The highest score from Pan-Am prelims.
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less talky, more el-grippy
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.
Arkansas early season conditioning
In women’s Collegiate gymnastics physical preparation and injury prevention are the highest priorities.
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P Bars – 1/1-in off the end
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)
Jossimar Orlando Calvo wins Pan-Ams
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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Bridgey Caquatto wins Pan-Ams
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
Catalina Ponor. I’m Back.
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?
how Brazil won Pan-Ams
The Brazilian men won their first gymnastics team title Tuesday as the Pan American Games continued in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Led by Sergio Sasaki and 2011 world medalists Diego Hypolito and Artur Zanetti, Brazil defeated defending champion Puerto Rico by 1.25 in the second subdivision. The U.S, which competed in the first subdivision, won the bronze. …
read more on IG – Brazilian Men Grab First Pan Am Gold
Checking the results on that link, Brazil was 1st as a team on FX, Rings (tie) and Vault.
Sergio Sasaki had an 87.700 to lead the AA.
USA might have contended, except for Pommels — a dismal 52.400. (6th)
American coach Justin Spring takes out his frustrations on a chicken.
Don Peters resigns
SCOTT M. REID / THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER:
Don Peters, who guided the U.S. women to record-breaking success at the 1984 Olympic Games, has resigned his membership with USA Gymnastics and his coaching and director positions at SCATS, the Huntington Beach club he built into a global superpower, the Orange County Register has learned. …
USA Gymnastics, the sport’s national governing body, has scheduled a Nov. 11 hearing in Indianapolis to determine whether he should be banned from the sport he helped transform into the marquee women’s Olympic attraction …
If USA Gymnastics finds that Peters had sex with underage gymnasts he could be placed on the organization’s permanently ineligible list. The ban would prohibit Peters, a fixture at U.S. and international gymnastic events for parts of five decades, from either coaching athletes on the floor of USA Gymnastics-sanctioned events or being credentialed for those competitions. Banned coaches are also prohibited from working at what USA Gymnastics considers a “member club.” Under USA Gymnastics rules, member clubs agree “not to employ, or use as a volunteer, anyone who is on the ‘permanently ineligible list.'” …
read more – Coach accused of abuse resigns from O.C. gym
All 3 coaches investigated by reporter Scott M Reid have left the sport. The other two being: Michael Zapp and Doug Boger.
Makes me wonder who he’s going after next.
Erika Fasana – flic Arabian
Italy’s Erika Fasana makes it look easy.
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Selicious likes Yekaterina Lobaznyuk’s (VIDEO) and Komova’s (VIDEO) better. All three are amazing.
related – Couch Gymnast – 10 Questions with Erika Fasana (Feb. 2011)
video link via @theallaround
… They’ve also confirmed that Vanessa Ferrari (ITA) suffered a left ankle injury before Floor finals in Tokyo.
At 2010 Worlds Ferrari was “ripped off”, I thought. This year could not avenge.
