I’m really looking forward to seeing the routines from the Toyota International meet in Japan this weekend! There are some big names on both sides, including Mustafina, Mitchell, and Mr. Yurchenko Triple himself - Uchimura, so it should be good! Click ‘Read more’for all the gymnasts competing!
Australia’s Angela Donald turned in a lovely beam performance at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games, and for some reason, I just noticed it! I think this girl is just lovely to watch, and could watch this routine over and over. (In fact, I did!) Previously Angela has competed a double twist dismount, which I prefer to the double pike, but if that’s the biggest of my complaints about this routine then I think we’re doing pretty good! Beautiful wolf jump and leaps, and I love her side-somi! Not a wobble in sight. The routine overall is a little bit disjointed, lots of nice skills but it needs some flow, then again she is still young and has time to improve the layout of the routine! I feel certain we’ll see this one in London 2012 if she is age-eligible!
Georgia Simpson (AUS) strikes a lovely pose on the balance beam at the 2010 World Championships.
Credit goes to Brigid McCarthy at The Couch Gymnast.
Lauren Mitchell, ecstatic after winning Australia’s first ever Worlds gold medal, hers finally came on floor. A great moment captured by Brigid at the Couch Gymnast, who spent hours volunteering at the 2010 Worlds. Take a look at all the wonderful work she’s done at her blog as well as the Rotterdam official site!
The WAG top 3 teams mirrored the MAG results, how about that! Hats off to Australia winning their fourth consecutive Commonwealth Games! They apparently had a rough BB rotation (SIX falls!), but bounced back on floor to take the title.
Lauren Mitchell (AUS) leads qualifications for the AA.
For a full list of AA and event qualifiers, click HERE.
Next Sydney Olympics favorite routine: Lisa Skinner FX!
Of course Lisa was a huge crowd favorite, being an Australian competing at an Olympics which were held in Australia! However, her lovely dance and great tumbling form made this routine stand out to me. She and Allana Slater are sort of the beginning of the great Australian gymnasts that have been popping up throughout the quadrenniums. I do hope Australia will keep producing more top gymnasts, it’s always great to see a new team on the podium at meets! Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oy Oy Oy!
The men’s team competition has concluded in Melbourne, Australia, and the United States emerged victorious. Led by seniors Chris Cameron, Steven Legendre, and Danell Leyva, they beat second place China by over 5 points! John Orozco apparently dominated the junior competition.
Women’s competition is on Friday, which in Australian time I think is actually Thursday night in US time? Not sure, at any rate I will be keeping my eye on the Pacific Rim Facebook page and The Couch Gymnast blog, who are both updating with information from the meet!
Click HERE for the 2010 Pacific Rim Competition Program.
Click HERE for the 2010 Pacific Rim Championships Facebook page.
Click HERE for The Couch Gymnast blog.
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Katelyn Ohashi on beam during prelims at the 2010 US National Championships
(photo by John Cheng/USAG)
