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In qualifications.

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He did half out (Dragalescu) in Finals. … Is there anything he can’t do?

Thanks Skyler. Thanks Ono.

Recall that French gymnast Youna Dufournet was still injured for the World Championships. (She was 5th AA at the same meet in 2009.)

Check her 14.80 Bars on YouTube. No Def.

That was at the French National Championships this weekend.

AA
WAG senior:
1. Marine Petit
2. Youna Dufournet
3. Laurie Antoniazzi
4. Marine Brevet
5. Aurélie Malaussena
6. Sophia Serseri

WAG junior:
1. Anne Kuhm
2. Doriane Thobie
3. Toscane Bougeard
4. Sarah-Line Errin
5. Manon Cormorèche

(via IG forum)

I’ve got to stop making light of this girl.

She scored 58.30.

IG – Nabiyeva Wins Pas-de-Calais International

Blythe Lawrence is there. Details on Gymnastics Examiner including this post – Notes on the training hall and other things at Pas-de-Calais

In fact, Blythe has already linked videos from most of the routines in finals.

2010 Japanese Championships.

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I recall Artimev warming these up a few years ago. He did it well, but couldn’t land.

One commenter says Kohei is doing Dragalescu vault, as well.

(via Gymnastics Examiner)

The top breakdance guys today are far, far beyond the best Artistic gymnasts. And beyond some of the best Acrobatic gymnasts.

Amazing.

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When we criticize Men’s Artistic Gymnastics Floor for ‘lack of artistry”. Or lack of aesthetics … I always think of the Japanese Men’s RG Teams.

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Those guys are totally amazing. Yet I don’t want Artistic to go that far. Nor do I want to see 6 tumbling passes with Zou Kai non-corner moves.

Somewhere in between.

I saw that linked from a Rhythmic blogger Stella Angelova: My opinion is the one that matters (some profanity)

A. Bruce Frederick has been one of the most prolific gymnastics authors.

Now retired, he still maintains an interesting site called Roots of American Gymnastics featuring some highlights from this table of contents:

1,600+ personalities in American gymnastics from 1880-date identified.

500+ line drawings to show how personalities looked during their prime years.

Covers show chronology of gymnastics from Rousseau to Hamm.

All original Hall of Fame honorees and most recent honorees are identified.

A comprehensive bibliography is included.

Table of contents identifies geographic relationships.

Name index leads the reader to specific individuals.

Grandfather of world gymnastics identified.

Modern father of gymnastics identified

American Grandfather and Father of gymnastics identified.

Mother figures for women’s artistic and rhythmic gymnastics identified.

American World Championship medalists and Olympic medalists identified.

You can order the entire book of his 3rd Ed. for $22 including S&H in the USA.

Kind of a big deal. A former winner, Shaquille O’Neal.

LSU gymnast Susan Jackson was honored at a banquet Friday as the 2009-2010 Roy F. Kramer SEC Female Athletes of the Year …

In her senior season Jackson became the first LSU gymnast to win the prestigious Honda Sports Award for gymnastics in 2010. She also received the AAI Award as the nation’s most outstanding senior gymnast, also a first in LSU history.

In 2010, she captured the first NCAA All-Around national title in LSU history and also won the NCAA Balance Beam title. …

LSU Sports

Jackson currently serves as coach of Louisiana Gymnastics Training Center that trains at LSU, and she will earn her bachelor’s degree later this month.

Blythe has a good write up with a link to results on the competition in South Africa.

Katelyn Ohashi and McKenzie Wofford … scooped up the top two places in the junior all-around in rather spectacular fashion …

Wofford and Ohashi also split the event titles on the second day of competition.

Gymnastics Examiner

Dragalescu competed all-around.

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Senior women’s all-around:
1. Chanel Parsons, RSA, 50.475
2. Ashleigh Heldsinger, RSA, 49.825
3. Jennifer Khwela, RSA, 49.2

Junior women’s all-around:
1. Katelyn Ohashi, USA, 56.425
2. McKenzie Wofford, USA, 54.925
3. Kiera Brennan, WAL, 50.175

Senior men’s all-around:
1. Vitaliy Nakonechnyy, UKR, 86.55
2. Marian Dragulescu, ROM, 84.9
3. Luke Folwell, GBR, 84.75

Junior men’s all-around:
1. Cameron Mackenzie, GBR, 82.6
2. Adam Babos, HUN, 82.4
3. Daniel Radeanu, ROM, 80.75

related – official South Africa Gymnastics meet page

The man behind so many of the new personal gymnast sites worldwide, Alan Owen, has been assisting Mona to create some for Romania.

These two are brand new:

AnaPorgras.ro

AmeliaRacea.ro

Coming soon: Grabriela Dragoi, Sandra Izbasa and Anamaria Tamarjan.