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The guys in Russia and the former East Block are showing some incredible feats of strength.
Click PLAY or watch it on Facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/video/embed?video_id=557567604300732
see more like this on the Workout24ru YouTube channel
Men’s All-Around
1. Kohei Uchimura 91.850 Japanese Nationals
2. Max Whitlock 90.650 British Championships
3. Oleg Verniaiev 90.375 Tokyo World Cup
Floor – 1. Shirai Kenzo 15.900
Pommel – 1. Max Whitlock 15.967
Rings – 1. Eleftherios Petrounias 16.150
Vault – 1. Ri Se Gwang 15.550
P Bars – 1. Zhou Shixiong 15.967
H Bar – 1. Kohei Uchimura 15.900
Uncle Tim posted a complete list of both highest start scores and final scores as of July 1, 2013.
He links to VIDEOS, as well, like this.
Zhou Shixiong PB AA 2013 CHN Nationals Dalian
7.0 + 8.967 = 15.967
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Beautiful Gymnastics is attending Worlds. Here updating predictions from last November on who will be sent to Belgium:
USA
Simone Biles, AA, VT, FX and UB and BB attempts
Kyla Ross, battling for AA with Dowell, UB and BB
Brenna Dowell, battling for AA with Ross, FX and UB attempts
McKayla Maroney, VT and FX attempt.
ROM
Larisa Iordache AA, BB, VT and FX (battle with teammates)
Diana Bulimar AA, FX (see above)
Sandra Izbasa VT, FX (see above)
RUS
Aliya Mustafina AA, UB and BB and FX attempts
Viktoria Komova AA, UB, BB
Ksenia Afanasyeva FX
Maria Paseka VT
CHN
Yao Jinnan AA, UB and BB attempt
Shang Chunsong AA, UB, BB and FX attempt
Tan Jiaxin/He Kexin UB attempt
Zeng Siqi/Sui Lu BB attempt
JPN
Asuka Teramoto AA, BB, UB and FX attempt
Natsumi Sasada AA, BB and FX attempt
Mai Murakami FX and VT attempt
Yu Minobe BB attempt
CAN
Victoria Moors AA, FX
Ellie Black AA, FX, VT and BB attempt
Gabriella Douglas FX and BB attempt
Maegan Chant VT and FX attempt
GBR
Rebecca Tunney AA, FX, UB attempt
Hannah Whelan AA, FX attempt
Becky Downie UB attempt
Ruby Harrold UB attempt
ITA
Vanessa Ferrari AA, FX, BB, UB attempt
Elisa Meneghini AA, FX and BB attempt
Carlotta Ferlito FX, BB attempt
Giorgia Campana FX, UB, BB attempt
AA
Simone Biles is the one to beat
If you have any comments, leave those on Beautiful Gymnastics – Antwerp musings
It’s early, early to be predicting Teams. Much will depend on who is in shape and consistent at the right time.
With no Team competition, some surprising gymnasts may be sent who have a CHANCE for a medal on just one apparatus.
Only 4 of 17 Americans who competed in the 1st Worlds of the Quadrennial went on to compete the following Olympics.
Click PLAY or watch Tan Jiaxin’s Bars on YouTube.
Two handstand back to flare elements.
D6.7 E8.550 15.250
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. And watch PAST the dismount. 🙂
(via supermura)
It’s been competed. (VIDEO)
Click PLAY or watch Matthias training one on Facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/video/embed?video_id=10201584726484950
Men’s FIG MTC should consider whether they want to see Arabian triple. And Handspring triple front on Vault.
I’d rather not see triple or quadruple forward somersaults. Keep the difficulty values low on super dangerous elements like those.
Recently I was invited to be part of Gymnastics Ireland’s first Annual Conference. …
Opening the conference was the key note speaker, Paul Hall, Coach to two time Olympian and triple Olympic medalist Louis Smith.
The proud coach talked us through Louis Smith’s road to London 2012 and what it took to win his silver Olympic Pommel Horse medal. He explained it took the following:
12 years
3456 training days
13,000 training hours
800,000 double leg circles of the Pommel Horse… some key information that he provided:
Gymnastics must be fun
Coaches cannot motivate from a sitting position
Elite gymnasts “must learn until automatic”
Coaches teach “lessons for life”
Coaches need to be prepared to take risks and think outside the box
Coaching is “all about communication”
Elite coaching is “an obsessive commitment to a near impossible dream”
Psychological profile of a good gymnast include high self esteem, motivation by failure, motivation to achieve success
Paul was awarded Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE).
Gymnastics Coaching.com 