Elite Gym Massilia 2014

Master Massilia Team
1. Italy 162.067
2. Russia 161.900
3. Belgium 160.867

Master Massilia All Around
1. Daria Spiridonova (RUS) 54.167
2. Giorgia Campana (ITA) 53.833
3. Nina Derwael (BEL ’16) 53.700

Open Massilia Team
1. Belgium 2 159.033
2. Canada 158.767
3. Germany 156.100

Open Massilia All Around
1. Giada Grisetti (SUI) 53.767
2. Rose-Kaying Woo (CAN) 53.200
3. Florine Harder (GER) 53.167

Arabian Punch Front has Apparatus results and commentary.

Couch Gymnast links to videos:

• Elite Gym Massilia: Master

• Elite Gym Massilia: Event Finals

Click PLAY or Claire Martin’s winning Beam on YouTube.
13.933/5.9

Oleg VERNIAIEV – H Bar

Many would name Oleg as the man with the best chance to catch Uchimura in the AA. Verniaiev went 90.400 at Blume including a poor FX routine.

The catch?

Oleg’s H Bar is far, far weaker than the King.

On the other hand, Oleg’s improved, no longer looking like a USA J.O. Level 10.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

If the Code changes, however, and I believe it will, this routine could be very low start score in 2017.

Sergio – piked Dragaslescu

Come Rio Sergio Sasaki could be an AA podium threat. He’ll be getting a lot of press.

That was linked by Arabian Punch Front – This Week in Training

Nico linked to his Blume Memorial Floor where he mounts with the same acrobatic element, first competed by Korolev (on a rock hard FX) if memory serves.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Epke – slow motion Kovacs

Our World and Olympic Champion is astonishingly consistent at over bar release moves.

What’s his secret?

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

(via GymPower)

Gym or my boyfriend?

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Jossimar Calvo – P Bars

Medellin World Cup

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

more videos from the competition

related – South Americans shine at Medellin World Cup

Komova Bars – Hungary 2014

Vika competed AA in this meet. Getting back to business.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Posted by @whiptotriple

More videos from that competition linked here.

via @theLiukin

what fearful gymnasts want you to know

JAG GYM:

I know that I am difficult to coach.

I worry that you don’t like me.

Being fearful is different than being stubborn.

I can’t just “stop it.”

Yelling or threatening me doesn’t solve my fear issues.

My fear is a very real thing.

I would give anything not to be scared.

It hurts when you ignore me.

Please be there for me.

Help me work through my fear. Be patient with me. Break the skill down into smaller parts. Find alternative skills for me to do that might be less scary to me. If I am still struggling, get my parents involved. Maybe I do need to see a sports psychologist. Maybe my problem is larger than gymnastics. Pay attention and be an advocate for me, not an adversary. You are my coach, and I need you.

“I KNOW I AM DIFFICULT TO COACH” AND NINE OTHER THINGS THAT FEARFUL GYMNASTS WANT TO THEIR COACHES TO KNOW

psychology of Beam

Click through for more detail. And a link to a coach’s perspective on this topic.