Oleg Verniaiev – Dragalescu

Europeans AA Finals.

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(via The All Around Gymnastics News on Facebook)

People have been comparing that stick to the great Dragalescu himself.

Marian’s 1st vault from the 2004 Olympic Finals is still the best ever.

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Update. digo likes Zhang Zhongbo‘s leg form even better.

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2013 NCAA podium training

GREAT EDIT Gymnastike. 🙂

Gives a good feel for what it’s like to be at Championships.

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http://www.gymnastike.org/embed/OTUxNzA2MzE3?related=1

Watch more video of 2013 NCAA Women’s Championships on gymnastike.org

Cirque’s Marceline Goldstein remarked at how much the fitness of competitors has improved over the 10 years or so Cirque’s been attending.

Too bad we don’t keep stats on sticks. There were more sticks in Session 1 than I can recall at a Championships prelim session. And very few falls.

Florida, LSU, Georgia

Florida, LSU and Georgia get through to the Super 6.


Florida 197.775
LSU 197.325
Georgia 197.150
Minnesota 196.375
Illinois 195.700
Stanford 194.700

LSU

Don’t let the scores fool you. It was a strong competition. I hope the judges don’t escalate in the session with UCLA.

Only Stanford left much disappointed with performance under pressure.

… It really was a bad day for the Cardinal. 😦

NCAA Session 1
AA: 1. Bridget Sloan, UF 39.6 2. Rheagan Courville, LSU 39.575, 3(t) Emily Wong, NU and Marissa King, UF, 39.525

GymCastic – Uncle Tim – Quick Hits: 2013 NCAA Championships Prelims

Visions Gymnastics, South Africa

My last night in the country I squeezed in a visit to Visions on invitation of F.I.G. expert Derick Scholtz (Head Coach & co-owner).

Great gym competing both WAG and MAG at the highest levels.

In recent years they’ve also competed U.S. Independent Gymnastics Clubs competitions. With good success.

Visions RSA

more photos

Mustafina, Iordache, Grishina

1. Mustafina RUS 59.032
2. Iordache ROM 58.432
3. Grishina RUS 57.932
T4. Bulimar ROM 57.065
T4. Steingruber SUI 57.065
6. Popa ESP 55.699

European Championships podium.

The two falls on Beam for Aliya in prelims will be soon forgotten. 🙂

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Belyavsky wins Europeans at home

MEN’S ALL-AROUND FINAL

1. David Belyavsky 89.799
2. Max Whitlock 89.106
3. Oleg Vernyayev 88.398
4. Oleg Stepko 88.098
5. Daniel Purvis 86.732
6. Fabian Gonzalez 86.499

results and commentary on IG

photo via @abiertogimnasia
photo via @abiertogimnasia

Brigid Couch Gymnast McCarthy:

Well, I am an Oleg x 2 devotee, but I gotta give it to Belyavskiy, whom I also love, that was a great meet for him and a delight for the home crowd. Love his floor work so much. This is a very, very nice podium, really.

Examiner – 2013 Euros notes: Men’s AA final

Belyavskiy – Tsuk double pike went 15.4. Whitlock put a knee down on Shewfelt scoring 14.433. That cost him the AA.

Zamarripa wins 2013 AAI Award

UCLA Gymnastics on Facebook:

Congratulations to Vanessa Zamarripa – 2013 AAI Award winner as the nation’s top senior gymnast!

Zamarripa

… announced at the NCAA Championships banquet on Thursday evening.

Zamarripa is the fourth Bruin to win the AAI Award and the first since Jamie Dantzscher in 2004. Other UCLA winners were Mohini Bhardwaj in 2001 and Donna Kemp in 1984.