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For many years the SEC (Southeastern Conference) has been dominant. Especially with Georgia and Alabama filling their arenas every meet.

That’s changing.

World Gymnastics:

In July of this year, the Pac-10 will officially become the Pac-12, welcoming the addition of the University of Colorado and the University of Utah to the current members of the Pac-10 Conference: UCLA, Arizona, Arizona State, Cal-Berkeley, Stanford, Oregon, Oregon State, Washington, Southern California and Washington State. …

Utah will host the inaugural Pac-12 Conference Championship next March in the Huntsman Center on the campus of the University of Utah. All eight Pac-12 gymnastics teams will be there.

In my excitement (and related GymNerd-iness), I created a video in anticipation of the Pac-12. …

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This workout was filmed on February 25th as the guys had a podium training style workout in their competition arena the day before their dual meet with Stanford.

http://www.gymnastike.org/embed/NTI3NDgyOTE4

Watch more video of University of Michigan 2011 on gymnastike.org

… the defending NCAA National Champions, the University of Michigan men.

Michigan got off to a slow start this season but seems to be peaking at the right time. Freshman Sam Mikulak won the Big 10 Conference all around title last weekend while Ian Makowske won the title on high bar and Syque Caesar the title on parallel bars.

Michigan will compete next weekend at the 2011 NCAA National Championships hosted at Ohio State in hopes of defending their title.

Gymnastics Examiner European Championships

Congratulations to host Berlin on a terrific competition.

VAULT:
1. Sandra Izbasa – 14.675
2. Oksana Chusovitina – 14.537
3. Ariella Kaeslin – 14.475
4. Tatiana Nabieva – 14.287
5. Elisabeth Seitz – 14.187
6. Giulia Steingruber – 14.000
7. Amelia Racea – 13.725
8. Nastassia Marachkouskaya – 13.062

BARS:
1. Beth Tweddle – 15.100
2. Tatiana Nabyeva – 15.075
3. Kim Bui – 14.675
4. Anna Dementyeva – 14.475
5. Elisabeth Seitz – 14.175
6. Aagje Vanwallehem – 14.075
7. Celine Van Gerner – 13.975
8. Vanessa Ferrari – 12.850

FLOOR:
1. Sandra Izbasa – 14.500
2. Diana Chelaru – 14.475
3. Yulia Belokobylskaya – 14.450
4. Beth Tweddle – 14.300
5. Julie Croket – 14.275
6. Carlotta Ferlito – 14.050
7. Anna Dementyeva – 13.950
8. Tunde Csillag – 13.150

BEAM
1. Anna Dementyeva – 15.350
2. Carlotta Ferlito – 14.500
3. Elisabetta Preziosa – 14.325
4. Julie Croket – 14.150
5. Ariella Kaeslin – 14.125
6. Vasiliki Millousi – 13.800
7. Marta Pihan-Kulesza – 12.850
8. Hannah Whelan – 11.950

Full results.

related – Gymnastics Examiner – Five countries strike gold as Europeans end in Berlin

The best place to look for videos is Between the Olympics. (Check the Between The Olympics YouTube channel, too.)

Bloggers were all over the place in predicting winners. (day 1) Gymnastics Examiner – Pick a podium: Europeans event finals, predictions and realities. (Some revised their picks after Mustafina withdrew, some did not.)

This video has been circulating widely the past few weeks.

A proud parent posted a daughter’s semester final exam. These kids are from China Southern Dance School.

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(via Chinese Gymnastics Blog)

She’s the favourite right now, in my opinion. Though she doesn’t have knee surgery until Tuesday.

Defying Gravity:

… I think this injury and subsequent withdrawal from this year’s worlds will, in the long run, increase her chances of becoming the 2012 Olympic Champ.

Lately, I”ve been noticing how hard Aliya pushes her self, constantly striving for perfection. She competes very often and I knew it was only a matter of time before she sustained an injury. Better this year than next. Let her rest this year, recover, and then slowly come back until…BAMM, she peaks right at the correct moment in 2012. …

I was thinking exactly the same thing.

Having watched Shewfelt come back from injury for both 2004 and 2008, I foresee the same chronology for Aliya.

She’s been undisciplined and difficult to coach. This reality check will help her focus on a simple goal: getting completely healthy and regaining her current level.

1. Zonderland NED
2. Boy GER
3. Nguyen GER

Epke missed his HUGE routine. Quite badly. Yet still wins. hmm …

Click PLAY or watch him on YouTube.

Blythe calls it a SHOCKER. But his execution score of 7.785 could be correct. I guess we live in an era when a score of less than 8 can win Europeans. If you have a difficulty score of 7.7. (What’s Epke’s highest start score in training?)

The German fans don’t agree … but neither Boy nor Nguyen HIT either.

Young Sam Oldham GBR 4th. Kudos.

Gymnastics Examiner LIVE blog.

Gerard on February 19th, 2011 in Australia.

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Gerard:

I understand that the Manna hold is too high and I hope to improve on that.. Time will tell. Also, the shoot handstand after it already exists and is of a ‘C’ value.

Is this a new element? Or just a variation on Manna?

NOT the most exciting Final.

1. Izbasa
2. Chelaru
3. Belokobylskaya

Click PLAY or watch her on YouTube.

I love Izbasa. … But I’d not call that an historic routine. And what’s with the ‘flutter kick’?

Her finish seems choreographed to conclude with a stumble. Yeesh.

… Croket is a wonderful, entertaining gymnast, of course.

Women’s Floor seems to be improving, worldwide. But passes like (open?) double tuck to stag jump should not be included in event Finals routines.

Gymnastics Examiner LIVE blog.

Note that I link to a blog post (rather than Facebook or Twitter) as posts are permanent, micro-blogs fleeting.

The University of Bridgeport successfully defended its team title at the 2011 USA Gymnastics Women’s Collegiate Championships in the Cadet West Gymnasium at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. The championships conclude with the individual event finals on Sunday, April 10. …

1. University of Bridgeport, 194.050
2. Texas Woman’s University, 193.300
3. U.S. Air Force Academy 191.975
4. Seattle Pacific University, 190.950

The USA Gymnastics Collegiate Championships is for Division I, II and III schools with less than seven-and-a-half full scholarships.

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