In recent years I’ve been coaching a gymnastics parade on the 4th.
Sadly, I missed it this year.
All the best to the many gymnasts in parades yesterday. A special shout out to Pioneer Gymnastics. This pic was posted on their Facebook page.
Japan Cup Gymnastics 2009
July 18-19, 2009
This is going to be a really BIG meet. Check the participants list, so far.
The Japan Gymnastic Association will host the first Japan Cup in July 2009. …
The gymnasts will compete for both team and individual all-around championships. The team all-around will be decided for the first time in the world by the “5-3-3” format (Competition IV). This system will also be applied at the 2012 London Olympics. We will be able to see and enjoy how each country uses that new system and what their strategy will be. The individual all-around will provide a high level of entertainment from the top gymnasts of each country.
Kohei Uchimura, the silver medalist in the all-around at the 2008 Olympics, will lead the Japanese men’s team. …
The Japanese women’s team will be almost the very same as the 2008 Olympic team. Koko Tsurumi will be the leader after winning both the 2009 national championships and the NHK Cup. Yuko Shintake, Miki Uemura, Kyoko Oshima and Yu Minobe will challenge Russia, China and Australia for the Japan Cup medal. …
who did you see at Gymnastics camp?
Gym Camp is the best time of the year to meet famous gymnasts.
Svetlana Boginskaya, of Belarus, and Oksana Chusovitina, of Germany, visited the Northern Virginia Gymnastics Academy June 26 …
Former Olympians visit Sterling gymnastics camp
I wish I had attended that one!
Universiade more RELAXING than Olympics
… While Cheng, three time world vault champion in a row, had a below-par performance due to a right knee injury sustained before coming to Belgrade, Jiang shone by topping the qualifications of all-around and beam and qualifying for all apparatus except for vault.
The Chinese Olympic duo was both happy to attend their first Universiade.
“Compared to the Olympics, it’s much more relaxing. I like the atmosphere and enjoy the interaction with other athletes in the village,” said Cheng.
“I feel no pressure and very happy,” said Jiang, asked what is the biggest difference from an Olympic Games.
Universiade Gymnastics Men’s Team Final
Congratulation Japan.
read FINAL SCORES for team and individual all-around qualification on World Gymnastics
Impressive AA for Japan. Two Japanese tied for first in prelims.
1. HOSHI, Yoskuke – Japan – 89.000
2. WATANABE, Kyoichi – Japan – 89.000
Shannon Miller sent us a card
How about that!
Actually, it costs US$12 to have a company send you a gift card like this in the mail with Shannon’s autograph on it.
Shannon, Chelsea Memmel and Kerri Strug are “Great Friends”, 3 of the female sport stars and celebrities available to write you a personal note … from a short list of personal notes available.
Seems like a strange service to me. But I wouldn’t be surprised if you told me they sold many thousands of these.
I assume this company keeps the profits. It’s not a charity organization.
China, Russia, N Korea – Universiade Gymnastics
With the highest scores in the all-around and on balance beam, 2008 Olympic gold medalist Jiang Yuyuan led China to the team title Thursday as the 25th University Games began in Belgrade, Serbia.
A team of Chinese all-stars crushed Russia by a seven-point margin of victory, 169.150-162.150. The Chinese squad in Belgrade included Jiang and Cheng Fei, members of the gold medal-winning Olympic team from Beijing, and half of the 2006 world champion team in Cheng, He Ning and Zhou Zhuoru. …
Russia, led by Olympian Svetlana Klyukina, held off North Korea by .6 to secure the silver medal. Two-time Olympian Yelena Zamolodchikova, 26, competed on vault and floor exercise, the events she won at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. …
International Gymnast – Chinese Women Win University Games Title
Congratulations North Korea.
They finished ahead of Japan, Ukraine, Great Britain and others.
China, Russia, N Korea – Universiade Gymnastics
With the highest scores in the all-around and on balance beam, 2008 Olympic gold medalist Jiang Yuyuan led China to the team title Thursday as the 25th University Games began in Belgrade, Serbia.
A team of Chinese all-stars crushed Russia by a seven-point margin of victory, 169.150-162.150. The Chinese squad in Belgrade included Jiang and Cheng Fei, members of the gold medal-winning Olympic team from Beijing, and half of the 2006 world champion team in Cheng, He Ning and Zhou Zhuoru. …
Russia, led by Olympian Svetlana Klyukina, held off North Korea by .6 to secure the silver medal. Two-time Olympian Yelena Zamolodchikova, 26, competed on vault and floor exercise, the events she won at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. …
International Gymnast – Chinese Women Win University Games Title
Congratulations North Korea.
They finished ahead of Japan, Ukraine, Great Britain and others.
2009 World University Games Gymnastics
Prelim scores qualifying for Finals.
For once Beth Tweddle is competing against women closer to her own age.
VAULT
1. HONG, Un Jong – DPR Korea – 14.150
2. CHENG, Fei – China – 14.100
3. TANAKA, Rie – Japan – 13.900
UNEVEN BARS
1. TWEDDLE, Elizabeth – Great Britain – 15.700
2. CHA, Yong Hwa – DPR Korea – 15.350
3. JIANG, Yuyuan – China – 15.200
BALANCE BEAM
1. JIANG, Yuyuan – China – 14.400
2. ZGOBA, Dariya – Ukraine – 14.300
3. PIHAN-KULESZA, Marta – Poland – 14.050
FLOOR EXERCISE
1. TWEDDLE, Elizabeth – Great Britain – 14.800
2. JIANG, Yuyuan – China – 14.450
3. CHENG, Fei – China – 14.100
all prelim scores on World Gymnastics
Finals – Mediterranean Games Gymnastics
Cam Anton, editor of World Gymnastics, has just posted Event Finals Day 1 results.
Women’s Vault
1. DUFOURNET, Youna – France – 13.975
2. UCTAS, Goksu – Turkey – 13.650
3. ZAFEIRAKI, Evgenie – Greece – 13.612
Women’s Uneven Bars
1. DUFOURNET, Youna – France – 14.675
2. MOREL, Pauline – France – 14.250
3. GALANTE, Paola – Italy – 14.000
Men’s Floor Exercise
1. KOSMIDIS, Eleftherios – Greece – 15.650
2. UDE, Filip – Croatia – 15.200
3. GONZALES, Fabian – Spain – 15.000
Men’s Pommel Horse
1. BUSNARI, Alberto – Italy – 15.175
2. SABOT, Hamilton – France – 14.875
3. MUNOZ, Sergio – Spain – 14.550
Men’s Still Rings
1. PINHEIRO, Danny – France – 16.075
2. MORANDI, Matteo – Italy – 15.825
3. BENY, Pierre-Yves – France – 15.225
Amanda Turner has some commentary:
… Rising French star Youna Dufournet won vault and uneven bars Thursday, bringing her medal haul to four golds so far in Pescara. The 15-year-old Dufournet led France to victory over Italy in the team competition Monday, and won the all-around title Wednesday. …
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