Worlds 2014: Australia name MAG Team
It’s been a tough year for the Australian MAG, a team plagued by injuries coming up to the Commonwealth Games. Some of the injured gymnasts have now returned and have made the cut for the 2014 Worlds...
View ArticleWorlds 2014: Great Britain names Teams
British Gymnastics released the names of those representing GB at the World Championships today – read it here. WAG (team of 6) Claudia Fragapane Ruby Harrold Kelly Simm Hannah Whelan Charlie Fellows...
View ArticleWorlds 2014: Sabot & Vargas out
Arabian Punch Front and Full Twist will have to update their WAG and MAG injuries lists respectively. London Olympics 2012 Bronze medallist on Parallela Bars Hamilton Sabot posted to his Facebook page...
View ArticleWorlds 2014: US names Women’s team
The much awaited Worlds Team was announced last night while we were sleeping. Via USAG: Alyssa Baumann, Plano, Texas/WOGA Simone Biles, Spring, Texas/World Champions Centre Madison Desch, Blue Springs,...
View ArticleWorlds 2014: Spain confirms teams
Spanish Gymnastics Federation President Jesus Carbello confirmed the selections in the press: WAG Roxana Popa Cíntia Rodriguez Laura Gamell Marta Costa Claudia Colom Ainhoa Carmona Ana Pérez MAG Isaac...
View ArticleWorlds 2014: Brazil makes changes MAG team
The Brazilian MAG team was originally named as: Arthur Nory Mariano Arthur Zanetti Caio Souza Diego Hypolito (reserve) Francisco Barretto Junior Lucas Bittencourt Petrix Barbosa Sergio Sasaki The...
View ArticleWorlds 2014: Australia names WAG team
Today Gymnastics Australia confirmed their Women’s Worlds team selection: Georgia-Rose Brown (Victorian Institute of Sport) Larrissa Miller (Victorian Institute of Sport / Waverley Gymnastics Centre)...
View ArticleVideo: Hong Un Jong – Vault Asian Games 2014
Hong Un Jong qualified in the top spot for the Vault final at the 2014 Asian Games today with 15.350. Definitely in contention for the Worlds Vault final with relatively clean vaulting like that. Image...
View ArticleWorlds 2014: Russian WAG Team confirmed
After various re-jigging the Russian WAG team has now been confirmed: Aliya Mustafina Maria Kharenkova Tatiana Nabieva Ekaterina Kramarenko Alla Sosnitskaya Daria Spiridonova Reserve : Polina Fyodorova...
View ArticleGymnastics teaches so much more than gymnastics
I’ve been involved in Women’s Artistic Gymnastics for over 20 years. Finally just under 2 months ago, I packed in the corporate world to teach gymnastics full time. For years I coached recreational...
View ArticleVideo: Dipa Karmakar – Produnova Asian Games
Dipa’s handspring double front vault from the Event Finals Qualification as the 2014 Asian Games. Still scary to watch…. Dipa qualified in third place for the finals but stayed out of the medals,...
View ArticleWorlds 2014: Previewing Russia and USA’s Qualifications
Tonight, at 9:00 PM Eastern time, Russia will begin its women’s qualification round at Worlds. I will be glued to my computer screen watching the action unfold! I’ve taken a look at their lineups for...
View ArticleWorlds 2014: Whitlock to replace Wilson in AA
Max Whitlock was predicted to be the one to challenge Kohei Uchimura for the All Around title at this years World Championships. Due to the 2 per country rule, he did not qualify, with team mates...
View ArticleJust for Fun: “Ultimate” AA Totals from Nanning
By Anna Rose Johnson Just for fun, I have a list of the top 9 qualifiers to the women’s World all-around final. I took the best scores each gymnast has received in Nanning and put them together into...
View ArticleSweden’s Veronica Wagner
Text via International Gymnast: Ten years after her Olympic debut, Sweden’s Veronica Wagner is back in pursuit of success as she prepares for the world championships in Nanning. Wagner competed at the...
View ArticleElite and NCAA Gymnast Training Updates—Part 5
Full Twist contributor Anna Rose Johnson recently caught up with some elite, Level 10, and NCAA gymnasts to discuss their training, future goals, and more. Wynter Childers, Jaylene Gilstrap, Clare...
View ArticleElite and NCAA Gymnast Training Updates – Part 3
Full Twist contributor Anna Rose Johnson recently caught up with some elite, level 10, and NCAA gymnasts to discuss their training, future goals, and more. Ellie Black, Madison Brunette, Stephanie Day,...
View ArticleWorlds 2014: WAG Individuals predictions
Anna Rose Johnson takes a look forward to the WAG All Around and Apparatus Finals at this years 2014 World Championships. After posting my predictions for the women’s World team final a few weeks ago,...
View ArticleLivchikova retires
Via Alan Owen web editor of the website of Ukraine’s hope of the future Maria Livchikova: Masha has officially decided to retire from gymnastics. She will now be focusing on her studies to become a...
View ArticleGeorgia Bonora tribute 2014
It was announced back in February that two time Australian Olympian Georgia Bonora was set to retire. From our post back then: The 23 year old first represented Australia in the Olympics in Beijing in...
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