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October 30, 2015 by GymCasticCrew 2 Comments

173: Women’s All-Around Finals Recap from 2015 World Championships

simone biles three time world champion gymnastics — Simone Biles (L) with Gabby Douglas (R) won her third all-around world title in a row and maybe had a response for Komova with this pose?

Jessica is reporting in person from the 2015 Women’s Gymnastics Championships in Glasgow, Scotland with the European Gymnastic Crew: Emma Bailey, Michelle Web, Cordelia Price, and Becca Emrick:

Who made the No-Fall club.
Shout-out to many coaches for their positive methods.
Was Simone and Gabby flexing photo a direct response to Komov’s steroids accusation?

Simone
- Simone becomes the first ever three-peat, consecutive women’s AA World Champion
- Is Simone the most dominant female gymnast of all-time?
- What did Aimee Boorman say to Simone after her almost-fall beam routine?
- The area flashed the score Simone needed to win on the mega-wall before she went on her last event.
- The touch-warm-ups show just how many ice buckets of water she has in her veins.

Was Jurca’s vault over-scored? We still think she’s amazing–a tiny, amazing little beast!

Gabby
- It’s her FIRST EVER world medal! How is that possible?
- Did she reveal her upgrades at the press conference? What should she upgrade in her secret gymnastics workshop?
- Gamer… very sparkly!

Larisa
- REVENGE!
- Her and Jurca made Romania cool again.
- Her handstands were like Code of Points drawing on the bars!

Who gets air time on beam? Let me get a tea and wait while she comes down. Oh, it’s Guilia Steinbruger.
Mai wasn’t even on the original team, but represented Japan like a G! She’s got a big E and she knows how to use it.
Wang has a big D, but a small E.
If you had a gun and one bullet with a zombie coming at you on beam, who would you hand the weapon to? Carlotta Ferllito.
We have another answer for why there’s a delay between routines and making the gymnasts cold – TV Time Out.
Lieke does ballet on the beam, no seriously, and it shows!
Questions for our gymnasts, how does Emma live her amazing gymnastics lifestyle?
We break down the scores. The judges got it right, most of the time tonight.
The most important question of the night… Who had our favorite leotard?
Our favorite skills of the night.
Corrections… there might have been one or two from previous episodes.
Rant: The importance of The Feelings Police, apparently, thats us now.
Komova update… an apology and a selfie.
The listeners tell us what we missed.

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October 29, 2015 by GymCasticCrew Leave a Comment

172: Men’s Team Finals Recap from 2015 World Championships

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Jessica is reporting in person from the 2015 Women’s Gymnastics Championships in Glasgow, Scotland with the European Gymnastic Crew: Brevet judge, Coach Rick, Emma Bailey, Michelle Web, and Kensley Behel:

Japan wins! GB right on their heels, and ooooh China falls to bronze.
Do the in-house commentators influence the judges?
Japan has huge Ds so they don’t need to worry about falling off things.
- Kohei fell on HB again, just like Tokyo
The Brits were theeee most consistent of the meet (no falls).
- Louis Smith just ran the press conference and the arena.
- The Brits got the gold for entrance.
- Max’s floor was heaven.
- The best married couple-coaches ever embrace artistry and a big D, Sir Eddy Van Hoof and Carol-Angela Orchard.
- The crowd was so loud on each tumbling pass many thought it might have caused Uchimura fall on HB.
- Bryan said that artistry and style gives them confidence.
A 9.1 is the new 10.0
Jessica might have left bruise marks on Kensley because she kept grabbing her throughout the meet.
Is this just the beginning for GB’s reign?
China’s execution is crap and we frown upon this.
- Xiao has the potential to be the Rio gold medalist.
With Japan and GB in the top two spots, does this mean the code of points working as a balance between the E score and D score?
Coach Rick gets a deduction for stomping his feet on the floor too much while we recorded.
Some men need Aly’s little girls from Brestyan’s to sit on their feet like they do on Aly’s.
Can someone explain Russia high bar? Why are the women’s bars so good and men’s so bad?
Coach Rick reveals who will win vault in the finals!
Kensley: Let’s take a minute and talk about Paul.
Jess’s preferred Tomayo sandwich: Paul Ruggeri and Stacey Ervin.
Where would Horton fit into the USA team?
The ridiculous wait for Donnel Whittenburg’s enquiry on floor.
Glasgow sets a new standard for running a meet.
The Swiss are legit.
Hansol “Hansolo” Kim’s floor shoots first. Watch his Korean dream floor, we were all impressed.
Hypolito returns to floor, even though he wasn’t used in prelims.
Favorite moments from men’s prelims.
The two team per country rule wasn’t needed for the men’s apparatus finals! Men’s gymnastics is competitive across the entire world!

