Big 10 Championships

Nebraska Wins Big Ten Women’s Gymnastics Championships

Huskers’ Emily Wong wins all-around crown to lead Nebraska to first Big Ten title

That link has full results.

Great quality video on YouTube.

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Multiple System Atrophy

Nikolai Andrianov, the great Soviet gymnast, died last year at only age-58. After a long painful illness.

1980 Olympics

NY Times obituary

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related – Facebook Group Fights to Create Awareness for Rare Neurological Disease

NCAA Conference Champions

USAG has done a terrific job this season communicating stories from American Collegiate gymnastics. Here are the the champions and links to results from super Saturday March 24th, 2012:

Big 12 Championships – Oklahoma Sooners 197.475

Big Ten Championships – Nebraska

EAGL Championships – West Virginia University season-best 196.475

ECAC Div. I Championships – University of Pennsylvania edges Towson University 194.400 to 194.375

ECAC Div. II Championships – University of Bridgeport women’s gymnastics team won its fourth consecutive title

MAC Championships – Central Michigan best team-score of the season with a 195.675 edging out Kent State 195.225

MIC Championships – Illinois State gymnastics dominated

MPSF Championships – UC Davis claim its third straight title

NCGA Div. III National Championships – Brockport Women’s Gymnastics team finished in a tie for first-place with University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

Pac-12 — In front of 19,374 people at the Huntsman Center, UCLA claimed the first-ever Pac-12 Gymnastics Championship 197.425.

SEC Championships – No. 1 Florida 197.150 in front of 7,170 fans at The Arena at Gwinnett Center (same venue to be used for Championships)

WAC Championships – Denver

USAG – Collegiate conference champions crowned on Saturday

Diana Chelaru – Floor

1st place. Diana Chelaru 14.375 (5.8 + 8.575)

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I think the aspect ratio is off on that video. But I’m loving the historic music. And the energy.

(via Diana Chelaru – fan site)

Nicole Meiller – triple full Bars

Is anyone else in the world doing this dismount? Or is it the exclusive of Sacramento State?

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(via College Gym Fans – Superlatives)

Savona – Hindorf … Ejova

While her National Teammates Brittany Rogers & Dominique Pegg were winning medals at Cottbus, Jessica Savona went 14.10 on Bars.

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She’s training much more, including something Tweddlesque — Hindorf (E) … to mixed grip, to connect to Ejova (D).

Click PLAY or watch the first part on YouTube.

Coach Lorne Bobkin.

I can hardly wait for Nationals in Regina, May 21-26th. They’ll be all kinds of speculation as to who’s going to perform their way on to the Olympic Team.