Angelina Melnikova, courtesy RGF It was a dominant performance by a strong and graceful young gymnast. Congratulations, Angelina! Seda had a few errors but will have gained experience here. She still has a chance to win a medal on Sunday in one of her event finals. Good luck to both gymnasts as the competition progresses. The incomparable Piibunina is posting videos as I type this - ...
Junior All-Around Finals At day three of competition from the 2014 European Championships Angelina Melnikova of Russia claimed the junior all-around gold with a 57.107, followed by Romania's Laura Jurca with a 55.698 for the silver, and Great Britain's Ellie Downie with a 55.332 for the bronze. Melnikova is only 14 years old and this was her first European Championships. Melnikova won gold earlier...
Great Britain has had a phenomenal start to the 2014 European Championships winning their first ever juniors team medal and receiving the highest team score for their seniors team in qualifications. Today, Ellie Downie made history again when she claimed Great Britain's first ever women's artistic gymnastics all-around medal in a European Championships. Ellie Downie finished the meet with a 55.332,...
MEDAL CONTENDERS: GB, Romania, Russia OTHER TF QUALIFIERS: Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Spain That was a rather fascinating qualifying round. One can only hope the final is as good, because we could be picking this one apart forever. Only 1.5 points separated the top 3 from each other. Italy had a decent showing considering they were […] ...
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Find the list of gymnasts qualified for the Event Finals at Euros, in both the Junior and the Senior competitions. The post 2014 Euros: Event Finals Qualifications appeared first on The Couch Gymnast . ...
A brief report and results for the team prelims in the Senior competition at 2014 Euros. The post 2014 Euros: Team Qualification Seniors appeared first on The Couch Gymnast . ...
I love to see a leap performed boldly and with finesse. The flying type of leap that defies gravity. Toe point and line come into it, but amplitude is what a leap is really all about; every muscle stretched to its optimum, grace balanced with energy and power, an invisible process of weightlessness propelled not only by the legs but also by the abdomen and, it sometimes seems, the sheer...
Russia's young guns held their ground and performed mostly well today to secure a third place spot in Saturday's team final, and gymnasts in every event final on Sunday. Ahead of them were an inspired British team who had their best competition today, and a strong but occasionally faltering Romanian team, led by the impressive Larissa Iordache who won the 'unofficial all around' with a near faultless...
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Senior Team and Individual Qualifications The ladies from Great Britain posted the top score in the Senior European Team qualifications ahead of Romania and Russia. Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Belarus and Spain will also advance to the Team Final. Giulia Steingruber of Switzerland was the top qualifier on vault with a 14.674. Rebecca Downie of Great Britain lead the uneven bar qualifier with a 15.1....
Russian gymnasts and coaches at the European Gymnastics Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, sit shoulder to shoulder with their Ukrainian friends, including 1985 World Champion Oksana Omelianchik. Picture courtesy of the Russian Gymnastics Federation All good luck to all competitors in the senior final. Udachi! Peace and friendship to all. ...
The Russians have it, in buckets; the gymnasts on this junior team are no different. In my opinion, this is one of the most talented junior teams the Russians have produced in recent years; I only hope that at least two of them can navigate the choppy waters to senior status, and go on to compete at the very highest level. Good luck to them all! This is the eighth consecutive year that...
Denmark's Kristine Soendergaard is out due to injury. Find below the Start Lists for the Senior Women's qualification for today's competition. It should be a fantastic day of competition. SUBDIVISION I (STARTING AT 10.00AM) ROTATION ONE: VAULT: Anna Marie Holmen Hansen (NOR) Katarina Ronbeck (NOR) Dina Nygaard (NOR) Tiril Dovre (NOR) Nora Munkvold (NOR) Mariia Smirnova (AZE) Marina Nekrasova...
Juniors Qualifications and Team Final The first day of competition concluded today in Sofia, Bulgaria and Russia won the junior team gold with a team score of 168.262. Great Britain placed second with a 165.005 followed closely by Romania who scored a 164.972. This marks the eigth consecutive title for Russia's junior team and the first ever medal for the Great Britain junior team. This competition...
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Silvia Colussi-Perz transferred to Oregon State for the 2015 season. Colussi- Perez competed for the University of Florida in 2014 and for Spain at the 2013 World Championships. It is worth noting that Marina Colussi-Perez, Silvia's younger sister, committed to OSU earlier this year. Chaplin Adds Florida Transfer for 2015 CORVALLIS, Ore. - Silvia Colussi-Pelaez has signed a financial aid agreement...
Beyond the Routine Series Two with Mary Lee Tracy starts on Tuesday! Gymnastike's original documentary series "Beyond the Routine" all started last year at the prestigious Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy with esteemed Olympic coach Mary Lee Tracy. We gave you a never before seen look into the life of Tracy and her elite gymnasts in the day to day grind of training. Fans adored this first series and...
At day one of the 2014 European Championships Great Britain made history when they won their first ever junior team medal, placing second to Russia. The seniors team competition begins tomorrow, May 15th, with qualifications and the team final takes place on Saturday. Two-time Olympian Hannah Whelan says the British senior girls' team are in good shape and aiming to be amongst the medals at this week's...
Find out the medalist and the results of the first day of competition at 2014 Euros: the Junior Team Final. The post 2014 Euros: Junior Team Final appeared first on The Couch Gymnast . ...