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Event Finals Results from <strong>Canada Winter Games</strong> [<a href="http://gymnasticscoaching.com/new/2015/02/canada-winter-games-finals/">HERE</a>]
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<strong>NCAA</strong> – Oklahoma is still no 1 – <a href="http://www.collegegymfans.com/index.php/results-and-news/item/5278-women-s-national-rankings-for-the-week-of-february-23rd.html">standings</a>, <a href="http://roadtonationals.com/results/find_meets.php">schedule</a>
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<strong>AT&T American Cup</strong> – Simone Biles to compete in front of 150 family and friends [<a href="http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4236%3Abiles-eager-to-kick-off-competition-year-at-american-cup&catid=2%3Anews&Itemid=166">HERE</a>]
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<strong>2015 Cottbus</strong> list of participants is starting to fill [<a href="http://www.turnier-der-meister.de/nationen/home.php">HERE</a>]
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<strong>… in News</strong>
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<strong>Hannah Whelan</strong> announces retirement – she sounds happy and ready to move on to the next stage. We wish her well! [<a href="http://www.british-gymnastics.org/news-and-events/news/latest-news/4565-hannah-whelan-announces-retirement">HERE</a>]
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<strong>Kyla Ross</strong> had an exciting announcement last week:
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<a href="http://www.thecouchgymnast.com/2015/02/26/so-what-did-i-miss-8/ross/" rel="attachment wp-att-2058"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2058" src="images/2015/02/ross.jpg" alt="ross" width="474" height="184" srcset="images/2015/02/ross.jpg 474w, images/2015/02/ross-300x116.jpg 300w, images/2015/02/ross-200x77.jpg 200w, images/2015/02/ross-150x58.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px" /></a>
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<strong> Romania</strong>: additions and promotions to the National teams, plans for the 2015 competitive spring and reactions to <strong>Catalina Ponor</strong>‘s pending come back [<a href="http://www.thecouchgymnast.com/2015/02/22/2015-objectives-expectations-and-come-backs/">HERE</a>]
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<strong>Russia: Aliya Mustafina</strong> suffers dental surgery. Strange part is that Vika Komova had a similar issue back in December [<a href="http://www.thecouchgymnast.com/2015/02/20/update-from-russia-mustafina-news-and-basic-shenanigans/">HERE</a>]
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Gymcastic have caught up with the <strong>US MAG team</strong> after the Winter Cup [<a href="http://gymcastic.com/2015-winter-cup-catching-up-with-the-u-s-mens-national-team/?utm_content=bufferab03d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer">HERE</a>]
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<strong>Nastia Liukin</strong> to “Dancing with the stars” [<a href="http://www.examiner.com/article/olympic-gymnast-nastia-liukin-signs-on-for-dancing-with-the-stars">HERE]</a>
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<strong> Becky Downie</strong> wins a British Ethnic Diversity Sports Award [<a href="http://www.nottinghampost.com/Becky-Downie-wins-sportwoman-year-British-Ethnic/story-26076061-detail/story.html">HERE</a>]
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<strong>… in Interview</strong>
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<strong>Celine van Gerner</strong> – an interview with the Dutch gymnast that placed 2nd in the all around and 1st on beam at WOGA Classic [<a href="http://thegymter.net/2015/02/20/catching-up-with-celine-van-gerner/">HERE</a>]
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<strong>Marta Pihan</strong> – “<span style="color: #2b2b2b;">I think my best memory is the Olympic Games 2012 in London. I was there competing with my husband and my performance was very good. Also the World Championships in Nanning were a very good moment and competition for me and my team.</span>” [<a href="https://montpellier2015en.wordpress.com/interviews/marta-pihan-kulesza-pol/">HERE</a>]
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<strong>Team Brazil</strong>, training for the 2015 Pan Am Games, to take place in Toronto. Speaking in the video – Jade <span style="color: #141823;">Barbosa, Alexander Alexandrov, Rebeca Andrade and Flavia Saraiva:</span>
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<strong>Diego Hypolito</strong> is training a brand new element:
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<strong>Claire Martin</strong> – working on beam:
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Young gymnasts from Deva – you may recognize on the top row new seniors Andreea Iridon (2nd from left) and Laura Jurca (last, right):
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<a href="http://www.thecouchgymnast.com/?attachment_id=2048" rel="attachment wp-att-2048"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-2048" src="images/2015/02/551521_619162621547206_900200441403152856_n.jpg" alt="551521_619162621547206_900200441403152856_n" width="500" height="375" srcset="images/2015/02/551521_619162621547206_900200441403152856_n.jpg 720w, images/2015/02/551521_619162621547206_900200441403152856_n-300x225.jpg 300w, images/2015/02/551521_619162621547206_900200441403152856_n-200x150.jpg 200w, images/2015/02/551521_619162621547206_900200441403152856_n-140x105.jpg 140w, images/2015/02/551521_619162621547206_900200441403152856_n-280x210.jpg 280w, images/2015/02/551521_619162621547206_900200441403152856_n-560x420.jpg 560w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></a>
