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The Canadian gymnast Jessica Dowling (16) wants to play for the upcoming World Championships Netherlands. Dowling, daughter of a Canadian father and a Dutch mother, wants to try at the national championships in Heerenveen …

… a “unique opportunity”. “I will do my utmost to me at the Dutch Championship …,” said the Canadian. …

Google Translate – © GymPOWER article with information from the Leeuwarden Courant

She scored 52.867 at Wild Rose. Click PLAY or watch her Bars on YouTube.

(via The All Around Gymnastics News on Facebook)

I’m a big fan of this girl. It would be fantastic if she could qualify to compete with the Dutch team. She feels her odds are better than in Canada.

Gymnastike posted a nice summary. It includes a few videos.

This meet, however, had less media coverage than any other nationally prominent competition in 2011.

Why is that?

World Stars FIG World Cup Moscow (RUS) 2011 May 13-14

The best link for WAG final results and videos is Between the Olympics.

Click PLAY or watch the winning Bar routine on YouTube. Check the unusual free hip 1/1.

5.9 8.375 14.275

Jessica Lopez is age-25. And still improving. Watch her Beam from Moscow. (VIDEO)

(via College Gymnastics Board)

Mary Lee Tracy on the benefits of using a ‘form foam’ on TumblTrak.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

(via Full Twist)

Have you seen this document online?

It’s more promotional than informational. All disciplines get a 2 page write-up.

link

Four more all-around champions were determined at the 2011 Women’s U.S. Junior Olympic National Championships at the Long Beach (Calif.) Sports Arena. …

Junior C – Katie Bailey of Kernersville, N.C./High Point …

Senior C – Jessie DeZiel of Rogers, Minn./Twin City Twisters …

Junior D – Charity Jones of Oklahoma City, Okla./Dynamo Gymnastics

Senior D – Georgia Dabritz of Newburyport, Mass./Ace, and Allison Flores of Addison, Ill./IGI …

USAG

Wish you were in here in sunny Long Beach.

… actually, it’s bleak and raining today. Yuck.
… The weather cleared up. Cloudless blue sky. You should be here.

Coming up next:

… Held May 15, the Junior Olympic National Invitational Tournament (NIT), held in conjunction with the Women’s National Junior Olympic Championships, allows an additional 192 athletes an opportunity to compete at the national level.

Georgia Dabritz from ACE Gymnastics in Massachusetts tied for highest AA score at JO Championships 2011.

Unusually, she competes Bars with no hand guards.

Click PLAY or watch her on YouTube in 2010.

In a Gymnastike interview, she explains why.

I’m going to enjoy that Comaneci salto when she competes for Utah. Love that skill.

Level 10 Championships have finished.

The top 2 AA scores 2011 …

1T – Georgia Dabritz – Ace – 38.3
1T – Allison Flores – IGI – 38.3

Allison has signed with Arizona. Georgia will be a Ute. I’ll try to get some video posted of both.

Allison is from IGI in Chicago. I spoke to her coach, Todd Gardiner, and asked about the success of the Region 5 program. The secret? … Competition. His club must compete against Geddert’s and a dozen other excellent program. It forces everyone to improve.

See more of the top scores at JOs 2011.

But in 2011 it was the host region who was victorious: California, Nevada, Arizona and Utah. Congratulations. … This is only going to make Region 5 work harder.

Competition continues today with the NIT meet. These are girls who did not quite qualify for JOs. I’m sure we’ll see some surprises.