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

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

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!

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

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

Click PLAY or watch Celine on YouTube.

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.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

… 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.

Click PLAY or watch it on Gymnastike.

http://www.gymnastike.org/embed/NzMyNjM4NjIw?related=1

Watch more video of Anna Li on gymnastike.org

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.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

(via Luke Wiwatowski)

building a Bar channel pit

At Al Fong’s gym in Missouri, I was wowed by his self-designed Bar trench pit. It works great. And can be quickly reconfigured into dozens of different set-ups.

Here’s my new prototype spotting box, inspired by those at GAGE.

Used for many different things in the gym, it’s made from lightweight Styrofoam topped with a layer of (old) closed-cell mat.

The custom vinyl cover has a Velcro closure on one end and 4 handles. It can easily be moved by 2 kids.

Coaches at A-Mazing Adventures, Regina, like the concept. I’m now pricing 6 more that could be put together as a channel pit.

The most expensive part is the cover, $159 from Triad.

Have you ever built anything similar? If so, leave a comment. There are a few more photos of the construction here.

NBC Olympic widgets

NBC is offering cool “widgets” for your self-hosted blog. I certainly considered adding them to this site, through the Olympics.

… until I found out that NBC videos are geoblocked — USA only.

The video you are attempting to view is not available.

No can do.