EUROPEANS 2012: RUSSIAN PREPARATIONS

Russia's junior & senior talent have been invited to Lake Krugloye (Round Lake) in preparation for the Europeans next month in Brussels, Belgium. 

Here is a video, courtesy of queensblade2011, showing Afanasiieva, Paseka, Dementiieva and many other girls.

This is only a little piece. This video is also showing Euro/Olympic preparation. Maria Paseka is being interviewed but we don't have translations.

thanks.

FACIALLY EXPRESSIVE GYMNASTICS. PT1.

We take an insight into some of gymnastics most craftiest looking gymnasts.

Nabieva. As Mihai is behind her, she may be regretting saying something about Alicia going down in vault finals?

Yuyuan.''I've finally landed my amanar''.

         

always happy.                            always helpful.                              always laughing.

THE FASHIONISTA: USA

We played this game yesterday, ''the fashionista''. We pick 6 girls from the senior/junior teams and have a photograph with them in with a different leotard for every girl. The best photo of the girl in the leotard, that girl/leo wins. You can vote via e-mail, comment, twitter and facebook.




Alexandra Raisman




Mckayla Maroney




Jordyn Wieber




Gabrielle Douglas






Katelyn Ohashi




Sabrina Vega












I'm saying Dougie has got this one sussed but what do you think? Tweet, mail, facebook and comment;)

ARTISTY: GOOD & BAD

Gymnastics is getting very sloppy when it comes to floor worker. No artistry? Butt Shelves?
What happened to ARTISTIC  gymnastics? 


''Artistry is like Pornography, Everybody loves it but nowadays it's really gross''.


GOOD.




Anna Pavlova. This is the best you'll get from this era.


  

  

Every time bitches!, Hannah Whelan.




Ana Porgras, grace even on the floor.






Viktoria Komova, this is the ''I can't hear you'' pose!




Aliya Mustafina, elegance in it's own way.




BAAAAAD!:$




Tatiana Nabieva, the ''cover ma tittaysss'' pose.






Ariella Kaeslin, the ''embarrassing mum'' pose.




Beth Tweddle, that hand (ouch)






Rebecca Bross, the ''wtf face'' pose.






Jordyn Wieber, the ''got a problem bitch'' pose.


thanks everyone.


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OSIJEK 2012: PARTICIPANTS

I have search and found the participants list for the 'Osijek World Cup', 26-30th April. Some interesting names in the field, a lot of variety of nations. 


Argentina
Valeria Pereyra
Merlina Galera
Maria Stoffel


Australia
Nikola Chung
Larrissa Miller


Austria
Elisa Hammerle
Katherina Fa


Brazil
Ethiene Franco
Harumy Freitas


Canada
Elisabeth Black
Mikaela Gerber
Christine Lee


Croatia
Tijana Tkalcec
Ema Kajic
Stella Petran 
Tina Erceg


Czech Republic
Jana Sikulova


Greece
Vasiliki Millousi
Paschalina Mitrakou


Hungary
Luca Diveky
Dorina Boczogo
Laura Gombas


Latvia
Valerija Grishane


Lithuania
Lara Svilpaite
Nadezda Seile


Norway
Tina Larsen
Haldis Naerum
Silje Dahlby


Poland
Monika Frandofert
Marta Pihan


Slovenia
Teja Belak
Fiona Novak
Ivana Kamnikar


Switzerland
Giulia Steingruber
Nadia Muelhausser
Jessica Diacci


Slovakia
Maria Homolova
Viera Tranzikova


Sweden
Ida Rothe
Victoria Genberg
Ida Gustafsson


Syria
Ranin Abou Faraj


Venezuela
Ivet Rojas

ZIBO CITY 2012: RESULTS & VIDEO.

Zibo City Cup was a great competition to warm-up some of the London 2012 gymnasts. We even saw Olympic medalist 'Cheng Fei' returning to competition after her delayed start at the Universiade 2011. 


Vault


                                         VT 1          VT2             TOTAL

1. Cheng Fei            14.650        14.375          14.512
2. Alexa Moreno     14.975        13.850          14.412
3. Yamilet Pena       14.700       13.550          14.125
4. Thi Ha Phan        13.650       13.925           13.787

Bars

                                                 score

1. 1. Yao Jinnan               15.675
2. Huang Qiushuang        15.2
3. Larissa Miller               14.6
4. Jessica Lopez                13.1

Beam

1. Yao Jinnan               15.175
2. Huang Qiushuang    14.775
3. Lauren Mitchell       14.65
4. Yana Demyanchuck  12.95

Floor

1. Lauren Mitchell    14.4
2. Victoria Moors      14.025
3. Huang Qiushuang  13.775
4. Sasa Golob              13.475

thank you:)

THE FASHIONISTA: GREAT BRITAIN

meet 'the fashionista'. The World Gymnast's newest segment. We take 6 girls from different countries and assess each one of them in a different leotard. And that's when you get involved you choose your favorite via comment, twitter, e-mail and facebook.


here we go;




Hannah Whelan




Jennifer Pinches




Beth Tweddle




Rebecca Tunney (woah!)




Danusia Francis




Becky Downie


that's it folks. now, VOTE TIME. Tweet, e-mail, FB, comment.


VOTE NOWWWWWWWWW!