Love that UCLA’s Danusia Francis had the guts to throw her signature skill in the Beam final.
Unfortunately she had a fall later in the routine.
(via AGE IS BUT A NUMBER and GymFever)
flashmob end of NCAAs
Fun.
Great vocals by Kyle Khou.
more flashmob gifs at all your secrets
@bridgetsloan linked to this pic posted by @ChristyLinder
Leave a comment if you’ve seen video.
Meg Stephenson – Coach of the Year
University of Minnesota women’s gymnastics head coach Meg Stephenson has been named National Coach of the Year and her coaching staff of associate head coach Jenny Hansen, assistant coach Louie Johnson and volunteer assistant Jim Stephenson were honored as Assistant Coaches of the Year by the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches for Women.
Stephenson and her staff led No. 8 Minnesota (27-9) to its first appearance at the NCAA Championships since 2002, and the Gophers wound up finishing eighth out of 12 teams with a score of 196.375 points. …
Minnesota looked GREAT.
Check Hanna Nordquist’s Beam. Works out of aerial cartwheel twice. Cool.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (9.8875)
She finished tied for 2nd in finals.
Mustafina – Army of Me
Another routine hitting machine.
Tribute to our European Champion 2013.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Oklahoma 2nd at Championships
Many, including me, predicted Oklahoma would win NCAAs if all the other teams weren’t perfect on the night.
OU did the easiest routines (overall) of the Super 6.
By easy I mean SMART construction. Most likely to hit and stick. They hit 48 for 48 in Team, I believe.
Beam is the exception. Most in the Arena felt Oklahoma was the top Beam team both prelims and Super 6. Wonderful quality of work and good difficulty.
An amazing night saw the Sooners finish second at the NCAA Championships, tying a program best.
Click PLAY or watch a wrap-up video on Sooner Sports.
Oklahoma is as well coached as any team in Collegiate gymnastics. Congratulations on another excellent season.
NCAA Apparatus Finals
Vault
1. Diandra Milliner-9.9250
1. Rheagan Courville-9.9250
3. Olivia Courtney-9.9167
From my vantage, it looked like Olivia had the best vault. Will review video.
Bars
1. Alaina Johnson-9.125
2. Georgia Dabritz-9.9
2. Bridget Sloan-9.9
Beam
1. Bridget Sloan-9.9
2. Katie Zurales-9.8875
2. Hanna Nordquist-9.8875
Fan favourite = Danusia Francis
I liked Minnesota’s Hanna Nordquist best. Interesting composition.
Floor
1. Joanna Sampson-9.9375
2. Diandra Milliner-9.925
3. Emily Wong-9.9125
I expected the Zamarippa show at UCLA. We got the Bridget Sloan show.
GymCastic – Finals Quick Hits
more hardware for Sam Mikulak
NCAA Men’s Apparatus Finals
FX: 1. Howard PSU 15.80; 2. Penev 15.55; 3. Mikulak 15.45
PH: 1. Newburger 15.45; 2. Mannon 14.90; 3. Martin 14.775
SR: 1. Squires 15.775; 2. Funicello 15.675; 3. Rosenthal 15.40
VT: 1. Hartville 15.425; 2. Robin 15.325; 3. Courter 15.275
PB: 1. Mikulak 15.50; 2. Caesar 15.45; 3. Chamberlain 14.925
HB: 1. Mikulak 16.10; 2. Phillips 14.95; 3. Caesar 14.925
The Michigan standout won individual crowns on the parallel bars and high bar – scoring an impressive 16.1 points on the latter apparatus – to cap a big weekend for the Wolverines at the NCAA championships.
Mikulak had already won the all-around competition Saturday night, helping Michigan take home the team title on the home floor of Big Ten rival Penn State. …
European MAG Finals – day 2
The host Russians won three out of five gold medals Sunday as the 2013 European Gymnastics Championships ended in Moscow. …
Vault
1. Denis Ablyazin 15.383
2. Flavius Koczi 14.887
3. Artur Davtyan 14.866
P Bars
1. Oleg Stepko 15.766
2. Lucas Fischer 15.633
3. David Belyavsky 15.533
H Bar
1. Emin Garibov 15.433
2. Sam Oldham 15.133
3. Alexander Tsarevich 14.833
full results MAG & WAG with commentary on IG – Russians Rule as Moscow Europeans End
Great to see Oleg Stepko take Gold home to Ukraine. They need big results like this.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Alexandrov still coaching Aliya
… just before European Championships, Alexandrov’s name was replaced on the list of coaches for the Russian delegation, with the name of her beam coach, Raisa Ganin.
This raised speculation once again, that the relationship between the coach and gymnast has somehow deteriorated. …
However, when questioned by Sovetsky Sport yesterday, Mustafina insisted that the coaching change was merely because it made sense to have her bars and beam coach present, as these were the two events she most needed coaching with.
Just because Alexandrov did not accompany does not mean he ceased to be my personal trainer”, she said. “He was and will be.” …
Couch Gymnast – Mustafina on preparation, the Amanar, and Alexandrov
Gymnastics Coaching.com 