tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15464826006936940232024-03-05T18:51:39.088+01:00Gymnastics - No CeilingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger294125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546482600693694023.post-64680486380603424512013-01-21T21:48:00.000+01:002013-01-21T21:48:01.196+01:00a must see: 2000 Euros - Event Finals<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Although it may not have been the best day in the history of gymnastics commentary, it's interesting and entertaining.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Nadia calls Produnova's bars "nothing special". Of course Isarescu is "conservative" but clean :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">She seems to like Viktoria Karpenko much better... until she calls her "robotic" - on beam.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bart is not much nicer either. "look at her bangs, is that like an airfoil?" referring to Karpenko's hairstile while doing a Shushunova on floor.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I liked the fact that they show a little bit of the juniors, with Stroescu and Cojocar dominating the event finals. And you are not going to believe what was Pavlova's specialty. Uneven bars junior champ!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Part 1: bars final, with Produnova, Martinez, Isarescu, Khorkina, Karpenko </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">or <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fx2Kg7WMCs">here</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Nadia is openly bored with Khorkina's routine "Not only she can close her eyes and see her routine, I can close my eyes and see her routine" bwahahahaha</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Part 2: Vaults by Moya, Zamo and Amanar, Karpenko and Khorkina on beam</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">or <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnjx0JSDobY">here</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">part 3 - Amanar and Zamo on beam, Karpenko on floor</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">or <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaU7gDwtIIM">here</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yes, Bart just called Svetlana "one cool character".</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">part 4 - Ludivine Furnon, Andreea Raducan and Simona Amanar on floor</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">or <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOVl-QYCjB0">here</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I did believe that Raducan was technically better than Ludivine Furnon but really, the French gave one of the most impressive performances I have EVER seen in an event final.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">part 5 - and a very energetic take on Carmen by Produnova:</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546482600693694023.post-47617283695112310162013-01-08T14:40:00.000+01:002013-01-08T15:44:01.113+01:00Romanian Gymnastics Gala, aka The 2012 Blogger's Awards - part 3<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I voted Blythe Lawrence for Euros and Olympics, her live blogging is out of this world.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Article of the year: <a href="http://www.thecouchgymnast.com/?p=7645">Interview with Cristian Moldovan (The Couch Gymnast)</a></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I think that the Review of the 2013-2016 Code of Points was the top article - the thing is Oana and Mihai co-wrote it so they couldn't vote themselves on first place, could they?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Best Event of 2012 (in Romania): July 2012 Friendly Meet (ROU - GER - FRA - ITA) </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Best Aerobic Gymnast: Valentin Mavrodineanu</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Best Rhythmic Gymnast: Alexandra Piscupescu</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Most Emotional Moment of the Year: Sandra Izbasa's joy when discovering she has won the Olympic Gold tied with the 4 Nathional Anthems we had to listen to during 2012 Euros</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">also nominated: Catalina Ponor on the FX podium at the Olympics and Viktoria Komova's FX routine and the wait for the All Around final results in London 2012</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Biggest Surprise at the Olymics: Gold on Vault for Sandra Izbasa</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Most Desired Accomplishment (prior to the Olympics) come true: Romania medaling in the WAG Team Finals</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">also nominated: Beth's Olympic Medal, Gold on UB for Aliya Mustafina, Kohei Uchimura winning the MAG All Around</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Gymnastics No Ceiling Award: goes to Bellu and Bitang for not giving up and always wanting "the best" for Romanian Gymnastics</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">read <a href="http://gymnasticsnoceiling.blogspot.nl/2013/01/romanian-gymnastics-gala-aka-2012.html">part 1 HERE</a> and <a href="http://gymnasticsnoceiling.blogspot.nl/2013/01/romanian-gymnastics-gala-aka-2012_8.html">part 2 HERE</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Best All Around Gymnast: Flavius Koczi</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Best Gymnast on Parallel Bars: Marius Berbecar</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Best Gymnast on High Bar: Vlad Cotuna</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Routine of the Year: Flavius Koczi Euros Event Finals - Vault</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Fair-play Gymnast of the Year: Marius Berbecar</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">also nominated: Fabian Hambuchen, Phillip Boy, Flavius Koczi</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Best MAG Club: CSS Lugoj</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">also nominated: CSS Resita, CSS Bistrita</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">read <a href="http://gymnasticsnoceiling.blogspot.nl/2013/01/romanian-gymnastics-gala-aka-2012.html">part 1 HERE</a> and <a href="http://gymnasticsnoceiling.blogspot.nl/2013/01/romanian-gymnastics-gala-aka-2012_7829.html">part 3 HERE</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The "specialist" bloggers and honorary guardians of Romanian Gymnastics