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If you like The Onion’s warped sense of humour, … and have no Valentine, you’ll like this.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
If that offends you and your Valentine, get some warm and fuzzy tips for the day from University of Michigan’s Kylee Botterman (VIDEO).
Kylee’s happily engaged. … I’m happily single. That’s my story. And I’m sticking with it.
Our World Vault champion is by far my favourite interview of active gymnasts.
Watch her on the most recent Behind the Team here.
(… Behind the Team. … Who voted on that name for this program?)
AT&T U-verse doesn’t offer embeds. How quaintly backwards of them. Did you know Verizon has the iPhone now?
Some episodes are posted on the USAG YouTube channel. But not this one.
(via GymNiceTic)
via International Gymnast Magazine on Facebook
Senior:
1. Anysia Unick CAN 54.850
2. Madeline Gardiner CAN 54.750
3. Reagan Hemry USA 50.450
I’m assuming Anysia gets the cover of the next International Gymnast magazine. 🙂
Junior Victoria Moors landed double double on Floor, a first for a Canadian gymnast.
But it sounds like there were plenty of falls. … Makes me appreciate College gymnastics all the more.
Junior:
1. Mackenzie Brannan USA 56.050
2. Abby Milliet USA 54.050
3. Ana Maria Ocolisan ROM 53.150
Nadia with one of the Romanian girls.
IG wrap-up – Unick, Brannan Capture Comaneci International
home page – Nadia Comaneci International Invitational
GAGymDogs, a huge Georgia fan, on the public College Gymnastics Board forum:
Congrats to Florida for an excellent meet tonight. Florida was on fire, and they are the real deal. I know it’s a long way off until NCAAs, but I really think they are the team to beat this year. The 1-2-3 punch of all-arounders Johnson, Caquatto, and Dickerson is amazing. Alaina Johnson is an absolutely gorgeous gymnast on every event. Here is a brief comparison of the teams on each event:
Vault: Florida’s amplitude far surpassed Georgia’s. Their body positions were also better on their vaults than UGA. Even when the Florida gymnasts took a step or hop, it was controlled & they landed with their chests up. Couch and Cheek both landed with chests down, and I feel like their scores were too high.
Bars: I think every Florida gymnast stuck her dismount if I remember correctly. I did not see any deductions in Johnson’s routine from my angle & I felt like her routine was better than Ding’s that received the same score. From where I was sitting, it looked like Ding had a slight hesitation on her half pirouette on the low bar.
… click through to read more – Congrats to Florida
That’s the graphic on the private Gymnastics Gossip Message Board.
In the flurry of big numbers last night, I neglected OU.
The fifth-ranked Oklahoma women’s gymnastics squad set a season-high score for the second consecutive week as the Sooners defeated No. 25 Iowa State, 197.225-195.375. …
Still undefeated.
I felt last year was some kind of miracle season for the Sooners and Hollie Vise. But they are a contender to win Championships (again) in 2011 without Hollie.
(via The All Around)
Bad news for Team USA.
The 2010 World’s Team member with the unusual round-off is done for NCAA’s 2011. Recall he recently showed Liukin to Geinger.
Illinois senior standout Paul Ruggeri will be out for the season, as an MRI on Friday confirmed a ruptured peroneal ligament on the lateral side of his left ankle.
The Manlius, N.Y., native was competing on vault on the final day of the U.S. Winter Cup Challenge in Las Vegas on Feb. 5 when the injury occurred. He will have surgery known as peroneal retinaculum repair on Tuesday, with recovery time estimated at two and a half months, and will likely be eligible to redshirt and return for the 2011-12 season.
“Paul is truly irreplaceable as an athlete,” head coach Justin Spring said. …
Click PLAY or watch his vault (day 1) on Gymnastike.
http://www.gymnastike.org/embed/MzgxNDUxNDA0
Watch more video of 2011 Winter Cup Challenge on gymnastike.org
MostepanovaFan has updated her history of this skill.
… all the gymnasts who have successfully performed the Amanar Vault (2.5 Twisting Yurchenko) in competition in chronological order of their first successful performance of it (as far as I know)
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
I saw this linked by International Gymnast Magazine on Facebook.
Leave a comment if you have a favourite.
Nice drill from Scott Burns …
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Check the Gymnastics Minute YouTube channel for more. And GymSmarts for DVDs.
Cameron was at the meet an posted a detailed blow by blow.
I just got home from the AMAZING atmosphere created by fans, athletes and coaches inside the Huntsman Center on the campus of the University of Utah …
On n the Uneven Bars, freshman stronghold Corrie Lothrop competed two release skills in her routine for first time this season, adding a nice Tkatchev after her usual Jaeger and sticking her double-layout dismount to bring in a massive 9.900.
Stephanie McAllister continued to shine on the Uneven Bars, scoring a 9.925 for a routine that includes a Weiler-kip with 1/2 pirouette into overshoot and a stuck tucked full-in dismount. Canadian Olympian Gael Mackie was strong on the Bars as well, bringing a 9.900 …
read more – World Gymnastics – Utah Strong, Washington Shaky.
Like Alabama, Utah knows how to bring in the fans. Their house is electrifying.
There hasn’t been this much excitement in Salt Lake City since the last time they hosted Championships.
… The Utes earned a season high for the fifth consecutive week Friday, living up to what Utah coach Greg Marsden calls an ‘ideal season.’
“We haven’t counted a miss …
Sounds like a great night to host potential recruit Bridget Sloan.
The former world champion is still undecided if and when to make the jump to College gymnastics. Though Bridget’s touring some of the top schools, Aunt Joyce predicts she’ll end up at Alabama Georgia.
Gymnastics Coaching.com 