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<strong>Great Britain</strong> also finalizes selection for the Games: Hockenhull, Simm, Fellows [<a href="http://www.british-gymnastics.org/news-and-events/news/latest-news/4741-boa-announces-athletes-selected-for-2015-european-games">HERE</a>]
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<strong>USA</strong>: the eight women squad to train for the Pan American Games will be announced on Friday, the 5th of June [<a href="https://www.facebook.com/USAGymnastics/photos/a.291382707167.124551.27029627167/10152478624112168/?type=1&theater">HERE</a>]
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<strong>Results:</strong>
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Russia dominated the <strong>4 Nations Cup</strong> winning the team competition as well as sweeping the all around podium through Tutkhalyan, Melnikova and Dimitrieva. [<a href="http://www.thecouchgymnast.com/2015/05/31/4-nations-team-and-all-around-results/">Results</a>] [<a href="http://www.thecouchgymnast.com/2015/05/31/4-nations-must-see-routines/">Video</a>] [Pictures- <a href="http://www.thecouchgymnast.com/2015/05/30/4-nations-photo-gallery/">1st gallery</a>, <a href="http://www.thecouchgymnast.com/2015/05/31/4-nations-russia-photo-gallery/">2nd gallery</a>, <a href="http://www.thecouchgymnast.com/2015/05/31/4-nations-romania-photo-gallery/">3rd gallery</a>]
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<strong>FIT Challenge</strong>: over in Ghent, Germany won the FIT challenge, defeating Belgium (which came in second) and a team composed of gymnasts from Brazil and Italy. In the AA, two Brazilians took the top spots – Saraiva was first, then Andrade in silver medal position. Marine Brevet from France was third. [<a href="http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/2015/eu/bel/fitchallenge/teamfinale.pdf">Team Results</a>] [<a href="http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/2015/eu/bel/fitchallenge/senaa.pdf">All Around Results</a> ] [<a href="http://thegymter.net/2015/05/30/brazil-on-fire-at-flanders-team-challenge/">Report</a>]
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<strong>Canadian Championships</strong>: Ellie Black won the competition with a massive 57.95 total. Also on the podium were Isabella Onysko and Rose-Kaying Woo [<a href="http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/2015/can/champ/wag/senaf.pdf">Sr. AA Results</a>]
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<strong>Lugano Trophy</strong>: This year, the trophy went to the Russian Natalia Kapitonova (born in 2000) [<a href="http://www.romgym.ro/continut/uploads/2015/06/Trofeul-Lugano-2015-feminin.pdf">Results</a>]
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<strong>Retirement for Moors</strong>: this week we were taken by surprise and saddened by Victoria Moors’ announcement [<a href="http://www.cambridgetimes.ca/sports-story/5655422-olympic-gymnast-victoria-moors-retires-from-competition/">HERE</a>]
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<strong>Aly Raisman</strong> pens essay for Cosmopolitan Magazine:”14 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Became an Olympic Athlete” [<a href="http://www.cosmopolitan.com/career/a41044/things-i-wish-i-knew-before-i-became-an-olympic-athlete/?utm_content=buffer6ed5d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer">HERE</a>]
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<strong>Douglas Family Gold</strong>: An upcoming reality show about Olympic gold medallist Gabby Douglas and her family [<a href="https://instagram.com/p/3Rk7YqGOO4/">HERE</a>]
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<strong>Kim Bui</strong> out for the rest of the season after ACL tear [<a href="http://www.stb.de/aktuell/news/news-detailansicht/article/kim-bui-mit-kreuzbandriss.html?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=1&cHash=7c5a065c15f2fa6963c34ee654bb56df">HERE</a>]
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<strong>Rachel Gowey:</strong> after a 2014 season marred by an ackle injury, Rachel is ready to come back and will bid for a place in the Pan Ams team [<a href="http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/2015/05/27/rachel-gowey-gymnastics-chows-injury-recovery/28015633/?utm_content=bufferbb530&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer">HERE</a>]
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<strong>Kelly Simm</strong> plans to unveil a new original skill on bars at the European Games [<a href="http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/gymnastics/32993979">HERE</a>]
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<strong>Phan Thi Ha Thanh</strong> to compete at her 3rd Southeast Asian Games, taking place in Singapore between the 5th and the 16th of June. [<a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/news/games-vietnamese-gymnast-thanh-eyes-big-haul-sea-081509326--spt.html">HERE</a>]
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<strong>In Video:</strong>