have again joined powers to find the best of Romanian gymnastics - gymnasts, coaches and moments. Because 2012 was the year of the Olympics, you will notice special categories that were introduced for the event of the year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, I give you the members of the jury:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mihai from <a href="http://fangymnastics.com/">Fangymnastics</a> - mastermind, logistics manager and nominee</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Alina from <a href="http://issuu.com/dracsor/docs/tare-gimnastica4?mode=window&pageNumber=1">Tare</a> and <a href="http://gimnastica.net/">gimnastica.net</a> - activist, journalist and benefactor</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Carmen from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/RomanianGymnasticsFans">Romanian Gymnastics Fans</a> - full time supporter and fan-movement organiser</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Oana from <a href="http://puzzle2012.wordpress.com/">Puzzle</a> - pretty much the most knowledgeable person in Romanian WAG</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and myself (the oracle of The Couch Gymnast as Brigid candidly named me)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As you will notice, one of the most positive things was that while the WAG team had a very strong core, in 2012 more young gymnasts were noticed and rose at the top in some of the categories.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On the not so bright side, the Romanian gymnastics is made of a handful of people. Especially in MAG the unanimity we reached, in the Olympic year nonetheless, is not a good sign.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And can I say YAY for Lacramioara Moldovan winning "WAG coach of the year"? What a lovely lady!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Each blogger gets to award a special "prize" to someone that he/she found worth mentioning outside the categories already presented. If I had to give a special thanks to someone this year, those would be Bellu and Bitang, for refusing to lose hope and continuing to fight for the reconstruction of Romanian gymnastics.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Best All Around Gymnast: Larisa Iordache</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Best gymnast on Vault: Sandra Izbasa</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Best Gymnast on Uneven Bars: Andreea Iridon</b>, mostly because she can do things like this:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Best Gymnast on Beam: Catalina Ponor</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">also nominated: Larisa Iordache, Diana Bulimar, Andreea Munteanu</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Best Gymnast on Floor: Larisa Iordache</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">also nominated: Catalina Ponor, Sandra Izbasa, Diana Bulimar</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Most Consistent Gymnast: Diana Bulimar</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Breakthrough Star of 2012: Andreea Iridon</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">also nominated: Andreea Munteanu, Asiana Peng</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Routine of the Year: Catalina Ponor on Floor in the Olympic Event Final</b><br /><strong>Catalina Ponor, medalie de argint la sol!</strong><br /> <iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="386" src="http://embed.trilulilu.ro/video-sport/catalina-ponor-fx-ef-2012-olympics" width="448"></iframe> <br /><a href="http://www.trilulilu.ro/video/sport" title="sport"> Vezi mai multe video din sport </a><br /> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">also nominated: Sandra Izbasa VT EF London 2012, Catalina Ponor BB TF London 2012, Sandra Izbasa FX Bucharest friendly meet July 2012</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Coach of the Year: Lacramioara Moldovan</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">also nominated: Mariana Bitang, Octavian Bellu, Adela Popa</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Best Junior in the National Team: Andreea Munteanu</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Best Young Hope: Andreea Iridon</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Best WAG Club: CSS Deva</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">also nominated: Aliya Mustafina, Sandra Izbasa</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Best International Gymnast of the Year: Aliya Mustafina</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Read <a href="http://gymnasticsnoceiling.blogspot.nl/2013/01/romanian-gymnastics-gala-aka-2012_8.html">HERE part 2</a> and <a href="http://gymnasticsnoceiling.blogspot.nl/2013/01/romanian-gymnastics-gala-aka-2012_7829.html">HERE part 3</a>.</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546482600693694023.post-1104954084932527522012-09-14T16:49:00.002+02:002012-12-12T11:06:29.791+01:001996 Worlds semi- finals a time for testing skills<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kuy Yuanyuan ( <a href="http://chinesegymnastics.tumblr.com/post/23801827081/the-beautiful-kui-yuanyuan-on-the-balance-beam">photo source</a> )</td></tr>
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I just found <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPIeNNWCI2A">this great video from 1996 Worlds</a> . It contains all the routines from semi-finals and finals and most of them are very difficult to find on youtube. As it turns out, this competition held two months prior to the Olympic Game was the perfect time to try out the new skills and see what elements to keep and what to take out from the routine at the Olympics. Some of the risky moves did not make it and would never re-emerge. <br />
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Some of my favorite moments:<br />
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- Khorkina's "unicorn" transition from low to high:<br />
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Khorkina missed the skill in the event finals but still tied with Piskun for gold.<br />
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- When I saw Kochetkova's routine on BB my <strike>first</strike> second thought (after the wooow) was that this is how everyone will flic-flac out of every two skill combo that allows it - under the 2013-2016 code:<br />
