Gabby going back to Chows

USA TODAY Sports has learned that the Olympic champion and coach Liang Chow have agreed to work together again, eight months after she left to rejoin her family in Los Angeles. Douglas is expected in the gym Monday, said a person close to the situation, who spoke on condition of anonymity because Chow and the gymnast are trying to temper expectations. …

Olympic champion Gabby Douglas headed back to Iowa

Chow Gabby

(via GymCastic)

Teams to NCAA Championships

LSU 198.325
Oklahoma 197.725
Alabama 197.550
Utah 197.300
Stanford 197.275
Florida 197.05
Nebraska 196.975
Michigan 196.750
Penn State 196.725
UCLA 196.600
Illinois 196.600
Georgia 196.375

Congratulations to those headed to the BIG show. 🙂

The only “upset” of the day was #15 ranked Penn State edged #12 ranked Oregon State at home.

LSU
LSU

For more:

Gymnastike – 2014 NCAA National Qualifiers

Balance Beam Situation – Regionals Live Blog

Tokyo World Cup results

Vanessa Ferrari – 56.799
Roxana Popa – 56.565
Maggie Nichols – 56.432
Victoria Moors – 56.232
Asuka Teramoto – 55.731
Yu Minobe – 54.898
Kim Bui – 53.032

Bea Gheorghisor has commentary.

Click PLAY or watch Ferrari’s FX on YouTube. New double layout second pass.

As for the guys …

1. Uchimura
2. Hambuchen
3. Kato

Shang Chunsong – FX – 3.5 Twist

We know that the Chinese women specifically targeted 3 ½ twist for the future.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

related – Gigi Khazback Farid – Shang Chunsong Rumored To Become The First Woman To Compete Quad Twist

Seda Tutkhalyan – Beam

Russian Championships Jr AA competition.

A new star for mother Russia.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

14.733 with a fall?

Jr AA

1. Angelina Melnikova 58.3
2. Seda Tutkhalyan
3. Daria Mikhailova

RRG – Melnikova takes Russian Junior Championships

(via GymCastic)

kid can Break

Marcos Pedro PsiqBoy’s Crew (Son Sonek)

From Catalão, Goias, Brazil.

Post by Marcos Pedro PsiqBoy's Crew.

(via Steve Bonham – Ganba Gymnastics)

I’m astonished that more gymnasts cannot air flare.

This super hero, for example.

Post by John Orozco.

Yao Jinnan now Yao Ziyi

I assumed the rumour that Yao Jinnan was changing her name for … LUCK was an April Fools prank.

But it’s true.

Blossom:

… the name Yao Ziyi is on a test period. Yao has yet to change her official documents. Don’t rush to change your tumblr tags yet.

Yao

Superstitious Yao and Her Quest for Gold

Russian Championships videos

1. Aliya Mustafina 14.733 / 14.333 / 15.400 / 15.100 // 59.566
2. Alla Sosnitskaya 14.700 / 14.467 / 14.067 / 14.833 // 58.067
3. Anastasia Grishina 13.867 / 13.900 / 14.400 / 14.300 // 56.467

Viktoria Komova VT (FTY) 14.257 / UB 14.9
Tatiana Nabieva UB 13.993
Dariya Spiridonova UB 15.133
Ksenia Afansyeva VT / FX 13.000

Generous scoring and Russian bonus on some of those numbers.

Click PLAY or watch Darya Spiridonova – Bars on YouTube.

Arabian Full Twist links to more videos – Russian Nationals 2014 Senior Results and Video