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Doha would be a fantastic choice. Qatar Gymnastics Federation President Ali Ahmed Al Hitmi would organize a superb competition.

The Gulf state is the only bidder to have been named by the sport’s world governing body for the 2018 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships – the host of which is due to be named at the FIG Council’s next meeting in Kuwait on May 9 and 10 …

“As the pioneer for several gymnastics disciplines in the Gulf region, Qatar Gymnastics has also shown efforts to promote women’s sports participation in the country,” he added. …

If Qatar does go on to win the hosting rights for the World Championships it will be just the latest in an already long list of major international sporting events due to take place in the country in the coming years.

These include the 2014 International Aquatics Federation (FINA) World Short Course Swimming Championships, the 2015 Men’s World Handball Championship, the 2016 Cycling World Road Championships and the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Exclusive: Qatar is ready to host World Championships, says FIG President Grandi

The venue is superb.

OLYMPIC and world horizontal bar champion in Epke Jan Zonderland of the Netherlands will be one of the star attractions at the international gymnastics federation’s (FIG) World Challenge Cup Artistic Championships to be held at Aspire from March 26 to 28. …

Besides Zonderland, Hungary’s pommel horse specialist and Olympic champion Krisztian Berki also confirmed his participation …

Zonderland, Berki star attractions

(via FIG)

Visit 24hoursofhappiness.com to participate with Pharrell Williams and the UN for the International Day of Happiness, Thursday, March 20th.

To celebrate, the gymnasts of Avant-Garde de TERVES put together this awesome edit.

I love it. 🙂

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Trofeo Città di Jesolo – 7th edition

22 e 23 Marzo 2014

Italia – USA – Japan – Romania – Australia

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It’s amazing how that small meet has become one of the most watched of the year.

by site editor Rick McCharles

I’ve been in South Africa, Lesotho and Namibia for past 2 months.

Fantastic.

Gymnastics is a great excuse to travel. I’m hoping to organize a gymnastics holiday in Namibia and South Africa for gymnasts, parents and coaches.

• training in Johannesburg, South Africa

• training in Swakopmund, Namibia

• big game safari to either Kruger or Etosha

• optional Skeleton Coast side trip to see the desert elephants

• optional side trip to Capetown

Two weeks minimum, your trip could easily be extended.

Accommodation with gymnastics families or hotel.

Most likely this trip will be scheduled for sometime 2015 …

If interested in getting more information, contact me via this link.

If not available for that trip, … the club in beautiful Swakopmund, Namibia is looking for a visiting coach. Coaches are not paid. But they’ll cover all your expenses while visiting if you can help out.

Though the No. 1 Oklahoma men’s gymnastics team just lost to No. 4 Ohio State, they are still ranked #1 in the NCAA.

Oklahoma once again tops the Men’s National Rankings for the Week of March 17th, according to Troester.com GymInfo. Ohio State moves into second, just ahead of Stanford in third. OU leads on floor, PH, rings, and vault. Ohio State leads on PH and HB.

Individually, Stanford’s Akash Modi holds the top spot in the AA. On floor, Michigan’s Stacey Ervin takes over the lead. Ohio State’s Michael Newburger remains the leader on PH, while OU’s Michael Squires is the top ring man. Ohio State’s Jake Martin leaps into the lead on vault, while on PB, Michigan’s Syque Caesar retains his lead. Illini Jordan Valdez remains the leader on pipe. …

College Gym Fans

I’d bet on Michigan’s Sam Mikulak over Modi at Championships, however.

by Peter Wraae Marino

Gymnastics. What has changed in 30 years?

Click on the image to see the REST of the cartoon.

With MOM in the audience.

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I’m rooting for her to win the NCAA Beam title. 🙂

Getting a 10 and counting a fall in the same beam rotation. That’s our UCLA. It has been the season of the ups and downs, and that beam rotation encapsulated it perfectly–the joy of Danusia’s 10 followed immediately by the Sawa fall, brought home even more by the fact that all we could see of Val on the feed was her frustrated right hand gesticulating.

The Bruins may be able to get by through enduring the first couple routines and then letting Peszek, Francis, and Courtney save the day at the back of the lineups in the regular season, but they can’t afford days like Sunday in the postseason …

Balance Beam Situation – Week 10 Rankings and Final RQS Scenarios

Brigid McCarthy:

…. Fashion trends that ripped through entire teams or even through the entire elite gymnastics scene. Sometimes it’s the hair. Sometimes it’s the leos. Sometimes it’s things worn off the mats. …

Here’s just a few of the trends we have seen over the years that have made us do everything from raise an eyebrow, to slap our forehead and cry ‘not again!’, to outright moans of horror. …

16 Gymnastics Fashion Trends that Made Us….

What else would you add for Part Two!?

The rumors have been swirling about the possible cast for the seventh season of Donald Trump’s “Celebrity Apprentice,” which will be Season 14 of the franchise overall.

The official cast announcement is set for Thursday, March 20, with the season shooting this spring and airing sometime later this year on NBC. …

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If true, I’m not convinced this is a good career move for Shawn. For one thing, Trump is in the IDIOT Hall of Fame.

Recall that Nadia did not fare too well in that show. She was fired.

Craig reports on the 2014 English Championships held 2 weeks before the British Championships March 28-30.

Espoir:
1 50.000 – Lucy Stanhope (City of Liverpool)
2 49.550 – Alice Kinsella (Park Wrekin)
3 47.950 – Olivia Williams (City of Liverpool)

Junior:
1 55.300 – Tyesha Mattis (East London)
2 54.750 – Catherine Lyons (Europa)
3 53.850 – Amy Tinkler (South Durham)

Senior:
1 54.350 – Ruby Harrold (The Academy)
2 53.950 – Kelly Simm (Dynamo)
3 53.650 – Claudia Fragapane (Bristol Hawks)

Couch Gymnast – 2014 English Championships: Results

Click PLAY or watch Catherine Lyons’ pretty Beam on YouTube.

Click PLAY or watch Georgia Mae Fenton’s Bars on YouTube. LOVE the line.

Georgia-Mae won Jr Bars.