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October 28, 2015 by GymCasticCrew 5 Comments

171: Women’s Team Finals Recap from 2015 World Championships

mihai bresystian looking at heaven, 2015 glasgow scotland world team finals gold — Mihai Brestyan looked elated as he celebrated with the US Gymnastics team who three-peated as World Champions. Photo by Christy Linder.

Jessica is reporting in person from the 2015 Women’s Gymnastics Championships in Glasgow, Scotland with the European Gymnastic Crew: Emma Bailey, Michelle Web, and Katie Foster:

Simone Biles told us what kind of “mental break” the US team got that helped them perform at their best in team finals.
The incredible success of the British women’s program, winning the first ever World Team medal : angry beam, vaulting under pressure and emotion filled floor routines.
More details on Brenna Dowell’s music-less floor routine, reasons for judging delays, why the
Swaggy Maggie Nichols performing like a G!
A recap of each team’s performance, including last minute replacements Enus Mariani (ITA) for injured Vanessa Ferrari
Why was Rhonda Faehn running to take Skinner and Dowell into the arena for march-in?
Komova allegedly blamed Russia’s loss on China and the US using steroids.
Russian MVP’s Afassaneyva and Paseka came through when others faltered.
How USA Gymnastics reacted and their full response when we asked why MyKayla Skinner and Brenna Dowell weren’t on the floor with the team during team finals.
NCAA team coaches for Jamaica’s official response to the Olympic Test Event (AKA only want to qualify for the Olympics) overlapping with NCAA Championships.

Here are our tweet highlights from Women’s Team Finals:

Enus is up on BB replacing injured Ferrari
Balance beam delays in prelims were due to a discrepancy of D scores. If D scores is off by 0.2 judges must conference. In finals zero margin error is allowed.
NOOO! Ellie Downie fell again on UB (tkachev), after Ruby hit.
Up to Ferlitto to save all of the country of Italy now after Enus fell.
Becky Downie hit bars! Full house here and they went NUTS! Getting teary hearing so many people scream for great gymnastics. HEART YOU GLASGOW!
Lieke Wevers made me cry on floor . So many emotions! NED are winning the “artistic” part of “artistic gymnastics”
Happy tears shed so far by @OtotheBeirne Becky Downie UB & Thorsdottir on FX
BOOM! China = bars dominatrixes (China on UB in 2014 TF: 43.599; China on UB in 2015 TF: 45.632 – +2.033) via @uncletimmensgym
Lots of coaching from the sidelines, coaches not on the floor but behind barrier on the floor screaming at their gymnasts.
Wang(CHN) has been waiting to go on BB since before Mai (JPN) did her entire floor routine.
Ellie Downie (GB) just redeemed herself with some traditional angry BB! Standing arabian over our heads & then stuck 2.5 with wave to crowd
The whole GB BB squad just did a @RubyHarrold on BB: Like Tequila, so hot they make us want to take our clothes off!
Stress fractures don’t casue pain if you are ERIKA FASANA!!!
SWAG-O-METER is about to BURST! Bless Little Canada for giving us @MagsGotSwag12 and all her swag.
If you didn’t believe that Aly would hit tonight, you’ve been blind for the past 6 years. Beam demon!
Only deduction in Simon’s entire BB was a freakin’ hop on her landing. The more pressure, the more of a diamond she becomes.
Theme of today is, I may have missed my connections but I stayed on and fought through..or not. Seda (RUS) overcooked her double pike
Kharenkova (RUS) fell on the easiest skill in her routine, L turn. GGHHHH! SCREW THIS BEAM!
If Khorkina is here, she’s going to cook these girls for dinner. Oh, team Russia….
Two falls for Komova tonight. Bars and now BB. Khorkina is defiantly going to ask them in for cookies like Hansel and Gretel.
Shang (CHN) just hit her FX but the crowd was like meh.
Even though, Thorsdottir gave away tenths in bonus connections & had three balance checks, still feels like NED invented a new way of doing BB .
Sanna Wevers missed her D+D aerial aerial bonus connection. NED is off tonight, being pioneering is hard work (we know).
Ellie Downie is in tears after anchoring vault and so are we and basically the entire UK right now.
Crowd is LOSING their minds as GB wins first world team medal, Ellie Black (CAN) off BB in unsual falter.
The best way to celebrate your first WAG team world medal is by watching Simone on FX. CONGRATS TEAM GB!

