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Saturday, March 28, 2009
New Perfect 40.0 AA Total!
Thanks Meredith (www.nightflare514.blogspot.com) for pointing out that Karen Lichey has scored a 40.0 AA with a fever! Karen accomplished this amazing feat in NCAA.
2009: Europeans to Come!
Looking forward to Euros? I am!
My Predictions:
AA
1. Vanessa Ferrari (who actually is competing)
2. Ksenia Semenova
3. Sandra Izbasa
VT
1. Ariella Kaslin
2. Aagje Vanwallaghem
3. Youna Dufourtnet
UB
1. Elizabeth Tweddle
2. Ksenia Semenova
3. Youna Dufourtnet
BB
1. Youna Dufourtnet
2. Ksenia Semenova
3. Gabriella Dragoi/Marta Pihan (who had a 6.9 SV in the 2008 code...yeah)
FX
1. Sandra Izbasa
2. Youna Dufourtnet
3. Elizabeth Tweddle
Whaddaya think? Hopefully, Euros will be the Youna I Can Hit When I Want To Don't Worry About Me show!
My Predictions:
AA
1. Vanessa Ferrari (who actually is competing)
2. Ksenia Semenova
3. Sandra Izbasa
VT
1. Ariella Kaslin
2. Aagje Vanwallaghem
3. Youna Dufourtnet
UB
1. Elizabeth Tweddle
2. Ksenia Semenova
3. Youna Dufourtnet
BB
1. Youna Dufourtnet
2. Ksenia Semenova
3. Gabriella Dragoi/Marta Pihan (who had a 6.9 SV in the 2008 code...yeah)
FX
1. Sandra Izbasa
2. Youna Dufourtnet
3. Elizabeth Tweddle
Whaddaya think? Hopefully, Euros will be the Youna I Can Hit When I Want To Don't Worry About Me show!
Individual Apparatus Awards - Uneven Bars
Uneven Bars awards are hereby presented to....
Svetlana Khorkina for originality, difficulty, and execution. She has 3 UB skills named after, and Queen is also my #1 UB Worker. She is a 5 time World Champion and a 2 time Olympic Champion.
Isabelle Severino for superb work. She has done a Hristakieva without any form break. Not even a 0.001 cm leg separation. Major kudos for sticking around. She is the 1996 World Bronze Medalist.
Amy Chow for actually working the low bar and super stalders. Amy would actually do stalders on the low bar. Gasp! She has a luhvly piked jaeger and is the 1996 Olympic Silver Medalist.
He Kexin for dynamo, dynamo, dynamo. She connects the Li Ya to a Jaeger, does a Layout Jaeger, and Tkatchev + Pak combo. She connects an Ono + 1/2 to her dismount. He holds the record for UB, with a stellar 17.300 (7.7/9.6). She is the 2008 Olympic Champion.
Anastasia Liukin for that geinger. Can't live without it. Lovely pirouettes and usually great execution. She is the 2005 World Champion.
Elizabeth Tweddle for the hardest bar work in the world. In the old (2008) Code, she had an amazing 7.8 SV. She's gonna win at Euros, I know it. Beth is the 2006 World Champion.
Courtney Kupets for that Tkatchev. Sky high. She is the 2002 World Champion.
and last but in no way least...
Chellsie Memmel for battling injuries to make a great comeback. She has a lovely Hindorff and a nice Jam to DF Dismount.
Svetlana Khorkina for originality, difficulty, and execution. She has 3 UB skills named after, and Queen is also my #1 UB Worker. She is a 5 time World Champion and a 2 time Olympic Champion.
Isabelle Severino for superb work. She has done a Hristakieva without any form break. Not even a 0.001 cm leg separation. Major kudos for sticking around. She is the 1996 World Bronze Medalist.
Amy Chow for actually working the low bar and super stalders. Amy would actually do stalders on the low bar. Gasp! She has a luhvly piked jaeger and is the 1996 Olympic Silver Medalist.
He Kexin for dynamo, dynamo, dynamo. She connects the Li Ya to a Jaeger, does a Layout Jaeger, and Tkatchev + Pak combo. She connects an Ono + 1/2 to her dismount. He holds the record for UB, with a stellar 17.300 (7.7/9.6). She is the 2008 Olympic Champion.
Anastasia Liukin for that geinger. Can't live without it. Lovely pirouettes and usually great execution. She is the 2005 World Champion.
Elizabeth Tweddle for the hardest bar work in the world. In the old (2008) Code, she had an amazing 7.8 SV. She's gonna win at Euros, I know it. Beth is the 2006 World Champion.
Courtney Kupets for that Tkatchev. Sky high. She is the 2002 World Champion.
and last but in no way least...
