Remember the name. A real talent. Age-11.
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Score: 13.900 – Junior Division
(via Honey Boo Boo Child)
Kosmidis ink
photo linked by International Gymnast Magazine on Facebook.
Check out Eleftherios Kosmidis‘ new ink, in honor of his floor exercise title at Europeans!
… what if he wins another major title? 🙂
Beth Tweddle – Bars
Not her best routine. But easily good enough to win the friendly GB vs ESP vs FIN this weekend.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. 15.300
She only competed Bars. But here’s some VIDEO of a Floor dance through. Live and Let Die.
Results via Going for Gold.
Maribor – Day 2 Finals
BEAM
Celine Van Gerner (NED) 13.850
Katarzyna Jurkowska (POL) 13.725
Teja Belak (SLO) 13.600
FLOOR
Tina Erceg (CRO) 13.625
Marta Pihan-Kulesza (POL) 13.500
Lisa Top (NED) 13.400
VAULT
LIN Chaopan (16.275, 15.300) 15.787
Marek Lyszczarz (POL) (16.000, 15.350) 15.675
Tomi Tuuha (FIN) (15.850, 15.400) 15.625
PARALLEL BARS
Mitja Petkovsek (SLO) 15.275
WANG Peng (CHN); Adam Kierzkowski (POL) 15.150
HORIZONTAL BAR
Epke Zonderland (NED) 16.275
Marijo Moznik (CRO) 15.400
Maksym Semiankiv (UKR) 14.975
Kevin Lytwyn (CAN) 14.500
… Lytwyn falls short in bid for Canada’s lone Olympic berth in men’s gymnastics
More results on GYMMIN’ MIEL
Click PLAY or watch Epke’s 7.9 start on YouTube. Cassina-Kovacs-Kolman.
Is it safe to say that Zonderland and Van Gerner will be the Olympians representing Netherlands?
Shawn Johnson retires
Thank you Shawn for everything you’ve contributed to the sport and for all the inspiration. You will always have the support of your fans no matter where life might take you next!
Twitter: @CSaccullo
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Examiner – Shawn Johnson announces retirement, won’t contend for 2012 Olympic team spot
tribute to Peng Peng
@CSaccullo, aka iLITTER on YouTube, put together a tribute to Christine Peng Peng Lee:
Gymnastics needs you, get well soon and come back strong!
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She’s the honorary captain of the Canadian Women’s Olympic Team to London, unable to compete due to ACL knee injury suffered at the National Championships last week.
Maribor – Day 1 Finals
Olympic qualification is on the line for some of these gymnasts. Van Gerner, for example, is looking good to be selected for the Olympics.
VAULT:
Teja Belak (SLO) (14.150, 13.650) 13.900
Dorina Boczogo (HUN) (13.675, 13.850) 13.762
Tijana Tkalcec (CRO) (13.725, 13.575) 13.650
BARS:
Celine Van Gerner (NED) 14.450
Marta Pihan-Kulesza (POL) 14.000
Valeria Pereyra (ARG) 13.600
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Difficulty: 6.200, Execution: 8.250, Score: 14.450
… mostly Stalder
MEN’S FLOOR EXERCISE:
Rafael Morales-Casado (PUR) 14.500
Oleksandr Suprun (UKR) 14.375
Renato Nascimento de Oliveira (BRA) 14.350
POMMEL HORSE:
Prashanth Sellathurai (AUS) 15.725
Louis Smith (GBR) 15.625
Krisztian Berki (HUN) 15.525
RINGS:
Arthur Nabarrete Zanetti (BRA) 15.575
Tommy Ramos (PUR) 15.275
Federico Molinari (ARG) 15.200
see more results on GYMMIN’ MIEL
With the great looming Olympic showdown on Pommels, it’s terrific to see Sellathurai beat both. He’s not qualified to London, sadly.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. 15,725 final, D=6,6
what gymnasts do for fun
From 2009.
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… Who is Head Coach of this “Marian Gym Club“?
Somebody ought to alert him to this frivolity. 🙂
Anna Li – 6.8 Bars
… one of 4 routines in a row she hit during a pre-Visa Championships training session.
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Aussies Johnston, Simpson, Rizzo
Nice tribute to three Aussie “superstars” who retired this year – Rhythmic Gymnast Naazmi Johnston and Men’s Artistic Gymnasts Samuel Simpson and former World H Bar Champ Philippe Rizzo.
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(via Luke Wiwatowski)
