One of Verniaiev’s teammates.
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GoPro view of Kovacs
P&G Championships promo
Coverage of the 2014 P&G Gymnastics Championships begins Wednesday, Aug. 20, right here on our YouTube channel! For more info, visit PGChamps.com.
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Commonwealth Games wrap-up
Though I followed the competition closely online, I still learned a lot from the most recent GymCastic podcast.
Jessica, Blythe, Emma and Jamie chat about:
Did Australian head coach, Peggy Liddick’s controversial plan to take potential event medalists and leaving their all-around champion at home (work).
Our fears that the British media are portraying Fragapane as the next world champion and will set her up for unreasonable expectations. …
Dipa Karmakar’s double front vault. Was it worthy of it’s namesake, the great Produnova? …
The most anticipated pommel horse show down since the 2012 Olympic Games. …
Ellie Black vs. Claudia Fragapane in the vault finals–we discuss whether or not the outcome was fair. …
episode 108: The Commonwealth Games
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Let’s Talk Gymnastics posted some entertaining AWARDS from CWGs:
BEST PERSONALITY:
WAG Winner: Olivia Vivian (AUS)
MAG Winner: Adam Cox (SCO)
BEST UNEXPECTED MEDALISTS:
WAG Winner: Team Wales
MAG Winners: David Bishop (NZL)-floor and Wah Toon Hoe (SIN)- vault
BEST SMILE:
WAG Winner: Farah Ann Abdul Hadi (MAS)
MAG Winner: Nile Wilson (ENG)
Those certainly are the happiest major Games. 🙂
Jazzy Foberg, Ari Agrapides, Laurie Hernandez
… Maggie (Haney) and MG Elite have helped put New Jersey on the map right up there with Texas as a “gymnastics state.” The gym boasts powerful, tough, and artistically-minded elite gymnasts, 13 and 14-year-olds with more performance ability in their pinky fingers than many experienced senior elites have combined. It’s been a welcome breath of fresh air to the U.S. program and The Gymternet can’t wait to see what these young ladies can do in the future.
Lauren Hopkins interviewing coach Maggie Haney:
What do you see in Laurie, in Jazmyn, and in Ari that makes each one successful at a high level in an elite sport? What is the biggest thing each has overcome to succeed?
Laurie, Ari and Jazzy are all special in their own way. Laurie is exceptionally beautiful. It is hard to take your eyes off her when she is doing gymnastics! She is my ideal look for a perfect gymnast. She is also a magnet for the crowd. Everyone loves Laurie!
Ari is a little powerhouse. She is raw potential. Ari loves to play and try new skills. She has time on her side, so I am not in a rush.
Jazzy is a very well-rounded gymnast who is the total package. She does not have a weak event. She has great legs on floor and vault, she can swing bars with the best of them, and she is very consistent and has a great presentation on beam. She has improved so much in the past year; I do not think anything is out of her reach.
Laurie will not be competing Championships. She’s still recovering from injury.
WING SUITER MEETS HIS MAKER
Farah Ann Abdul Hadi – FX
One of the most enjoyable routines at Commonwealth Games.
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Farah is a fan favourite.
She was 11th AA – 51.065. Age-20 from Malaysia.
YOG arena
AGT – AcroArmy
Sam Mikulak – trailer
Premieres Aug 19th.
Our next Beyond the Routine series features NCAA Men’s Gymnastics champion Sam Mikulak. Sam Mikulak was on the 2012 Olympic team and just completed his fourth year at the University of Michigan. …
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http://www.gymnastike.org/embed/NzE0NzQ5ODg5?related=1&autoplay=false
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Thanks Nico.
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