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October 25, 2015 by GymCasticCrew 5 Comments

170: Women’s Qualifying Recap from 2015 World Championships

Romanian fail glasgow 2015 — Romania had a meltdown of epic porportions, failing to qualify for Team Finals or an automatic berth to the Olympics.

Jessica is reporting live from the 2015 Women’s Gymnastics Championships in Glasgow, Scotland with the European Gymcastic Crew: Bea Gheorghisor from the Couch Gymnast, Emma Bailey, Michelle Web, and Cordelia Price:

Team Jamaica: The women’s team just made history by qualifying to the Olympic Test Event. They join us along with the men’s team (who are here for the first time ever) to talk about how they are helping local Jamaican gymnasts.
The Romanian Meltdown: Romania has been getting worse and worse from Nanning to Glasgow. Something has to change in the Romanian system.
Russian Resurgence: Never doubt the Russians, they showed up and wowed the the crowd and the judges alike.
The British had two heartbreaking falls on bars from the Double Downies, but Ruby Harold hit her routine to lead TeamGB to the team finals.
China hit amazing tumbling in their traditional floor socks, but had trouble on bars. Still, Team Finals were a lock for them.
Italy, Japan, Canada qualified easily despite epic delays by the beam judges!
The Netherlands make history with an automatic berth to the Rio Olympics–had the entire arena celebrating. We have details on their genius strategy and how they won with smart, clean, artistic gymnastics.

Here are our tweet highlights from each day of Prelims:

Day 1

Chusovitina fell on bars and didn’t repeat the skill. Scored a 12.033.
Possibly no Romanians in the floor final! Silivas is going to be pissed!
Last year, Romania scored a 55.866 on floor in quals. This year, a 54.999.
The entire arena’s hearts just broke when Popa (ESP) fell on her in-bar gienger on UB. Her only event here after ACL comeback
Savvidou (CYP) on FX, crowd totally getting into her routine here. Creatively just jumped into wolf squat and knee spun out of it
Braaten (NOR) fun Marilyn Manson FX with unique acro choreography.
Duisek (KAZ) – Jordyn Weiber’s music on floor just did a double pike that travelled about 25 feet from back handspring. Tried to land in Iceland.
It’s official, ROM needs to import a Chinese or American or Russian bars coach STAT! Before the Test Event in April. Everyone except new baby senior, Jurca has fallen on UB.
Spain is a beam team. They are SO aggressive! Aren’t lovely floaters, but they make the beam OBEY them.
CHUSO (UZB) vault Produnova, feet hit first and didn’t get a concussion as far as we can tell or black eyes (14.766).
- (Will Graves) Chuso on why she said she was done after London only to stick around. I’m a woman, I have the right to change my mind.
Rd. 1 – Romania 217.220, Spain 210.094 (7.126 diff)