Chellsie Memmel for battling injuries to make a great comeback. She has a lovely Hindorff and a nice Jam to DF Dismount.
Individual Apparatus Awards - Floor Exercise
Floor Exercise awards are hereby presented to.....
Simona Amanar for being the stunning tumbler she is, and sticking at least one pass per routine. She is the 1996 Olympic Silver Medalist.
Cheng Fei for great dance, great music, and her double double. Chinese also have the best twisting form ever. She is the 2006 World Champion.
Andreea Raducan for charismatic, pleasing performances. Her 2000 FX, 'Riverdance', was a hit. She is the 1999 and 2001 World Champion.
Sylvia Mitova for maybe some of the most difficult tumbling passes I've watched. Her routine, 'Blues For Klook', has the best choreography and timing to music I have seen in my entire life.
Anna Pavlova for her artistry and tumbling. Her double layout touches the clouds. Her whip into immediate triple full is amazing.
Daniela Silivas for originating the double double tucked. Daniela has very cool choreography and awesome music. She is the 1988 Olympic Champion.
Simona Amanar for being the stunning tumbler she is, and sticking at least one pass per routine. She is the 1996 Olympic Silver Medalist.
Cheng Fei for great dance, great music, and her double double. Chinese also have the best twisting form ever. She is the 2006 World Champion.
Andreea Raducan for charismatic, pleasing performances. Her 2000 FX, 'Riverdance', was a hit. She is the 1999 and 2001 World Champion.
Sylvia Mitova for maybe some of the most difficult tumbling passes I've watched. Her routine, 'Blues For Klook', has the best choreography and timing to music I have seen in my entire life.
Anna Pavlova for her artistry and tumbling. Her double layout touches the clouds. Her whip into immediate triple full is amazing.
Daniela Silivas for originating the double double tucked. Daniela has very cool choreography and awesome music. She is the 1988 Olympic Champion.
Friday, March 27, 2009
Individual Apparatus Awards - Balance Beam
BB second.
Balance Beam awards are hereby presented to.....
Catalina Ponor for originality, difficulty, killer execution, and a gigantacus variety of skills. She remains the only one to connect 5 skills: Onodi, Aerial, Kochetkova, BFF, Layout. She is the record holder for highest BB score with a 16.700 (7.0/9.7). She is the 2004 Olympic Champion.
Tatiana Lyssenko for always displaying supreme control of the beam. She loves the beam "because it obeys me,". She is the 1992 Olympic Champion.
Anna Pavlova for beautiful, beautiful, times ten beam work. Simply stunning.
Anastasia Liukin for perfect execution and a wonderful variety of skills, and to cap it off, a stellar 2.5/Triple Twist dismount.
Shawn Johnson for Simply. Best. difficulty. ever. Not necessarily best execution, but a wobble is rare times ten for Shawn.
Olessia Dudnik for simply the best skills I have ever seen in my entire life, including my favorite combination: Free Aerial Cartwheel, Layout Stepout, Layout Stepout.
Balance Beam awards are hereby presented to.....
Catalina Ponor for originality, difficulty, killer execution, and a gigantacus variety of skills. She remains the only one to connect 5 skills: Onodi, Aerial, Kochetkova, BFF, Layout. She is the record holder for highest BB score with a 16.700 (7.0/9.7). She is the 2004 Olympic Champion.
Tatiana Lyssenko for always displaying supreme control of the beam. She loves the beam "because it obeys me,". She is the 1992 Olympic Champion.
Anna Pavlova for beautiful, beautiful, times ten beam work. Simply stunning.
Anastasia Liukin for perfect execution and a wonderful variety of skills, and to cap it off, a stellar 2.5/Triple Twist dismount.
Shawn Johnson for Simply. Best. difficulty. ever. Not necessarily best execution, but a wobble is rare times ten for Shawn.
Olessia Dudnik for simply the best skills I have ever seen in my entire life, including my favorite combination: Free Aerial Cartwheel, Layout Stepout, Layout Stepout.
Individual Apparatus Awards - Vault
The awards for great individual apparatus work. Vault first.
Vault awards are hereby presented to:
Svetlana Boguinskaia for beautiful execution and an always stuck landing. She is the 1988 Olympic Champion.
Elena Zamolodchikova for great form and and a good variety of vaults. She originated the Double Twisting Tsukahara (6.00 VT). She is the 2000 Olympic Champion.
Cheng Fei for supreme difficulty and flawless execution. She is a three time world champion.
Oksana Chusovitina for dynamite power and a great landing. She deserves major kudos for sticking around so long. She is the 2008 Olympic Silver Medalist, 1991 World Silver Medalist, and 2003 World Champion.