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Inside Gymnastics have a list of the best UB routines of the past 10 years [<a href="http://www.insidegymnastics.com/content/show/newsarticle.aspx?articleid=2018&zoneid=1">HERE</a>]
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One for the next 10 years? Huang Huidan – 6.8 difficulty score at the Chinese Championships:
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<br /> Seda Tutkhalyan impressed on beam in Turin:
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Ellie Black on winning the Canadian Championships:
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<strong>In Pictures (or should I say Instagram?):</strong>
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Simone, always the greatest attitude
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<a href="http://www.thecouchgymnast.com/2015/06/04/so-what-did-i-miss-15/simone-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-3022"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3022" src="images/2015/06/simone.jpg" alt="simone" width="600" height="380" srcset="images/2015/06/simone.jpg 600w, images/2015/06/simone-300x190.jpg 300w, images/2015/06/simone-200x127.jpg 200w, images/2015/06/simone-150x95.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></a>
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A picture worth a thousand words:
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<a href="http://www.thecouchgymnast.com/2015/06/04/so-what-did-i-miss-15/cata/" rel="attachment wp-att-3021"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-3021" src="images/2015/06/cata.jpg" alt="cata" width="500" height="487" srcset="images/2015/06/cata.jpg 611w, images/2015/06/cata-300x292.jpg 300w, images/2015/06/cata-200x195.jpg 200w, images/2015/06/cata-108x105.jpg 108w, images/2015/06/cata-216x210.jpg 216w, images/2015/06/cata-431x420.jpg 431w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></a>
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Aliya Mustafina:
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<a href="http://www.thecouchgymnast.com/2015/06/04/so-what-did-i-miss-15/untitled-6/" rel="attachment wp-att-3020"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-3020" src="images/2015/06/Untitled.jpg" alt="Untitled" width="500" height="484" srcset="images/2015/06/Untitled.jpg 610w, images/2015/06/Untitled-300x291.jpg 300w, images/2015/06/Untitled-200x194.jpg 200w, images/2015/06/Untitled-108x105.jpg 108w, images/2015/06/Untitled-217x210.jpg 217w, images/2015/06/Untitled-434x420.jpg 434w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></a>
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Nastia Liukin and Matthew Lombardi got engaged:
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<a href="http://www.thecouchgymnast.com/2015/06/04/so-what-did-i-miss-15/11390254_10152476037732168_2770151463045293949_n/" rel="attachment wp-att-3018"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-3018" src="images/2015/06/11390254_10152476037732168_2770151463045293949_n.jpg" alt="11390254_10152476037732168_2770151463045293949_n" width="500" height="500" srcset="images/2015/06/11390254_10152476037732168_2770151463045293949_n.jpg 640w, images/2015/06/11390254_10152476037732168_2770151463045293949_n-150x150.jpg 150w, images/2015/06/11390254_10152476037732168_2770151463045293949_n-300x300.jpg 300w, images/2015/06/11390254_10152476037732168_2770151463045293949_n-200x200.jpg 200w, images/2015/06/11390254_10152476037732168_2770151463045293949_n-105x105.jpg 105w, images/2015/06/11390254_10152476037732168_2770151463045293949_n-210x210.jpg 210w, images/2015/06/11390254_10152476037732168_2770151463045293949_n-420x420.jpg 420w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></a>
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A very happy team Russia:
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<a href="http://www.thecouchgymnast.com/2015/06/04/so-what-did-i-miss-15/11391154_901536226552064_3546970651929089961_n/" rel="attachment wp-att-3019"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-3019" src="images/2015/06/11391154_901536226552064_3546970651929089961_n.jpg" alt="11391154_901536226552064_3546970651929089961_n" width="500" height="491" srcset="images/2015/06/11391154_901536226552064_3546970651929089961_n.jpg 720w, images/2015/06/11391154_901536226552064_3546970651929089961_n-300x295.jpg 300w, images/2015/06/11391154_901536226552064_3546970651929089961_n-200x196.jpg 200w, images/2015/06/11391154_901536226552064_3546970651929089961_n-107x105.jpg 107w, images/2015/06/11391154_901536226552064_3546970651929089961_n-214x210.jpg 214w, images/2015/06/11391154_901536226552064_3546970651929089961_n-428x420.jpg 428w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></a>
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That would be all for now. Keep close, new articles and stories to come soon on the blog!
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<strong>Article by: Bea Gheorghisor</strong>
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<strong>Photo Cover: Nadia Boyce</strong>
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