Japan
- Attacking the bars… so on!
- Japan out scores Romania by 6 points on bars!
- Mai stuck THE S^#&% out of her double pike!
- Teramoto (Nanning Worlds finalist) leading beam with highest score so far 14.1 D 5.8. The Japanese are winning this meet so far.
- Masada had to wait like 3 floor routines to go on beam!
- Sae did a full twisting double layout with PERFECT FORM. Perfect. Legs together, straight legs, pointed toes, not a pinky out of place!
- Yumoto fell on double back last pass
- Mai watered down her difficulty but super clean. DLO, triple turn fell out a little bit but very clean. No triple full from her. She said she might upgrade with her triple full for FX finals. It will depend on how she feels that day.
- Sae DLO half in half out so straight! Flies into layout punch double front tuck, double double, SHOULDER SPIN, DLO.
- Sae Miyazawa 14.9 (6.3 D) and Mai Murakami with a 14.1 (5.7 D)

Kysla (UKR), lovely pink leo with wave up to the shoulder and sparkly glitter arms and shoulders. Really pretty.

Canada
- Bars are being raised for Brittany Rogers 5’6″ (CAN/UGA). Took under 30 seconds for the bars to be raised.
- Rousseau is so extended and lovely on UB for CAN. What an awesome surprise.
- Kukuchi fell on top of Brittany Rogers trying to save her from falling AND then picked her up in an even more AWKWARD position.

Emma Larsson (SWE) tumbling is like Kytra Hunter high. Good lord. DLO Paul Hamm height.
Sullivan (NZ) playing to the nerds in the crowd with some Game of Thrones music on floor
Tarabine (ARG) had amazing double front on floor, lots of hops and then maybe chillies pooped out on last pass takeoff.

Great Britain
- Fragapane killed. MUCH improved form from her on floor, specifically.
- Kelly Simm does a Paul Ruggeri arm circle hurdle in her Yurcheko
- Ruby Harold BARS super mega hit!!!!
- The Double Downies both had a fall on the stupid uneven bars

Brazil
- Jade Barbosa fall on uneven bars, and a weird almost hesitation fall thing.
- Flavia competed alone on balance beam, everyone else done. Some connections troubles and two wobbles, but sticks her double pike like a G!

Russia
- Seda just invited a new vault. Tuck-open DTY
- Afanaseva’s sassy floor. Such a huge difference when she performs. The routine is actually funny.
- Paseka did a really nice stick on her Amanar! Crazy legs on the pre-flight, but such a safe happy landing.
- Komova on uneven bars: puppies get a new home and we Kathy Johnson
- Komova balance beam.

Italy
- Ferrari counts out loud on balance beam during her blanche, an excellent strategy to make sure she gets credit for it
- We Kathy Johnson over Fasana’s floor

Germany
- Schaefer actually connected front aerial to side aerial . Zero pause. OMG
- Not sure why Tratz balked on her series and then did not repeat it. No acro series. WHY? Always have a backup! Always!
- Germany had a performance like Italy on bars. This team is so capable and talented.
- Schaefer has a really nice handspring layout half vault too. She’s good on all the things you guys.

Avendano (COL) injured on vault. Medical is so fast and amazing here, but her coach just walked casually over to her like a jerk.
Hornet (SLO) on floor. Do yourself a favor and watch! She just got huge cheers from the crowd and you can be sure no one has ever heard of her.

Poland
- Pink-Panther Pihan (POL) on BB illusion, REAL connected front aerial to side some like Schaefer. Hearts, hearts, hearts.
- Janik HUGE tucked front full vault. She ran fast, like Simone, Maroney fast. Ya for big safe vaults!

We’ve seen about 5 handstand snap down back tuck dismounts on bars today or as @GymCoaching calls them, “The Dismount of Last Report”
Simm (GB) & Scheder (GER) both did the inside piked tkatchev successfully = named after neither. We shall call it the SCHIMM. FYI.

Day 2

So.many.double pike,last passes.on floor.
China and North Korea are on the 2.5 through to triple punch front train. Bringing the Big D on floor.

