Here it is, your weekly/periodical recap of news, pics, interviews and other crucial events:
In Competition
Russia Cup – Podium Training [Day 1] [Day 2]
German Nationals [WAG All Around] [Other Results]
Youth Olympic Games
Qualifications Results and Video [Link]
All Around Report and Results [Link]
Fun Facts [Link]
2014 US P&G Championships
Senior Results and Report [Link]
Junior Results and Report [Link]
Top pics from WAG 1st Day of P&G Championships [Link]
In News:
Germany’s Janine Berger suffered yet another injury – ACL tear. With Google translate “In April 2013 Berger also had a torn ligament. It took almost a full year after that to come back again. This time is after the surgery once a half year rest. As it goes with views of the Olympic Games in Rio in 2016, is completely open.” [Link]
Let’s enjoy** Simone’s moment** without worrying too much about the future: “But let’s put aside all the fear of injury, burnout, and plain ol’ bad luck, and try to enjoy Biles’s success so early in this Olympic cycle as something other than too much too soon. She certainly seems to be enjoying herself. ” [Link]
THE Ranch: the past and the present one of the most famous training centers in gymnastics [Link]
Ava Lorein Verdeflor – gymnast from the Philippines, training at WOGA competed at the YOG [Link]
Gabby Douglas Update: “Douglas said she has grown one inch since the London Games to her present height of 5-foot. “It’s so funny,” she said. “People say that I look taller, but I’m really not by that much. I’ve been blessed with this amazing body type. Everything still feels light.”” [Link]
An insightful analysis of the gymnasts competing for the US at Pan Ams Championships[Link]
Gymcastic: Junior & Senior Women’s Finals from the 2014 US Championships in Pittsburgh, plus an Interview with Kim Zmeskal Burdette [Link]
Interview with legends Shannon Miller and Dominique Moceanu [Link]
Canadian PanAm team [Link]
Romanians embrace the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge:
Larisa Iordache [Link] (Diana did it too but I am unable to find her video…)
Octavian Bellu [Link]
Cristian Moldovan [Link]
Nadia Comaneci [Link]
In Video:
Vika Komova can still swing bars:
Simone Biles, one can never grow tired of this floor routine:
Speaking of impressive tumbling and amazing execution:
Jordan Chiles – Floor:
Victoria Nguyen – Beam
In Pictures:
Larisa Iordache – and her smile were at Podium training at Romanian nationals:
And here carrying Diana Bulimar (out with knee injury):
When Chow is happy, we are happy, basically:
Mind boggling leotard fashion at P&G Championships:
… in Birthdays
Andra Stoica 27-Aug Gabriela Dragoi 28-Aug Irina Yarotska 29-Aug Lenika De Simone 29-Aug Corina Ungureanu 29-Aug Lu Li 30-Aug SASADA Natsumi 31-Aug Marine Debauve 3-Sep
Continue to follow us this week-end , Russia Cup continues and Romanian nationals will be underway.
Article by: Bea Gheorghisor
Photo Cover: Nadia Boyce