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Examiner linked to this update on rules:

On Thursday, the Division I Board of Directors approved a package of sweeping reforms that gives conferences the option of adding more money to scholarship offers, schools the opportunity to award scholarships for multiple years, imposes tougher academic standards on recruits …

There are over 100 College Artistic Gymnastics teams, combined Men’s & Women’s. More than half of those offer athletic scholarships. All offer academic scholarships, so recruits with good grades are particularly valuable.

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WAG VAULT

1. Brandie Jay (USA) – 14.337
2. Elsa Garcia (Mexico) – 14.312
3. Catalina Escobar (Colombia) – 14.162

Official list linked by FIG.

*** Qualified for the OG’12 only if BRA and FRA are not part of the Teams 1-4 qualified for the OG’12 from the 2012 Test Event

MAG
BRA – Diego HYPOLITO ***
ISR – Alexander SHATILOV
HUN – Krisztian BERKI
FRA – Cyril TOMMASONE ***
BRA – Arthur NABARRETE ZANETTI ***
GRE – Vasileios TSOLAKIDIS

WAG
VIE – Thi Ha Thanh PHAN

Looks good, so far. I like this Olympic rules change.

The highest score from Pan-Am prelims.

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Spanny writes what many people are reluctant to say out loud.

If Nastia is actually trying for Olympics 2012, she’s managed it badly.

Dirt dished on Big Fake Smile – you sing like diana ross and you dress like you own a magic chocolate factory.

The sad thing is that Shawn Johnson did it right, yet is not looking like a strong contender for the Olympic team at this point.

Nastia, on the other hand, could put together a USA top 3 Bar routine fairly quickly, and be higher on Marta’s list.

In women’s Collegiate gymnastics physical preparation and injury prevention are the highest priorities.

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Original routine for our Pan-Am AA Champ. With a dismount I haven’t seen in a long time.

Jossimar Orlando Calvo of Colombia on parallel bars at the 2011 Pan American Games. Check out his dismount …

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He uses Moy Tippelt to long swing (the “Bhavsar“), too. That’s quite popular these days. Sergio from Brazil uses it a somewhat similar skill, as well. (VIDEO)

It’s amazing how competitive men’s gymnastics is in 2011.

Here’s your Pan-Am Champ from Colombia.

1) COL Calvo 86.4
2) COL Giraldo 86.2
3) CHILE Gonzalez 86.05

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55.875 will do it.

Congratulations.

1) Caquatto: 55.875
2) Gomez 55.425
3) Vaculik 54.775
4) Lee 54.575
5) Garcia 54.425
6) Jay 54.350

full AA results

Montage from Worlds Tokyo.

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Wouldn’t it be great to see both Catalina Ponor (age 24) and Sandra Izbasa (age 21) in London?

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