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First win ever for the Huskers at Utah. That’s their sixth-highest score in school history.

Sophomore Jamie Schleppenbach won two event titles and took home the all-around crown while leading the No. 6 Nebraska women’s gymnastics team to victory over the No. 7 Utah Utes, 197.600-197.450, on Friday night in Salt Lake City Utah. …

“I’m so proud of this group,” Head Coach Dan Kendig said after the meet. “They were so awesome tonight. They were relaxed, focused, and ready to go from the get-go. What a total team win. They competed so hard and I couldn’t be prouder of them. Utah was very good tonight, and we had to be better than good, and we were.” …

Schleppenbach Leads NU Past No. 7 Utah

… how about a complement for the judges (yes a complement) even as a biased Ute fan I was glad to see that the judges both rewarded Nebraska and didn’t give Utah a lot of “cheap Senior Night scores.”

Vegas Ute on College Gymnastics Board

Nebraska again competed 5 all-arounders. That’s not supposed to work, Coach Kendig. 🙂

Jason Burnett, Sam Sendel, and Jake Cranham demonstrate the wonderful game of Add On.

Add On is a trampoline game where athletes try to best one another by continually adding to a sequence of skills. Check out the video to see who wins.

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1. Christine Lee 57.875
2. Ellie Black 54.375
3. Ashleigh Brennan 53.675
4. Jessica Savona 53.550
5. Stefanie Merkle 53.200
6. Georgia-Rose Brown 52.750

full results (PDF)

All around medalists beaming from the International Gymnix 2012 Challenge competition

Thanks Grace!

Blythe:

… … hands down, the highlight of the last rotation was Peng Peng Lee on beam. A standing full AND a front half? It was wow. Really wow. …

Peng Peng Lee, floor: Love this classy tango…1.5 to double Arabian, STUCK. Big smile. Double layout second pass! Teeny tiny hop, looked great in the air. Wow. Wow. Switch to switch full. She is performing incredibly well, and smiling and living it up out there. Double full side pass, basically. Double pike to end and a huge ovation for Peng, extremely well deserved. Magnificent routine.

Continue reading on Examiner.com Quick hits: Gymnix Challenge, flight two

Nice girls finish first. Christine Lee is a sweetheart. Congratulations.

She’ll want to compete those upgrades at Pacific Rim now.

Nice.

Double pike Yurchenko in training.

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via Gymnastics Planet

Canada’s Nathan Gafuik attempted to compete it at the recent Elite Canada competition.

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Did you know … Kaitlyn Hofland, competing for Team Canada at l’International Gymnix in the Senior Cup, was in a milk commercial this year?

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Gymnasts know how to fall safely.

Wow.

This VISA TV promo is superbly edited. In Olympic Gold hues.

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What are her odds of qualifying for the American Team?

Marta Karolyi interview:

Q: For Nastia, do you want to see her focus on two events or add floor?

Karolyi: “No, I don’t think she should do floor. I think if she would be excellent on two events, that would give her a good chance, just because bars, we can use one more nice routine done well technically and with a good start value. And beam she was always beautiful and had correct execution. So I think if she is excellent on two, that would give her a good chance.”

Q: As far as training goes, is she on the right track to peak at the right time?

Karolyi: “Well, I have to see her in about 10 days because she missed the last training camp, so I don’t really know exactly where her training is. In 10 days or two weeks I will know exactly.

Examiner.com Q and A: Martha Karolyi’s state of American gymnastics

Here’s a YouTube version of the act.

Classic Hollywood. Classic Cirque du Soleil.

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Wayne Goldsmith’s Sports Coaching Brain is essential reading. Here’s a terrific post on the future of your career.

Sports Coaching in 2030

Click PLAY or watch it on Gymnastike.

American gymnast Gabrielle Douglas had a bit of a coming out party … in Madison Square Garden at the 2012 AT&T American Cup. Despite being the meet’s “alternate” and competing exhibition routines which did not count towards the meet’s final tallies, Douglas posted the highest all around score of the day …

http://www.gymnastike.org/embed/MzY4NjE1NzEy?related=1

Watch more video of 2012 American Cup on gymnastike.org

Not nearly as eloquent as Shawn Johnson at the same age. But she’s improving.