Katelyn Ohashi – American Cup

Funny tribute from Chris Saccullo.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Katelyn is in the running for Worlds 2013. For Beam.

There are stronger Americans on the other 3 apparatus and in the all-around. It’s going to be tough to decide who to send to a specialist Worlds.

vote for coach Chris Foo

Gymnast Casey Rogan submitted his coach, Chris Foo, in the Coaches Association of Ontario’s My Coach Video Contest.

Click PLAY or find out why on YouTube.

Casey’s entry made the FINAL 4.

On the bottom of the My Coach Video Contest page vote for GYMNASTICS, not Swimming, Volleyball nor Equestrian. 🙂

Gymnastics is NOT winning, so far. We need to get out the vote.

Contest runs daily through the end of March.

Thanks.

Aussies training for Rio

Jayden Bull posted a sweet edit of the Aussie men’s national training camp in February. The goal is Olympics 2016. The guys already projecting what kind of huge difficulty they’ll need to qualify as a team.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Becky Downie – Bars 14.3

2008 Olympian Becky Downie is still with us. Winning Bars at English Championships. 🙂

Click PLAY or watch her on YouTube.

Her sister Ellie won the Jr AA.

(via Arabian Punch Front)

Victoria Moors fan

Chris Saccullo is a fan of Canadian gymnast Victoria Moors.

In fact, Victoria has MANY new fans after some impressive routines at American Cup 2013.

Victoria

See a larger version of that photo edit by following @CSaccullo.

Russian Championships – Results

Amanda Turner posted full results on IG.

1. Aliya Mustafina 59.850
2. Anastasia Grishina 57.400
3. Yevgenia Shelgunova 57.250
4. Ksenia Afanasyeva 56.850
5. Kristina Goryunova 55.950
6. Anna Dementyeva 55.400
7. Anna Pavlova 54.450

Not sure whether they used the Russian “bonus” system or not. Either way, Russia and Moustafina are the favourites to win European Championships 2013. At home.

AA

1. David Belyavsky 87.950
2. Nikita Ignatyev 87.800
3. Dmitry Stolyarov 86.250
4. Andrei Cherkasov 85.700
5. Pavel Russinyak Volga 84.650
6. Dmitry Gogotov 84.600

… Konstantin Pluzhnikov — rumored to be seeking citizenship to compete for Azerbaijan — was absent. …

There were 51 competitors in the WAG competition and 50 in the Men’s. Healthy.

At Chinese Individual Championships 2012, I saw about 50 girls, 100 guys. Most of the World 2012 Team was excused, however.

related – Rewriting Russian Gymnastics – Russia’s new champions: Mustafina and Belyavski

Beth Tweddle to Dancing on Ice Final

Beth Tweddle through to final of Dancing on Ice 2013 after semi-final shock

Sure, if her feet only rarely have to touch the ice, Beth is angelic. 🙂

Click PLAY or watch a semi-final performance on YouTube.

related – Beth Tweddle: ‘Olympians earn less than you think’

(via Full Twist)