is week’s workout takes us to Morganville, NJ and MG Elite. MG Elite is home to National Team Member Laurie Hernandez as well as junior elites Ariana Agrapides and Jazmyn Foberg. The elites train under Coach Maggie Haney.
I’m so excited to finally announce that I’m officially back in the gym training with the goal of being able to join the Senior Elite U.S. T&T Team to compete for Team USA & USA Gymnastics in power tumbling!!
My ultimate goal is to qualify to be named to the USA Gymnastics Senior Elite Trampoline and Tumbling Team and be able to compete at the World Cup and World Championships this fall.
Shocked?
Yea, so am I! I never imagined that at 25 years old I’d be working towards making another World team …
Rockin’ final night of Trampo & Acro at World Games in Cali. …
The most remarkable ovation/encore/they-brought-the-house-DOWN in any gymnastics event I’ve ever seen was for the Chinese men’s Acro group. There were flairs, Great Big Throws, and they nailed Everything!
The audience were on their feet before the final pose. … They did an encore on the tumbling run where they jump- roped their boy flyer AND threw him in a quintuple corkscrew AND caught him. Then, in the kiss ‘n cry, the arena did the Wave THREE times around! It was awesome! …
… Top qualifiers China and Russia played in a league of their own, boasting massive difficulty and thrilling the audience with their spectacular pyramids and moves.
The final was free of penalties for all groups, but it was again China and Russia that produced the most stunning performances. In the end, a .21 margin was the difference between Gold and Silver, with the Chinese having the advantage. Ukraine outscored Belgium to proudly take the Bronze. …
The Gymnastics events at The World Games 2013 Cali continue with the Aerobics competitions on Friday and Saturday.
The Pennsylvania State University and college athletics mourns the passing of former men’s gymnastics head coach Gene Wettstone, a legend in the sport of gymnastics and the record-holder for most NCAA men’s team championships by a single coach in the sport.
Wettstone, who celebrated his 100th birthday earlier this month, passed away on Tuesday …
A member of the Penn State coaching staff for 36 seasons, Wettstone led the Nittany Lions to an astonishing nine NCAA team championships and 13 Eastern Intercollegiate Gymnastics League (EIGL) crowns. He compiled over 200 dual meet victories, coached his student-athletes to 35 individual national titles and produced 13 Olympians before retiring from coaching. …
If you listen to the entire 90 minute GymCastics episode 42 you’ll hear a big announcement at the end. They’ve scheduled the first lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender gymnastics forum. Ever.
Episode 43 (next week) will feature a panel to discuss the issue vis-a-vis Gymnastics sports. Three athletes, one coach and GymCastic moderators.
Adding STAR power to the mix will be Alica Sacramone, an ally.
Timing is right.
BBC:
… For U.S. gay rights advocates, it’s been a good summer.
In June the Supreme Court allowed for federal recognition of same-sex marriages in states where such unions are legal. They also declined to challenge a lower court decision invalidating California’s ban on same-sex marriage.
But the fight for marriage equity is far from over. In the aftermath of the court decisions, battles have raged on a state level as advocates for gay marriage try to push ahead, while those who oppose it try to stand their ground.
“Thirty-seven states still have marriage restrictions …
It seems the tide has turned. A majority in the USA now support Gay marriage. American politicians, even Republicans, even are flip flopping as fast as they can. Trying to get ahead of the issue before coming elections.
Congratulations to LGBT advocates who feel their voice is finally being heard.
That said, I also support the rights of those who campaign against Gay marriage. Peter Vidmar included.
… At the current state of competition readiness and health, Marta would most likely send Kyla Ross (AA, UB), Simone Biles (AA?, V, FX), McKayla Maroney (V, Fx?) and Lexie Priessman (Fx, AA?).
If Katelyn comes back healthy and ready to compete, she could definitely take one of those slots (FX, BB, UB?). Though there are a number of other talented girls that could come into the mix (Peyton Ernst, Brenna Dowell, Abigail Milliet, MyKayla Skinner, and Elizabeth Price) all of them would have to put up higher all-around scores or a much higher event score than they have currently.
P&G US National Championships will shed more light on the team selection. But as there is likely to be another selection camp in September after Nationals, it definitely won’t tell the final story …
Medals are the goal. Kyla might make the Bar final, but her chances of getting on the podium are slight.
Marta loves consistency. Aly was not pretty on Bars, but she could hit 7 routines a day prior to London. Every day.
The two top healthy, consistent AAs will go. Both will have chance to medal if they hit in Belgium. I expect Kyla will be one of them. She’s been healthy and consistent.
Assuming Katelyn’s not back, the two specialists will be selected for Vault and Floor. Maroney #1, I expect. She’d have to fall (again) to not win the Gold.
Team USA has good Beam, of course. But Floor is stronger.
I could easily see Brenna Dowell getting the call. She’s tough and consistent in training.
