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Update: Hjwuan notes that China has implemented a BONUS system this year.

AA qualifiers:

1. Yao Jinnan 58.700
2. Shang Chunsong 57.100
3. Liu Tingting 57.000
4. Luo Huan 55.950
5. Xie Yufen 54.050
6. Wang Yan 53.900
6. Lyu Jiaqi 53.900
6. Chen Siyi 53.900

via WangXiangu on Full Twist

Uchimura became the first man to win seven individual all-around national championship titles in succession Sunday.

Uchimura scored a total of 181.200 points at Yoyogi National Stadium, beating second-placed Shogo Nonomura. Ryohei Kato was third at the meet serving as a second-round selection qualifier for the world championships in China in October.

Natsumi Sasada defended the women’s crown with 55.950 points, 0.500 ahead of Asuka Teramoto. Yuna Hiraiwa was third.

Japan Times

via @theallaround

P&G have the best videos.

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That great Winter Olympics edit. Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Here’s a one new to me.

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Published on Apr 27, 2014:

Special Olympics athlete Molly Hincka’s mom did what any mother would do—she never gave up on her child. In honor of Mother’s Day, P&G will be matching Special Olympics donations, up to $200K, through June 1. Give at specialolympics.org/mom.

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Music video by Sia performing Chandelier.

The official director’s cut for “Chandelier” directed by Sia and Daniel Askill, featuring 11yr-old dancer Maddie Ziegler.

The best young dancer I’ve seen in … years.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Madison Nicole “Maddie” Ziegler is an American actress, television personality, dancer and model. She is best known for appearing on the Lifetime reality TV show Dance Moms. …

Ziegler began dancing at the age of 2 at Reign Dance Productions of Pittsburgh and at age 5-6, she joined the Abby Lee Dance Company. …

(via Slate)

One of my favourite acrobatic performers. This is what talent looks like.

Ludivine Furnon (born October 4, 1980 in Nîmes) is a retired Olympic athlete from France. She was the first French female gymnast to ever win a medal at the World Gymnastics Championships. …

Click PLAY or watch MARBAY – Ludivine Furnon on YouTube. (Mar 19, 2013_

(via Couch Gymnast – 20 Videos from the Gymnastics Week)

crap …

The toe hang drop at the end of this video freaked me out.

Greg Roe linked to Free Dropping Worldwide Official on Facebook.

Romania.

The Olympics finally posted an old interview with our Olympic Champion. I’ve heard his comments from it quoted elsewhere.

You can watch it on the Olympics YouTube channel.

But be sure to click on the CC (captions) button — see the green arrow — if you can’t understand Japanese. 🙂

He’s too modest. I certainly consider Uchimura’s accomplishments already greater than Scherbo. He might even end up even higher on the Olympic pantheon than Usain.

(via gymnastikfabriken)

China has the best wedding photos.

And these pics have been released MONTHS before the actual wedding.

Gymnast Yan Mingyong releases early wedding photos of himself and his wife Ma Qiujing via his Weibo account on Thursday, May 8, 2014.

Yan, a multiple medalist in world gymnastics events who specializes in the rings event, is married to Ma Qiujing, a former trampolinist who now works as a gymnastics coach. Their actual wedding ceremony will be held at the end of 2014, according to Yan

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(via GymCastic)