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Gymnastics Routine to Sia's Chandelier
British gymnast Ellie Botterill and her coaches worked hard to have a routine ready for Nationals. The song choice was one of the hits of 2014, Chandelier by Sia, which gained fame for the choreography...
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Gymnastics Injuries Nov/Dec 2014
edit by kseniasemenovasIt is with great sadness that we learn of the retirement of Ukraine's Mariya Livchikova. Unfortunately, her knee injury prior to Worlds was a confirmed ACL tear and after this...
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Raisman Returns: Better Than Ever
Two time Olympic Champion Alexandra Raisman recently sat down with USA Gymnastics to talk about training for Rio. Apparently, Raisman always knew that she would return for a 2nd Olympic cycle even...
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Gymnastics Rehab: Mary-Anne Monckton
edit by pikedtkatchev on instagramAustralian gymnast Mary-Anne Monckton returned from the 2014 World Championships with a nagging pain in her ankle. After visiting the doctor and multiple tests, she...
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Glasgow World Cup 2014 Live Blog
A live blog of the Glasgow World Cup 2014. Looks like they're doing 2 flights and the first 4 are warming up currently.Live video here (need proxy, zenmate and tunnel bear work)Live results...
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This Week In Training: Around the World
edit by flipsandgrips16 on instagramUSADeanne Soza is recovering from her eye injury and is hard at work in the gym. Looks like she has most, if not all, of her skills back. Here she is working a...
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This Week in Training: Before the Holidays
Simone Biles edit by jordynslefteyebrowMore christmas icons hereI keep forgetting to include this gymnast so I'm not forgetting this week! Margzetta Frazier of Parkettes is working a whip through to...
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Looking Back: New Seniors of 2014
Ashton Locklear and Coach Qi Han at the 2014 World ChampionshipsIt's always nice at this time of year to take a moment and reflect on this crazy sport and who managed to survive. On the list of New...
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Looking Back: Interviews of 2014
Photo Credit: USA Gymnastics2014 was a busy year but I still managed a few interviews that I was very excited about doing. Hope you enjoy/enjoyed them!Author Interview: Julie Cross Part 1 and Part 2 -...
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Nansy Damianova: I Would Do It All Over Again
Nansy Damianova in one of her favorite Utah leotardsPhoto Credit: Gym Shark PhotoCanadian gymnast Nansy Damianova just finished her four year gymnastics experience at the University of Utah. Born in...
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Simone Biles Ready for 2015
Edit via shawnjohnsonpassionThe latest update with Simone Biles shows some exciting upgrades. The most surprising one is the "Mustafina" uneven bar dismount or a 1.5 twisting double tuck dismount....
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Adult Gymnastics: Dare to Dream
Photo via British GymnasticsOne of my hopes for the blog in the new year is to bring my adult gymnastics experiences to you.I don't know where I'll be after graduation and there's a very real...
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The Gym Max Family
Kyla Ross and Felicia Hanoedit by vmkeditsI had the opportunity to visit Gym Max Gymnastics in California. The gym, owned by Howie Liang and 2014 US World Team Coach Jenny Zhang, is the home of Kyla...
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Team GB Appreciation: Max Whitlock and Sam Oldham
Max Whitlock and Sam Oldham celebrate as they realize they will receive a team Olympic medalPhoto Credit: Ronald Martinez/Getty Images EuropeArguably the biggest star of British Gymnastics this year...
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This Week in Training: No Rest for the Weary
My last post was before the holidays and I thought we wouldn't see much immediately after and boy was I wrong!! These aren't in any particular order...Asuka Teramoto is working double doubles - both on...
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Elite Canada 2015
Shallon Olsen (left) and Rse-Kaying Woo (right)Photo belongs to Shallon OlsenThe first meet of the Canadian elite season has just wrapped up. Elite Canada had some surprises with a few returns and the...
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This Week In Training: Thrill of the Skill
Cintia Rodriguez (ESP)This week is full of twists! New skills with twists. Upgrades with twists. Kohei being Kohei and being insane with twists. Enjoy :)NEW SKILL ALERTSpain's Cintia Rodriguez is...
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International Ramblings: Ponor and Yao
There have been quite a few pieces of big news around the gymternet.Catalina Ponor might return - and maybe Izbasa too!Things were concerning for Romanian gymnastics last year, most notably when they...
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This Week in Training: Never Give Up
Youna DufournetThis week (last week, sorry!) in training, we have a lot of gymnasts that are coming back from injury - Youna Dufournet (a long time ago but still), Maggie Nichols, and Sam Oldham. Hope...
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At the Ranch: "Junior" Team
Emily GaskinsPhoto Credit: Christy Ann LinderThis week, we saw the start of the USA training camp videos coming in. We had 10 videos - 9 featuring specific juniors and 1 highlighting the first year...
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