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GymCastic episode 86: British Championships & Doha World Cup

One of the most entertaining to date.

Emma Bailey @MoominWhisky was a treat as special guest.

Speculating on England’s Commonwealth and European Championships teams, consensus was that Louis Smith will make Commonwealth’s, but not Europeans.

Listen to the audiocast.

Though I just watched another major Rhythmic competition, I understand it about as much as I understand Cricket. 🙂

Perhaps slow motion video will help.

FIG:

Enjoy this beautiful slow motion clip of last weekend’s #Rhythmic #Gymnastics World Cup in Stuttgart

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Though she only “narrowly outscored” Sara Rostom of Egypt, most felt Grace Legote from South Africa was the star of the African Rhythmic Championships.

Legote, at 21, was the eldest Rhythmic competitor. I’m predicting you’ll see her at Olympic Championships Rio.

Click PLAY or watch the making of that photo on YouTube.

FIG is rolling out the Age Group Development Programme for Rhythmic by summer 2014.

Nadya Alexandrova and Eunice Lebre are working with Hardy Fink on that.

related – Legote takes gold for SA at African Championships

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

via Nico on GymFever

Great to see her returned to competition.

Huge Arabian. Strong dismount. … This girl keeps her Beam coach from sleeping soundly, though.

Click to watch Vika’s beam on YouTube.

related – Sara Dorrien – Russian Champs: Grishina’s Low and Komova’s High

I’m thinking Vanessa, World Champion 2006, is pleased she never retired.

Gold and highest score of the day – 14.633.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

We’ve not yet seen Tori’s best Floor routine.

Marcos Aurelio posted more Tokyo World Cup routines on YouTube.

Bea Gheorghisor – Tokyo World Cup: Results & Report

Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex,

Birmingham, Alabama.

✓ flights
✓ rent-a-car
✓ accommodation
✓ tickets

At Alabama, this one could sell out.

I’ll be there April 17-20 representing Cirque du Soleil casting. Contact me if you or your athlete wants to know more about jobs with Cirque.

Click PLAY or watch a Gators promo on YouTube.

Doesn’t Get Better Than This, was shown at the Florida vs. Auburn meet held on February 14.

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GYMNAST CROSSING posted the best summary I’ve seen of the pros and cons of leather grips.

Al Fong:

There’s no doubt leather grips with dowels are a big advantage to those who can afford them.

There are fewer and fewer high level Bars gymnasts like Georgia Dabritz.

In another post, GYMNAST CROSSING lays out possible methods of getting chalk to stick to gymnastics rails, including my own:

I like supersaturated sugar water. I boil sugar water in a microwave for perhaps a minute. … It’s much less slimy than honey.

Click through to read about the more common methods – The Sweet Taste of Gripping the Bars

… I wonder if he stuck the triple double dismount? 🙂

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

All hail.

1. Kohei Uchimura 92.898
2. Fabian Hambüchen 90.231
3. Ryohei Kato 89.397

Amanda Turner has MAG & WAG full results and commentary.

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