Ohio State Men’s highlights

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2019 Regional Championships draw

April 6th weekend. Hosts LSU (Baton Rouge, LA), Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI), Georgia (Athens, GA), Oregon State (Corvallis, OR)

Each Regional will have 3 days of competition:

  1. “play-in” – bottom two teams compete to decide who moves to day 2
  2. two sessions of 4 teams. Top 2 move on to day 3.
  3. FINAL. Top 2 move on to the Nationals Fort Worth, April 19-20.

Balance Beam Situation:

… the top 2 teams advance out of each semifinal to the regional final the next day. From that regional final, the top 2 teams advance to nationals.

GEORGIA REGIONAL
Thursday Play-in
[31] NC State vs. [34] New Hampshire

Semifinal #1
[8] Georgia
[9] Kentucky
[19] Missouri
[22] Iowa State

Semifinal #2
[1] Oklahoma
[15] Cal
[28] Maryland
Winner of NC State and New Hampshire

OREGON STATE REGIONAL
Thursday Play-in
[32] Iowa vs. [33] Arizona

Semifinal #1
[5] Denver
[12] Boise State
[18] Washington
[24] Southern Utah

Semifinal #2
[4] Florida
[16] Oregon State
[25] Stanford
Winner of Iowa v. Arizona

LSU REGIONAL
Thursday Play-in
[35] George Washington vs. [36] Lindenwood

Semifinal #1
[6] Utah
[11] Minnesota
[17] BYU
[20] Arkansas

Semifinal #2
[3] LSU
[13] Auburn
[21] Arizona State
Winner of George Washington v. Lindenwood

MICHIGAN REGIONAL
Thursday Play-in
[29] Illinois vs. [30] Central Michigan

Semifinal #1
[7] Michigan
[10] Alabama
[23] Penn State
[26] Ohio State

Semifinal #2
[2] UCLA
[14] Nebraska
[27] West Virginia
Winner of Illinois v. Central Michigan

Click through for more detail plus the individuals who qualified …

2019 REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS DRAW

Go Lindenwood!

One of the only Division II teams to ever qualify to Regionals. Only their 7th year of existence. Living proof that NEW NCAA Gymnastics teams can be launched successfully.

if you hate Wolf turns …

… how do you feel about a REVERSE Wolf turn? 😀

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Yes it’s a comedy routine (with some big difficulty) at the Superstars of Gymnastics demonstration.

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Bauer Hockey supports women in sport

🙂 The Women’s Movement Never Stops

Bauer Hockey, a global leading manufacturer of hockey equipment, launched its most robust and expansive women-specific initiative in history as part of its campaign to grow and advance female hockey

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do you teach ‘Front Kaboom’ to gymnasts?

It’s never been an essential drill for me. Yet most of my gymnasts picked it up anyway. It’s fun and easy.

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Gymneo has 28 minutes of instruction for paid members.

Forwards Kaboom is definitely easier than Backwards Kaboom.

Ellie Black’s Bars – triple sole circle!

I’ve coached girls who’ve competed 5 backward sole circles. 😀 … So there.

But never spotted so carefully as Dave Kikuchi.

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Ellie Black’s MAG Floor routine

Double man wipe!

First time ever I can recall seeing anyone compete two. 😀

Also, watch the nice recovery from the Double Leg Circle miss.

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Aliya wins Birmingham World Cup

GOLD – Aliya Mustafina, RUS, 53.564
SILVER – Riley McCusker, USA, 53.065
BRONZE – Thais Fidelis, BRA, 51.832

Read Blythe’s LIVE blog.

Nikita wins Birmingham World Cup

GOLD – Nikita Nagornyy, RUS, 85.065
SILVER – Sun Wei, CHN, 84.73
BRONZE – Kazuma Kaya, JPN, 83.731

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Russia wins.

https://twitter.com/russiangymstan/status/1108819159717212160