Enus Mariani Jr European Champ

1) Mariani 56.265
2) Shelgunova 55.199
3) Munteanu 54. 857
4) Meneghini 54.782
5) Jupp 54.698
6) Kharenkova 54.631
7) Fransolet 53.049
8 Scheder 52.998
9) Makra 52.932
10) Thorsdottir 52.731

@GymExaminer:

Enus Mariani of Italy is your 2012 Junior European champion!

She fell all over the place in prelims. But got it together for the Final. Congratulations.

Click PLAY or watch her prelims Floor on YouTube.

Larissa Iordache – Floor

Wow.

This will be the Floor routine to beat at Olympics, I’m thinking, if she upgrades that double tuck dismount.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Grebenkova – Bars hop 1/1 plus half

@BTOgymblog linked to a hop full plus half on Bars.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Lyudmila Yezhova Grebenkova at Pacific Rim 2008.

That was in response to the similar sequence showed by Anna Li at the last Karolyi camp.

Anna’s is a true 1 1/2, however, like the Rybalko to mixed-grip so over-used by the Men.

Canadian Sr Women

The competitors list (1100 640 1000 athletes) for Canadian National Championships May 21-26th in Regina are now posted.

Senior AB 625 Anysia Unick Calgary Gym Ctr
Senior BC 626 Laura Ann Chong Flicka
Senior BC 627 Taylor Ricci Flicka
Senior BC 628 Brittany Rogers Flicka
Senior BC 629 Emma Sibson Flicka
Senior BC 630 Briannah Tsang Flicka
Senior BC 631 Shae Zamardi Flicka
Senior MB 632 Sarah Flett Springers
Senior NS 633 Ellie Black Halifax Alta
Senior ON 634 Talia Chiareli Bluewater
Senior ON 635 Gabriella Douglas Futures
Senior ON 636 Jessica Dowling Dynamo
Senior ON 637 Madeline Gardiner Dynamo
Senior ON 638 Mikaela Gerber Oakville
Senior ON 639 Sabrina Gill Dynamo
Senior ON 640 Peng-Peng Lee Oakville
Senior ON 641 Stefanie Merkle Revolution
Senior ON 642 Victoria Moors Dynamo
Senior ON 643 Dominique Pegg Bluewater
Senior ON 644 Jessica Savona Oakville
Senior ON 645 Kristina Vaculik Gemini

UPDATE: … add Vivi Babalis, Sabrina Tomassini and Bianca Dancose-Giambattisto from Quebec

6 gymnasts from Flicka.

full list of women’s competitors (PDF)

Results from this competition will help select the Olympic Team.

All competitors: WAG, MAG, RG, Trampoline & Tumbling.

Kristina Vaculik

McKenzie Wofford – Tkachev Jaeger

Awesome.

McKenzie Wofford verifies a Tkatchev to Jaeger combination on bars at the April National Team Camp!

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

(via USAG on Facebook)

Youna Dufounet – Bars

Youna Dufounet is one of the best UB specialist. Former Junior European champion (2008). She’s qualified for the UB final, next Sunday. Her score : 14.566 (Difficulty : 6.20, Execution : 8.366) Team France

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Coke – Olympics commerical

Move to the Beat of London 2012 Commercial – 2 minutes

Mark Ronson and Coca-Cola traveled the world to create a new dance track using the sounds of sport from 5 Olympic hopefuls!

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Thanks GymNiceTic.

JO Championships begin

USAG:

Nearly 450 of the USA’s best Level 10 gymnasts will converge in Hampton, Va., to compete in the 2012 Women’s U.S. Junior Olympic National Championships May 11-12 at the Hampton Roads Convention Center.

Level 10 is the highest level in the Junior Olympic program, which is just under the elite level. The Junior Olympic National Invitational Tournament (NIT) is held in conjunction … on May 13.

USA’s top Level 10 gymnasts head to Hampton, Va., to compete in the Junior Olympic National Championships

Region 5 is the Team to beat. Watch their “psych up” video.

GOOD LUCK to everyone there. Especially Erin and Hannah. 🙂

VISA Championships, St Louis

June 7-10th.

I had hoped to get to the competition this year, but — like so many others — I’m going to Olympic Trials / Congress instead.

details on USAG

Representing Cirque du Soleil is Magalie Coleno. She’s the one to talk to in person if you have an athlete interested in auditioning down the road.

email magalie.coleno@cirquedusoleil.com or message her on Facebook.

There’s an “open” audition in Los Angeles, September 2012.

Details will be posted soon at CIRQUEDUSOLEIL.COM/JOBS

http://WWW.CIRQUEDUSOLEIL.COM/JOBS

Nicolette McNair – Bars

Wow.

Stoop shoot > piked Russian giants to Jaeger.

Nicolette McNair of Gym-Max and the Region 1 team training bars during the 2012 JO Nationals in Hampton

Click PLAY or watch it on Gymnastike.

http://www.gymnastike.org/embed/Njc5NjM0MDU4?related=1

Watch more video of 2012 J.O. National Championships on gymnastike.org

From Gym-Max.