Simona Amanar for originating the 2.5 Twisting Yurchenko, the 2nd hardest vault in the 2009 COP. Major kudos for the usually perfect DTY also. She is the 1996 Olympic Champion.
last but certainly not least....
Anna Pavlova for perfect form. She usually sticks her vaults and has a great skill variety. She is the 2004 Olympic Bronze Medalist.
Vault awards are hereby presented to:
Svetlana Boguinskaia for beautiful execution and an always stuck landing. She is the 1988 Olympic Champion.
Elena Zamolodchikova for great form and and a good variety of vaults. She originated the Double Twisting Tsukahara (6.00 VT). She is the 2000 Olympic Champion.
Cheng Fei for supreme difficulty and flawless execution. She is a three time world champion.
Oksana Chusovitina for dynamite power and a great landing. She deserves major kudos for sticking around so long. She is the 2008 Olympic Silver Medalist, 1991 World Silver Medalist, and 2003 World Champion.
Simona Amanar for originating the 2.5 Twisting Yurchenko, the 2nd hardest vault in the 2009 COP. Major kudos for the usually perfect DTY also. She is the 1996 Olympic Champion.
last but certainly not least....
Anna Pavlova for perfect form. She usually sticks her vaults and has a great skill variety. She is the 2004 Olympic Bronze Medalist.
Friday, March 20, 2009
Pictures 'n Captions
The Couch Gymnast isn't the only one...
Mine are lackluster though.
Nastia: Uh, dad, you know...they're looking at me!
Valeri: Good. Let's not disappoint them, then.
Shawn: Sorry, folks. This really is my best death glance.
Dasha: I'm ti-yurrd of smiling! Snap the dang picture already!
Only three for now, sorry.
Mine are lackluster though.
Nastia: Uh, dad, you know...they're looking at me!
Valeri: Good. Let's not disappoint them, then.
Shawn: Sorry, folks. This really is my best death glance.
Dasha: I'm ti-yurrd of smiling! Snap the dang picture already!
Only three for now, sorry.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
J'Adore!
Who does nawt love Omel? 10.000! Hahah! Take that Shushunova! Hahaha!
I super prefer Omel to Shush.
Monday, March 16, 2009
Two Perfect 40.0 AA Totals
Seriously awesome:
1. Olga Mostepanova (URS) - 1984 Alternate Games - AA Winner (Du-uh)
2. Ekaterina Szabo (ROM) - Some meet some where - Compulsories
Impressive! I am planning to track more of these down...
1. Olga Mostepanova (URS) - 1984 Alternate Games - AA Winner (Du-uh)
2. Ekaterina Szabo (ROM) - Some meet some where - Compulsories
Impressive! I am planning to track more of these down...
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Thank You To....
These very kind people on youtube:
www.youtube.com/Lyssenk0
www.youtube.com/Ashkeyakaflipper
www.youtube.com/resurrecthis
www.youtube.com/skata524
www.youtube.com/postlemonkey
www.youtube.com/khorkina
www.youtube.com/khorkiFan
www.youtube.com/dionnewarwick
www.youtube.com/LBLGymnasticsCom
www.youtube.com/OlympicGymnast5
www.youtube.com/GYMBOOST
www.youtube.com/GYMANGELS
www.youtube.com/xLaurenGrahamx
www.youtube.com/Yangyun4ever
www.youtube.com/rodmius10
...and many more who I cannot name of the top of my head...
www.youtube.com/Lyssenk0
www.youtube.com/Ashkeyakaflipper
www.youtube.com/resurrecthis
www.youtube.com/skata524
www.youtube.com/postlemonkey
www.youtube.com/khorkina
www.youtube.com/khorkiFan
www.youtube.com/dionnewarwick
www.youtube.com/LBLGymnasticsCom
www.youtube.com/OlympicGymnast5
www.youtube.com/GYMBOOST
www.youtube.com/GYMANGELS
www.youtube.com/xLaurenGrahamx
www.youtube.com/Yangyun4ever
www.youtube.com/rodmius10
...and many more who I cannot name of the top of my head...
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Hong Su Jong
Hong Su Jong was not in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. WHY??
Everyone wants to know the answer to this question.
EVERYONE!
And I'll tell you why.
It's nawt a big surprise.
Hong was training a 2.5 Twisting Tsukahara (only seen in the men's side previously). It's worth a 6.7. With her Amanar, she'd have more VT difficulty than Cheng. And guess what. She was injured. She would have gone (probably) in place of Cha Yong Hwa. It would have been close. She might have even gone in place of Un Jong.
