for the Olympics among 40 recommendations to be voted on in December.

The 40 recommendations “lay out a strategic roadmap for the future of the Olympic movement,” the IOC said. The proposals will be discussed at an IOC session in Monaco on Dec. 8-9. If approved in December, the IOC will then decide on how to implement the recommendations. …

IOC proposes adding Olympic events, bid reforms

2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games - Closing Ceremony

Looks good to me. The downside for Artistic Gymnastics is that we hog a large percentage of the events and medals.

London 2012 had 10,568 athletes in 302 events; Rio 2016 will have 306 events.

If IOC wants to add sports, athletes or more events, they’ll have to take away from somewhere else.

WAG and MAG are at risk.

Kevin Lytwyn – Def to mixed grip

Kevin Lytwyn is beast.

He’s a Ring man, 2nd at Commonwealth Games. But a Ring man with great Horizontal Bar. Watch his 14.866 Commonwealth Bronze medal routine. (VIDEO) Tak 1/2 to Def at the END of the routine.

Check what Kevin’s working now.

(via GymCastic)