Gymnastical Shenanigans

You know those FANTASTIC acrobatic YouTube videos featuring Damien Walters!?

… This isn’t one of them. 🙂

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

(via Gymnast Crossing)

NEW – Playground category

I’ve finally added a tag on this site for playground.

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

MAG – best scores to date

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.

Worlds 2013 competitors

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.

Tomomasa Hasegawa – Pommels

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)