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 :)
Elisabetta Preziosa (ITA), who is becoming known for her trademark flexibility on beam and floor.
Credit goes to Brigid at The Couch Gymnast, who took bajillions of awesome photos while in Rotterdam!
A little Italian to watch out for - Elisa Meneghini! This is her beam from the recent Topgym meet in Belgium. I never get tired of those press mounts that the Italians seem to be so fond of! Very pretty switch leap-back tuck combination, and sky high on the double tuck dismount! She also has quite a good floor routine (double tuck, double pike (stuck!), and a twisting pass) but needs to improve the choreography.
EDIT: My bad…apparently this is her floor routine! Click HERE to see her nice beam routine!
Elisabetta Preziosa, the graceful Italian! There really should be some sort of award for innovative use of leaps, spins, and flexibility! I’d nominate her!
Side note, there should also be an awesome mount award, Italian gymnasts would probably make up most of the nominees with all their planches!
Photo credit goes to Richard Heathcote at Getty Images.
Vanessa Ferrari (ITA) only placed 6th in the Floor Event Final, but she must have had one of the highest execution scores based on her stuck landings. Yes, there were multiple! I also very much like her music. A great routine from Vanessa!
Women’s All-Around Coverage Quick Hits!
Finally got to watch the NBC coverage of the women’s all-around competition from the 2010 World Championships! Click READ MORE for all my observations!
NOMINATIVE Worlds Rosters Released - With Videos!
UPDATE: Adding videos! Click the gymnasts’ name to view a video of them. Keep checking back as I continue to edit! Nominative roster list is now COMPLETE! I suspect the mixed groups will change since some countries have withdrawn and others will be sending less gymnasts than initially thought.
Original post: Many countries have released their nominative rosters of the athletes that they are taking to Worlds already, wahoo! This means that the rosters can change, and likely we’ll see some changes, but this should give us a rough idea of who we can expect to see! Mielieta at Keishlieta Gymnastique has started compiling a list, along with the Rotations schedule for the competition, it’s nice to see everyone’s names together!
(Source: gymnastics2010.com)
European Championships - Senior Men
The Senior portion of the European Championships was as eventful as the men’s, with the host country again having a strong showing thanks to its stars Dan Keatings and Louis Smith. Notably Russia was missing from the competition, but I’m sure it was entertaining nonetheless.
Team Results:
- Germany - 266.150
- Great Britain - 263.025
- France - 260.100
- Spain - 258.80
- Switzerland - 257.15
- Italy - 254.975
- Romania - 254.675
- Greece - 253.225
Senior All-Around Results:
- Cyril Tommasone - FRA - 86.85
- Samuel Hunter - GBR - 85.975
- Roman Kulesza - POL - 84.875
- Paolo Ottavi - ITA - 84.725
- Fabian Leimlehner - AUT - 82.45
- Dimitrios Markousis - GRE - 82.225
- Helge Vammen - DEN - 82.225
- Sascha Palgen - LUX - 82.000
- Christos Lympanovnos - GRE - 81.70
- Gustavo Palma Simoes - POR - 80.825
Floor Champion - Matthias Fahrig - GER (15.65)
Pommel Champion - Daniel Keatings - GBR (15.60)
Rings Champion - Matteo Morandi - ITA (15.25)
Vault Champion - Tomi Tuuha - FIN (15.975)
Parallel Bars Champion - Yann Cucherat - FRA (15.275)
High Bar Champion - Vlasios Maras - GRE (15.40)
Amazing that six different people from six different countries won the event finals! It really shows the diversity that is coming into gymnastics, it’s not just the same few countries over and over again. Congrats especially to Tomi Tuuha from Finland and Vlasios Maras from Greece setting a wonderful standard for their countries.
