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Grace Taylor - 2005 Friendship Classic Beam (This is the meet...

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 23:01:49 -0600

Grace Taylor - 2005 Friendship Classic Beam

(This is the meet that Tatiana Nabieva competed at when she was TEN!)

Hi everyone! Not sure if you knew, but MTV in Italy had been...

Sun, 04 Dec 2011 17:23:25 -0600

Hi everyone! Not sure if you knew, but MTV in Italy had been showing a new show called Ginnaste (Gymnast) which ended recently with the World Championships. Some awesome gym fans in Italy have been uploading the episodes and adding English subtitles, so we English speakers/non Italian speakers can see too! So far they have only uploaded 9 of the episodes (they’re about 20 min each) but apparently there is like 40 of them so there’s plenty to come! I linked to Episode 1 Part 1 - if you click on the video it should take you to Youtube and you can search ‘Ginnaste Episode X Part X’ and insert the number instead of the X. Some people have criticized that there isn’t enough gymnastics in the show but, let’s be realistic - this is a reality show on MTV. To me, it’s like an extended version of True Life: I’m A Gymnast! I’m thrilled that they show the girls in the gym as well as what they do outside of the gym - and it definitely adds the commercial appeal that a show on MTV needs to be successful. Anyways, hope you guys like! I’m eagerly anticipating more episodes to watch :)

So pretty!

Sun, 04 Dec 2011 17:17:00 -0600

So pretty!

Just ridiculously nice! This routine was perfect (aside from the...

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 23:54:34 -0600

Just ridiculously nice! This routine was perfect (aside from the slight helicopter legs in the dismount), seriously no wobbles! Lovely. Can’t wait to see her comeback!

stanastia:

Pac Rim 08. This is the first routine I ever saw of hers. I was stunned, and instantly fell in love.

Gorgeous! OK Ana, a little more difficulty please, but...

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 23:36:06 -0600

Gorgeous! OK Ana, a little more difficulty please, but don’t sacrifice that elegance!

stanastia:

Ana Porgras ♥

This picture is kind of disturbing…I feel like Komova is...

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 22:32:05 -0500

This picture is kind of disturbing…I feel like Komova is plotting how she’s going to make Jordyn disappear as soon as nobody’s looking or something!

Ekaterina Lobaznyuk - 1999 Worlds Team Finals (Beam) I love...

Sat, 01 Oct 2011 16:16:13 -0500

Ekaterina Lobaznyuk - 1999 Worlds Team Finals (Beam)

I love this little trickster! She even did that glance to the side that she also did at Sydney 2000. In Sydney I thought she was looking to the coach (she fell) but now that I’ve seen her do it twice, I wonder if she wasn’t checking time or something? Anyways, she’s great! 9.6 seems low to me! Also - those leotards are hideous! I’ve never been a fan of white bodies on the leo, because usually they’re a bit see-through, but the polka dots are so 90s and just awful, haha!

thedoubletwist: amygym: So pretty! I see Nastia, Pavlova,...

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 01:42:47 -0500

thedoubletwist:

amygym:

So pretty!

I see Nastia, Pavlova, Porgras
?, Schennikova, ?
Mustafina, ?, ?

Ohashi, Vega, Ross in the 3rd row !! right ;) ??

I think you mean 2nd row, you’re def right about Ohashi and Ross but I’m certain that’s Polina Schennikova in the middle! I remember her wearing that pink leo this summer!

So pretty! I see Nastia, Pavlova, Porgras?,...

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:28:39 -0500

So pretty!

I see Nastia, Pavlova, Porgras
?, Schennikova, ?
Mustafina, ?, ?

Viktoria Karpenko - 1999 World Championships Team Finals UB Not...

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 22:16:34 -0500

Viktoria Karpenko - 1999 World Championships Team Finals UB

Not perfect, but oh my goodness I love the pirouettes and front giants at the beginning! So pretty!

beautiful!

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 23:18:02 -0500

beautiful!

In the midst of all the VISA’s hype, believe it or not I...

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 22:51:55 -0500

In the midst of all the VISA’s hype, believe it or not I actually managed to watch a non-USA gymnast do some gymnastics! Here’s one of my favorite Ukrainians Yana Demyanchuk on beam at the recent Universiade meet. I first saw Yana at the 2009 WOGA Classic when she was just a teeny little thing, along with Nataliya Kononenko and Yevheniya Cherniy (who then had Jordyn Wieber’s new fx music…so THERE, John Geddert, Mr. “I’ve Never Heard This Music Before!”). OK anyways….this is a pretty awesome routine! Hope you enjoy!

Spanny Tampson’s montage about Tatiana Nabieva. It’s...

Sat, 06 Aug 2011 14:52:02 -0500

Spanny Tampson’s montage about Tatiana Nabieva. It’s awesome because it shows just how hit-or-miss she can be! I do love me some Nabs but the helicopter legs and inconsistency…those are not good. Hope she downgrades from the Amanar for the sake of her execution score (and ACL’s)!

A montage of awesome beam mounts!

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 23:22:41 -0500

A montage of awesome beam mounts!

fuckyeahgymnastics: Yang Bo: 1990 World Cup Event Finals -...

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 11:12:44 -0500

fuckyeahgymnastics:

Yang Bo: 1990 World Cup Event Finals - Balance Beam

Ksenia Semenova....

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 23:07:05 -0500

…I hope we see her compete again this year/next year! I enjoy her gymnastics :)

Just a quick thought!

China’s He Xuemei on floor at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics....

Wed, 20 Jul 2011 23:54:03 -0500

China’s He Xuemei on floor at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. I really really enjoyed the dance in this routine, and also it was cool to see the variety of tumbling! Don’t get me wrong, I’m happy that the ladies aren’t allowed to do the roll-out skills anymore (but I find it a bit sexist that men are allowed to still) but it is pretty cool to see it performed! I actually gasped because I thought she was gonna land on her head! I had just read about the Sang Lan thing….can you blame me? Haha :) Hope you all enjoy!

I’d just like to point out that Katelyn Ohashi is ELEVEN...

Sun, 17 Jul 2011 20:35:05 -0500

I’d just like to point out that Katelyn Ohashi is ELEVEN in this video. Ridiculous!!!! I will admit I did LOL a little bit at the super awkward wolf turn. But then she busted out an awesome routine full of tricks, so, jokes on me! PS. Love the mount!

(It’s from the 2008 Christmas Classic)

Henrietta Onodi’s compulsory floor routine from the 1992...

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 20:36:21 -0500

Henrietta Onodi’s compulsory floor routine from the 1992 Olympics. Beautiful!

1)One of my favorite gymnasts from this era in...

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 22:29:32 -0500

1)One of my favorite gymnasts from this era in gymnastics
2)Probably my favorite Team USA leotard ever
3)Photo credit to Mike Powell/Getty Images