HONG SU JONG IS NOT THE OLYMPIC VT CHAMPION!
She is the 2007 WC VT Silver Medalist.
Hong UN Jong is the vault olympic champion.
And yes, they are related. Hong SU Jong is UN Jong's Older sister.
got me here?
xD, confusing, I know :).
Everyone wants to know the answer to this question.
EVERYONE!
And I'll tell you why.
It's nawt a big surprise.
Hong was training a 2.5 Twisting Tsukahara (only seen in the men's side previously). It's worth a 6.7. With her Amanar, she'd have more VT difficulty than Cheng. And guess what. She was injured. She would have gone (probably) in place of Cha Yong Hwa. It would have been close. She might have even gone in place of Un Jong.
HONG SU JONG IS NOT THE OLYMPIC VT CHAMPION!
She is the 2007 WC VT Silver Medalist.
Hong UN Jong is the vault olympic champion.
And yes, they are related. Hong SU Jong is UN Jong's Older sister.
got me here?
xD, confusing, I know :).
Gymnasts That Should Be Combined
Seriously, I have some good trios.
1. Anna Pavlova + Shawn Johnson + Nastia Liukin
2. Andreea Raducan + Carly Patterson + Tatiana Gutsu
3. Catalina Ponor + Courtney Kupets + Elena Zamolodchikova
4. Mary Lou Retton + Ksenia Semenova + Svetlana Khorkina
What do you think?
I'll try and get them into a poll.
1. Anna Pavlova + Shawn Johnson + Nastia Liukin
2. Andreea Raducan + Carly Patterson + Tatiana Gutsu
3. Catalina Ponor + Courtney Kupets + Elena Zamolodchikova
4. Mary Lou Retton + Ksenia Semenova + Svetlana Khorkina
What do you think?
I'll try and get them into a poll.
Monday, March 2, 2009
Full-Length Goody
Thanks Yezzie, AGS, chocdave, and tigermilk74 for this rare thing.
1968 - Soviet Nationals
What do you think!?
1968 - Soviet Nationals
What do you think!?
2009 Comaneci Invitational
Izbasa won the senior side. She had difficulty with her UB set though.
Results can be viewed at:
http://gymnasticsresults.com/2009/usa/nadia2009wag.html
They are shown here:
2009 Nadia Comaneci Invitational
Seniors All-Around VT UB BB FX Total
1 Sandra Izbasa ROU 14.400 12.000 14.100 15.050 55.550
2 Yana Demyanchuk UKR 13.700 14.050 13.150 13.550 54.450
3 Daniela Druncea ROU 12.950 12.400 14.000 14.000 53.350
4 Roni Rabinovitz ISR 13.350 13.400 13.600 12.300 52.650
5 Hazuki Tazoe JPN 13.400 12.550 12.200 11.800 49.950
6 Tali Liak ISR 13.750 12.500 11.100 12.550 49.900
7 Brittany Harris USA 13.450 11.100 12.800 12.400 49.750
8 Madison Mooring USA 13.400 10.850 12.900 11.650 48.800
9 Naama Bernstain ISR 13.600 11.500 12.400 11.150 48.650
10 Victoria Harrison USA 12.700 9.300 11.900 12.700 46.600
So um...
- Sandra had a very nice FX routine. She stuck her full in.
I don't have much to say about this meet. I haven't watched it yet.
Thanks to amygym on youtube (www.youtube.com/amygym) for the videos.
Results can be viewed at:
http://gymnasticsresults.com/2009/usa/nadia2009wag.html
They are shown here:
2009 Nadia Comaneci Invitational
Seniors All-Around VT UB BB FX Total
1 Sandra Izbasa ROU 14.400 12.000 14.100 15.050 55.550
2 Yana Demyanchuk UKR 13.700 14.050 13.150 13.550 54.450
3 Daniela Druncea ROU 12.950 12.400 14.000 14.000 53.350
4 Roni Rabinovitz ISR 13.350 13.400 13.600 12.300 52.650
5 Hazuki Tazoe JPN 13.400 12.550 12.200 11.800 49.950
6 Tali Liak ISR 13.750 12.500 11.100 12.550 49.900
7 Brittany Harris USA 13.450 11.100 12.800 12.400 49.750
8 Madison Mooring USA 13.400 10.850 12.900 11.650 48.800
9 Naama Bernstain ISR 13.600 11.500 12.400 11.150 48.650
10 Victoria Harrison USA 12.700 9.300 11.900 12.700 46.600
So um...
- Sandra had a very nice FX routine. She stuck her full in.
I don't have much to say about this meet. I haven't watched it yet.
Thanks to amygym on youtube (www.youtube.com/amygym) for the videos.
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