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Israeli Olympians. Congratulations.

Alex Shatilov, Valeria Maksyuta and Felix Aronovich are the 3 Artistic Gymnasts who got the Olympic criteria for the 2012 London Olympic Games.

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(via Brigid Couch Gymnast McCarthy on Facebook)

Turkey’s Goksu Uctas will make history come the 2012 London Olympic Games, when she becomes the country’s first ever gymnast to participate in the Olympics.

… as a nine-year-old — a vital stage in a gymnast’s development — she survived a catastrophic earthquake which struck north-west Turkey in 1999.

… killed around 17,000 people and left hundreds of thousand others homeless, including her family. …

Turkey has bid to host the 2020 Olympics in Istanbul and is one of three cities in the running along with Tokyo and Madrid. …

GYMMIN’ MIEL – Uctas Set to Make Turkish History

original photo on Facebook

Noor al-Malki will run the 100m in London, the first female athlete ever to compete for Qatar in the Olympics.

Some IOC members, including Dick Pound, are calling for Saudi Arabia to reverse decision to omit female athletes from their team. It flies against the Olympic Charter.

… not that the IOC has been much of a champion of women’s rights.

Thanks Brigid.

I can relate to this video. Tim Horton’s coffee is my main vice these days.

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Looks like Fabian’s comeback plan with a focus mainly for the Olympics is working. He’s back. And a strong contender for an AA medal.

1.Fabian Hambuchen 91.100
2.Marcel Nguyen 89.050
3.Philip Boy 88.200
4.Andreas Toba 87.650
5.Thomas Taranu 85.850
6.Eugen Spiridinov 85.450

full results (PDF)

H Bar 7.5 start, 16.35.

13.750 Pommels this time around. Not bad for Fab.

(via The All Around Gymnastics News on Facebook)

H BAR
1.Nikita Ignyatev 14.833 (6.7)
2.David Belyavskiy 14.467 (6.0)
3.Sergei Khorokhordin 14.033 (6.2)

FLOOR
1.Ignyatev 14.633 (6.1)
2.Khorokhordin 14.433 (5.8)
3.Belyavskiy 14.167 (6.0, fall on 3/1)

POMMELS
1.Belyavskiy 15.200 (6.3)
2.Perevoznikov 15.033 (6.6)
3.Pakhomenko 14.766 (6.2)

Elizabeth from TAA:

They competed HB, FX, PH, following the Russians’ start order for the Olympics.

BARS
1.Aliya Mustafina 16.150 (7.0)
2.Anastasiya Grishina 15.450 (6.5)
3.Viktoria Komova 15.150 (7.0) … fall on dismount
4.Tatiana Nabieva 14.900 (6.1)
5.Anna Dementyeva 14.425 (6.1)
6.Anna Rodionova 13.500 (6.2)
7.Maria Paseka 13.175 (6.1)
8.Ksenia Afanasyeva 12.900 (5.7)

VAULT:
1.Anna Pavlova 14.390 (5.8/5.6)
2.Tatiana Nabieva 14.150 (5.2/5.8)
3.Anna Myzdrikova 13.800 (5.0/5.6)
4.Ekaterina Svetkova 12.880 (4.6/4.6)
5.Kristina Bodryagina 12.790 (4.6/4.4)
6.Olga Bikmurzina 12.025 (4.0/4.6)
7.Maria Paseka 11.930 (6.5/5.8) … fall on Amanar

via Nora @theallaround

These ads are incredible. Thanks P&G.

As the Proud Sponsor of Moms, P&G presents this series about the mom behind Olympic athlete Alicia Sacramone.

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related – ad for Ana Sofía Gómez, Guatemala (VIDEO) in Spanish

Full Twist:

Max Whitlock was a member of the British team who recently won a historic gold team medal at the European Championships in Montpellier and is in contention for an Olympic spot this summer. …

I want him to make it just so we can see an Air Flare in London. This training montage opens with it.

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I’ve not seen an Artistic gymnast do Air Flare since Morgan Hamm last quadrennial.

But Gerard informs David Belyavskiy has competed it, too.

Instead, the Head Coach of two time defending NCAA Champions Alabama is getting an entire Plaza in the core of the Alabama Athletics Complex.

Congratulations.

The University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved construction of a Champions Plaza to honor the achievements of the Crimson Tide athletics coaches and teams during its meeting Friday….

The plaza, which will be located between Coleman Coliseum and Sewell-Thomas Stadium, will be named after Sarah Patterson, head coach of Alabama’s six-time NCAA Champion gymnastics team. …

Patterson and her husband, David, are in the midst of their 34th year at Alabama. In addition to six national titles, the Pattersons have led the Tide to seven Southeastern Conference Championships and an NCAA-best 27 regional titles. They have also led Alabama to the NCAA Championships for the last 30 years in a row. …

Alabama Athletics – UA Board of Trustees Approves Construction

Check out the Alabama gymnastics team’s refurbished practice facility (VIDEO). The SEC teams compete fiercely for best training facilities. 🙂

Cute.

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Thanks Dana.