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LSU 197.050 – Georgia 196.825

The weak apparatus for LSU is Bars, yet Jay Clark’s LSU Bar lineup outscored his old team. Again.

Going into the final rotation, the No. 7 Georgia gymnastics team was trailing No. 5 LSU by .075, six hit beam routines couldn’t turn the tables as the Gym Dogs went on to finished with a 196.825 to LSU’s 197.050.

The Gym Dogs’ (6-6-1, 4-3-1 SEC) hit six for six on beam for the first time since Jan. 26 and posted their second-highest beam score of the season, but it wasn’t enough to overcome an uncharacteristic slow start. …

Gym Dogs post 196.825, drop road meet against LSU

Scores

They are loving this season.

(via Balance Beam Situation – All Kinds of Friday Action – Florida, Oklahoma, Georgia, LSU, UCLA, Alabama)

Alex McMurtry wins Nastia

… Alex McMurtry of Midlothian, Va./Richmond Olympiad Gymnastics, won the all-around title at the 2013 Nastia Liukin Cup Friday night at the DCU Center in Worcester, Mass. McMurtry, competing in her third-straight Nastia Liukin Cup, proved the third time is the charm and posted a 38.450 to capture the overall crown. Aja-Monet Sims of Clermont, Fla./Brandy Johnson’s, 38.175, and Samantha Partyka of Katy, Texas/Champions Gymnastics Academy, 38.075, finished second and third respectively.

Proceeds from the event go to the Nastia Liukin Fund, a charitable fund within the National Gymnastics Foundation. …

USAG

She’ll be going to Florida September 2015. She’s coached by Boris and Larissa Choutkin.

Simone Biles – Floor

Bringing the thunder. This girl’s got power. AmCup should be a terrific FX competition.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Examiner has American Cup Podium training Quick hits.

Lisa Mason competes age-31

At English Championships 2013.

Sydney Olympian Lisa Mason announced her comeback to elite gymnastics after 12 years off gymnastics with her aim being to qualify for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Mason will begin competing on vault and balance beam …

Click PLAY or watch her on YouTube. Cameo by Louis Smith.

She’s 5ft 7in tall. 🙂

(via WOGymnastike)

Update – Espoir results (age 12-13)

1. Georgia Mae Fenton (Europa)
2. Alice Kinsella (Park Wrekin)
3. Teal Grindle (Sapphire)

related – 2013 Russian National Championships go March 1-7th. They are finalizing their teams for European Championships.

Kasamatsu plus 2 1/2 twist

Here’s better video of our Olympic Champion, Yang Hak Seon, training a vault not yet competed.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

How’s Uchimura going to compete with that?

I can’t recall any gymnast who’s competed as many different Vaults as Kohei. Here are a few.

Click PLAY or watch them on YouTube.

Kohei’s forte is twisting. If he wants to compete for Vault medals this cycle he’d need at least Yurchenko triple twist and Handspring 2 1/2 twist (… or 3/1 twist). 🙂

Update. One commenter recalls that Kohei has not competed 2 vaults in prelims since 2007. Team and AA are his highest priorities.