Chellsie Memmel on Gymcastic

… We talk to Chellsie Memmel who gave us very honest and frank answers about her experience being eliminated from the 2012 Olympic trials process; how Steve Penny suggested her retirement after Classics, being announced as an alternate live on television in 2004, finding love while being an elite athlete, making the team but competing with a severe injury in Beijing and how she made the decision to move on from her longtime coach Jim Chudy at Salto.

Gymcastic – Episode 9: Chellsie Memmel, Swiss Cup & FIG Presidential Proposals

Gymnastike – Chellsie Memmel: Is This Really The End?

Update – USAG – Six-time World medalist, 2008 Olympic silver-medalist Memmel retires from competitive gymnastics (Nov. 14th)

She’ll be very involved as a judge, coach and celebrity. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised to see Chellsie learn some new skills in the gym, now that she has time. 🙂

Alyssa Pritchett double double

UCLA Senior Alyssa Pritchett reveals she has been training a huge new tumbling pass for the 2013 NCAA season, a double twisting double back. This tumbling pass is rarely seen at the elite level and should she compete this pass in NCAA competition, Pritchett will make history.

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http://www.gymnastike.org/embed/NDczNjYyMTg5?related=1

Watch more video of NCAA Gymnastics 2013 Preseason on gymnastike.org

Red Bull Rube Goldberg machine

Sean MacCormac (Skydiver), Joey Brezinski (Skateboarder), Rickie Fowler (Golfer), Danny MacAskill (Trials Biker), Ryan Sheckler (Skateboarder), Drew Bezanson (BMX Rider), Bryce Menzies (Off-Road Truck Racer), Rhys Millen (Drifter), Robbie Maddison (Freestyle Motocross Rider), Lolo Jones (Hurdler), Pat Moore (Snowboarder)

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Red Bull seems to have more money than God. Or Cirque du Soleil.

Finals day 1 – Asian Championships

VAULT:
PHAN Thi Ha Thanh (VIE) (14.750, 14.650) 14.700
HONG Un Jong (PRK) (14.425, 14.950) 14.687
RI Un Ha (PRK) (14.125, 14.425) 14.275

BARS:
WU Liufang (CHN) 15.200
HUANG Huidan (CHN) 14.600
SUNG Ji Hye (KOR) 14.575

FLOOR:
Shirai Kenzo (JPN) 15.225
KIM Hansol (KOR) 14.775
LEE Junho (KOR) 14.750

POMMEL:
LIU Rongbing (CHN) 14.900
JI Lianshen (CHN); Yoshiaki Furutani (JPN) 14.500

RINGS:
RI Se Gwang (PRK) 15.450
YANG Shengchao (CHN) 15.250
Kiu Chung Ng (HKG), Chih-Yu Chen (TPE) 15.200

See full results on GYMMIN’ MIEL

Click PLAY or watch Shirai Kenzo’s winning Floor routine on YouTube.

The new Code is still no good on Floor if you can win only with twisting.

And where’s the Artistry?

(via Gymnast #391)

Mai Murakami – Floor

Japanese Championship 2012.

Double layout. Double double.

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related – wogymnastike – Mai Murakami What An Incredible Gymnast (Video)

Mary Lee Tracy videos

You can get 6 coaching DVDs on GymSmarts.($30ea)

MLT has 13 clips on the (currently inactive) Gymnastics Minute.

And — so far — Mary Lee has 155 videos on her USA MLT YouTube channel.

Her most popular (77,000+ views) is a simple drill for Arabian on Beam.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Thanks for sharing Mary Lee. 🙂

There’s a new MLT interview just posted:

The future of Cincinnati is in safe hands with many talented juniors working up the elite ranks including 2012 Junior National Champion, Lexie Preissman.

Lexie will be turning senior in 2013 and is a very eagerly anticipated competitor. She’s strong on all four events and will fit right in with any USA team and will likely pick up a few all around titles while she’s at it! Lexie is the 2012 Jesolo All around Champion, 2010 Super girl Cup Champion and 2011 Junior International Champion. …

You have many talented Junior and Senior Gymnasts in your gym; do you ever find it difficult to split your time with them?

No! I have an incredible coaching staff! I just added Courtney McCool in September to Amy Wert and then my level ten staff are also very strong and helpful!

How do you motivate your girls?

I keep them focused on their goals number one then we do a lot of games and challenges when the periods of training get a little boring or long.

read more on Flippin’ Olympics

WAG Asian Championships

China, China, China.

The team competition was dominated by the Chinese team, who won with a near-ten point margin. …

In the all around competition, young favorite Zheng Siqi won the meet with a combined score of 57.400. She also took the top score into the beam final, earning a 15.3, helped along by a D score of 6.5.

In second place was Korea’s Sung Jihye, who earned 56.900. She finished with one of the highest bars scores (14.300) and beam scores (14.650), cementing her second place finish.

The exciting Shang Chunsong finished in third place, with solid fourteen across three events (except vault). …

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Women’s team

1. China, 229.050 points
2. DPR Korea, 219.800
3. Japan, 219.700
4. South Korea, 216.400

Women’s All Around

1. Zeng Siqi, China, 57.400
2. Sung Jihye, South Korea, 56.900
3. Shang Chunsong, China, 56.450
4. Inoue Wakana, Japan, 56.000
5. Hong Un Jong, DPR Korea, 54.800
6. Heo Seonmi, South Korea, 54.700

Click PLAY or watch Ji Hye Sung’s Bars (from a week earlier) on YouTube.