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Vault
1 Van Klaveren 14.763
2 C. Netteb 14.513
3 Thanh 14.288
Bars
1. Ekaterina Kramarenko 14.425/5.8
2. Kristyna Palesova 14.050/5.5
3. Jessica Lopez 13.875/6.0
It’s good to see Kramarenko back and getting international assignments. For those of you who do not know who she is, she was on Russia’s 2008 Beijing Olympic team and of course she was the girl with the infamous vault incident in 2007. …
Click PLAY or watch her Bars on YouTube.
Gymnastike has an awesome summing up of the statistics being analyzed down at Karolyi Camp right now.
read it here – USA Women’s Start Values
The strongest individual competitions for the Americans are Vault, AA and Floor.
Strategy should be to try to win 2 medals in each.
Odds are longer on Beam and Bars.
I expect the healthiest gymnasts, with the most consistent routines, to be chosen. The level of competition from the ROTW (rest of the world) will not be as strong as it was at the London Olympics.
… bring Ernst or Milliet for the fourth spot and to go with Dowell as the alternate …
Al Fong likes Marta’s choose-the-team-at-the-last-possible-moment strategy.
The Team should be announced late Sunday.
McAyla Maroney’s current coach.
Soviet gymnast Artur Akopian performs on vault at the 1983 World Championships.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
via GymFever
irving nochez in El Salvador has an excellent set-up for learning Yurchenko.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Timers on to the mats in the back. Or flip over the stack of mats.
Dvora is impressed by the cameraman on Beam. While filming!
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (posted Jul 11, 2013)
Sara Dorrien was at the Osijek Challenge Cup prelims today. Sharing generously. 🙂
The first day of the Osijek Challenge Cup wrapped up early this evening with a few surprises: some enjoyable, some not. …
… nothing is guaranteed at finals tomorrow or Sunday. With World Championship-bound athletes showing some vulnerability and at least one person who wasn’t even slated to compete here a week ago (Wevers) making our eyes go wide, they are sure to be exciting.
Click over to Couch Gymnast for commentary and results.
full MAG & WAG results
related – Jessica Lopez: “I know what I want and I know I have to work for it”
Good chance to make the Final at Worlds.
Click PLAY or watch hin on YouTube.
USAG is still uploading routines from P&G Championships Men’s Day 2.
Of many strong contenders, bet on Hambuchen for the win on Pipe in Antwerp.
Have you seen this new product from AAI?
Use to train handstands and handstand turns
Frame bar can be used up or down depending on attachment
Provides easier spotting positions …
Easily fit in many reps in a short amount of time with multiple athletes
It’s the invention of Jack Carter. Engineered by Jim Kaslik.
Want to know more?
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (10min)
What a line-up!
Jordyn Wieber is a team manager.
Chris Waller’s daughter Alex is on the Team this year.
When’s Gabby joining as an assistant coach? 🙂
Gymnastics Coaching.com 