China
- Two falls from China on floor. Lisa Mason is going to be like, I told you not to wear those damn socks!
- China Uneven Bars – rule states the coach is not allowed on the podium but if spotting the whole time then grey area?

Pena (DOM), made her Produnova in warmups and then landed right on her butt when she competed

North Korea
- Two falls for Jong Un Gyong on balance beam
- Jong Un Gyong just did the flamingo in the corner and then put her foot down, like eh f-it, “I’m over this”Ministry of PRK”
- Park crash-landed forehead first on a double pike.

Belgium
- Watching Belgium is like watching an NCAA meet right now. They are rocking it, feeding off of each other, screaming their heads off. Partying like the first time Florida won Nationals. If only every FIG meet had their energy!
- Belgium gymnasts are SMILING during their beam routines! Nobody does this in elite!

Australia
- Godwin (2x national champ) just did the best Yurchenko full of the meet. Form + stick + amplitude. NCAA 10.
- Bars claiming more victims. Falls from Mez and Munteanu after a solid vault rotation.
- Larrissa Miller just missed top 8 on bars.

Belarus
- Kwan (AOGC/BR) stopped mid-kip and hopped off the bar. Even these low level USA elites with mistakes are standing out here.
- Dickson (AOGC/BLR) hit her feet on tkatchev but great amplitude on her dismount.

Vidiaux (CUB) tumbling is insane. So fast, she looks like she is in fast forward.

USA
- We’ve been here for two days watching every single team. The US are just…we need a new code for them. Even counting falls, they dominate by 5+ points. #nextlevelproblems
- Brenna Dowell performed without music – we will explain why on the show. She’s a STUD!
- Aly took out the split half on floor
- Aly’s having an off night
- Dowell might want to take a chainsaw to the bars, if she doesn’t we do!
- Maggies Amanar was super high but MAJOR romanian helicopter legs. Yeesh.
- Simon submitted a weiler full but didn’t do it here. Will have to wait for AA finals.
- KOCIAN FOR PRESIDENT OF ALL THE BARS!
- Simone thinks the US had so many errors because they’re overworked, “need a mental break.”

Netherlands
- Thorsdottir looked at the judges and said,”That’s right bitches, I AM what you imagined when this code was written” BEAM GODDESS!
- They have an aerial aerial combo down for bonus like the US has backflips.
- Orange tears… they’re going to the finals

Jerofejeva (LAT) is 5’71/2 and 26 years old. FYI vaulted a nice handspring front.
Ireland has a shamrock on their leos
Dicta (IND) landed her Produnova feet first and then butt dropped; also did a very Chuso-esqe tsk double full, low landing, but fine.

Jamaica
- Nush and Toni-Anne Williams both hit floor and the crowd loves them.
- South Africa competing with Jamaica, both wearing gold & green, looking like one team.
- Toni-Ann fell on bars but finished strong and beautifully
- NUSH smoked the bars! Tiny hop on her landing and WITH A BROKEN FREAKING RIB!

Veteran Steingruber (SUI) AA Final hopeful nailed bars, vault and floor. Her tumbling looks effortless! Did a Sac-Level, maniac gorgeous handspring rudi on vault. Fell on her layout series on beam.
Mickova (CZE) – Cool floor routine alert! Unique, weird, modern, She just hangs in the middle like she’s dead from waist up.

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October 20, 2015 by GymCasticCrew 3 Comments

169: Glasgow Worlds Preview Show

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In the news, Uncle Tim, Lauren Hopkins, and Jessica chat about:

