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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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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.

Her Team dominated.

Then Vika had a good meet to win the AA over Aliya Mustafina and and Yulia Inshina.

Viktoriya Komova 60.767
Aliya Mustafina 59.167
Yulia Inshina 56. 167

Paseka sat Amanar today.

Commentary on Couch Gymnast.

Aunt Joyce posted some screen grab photos.

I was searching for Komova’s new Double Double off Bars …

There’s a glimpse on this grainy Russian news report footage, too.

via Nora @theallaround

The most successful gymnast in Chinese history, Cheng Fei, snapped an Achilles at age-24.

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President of the Chinese Gymnastics Federation, Ye Zhennan told Xiuanet.com:

“Despite wearing tendon protectors, Cheng still tore her Achilles during a training session.”

“Not only China, but other teams including Russia and the United States face injury woes.”

“It’s time for the FIG to make some changes to the rules.”

They have a good argument, … if talking about Amanar being set at too high a value. That can be changed.

But when it comes to Achilles rupture, I can’t think of anything FIG could do to reduce the number of injuries. They are just as frequent in the NCAA where female gymnasts are not competing FIG rules.

Allowing — once again — a lunge after landings would reduce injuries, I think. But not Achilles injuries. That wear and tear happens mostly on take-off.

The only hope is a change in Floor apparatus specifications, perhaps to something like the Weller Spring. Unproven, so far, in preliminary research by Bill Sands.

But it seems to me that Power Tumblers have fewer Achilles injuries despite doing more reps of more difficult skills. Softer takeoff surface. Softer landing mat.

More time on the trampoline and Rod Floor, fewer repetitions on hard tumbling surfaces, might help. Achilles tendon damage is normally long, slow onset.

Leave a comment if you’ve got any recommendations.

related – Brigid – So Sad About Cheng