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The Nabieva in flight:
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<a href="http://www.thecouchgymnast.com/?attachment_id=2047" rel="attachment wp-att-2047"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-2047" src="images/2015/02/tumblr_mk8ld31yOx1s1heddo1_500.jpg" alt="tumblr_mk8ld31yOx1s1heddo1_500" width="333" height="500" srcset="images/2015/02/tumblr_mk8ld31yOx1s1heddo1_500.jpg 500w, images/2015/02/tumblr_mk8ld31yOx1s1heddo1_500-200x300.jpg 200w, images/2015/02/tumblr_mk8ld31yOx1s1heddo1_500-133x200.jpg 133w, images/2015/02/tumblr_mk8ld31yOx1s1heddo1_500-70x105.jpg 70w, images/2015/02/tumblr_mk8ld31yOx1s1heddo1_500-140x210.jpg 140w, images/2015/02/tumblr_mk8ld31yOx1s1heddo1_500-280x420.jpg 280w" sizes="(max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px" /></a>
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French Nationals, soon in Rouen:
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<a href="http://www.thecouchgymnast.com/?attachment_id=2046" rel="attachment wp-att-2046"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-2046" src="images/2015/02/rouen-2015.jpg" alt="rouen 2015" width="500" height="423" srcset="images/2015/02/rouen-2015.jpg 610w, images/2015/02/rouen-2015-300x253.jpg 300w, images/2015/02/rouen-2015-200x169.jpg 200w, images/2015/02/rouen-2015-124x105.jpg 124w, images/2015/02/rouen-2015-248x210.jpg 248w, images/2015/02/rouen-2015-496x420.jpg 496w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></a>
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Gabby Douglas’ switch ring leap is glourios:
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<a href="http://www.thecouchgymnast.com/?attachment_id=2045" rel="attachment wp-att-2045"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-2045" src="images/2015/02/Gabby.jpg" alt="Gabby" width="500" height="343" srcset="images/2015/02/Gabby.jpg 611w, images/2015/02/Gabby-300x205.jpg 300w, images/2015/02/Gabby-200x137.jpg 200w, images/2015/02/Gabby-150x102.jpg 150w, images/2015/02/Gabby-600x411.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></a>
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Actress Katie Holmes and Nadia:
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<a href="http://www.thecouchgymnast.com/?attachment_id=2044" rel="attachment wp-att-2044"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-2044" src="images/2015/02/11016833_405876816256906_6576140673682074208_n.png" alt="11016833_405876816256906_6576140673682074208_n" width="500" height="496" srcset="images/2015/02/11016833_405876816256906_6576140673682074208_n.png 547w, images/2015/02/11016833_405876816256906_6576140673682074208_n-150x150.png 150w, images/2015/02/11016833_405876816256906_6576140673682074208_n-300x297.png 300w, images/2015/02/11016833_405876816256906_6576140673682074208_n-200x198.png 200w, images/2015/02/11016833_405876816256906_6576140673682074208_n-105x105.png 105w, images/2015/02/11016833_405876816256906_6576140673682074208_n-211x210.png 211w, images/2015/02/11016833_405876816256906_6576140673682074208_n-423x420.png 423w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></a>
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Choreographer Adriana Pop and Team France:
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<a href="http://www.thecouchgymnast.com/?attachment_id=2043" rel="attachment wp-att-2043"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-2043" src="images/2015/02/10998865_572278712912486_4746804160087822_n.jpg" alt="10998865_572278712912486_4746804160087822_n" width="500" height="375" srcset="images/2015/02/10998865_572278712912486_4746804160087822_n.jpg 720w, images/2015/02/10998865_572278712912486_4746804160087822_n-300x225.jpg 300w, images/2015/02/10998865_572278712912486_4746804160087822_n-200x150.jpg 200w, images/2015/02/10998865_572278712912486_4746804160087822_n-140x105.jpg 140w, images/2015/02/10998865_572278712912486_4746804160087822_n-280x210.jpg 280w, images/2015/02/10998865_572278712912486_4746804160087822_n-560x420.jpg 560w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></a>
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Then and now, via British Gymnastics. Lisa Mason has come back to elite gymnastics at 33:
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<a href="http://www.thecouchgymnast.com/?attachment_id=2042" rel="attachment wp-att-2042"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-2042" src="images/2015/02/10292286_10152734798958494_7283503478739492401_n.jpg" alt="10292286_10152734798958494_7283503478739492401_n" width="500" height="500" srcset="images/2015/02/10292286_10152734798958494_7283503478739492401_n.jpg 720w, images/2015/02/10292286_10152734798958494_7283503478739492401_n-150x150.jpg 150w, images/2015/02/10292286_10152734798958494_7283503478739492401_n-300x300.jpg 300w, images/2015/02/10292286_10152734798958494_7283503478739492401_n-200x200.jpg 200w, images/2015/02/10292286_10152734798958494_7283503478739492401_n-105x105.jpg 105w, images/2015/02/10292286_10152734798958494_7283503478739492401_n-210x210.jpg 210w, images/2015/02/10292286_10152734798958494_7283503478739492401_n-420x420.jpg 420w, images/2015/02/10292286_10152734798958494_7283503478739492401_n-280x280.jpg 280w, images/2015/02/10292286_10152734798958494_7283503478739492401_n-560x560.jpg 560w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></a>
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Keep close, more to follow this week-end on TCG!
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<strong>Article by: Bea Gheorghisor</strong>
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<strong>Photo Cover: Nadia Boyce</strong>
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