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… Andrea was involved in a car accident on Friday the 18th of November, 2011. The accident took her life. …
Read a tribute posted by Matt Brinker, Head Coach at Southern Ohio Gymnastics Academy.
Dory Roettker, Matt and everyone at the club miss her terribly.
… A young gymnast in Namibia was also killed recently in a car accident. I feel the most dangerous aspect of being a gymnast is the motor vehicle commute to and from the gym. 😦
Results day 1 via GymChina: News on Facebook.
They credit piibunia.
The MAG competition was far stronger than the WAG. And deeper.
With the National team absent, they still had 90+ strong gymnasts competing. And I was told there are perhaps another 150 seniors training who did not qualify.
China is far deeper than Japan, by comparison. Deeper even than USA.
Their B and C teams could contend for Olympic team medals.
It’s the final day of competition in Hong Kong … and I’m over in Macao. 😦
The best place to follow what’s happening is Chinese Gymnastics Blog.
Here are WAG medalists from Finals day 1:
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Li Yiting 14.45(6.0)/14.775(6.3) – 14.612
Angel Huang 13.70(5.2)/13.675(5.0) – 13.687
Jiang Tong 13.85(5.3)/13.275(4.8) – 13.562UB
Luo Peiru 14.925(6.6)
Huang Huidan 14.65(6.6)
Xiao Kangjun 14.225(6.5)
The 2011 Chinese Individual champion on Bars has a very good release that’s not a Jaeger and a strong dismount, setting her apart from most other competitors.
Click PLAY or watch Luo Peiru on YouTube.
6.6 + 8.325 = 14.925 1st
GymChina: News on Facebook:
Watch the last day of finals of CHN nationals on the official site! Nov. 20th 14:30 local time, 00:30 CST, 6:30 GMT. (iPhone and Android also supported.)
Try that LIVE video link here.
related – FIG assigns 2014 Artistic worlds to Nanning, China – October 3 – 12, 2014
Zhang Hongtao Pommel Horse champion, 2011 CHN Individual Championships, Hong Kong.
6.6 + 9.375 = 15.975 1st
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Pommels was the strongest apparatus. Literally dozens of world class routines.
See more MAG & WAG videos from Hong Kong.
Russian star Viktoria Komova recovered from a fall off balance beam to win her first Elite Massilia title Saturday in Marseille.
Komova topped Canadian junior Victoria Moors and Emily Little of Australia in her first appearance at Elite Massilia, according to information provided by GymNet. Komova posted the highest score of the meet (15.7) on uneven bars, and tallied 13.55 on beam, 14.05 on floor and 14.45 on vault.
Continue reading on Examiner.com – Viktoria Komova, Russians capture Elite Massilia titles
more photos on GymNet
Open Division:
1. Jessica Dowling, CAN, 54.1
2. Georgia Rose Brown, AUS, 53.650
3. Kaitlyn Hofland, CAN, 53.3Team :
1. Canada Mixed, 155.250 (Mauchel, Dowling, Flett, Black)
2. Canada Futures Gymnastics, 154.070 (Hofland, Carvalho, Douglas, Deans)
3. Australia, 154.450 (Wheeler, Chung, Brown)Continue reading on Examiner.com – Jessica Dowling wins Open Division at Elite Massilia
The men’s pics are up.
See the rest.
(via Examiner – The gymnastics week in review: Retirement in Switzerland, rebranding in Ireland)
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
That’s Takayuki Yamazaki in 1996.
There must be much faster Power Tumblers. 🙂
(via Nancy-Kate Harris Wilson on Facebook)
Sabrina Gill and Stefanie Merkle run in to Anastasia Grishina and Viktoria Komova on the streets of Marseille!!
Originally posted by Stefanie’s coach, I saw it on Oakville Gymnastics Club Women’s Blog.
The best links are the FIG site page and FIG video page.
FIG Official — Qualifications, Tumbling Men — YANG Song (CHN), 2 times world silver medalist (2009, 2010). He dreams of winning gold this year. Best score of the qualifications : 77.600 (36.200 + 41.400). Difficulty score of the second routine : 13.200 !
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Double Mini-tramp & Tumbling prelims are complete.
Results. (follow the links to find the PDFs)
Congrats to BOYCHUK Corissa (CAN) and ZOONEKYND Bianca (RSA) who tied for 1st in the women’s DOUBLEÂ MINIÂ-TRAMPOLINE qualifications.
