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Montage of the US gymnasts turning senior in 2013. Includes any gymnast who has attended US nationals or US classic this quad.
Features: Katelyn Ohashi, Simone Biles, Lexie Priessman, Alexis Beucler, Arianna Guerra, Peyton Ernst, Madison Kocian, Lizzy Leduc, Lacy Dagen, Taylor Krippner, Maggie Nichols, Maddie Desch, Shannon McNatt, Amanda Huang, Jessica Wang, Kaitlyn Szafranski, Macy Toronjo and Nicole Lehrmann.
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The Georgia gymnastics team previewed its 2013 routines at the annual Sneak Peek held Saturday at the Suzanne Yoculan Gymnastics Center. It was a chance for fans to catch a glimpse of the Gym Dogs before the season begins against fourth-ranked Oklahoma on Jan. 5.
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College Gymnastics Board commentary from some who were there.
Brittany Rogers will join the team January.
related – Balance Beam Situation Georgia Preview
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Great excuse to link to wonderful Kate Richardson who qualified for the Olympic Floor final in 2004 while also competing for UCLA.
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Alex Steele – Canadians in the NCAA: A Brief History:
… Penn State’s Anne McGeachy (first-ever Canadian in US college gymnastics, All-American on Floor Exercise) and Cal’s Karen Kelsall paved the way for future Canadians to enjoy success at the collegiate level.
One of the first Canadians to achieve superstar status in the NCAA was Florida’s Elfi Schlegel (yes, the same Elfi Schlegel who has been a broadcaster for more than 20 years). As a senior in 1986 Elfi set the Florida school record for most All-Around victories with 27, a record that still stands today. …
Without question UCLA has had more successful Canadian gymnasts than any other US school. …
read more on Couch Gymnast
Many Canadian girls continue to improve when they reach the awesome coaching / training environment of Collegiate Gymnastics.
Having at least one Canuck seems part of a winning formula.
A dreamy edit. Circus acrobatic training.
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Lewie West:
This video was created with the bodies, abilities and kind permission of the Circa ensemble but was produced independently of Circa. Responsibility for the music choice and style is my own.
For more info, check out circa.org.au
Ann Maitland, mother of a gymnast killed after hitting her head … says she’s disappointed an inquest into the death didn’t include any independent expert witnesses and wouldn’t recommend any criminal charges be laid.
Michelle Maitland (age 19) died June 18, 2009 after falling from a tumbling trampoline, hitting concrete. She was in an Adult Class at Gymnastics Townsville, Australia.
Gymnastics Townsville was fined $70,000 in 2010.
… Nothing is going to begin Michelle back. 😦
But Ann is hopeful that Workplace Health and Safety and Gymnastics Australia have made some improvements so that something like this NEVER happens again.
Obviously, there should be no exposed concrete or metal anywhere near a trampoline device or pit.
You might be able to see a newspaper article on that court ruling here.
Anyone who has been paying even the slightest attention to the host of talented juniors representing Great Britain will be aware that there is quite a talented crop of gymnast being raised over there in the junior and espoir levels. And if they watched GBR’s European Championships junior team in action might have noticed something interesting over half that team, Angel Romaeo, Raer Theaker, and Georgina Hockenhull are Welsh-born gymnasts.
These girls, as well as some others like Keira Brennan and Jessica Hogg have been very busy this year making a name for Welsh gymnastics. In the past twelve months they have had significant success at meets like the 2012 Junior European Championships, the 2012 Northern European Championships and the 2011 Youth Commonwealth Games, where they took second place as a team.
The most recent triumph is the team win at the Northern European Championships in Wales. …
Couch Gymnast – Wales Watching Part One – Part Two
Congratulations to coach Tracey Skirton and everyone in the program.
Here’s a feature on Angel from Dec. 2011.
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Coach Enrico Casella Skypes in from Doha, Qatar to check up on former World Gymnastics Champion Vanessa Ferrari in Italy
We all said HELLO.
… Ferrari who tied with Russia’s Aliya Mustafina on floor exercise in London, lost the bronze medal due to having a lower execution score than her competitor Mustafina. Had Ferrari won the bronze medal, she would have been the first Italian artistic gymnast to win an Olympic medal.
Ferrari told La Gazzetta dello Sport that although she is not someone who usually cries when facing disappointment, placing fourth at the Olympics is perhaps the greatest sorrow of her life. Ferrari added that if the results were at the Worlds or Europeans, she would have won that medal …
Includes a long list of those who coached Alex to international prominence in Power Tumbling and DMT.
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Alex is now enjoying working for Cirque du Soleil.
Dave Kikuchi:
Healed up and back in action. Trying some new stuff, dreaming about a beam routine, and a little something that should help in the artistry department
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Ellie Black was one of 2 Canadian Olympic Vault finalists on the best Canuck team ever — 5th in London.
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The first day of competition at the 2012 Toyota International Gymnastics Invitational has been completed. …
WOMEN’S VAULT:
PHAN Thi Ha Thanh (VIE) (14.850, 15.000) 14.925
Mai Murakami (JPN) (14.850, 14.100) 14.475
Wakiko Ryu (JPN) (14.625, 13.800) 14.212WOMEN’S BARS:
Rie Tanaka (JPN) 12.975
Sabrina Gill (CAN) 12.875
Isabelle Marquard (GER) 12.500MEN’S FLOOR EXERCISE:
Ryohei Kato (JPN) 15.675
Yusuke Tanaka (JPN) 15.075
Hugh Smith (CAN) 14.350MEN’S POMMEL HORSE:
Ryohei Kato (JPN) 15.050
Kazuhito Tanaka (JPN) 14.775
Kenneth Ikeda (CAN) 14.200MEN’S STILL RINGS:
Arthur Nabarrete Zanetti (BRA) 15.900
Yusuke Tanaka (JPN) 14.850
Yusuke Saito (JPN) 14.825
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