Caloy Yulo – Floor

Jr Pacific Alliance.

A great success story for the Phillipines, Caloy qualified to both Vault and Floor finals.

Plucked from the streets and playgrounds of a nearby low-income neighbourhood, Carlos Adriel “Caloy” Yulo has been training with GAP since he was four years old, thanks to the prodding of his grandfather Rodrigo Frisco. …

GAP grooms Palaro standout



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You can see what FIG Floor rules are doing to our up-and-coming gymnasts. No deduction for repetition of corner moves.

(via Gymnastics Association of the Philippines on Facebook)

workout like a Gym Dog

Workout Wednesday takes us Athens, Georgia and the #6 Gym Dogs. This instrasquad was filmed just two days before UGA hosted the 2014 Athens Regional Championships where Georgia placed second and qualified to the NCAA National Championships.

Click PLAY or watch it on Gymnastike.

http://www.gymnastike.org/embed/ODg4NzQyNTE0?related=1&autoplay=false

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2014 European Championships

May 14-25th.

The 30th European Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Championships and the 31st European Men’s Artistic Gymnastics Championships will be hosted in Sophia, Bulgaria.

A WAG promo preview. 🙂

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

It’s amazing how sloppy twisting is in 2014. 😦

Tickets.

Michigan, Oklahoma, Ohio State, Stanford, Penn State, Illinois

@umichgym:

6 teams moving on to tomorrow’s finals:

Michigan, Oklahoma, Ohio State, Stanford, Penn State, and Illinois

Full results.

Michigan Man Sam Mikulak Wins Nissen Emery Award.

Sam

USA wins MAG Pac Rims


1. USA 338.550
2. Japan, 333.550
3. Canada 326.400


1. Orozco 87.200
2. Ikejiri-JAP 85.050
3. Murakami-JAP 84.900

Watch John’s H Bar.

Jr
1. Tanigawa-JAP 82.700
2. Strech & Yoder, 80.400

via @USAGym @PacificRimChamp #pacgym

Vault judges at Pac Rims?

The Gymternet is outraged.

Again.

Bailie Key’s vault was fantastic. No complaints regarding her 9.5 execution score.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Now … what would you score this vault?

Click PLAY or watch Kyla Ross on YouTube.

A panel of expert international judges awarded that 9.50, as well.

😦

It’s almost as if they were judging her by reputation, rather than by the vault as performed at the time.

Elisa Chirino injured

😦

Elisa Chirino, on Tuesday (25.03. 2014) suffered a serious training accident. Elisa was injured during training on uneven bars and suffered a fracture of the cervical vertebrae.

She was operated on the same evening in the Friedrichshain Hospital and moved on Friday in the Emergency Hospital Berlin. Elisa Chirino is a member of the Berlin Bundesliga team

DTB

via GymFever

Men’s NCAA Championships begins

Men’s NCAA is on PODIUM this year. 🙂

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Starts TODAY.

Michigan will attempt to repeat as national champions this weekend and is in prime position to do so as hosts. The three-day event kicks off with preliminary round competition Thursday at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. at the Crisler Center. The team championship portion will take place Friday at 7 p.m. with individual event finals Saturday at 7 p.m. …

Michigan men’s gymnastics team aims to defend national championship at home

This guy is excited.