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Andrew Thornton:

… The men’s floor champion with a 15.5…well deserved! His twisting skills are almost like illusions at times – his 2 ½ looks like a 1 ½ and his 3 ½ tends to look like a 2 ½. Incredibly difficult and original passes. …

Click PLAY or watch him on YouTube.

Andy defends Men’s Floor in 2011:

There is quite a bit of criticism out there regarding men’s floor, with some fans stating there is TOO MUCH tumbling nowadays and the routines are a bit overloaded, with little concern for artistry and presentation. Personally, I think men’s floor is one of the most revolutionized events in all of gymnastics, as the tumbling passes done today are absolutely mind-boggling compared to what was done just ten and twenty years ago. I do agree that presentation has often been lacking, but if the routines above are an indication, perhaps we are seeing some improvement in this area. …

I have to agree with regards to that particular routine. It doesn’t feel rushed. And actually has some style.

Another point:

… I MUCH prefer men’s tumbling nowadays compared to women’s. Note that they use the exact same floor in competition, but never before in gymnastics history has there been such a disparity between the level of difficulty in the tumbling between men and women.

…. Can someone please explain that one to me?

Fact is that Men have somehow handled an open-ended Code counting 10 skills. Women are struggling to do the same, counting only 8 skills.

For Andy’s complete analysis and more MAG Floor routines, click over to American Gymnast – Men’s Floor Routines From Berlin

Your European Champion 2011.

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As expected, confirmed by @wogagymnastics.

I’m expecting that the Cardinal will be my favourite team next season. They will have more artistic gymnasts than any other team.

Thanks Double Front on Facebook.

Stanford was the highest ranked University to not qualify to Championships as a team. Many are still dissecting what went wrong this season.

1. Pluzhnikov RUS
2. Balandin RUS
3. Petrounias GRE

I was hoping for a triumphant day for van Gelder after all the trouble he’s had over the past year.

Gymnastics Examiner LIVE blog.

Click PLAY or watch Pluzhnikov at Bercy on YouTube.

BARS
1. Tweddle (GBR)
2. Nabieva (RUS)
3. Bui (GER)

Gymnastics Examiner LIVE blog.

Wow. I’m impressed. Beth is coming off a concussion after the Bars collapsed on her in training.

Click PLAY or watch Nabieva’s PRELIM routine on YouTube.

In finals she clipped her feet on the Bar on her Nabieva release.

In the Men’s Artistic Apparatus Finals at European Championships …

FLOOR
1. Flavius Koczi ROM … 15.5 with no double somersaults.
2. Alexander Shatilov ISR
3. Anton Golotsutskov RUS

Gymnastics Examiner LIVE blog

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POMMEL
1. Berki HUN,
2. Tommasone FRA
3. Merdinyan ARM

Gymnastics Examiner LIVE blog.

Smith fell. Some are questioning whether or not he should be on the GRB Team for Worlds 2011. They have a lot of depth without him.

1. Izbasa
2. Chusovitina
3. Kaeslin

Click PLAY or watch Vault 1 on YouTube.

Click PLAY or watch Vault 2 on YouTube. Wow.

Nabieva competed Double Twisting Yurchenko, not Amanar. Second vault piked Podkopayeva. LIVE blog on Gymnastics Examiner.

Bad news. According to Russian news agency RIA Novosti, Aliya Mustafina damaged cruciate ligaments. Not just meniscus.

She’s at the arena on crutches, cheering on her teammates.

(via The All Around Gymnastics News on Facebook)

Justin Caouette continues a series of posts on the most watched routines on YouTube.

10. Dominique Moceanu – 1996 Olympics Compulsories
9. Marian Dragulescu – 2006 Worlds EF
8. Nadia Comaneci – 1976 Olympics
7. Kristen Maloney – 2000 Olympics Preliminaries
6. Deng Linlin – 2008 Olympics TF
5. Nastia Liukin – 2008 Olympics AA ** LOVE IT
4. Shawn Johnson – 2008 National Championships
3. Sang Lan – 1998 International Team Championships
2. Mary Lou Retton – 1984 Olympics AA

1. Kerri Strug – 1996 Olympics TF

I was hesitant to include this clip because it shows the ensuing mayhem and the medal ceremony for the Mag7. But I decided to go with it because it technically only includes one routine. And also because the madness that follows truly illustrates why this is the most watched vault routine on the web. I would guess that if there’s one thing the viewing public loves most about gymnastics, it’s the DRAMA.

I have to laugh because Kerri’s vault has gone down in history as one of those “do-or-die” moments, even though, when the Russians finished with floor minutes later, it was determined that Moceanu’s vault before Kerri’s was the routine that had actually guaranteed the gold, and Kerri hadn’t needed to go at all. …

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

To me that second Vault is an example of bad coaching. The American coaches did not know that her score was not needed to win the Team Gold. She should have scratched.

Watch the other 9 Vaults on Couch Gymnast – The Most Watched Routines: Vault

related:

• The Most Watched Routines: Bars
• The Most Watched Routines: Beam

These girls are impressed.

To be serious, I really think we should train kids on how to go over the handle bars into a dive roll. They should practice on to soft mats.

Many routines from Berlin are already available on YouTube.

The best starting point is Between the Olympics.

Click PLAY or watch the Ferrari on Floor on YouTube.

Gymnastike has many videos, too.