The Russian press conference that featured more empty plates than gymnastics
Hashtag Wars: the official hashtag has been changed from #2015wgc to #Glasgow2015
The Competition:
- Who’s here and how they qualified
- Competition format: six gymnasts per team, one alternate. Five gymnasts compete on each event in prelims with only four scores counting (5 up 4 count). In finals, only three gymnasts can compete and all three scores count towards the team score (3 up 3 count).
- Lauren plays “How To Get Your Favorite Gymnast To Rio” with Uncle Tim
- Non-nominative vs. Nominative
Injury report and which teams are on the “Oh Crap We Are Going To Have to Go To The Test Event” List
Gymnasts you must watch in prelims because although they might not make finals, they will make you believe in the Gym Gods: Thorsdottir, Berki, Wever, Zapata, Millousi and more.
Jaw-dropping skills you must watch lest you kick yourself forever: Bretschneider on high bar, Ablyzin on floor, Toni-Ann Williams’ Produnova off beam, Chustovitina’s Produnova on vault, Ruby Harold’s Zuchold, Schafer’s side some half.
Medal Favorites and our predictions: Brenna Dowell will win all the things!
Personal stories we are following in Glasgow
- Cuba is back for the first time since 2003
- Bahamas, Africa, Caribbean nations representing with exciting gymnasts
- Team Jamaica: from zero to an super exciting, unique, dream making national team
- Chusovitina and the women of women’s gymnastics

Danell Pecht and Kerri Joyce are getting two tickets each for floor seats, t-shirts and hospitality at Elevate the Stage!

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Watch Glasgow Worlds LIVE!

2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships

U.S. Webcast and TV schedule

All times are Eastern; check local listings for TV coverage.

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Tuesday, Oct. 20

11:30 a.m. ET U.S. women’s podium training/Subdivision 10 usagymworlds.com

Thursday, Oct. 22

11:30 a.m. ET U.S. men’s podium training/Subdivision 7 usagymworlds.com

Friday, Oct. 23

4:15 a.m. ET Women’s qualifying Subdivision 1 (featuring Romania) usagymworlds.com

11:30 a.m. ET Women’s qualifying Subdivision 4 (featuring Great Britain) us agymworlds.com

1:45 p.m. ET Women’s qualifying Subdivision 5 (featuring Italy and Russia) usagymworlds.com

Saturday, Oct. 24

4:15 a.m. ET Women’s qualifying Subdivision 7 (featuring China) usagymworlds.com

11:30 a.m. ET U.S. women’s qualifying Subdivision 10 usagymworlds.com

Sunday, Oct. 25

5:15 a.m. ET Men’s qualifying Subdivision 1 (featuring Great Britain) usagymworlds.com

12:40 p.m. ET Men’s qualifying Subdivision 3 (featuring China and Japan) usagymworlds.com

Monday, Oct. 26

12:30 p.m. ET U.S. men’s qualifying Subdivision 7 usagymworlds.com

Tuesday, Oct. 27

2:45 p.m. ET Women’s team final – LIVE UniversalSports.com /usagymworlds.com

8 p.m. ET Women’s team final Universal Sports Network

Wednesday, Oct. 28

1:55 p.m. ET Men’s team final – LIVE UniversalSports.com /usagymworlds.com

8 p.m. ET Men’s team final Universal Sports Network

Thursday, Oct. 29

2:45 p.m. ET Women’s all-around final – LIVE UniversalSports.com /usagymworlds.com

8 p.m. ET Women’s all-around final Universal Sports Network

Friday, Oct. 30

2:10 p.m. ET Men’s all-around final – LIVE UniversalSports.com /usagymworlds.com

8 p.m. ET Men’s all-around final Universal Sports Network

Saturday, Oct. 31

9:30 a.m. ET Individual event finals – LIVE UniversalSports.com /usagymworlds.com

2:30 p.m. ET World Championships coverage NBC

8:30 p.m. ET Individual event finals Universal Sports Network

Sunday, Nov. 1

8:30 a.m. ET Individual event finals – LIVE UniversalSports.com /usagymworlds.com

12 p.m. ET World Championships coverage NBC

8 p.m. ET Individual event finals Universal Sports Network

October 18, 2015 by GymCasticCrew 10 Comments

How to Get Your Favorite Gymnast to the 2016 Rio Olympics [A Flowchart]

If Simone wins the all-around in Glasgow, does she automatically qualify for Rio?

How can Manrique Larduet qualify for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro? What about NCAA favorites Danusia Francis and Toni-Ann Williams, who are competing for Jamaica?

Unfortunately, you need a Ph.D. in FIGese to interpret the federation’s qualifications rules. To make things simpler for you, we decided to create a flowchart. Follow the lines and figure out how your favorite gymnasts will punch their tickets to Rio.

If the flowchart is too small on your screen, click here to enlarge it.

Sadly, even if Simone wins the all-around in Glasgow, she is not guaranteed a spot at the Rio Olympics. Gymnasts’ all-around placements in Glasgow do not guarantee them spots in the 2016 Olympics.

And for gymnasts like Danusia Francis or Manrique Larduet to qualify directly to the 2016 Olympics, they must medal on an apparatus.

Fair or not fair? Leave your thoughts in the comments below!

P.S. Special thanks to @CordeliaGymFan and @CattyComments for fact checking the flowchart!

October 7, 2015 by GymCasticCrew 4 Comments

168: Shannon Miller, Belarusgate, NED vs GB

viatlana Lifenka and Valeryia Tsekhmistrenka ousted by Belarusan president behind the Bolshoi theater in minsk — Nellie Kim and Belarus President, Alexander Lukashenko are at the center of a controversy that left Belarusian gymnasts, Sviatlana Lifenka (R) and Valeryia Tsekhmistrenka (L) out of Worlds.

The most decorated gymnast in American history, three-time Olympian, and Olympic gold medalist and world champion, Shannon Miller graced us with her presence for a second time! We squealed with glee! Shannon told us about:

Her new line of leotards and leisure wear
Handling commentators and public discussion of her body and puberty
Who she’s excited to watch at Glasgow Worlds
Chusovitina and the longevity of adult gymnasts
What she thought of the winning impression video from our It’s Not About Perfect book giveaway contest.
Tips on learning her famous back extension rolls on beam
Settles the debate for us: Is high altitude ever an excuse for poor conditioning?

In the news, Uncle Tim, Lauren Hopkins, and Jessica chat about:

Belarusgate
- Two Americans were granted expedited dual-Belarusian citizenship and state that they will compete for Belarus instead of the native Belarusian team.
- The American teens’ interview with International Gymnast was off-putting to say the least (read it here).
- We separate fact from fiction and explain why the Americans aren’t technically switching countries at all or breaking International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) rules.
- Lauren helps us get to know the current Belarusian team members
- Uncle Tim puts this kind of “make your own team” activity into historical context for gymnastics and other Olympic sports.
- Our opinions on what the unintended consequences of this precedent could be and where we should go from here.
Netherlands vs. British-friendly meet
- Eythora Thorsdottir debuted a new floor routine that’s causing controversy and our artistic hearts to bleed with joy!
- Could Ellie Downie be the dark horse for an all-around medal in Glasgow?
- Why the Netherlands are leading the way: in innovation, the Spirit of The Code, and unique beam construction.
Natasha Coates is our gym-hero of the week!
- Find out why here.

WHAT: Elevate of The Stage: Xcel, J.O., with Auburn vs. Alabama dual meet finale
WHEN: January 16-17, 2016
WHERE: Legacy Arena at the BJCC in Birmingham, Alabama
SPECIALNESS: It’s on podium and the college coaches will watch the top levels on Saturday night.
TWO PRIZES:

$250 off of a gym’s registration (20 or more gymnasts) to compete in the JO meet and no team fees.
Four VIP passes to watch the college meet on the floor, access to hospitality and four free t-shirts.
***With this, the winner will have to be someone 18 or older because recruitable gymnasts can’t be on the floor during college meet competition (blame the NCAA rules).

HOW TO ENTER:

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Send us an email with the subject line “Elevate the Stage” to gymcastic@gmail.com

DEADLINE: Sunday, October 18th
More details on the Elevate the Stage podium meet here.

Kwan, Dickson Eager for Worlds Debut on Behalf of Belarus, the International Gymnast interview.

Meet the Belarusian Gymnasts from The Gymternet

Why I’m angry about Belarus by Lauren Hopkins

Shannon Miller’s new leotard collection

Archives for October 2015

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