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as demonstrated by Dina, at min 36:20 and then again at 36:35. Of course, these are series of two while in the new code you have to do three to receive the "series" bonus, but you get the idea...<br />
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*if this means everybody will be more like Dina, i can take it<br />
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- Kuy Yuanyuan doing seven skills in a row (min 47:20):<br />
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(this was in semi-finals, she obviously did not qualify for the finals because of the fall. Medals with falls became possible only in 2007)<br />
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- Gina, doing a flic- layout to two feet on beam:<br />
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In finals she missed the layout to two feet. She dismounted with a full twisting double back, not very successful. (btw, it bothers me when people hurry to label her as "boring" without having seen much of her work)<br />
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- Opening floor with a DLO was the norm in 1996, as demonstrated by Kuy, Anna Mirgorodskaya, Kocetkova and Tsavaridou (min 53:06 to min 59:53)<br />
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In the event finals only Gema Paz and Lyubov Sheremeta opened with different skills: triple twist and double arabian respectively.<br />
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- Liu Xuan being stunning on beam:<br />
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Qualified first for EF. 9.887 - makes you wonder how close to a ten had she been without that step on the landing.<br />
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- And finally something that I have been hunting for for a while: Alexandra Marinescu's BB silver medal performance at Worlds:<br />
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She added the full back tuck for the finals, a skill she missed in the EF at the Olympics, two months later.<br />
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Other impressions? What did <b>you</b> find interesting?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546482600693694023.post-3822437694295745392012-08-23T18:03:00.001+02:002012-08-23T18:03:30.808+02:00fed up?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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(source <a href="http://berlin2011.gymnasticsphotography.com/#5.2" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">http://berlin2011.gymnasticsphotography.com/#5.2</a>)</div>
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Definitely not. In fact my state is one of nostalgia and longing. Who will continue? Whose last performance we have already witnessed without knowing? </div>
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If I had to make up a list with of gymnasts that I miss the most (mainly because were not included in their national teams for these Olympics), she wouldn't necessarily be my first choice. But for the pretty floor poses - and apparent unawareness of her own brilliancy - I hope we have not yet seen the last of Yulia Belokobylskaia.</div>
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<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/gallery/2012/aug/10/london-2012-top-10-photographs-olympic#/?picture=394503972&index=0">one of the nicest foto galleries of the Olympics</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546482600693694023.post-51535037574175861542012-07-21T12:11:00.002+02:002012-07-21T12:11:34.855+02:00on the restrictions of using the Olympic logo<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"Last week a cafe manager in Camberwell, south London was raided by ‘community wardens’ after he displayed five bagels in the style of the Olympics rings in his window.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Two ‘community wardens’ swooped on the House Cafe and Gallery, in Camberwell, within 20 minutes of manager David Adams putting up the display.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They claimed that putting the circular buns on show breached copyright rules."</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">An insightful article in The New York Times about some of the most annoying aspects of the Olympics.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;">officials keep saying they hope the rain will go away before the Games begin. There really is no contingency plan; the Olympic Stadium, where the opening ceremony is to take place, has no roof.</span>"</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;">Walking near Victoria station, Linda Vaughn, 68, said she was bewildered by the bombardment of seemingly contradictory messages: Welcome to the Olympics, Now Please Go Away.</span>"</span><br />
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<nyt_headline type=" " version="1.0"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/20/sports/olympics/olympics-leave-british-complaining-even-more-than-usual.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20120720">The Olympic Spirit, British Style: When Will This Nightmare End?</a></span></nyt_headline></h1>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546482600693694023.post-49375497669502280422012-07-20T23:56:00.003+02:002012-07-20T23:56:48.555+02:00Could Uchimura NOT win in London?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">The surest thing at the coming Olympic Games in London — more than the swimmer Michael Phelps, or the sprinter Usain Bolt, or even the American men’s basketball team — may be a 23-year-old Japanese gymnast nicknamed Superman.</span>"</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">interesting read in <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/22/sports/olympics/the-near-perfection-of-kohei-uchimura.html">The New York Times</a></span><br />
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by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/HuangQiushuangFan?feature=watch">HuangQuishuangFan</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546482600693694023.post-63177061621347945732012-04-18T10:29:00.001+02:002012-04-18T10:29:30.793+02:00Happy WednesdaySandra Izbasa is great. At the respectable age of 21 she continues her improvement on this (relatively) recently acquired event. Gymnastics Gods, please keep her healthy for the next 4 months!<br />
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(via <a href="http://fangymnastics.com/2012/04/17/sandra-izbasas-new-vault/">Fangymnastics</a>)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546482600693694023.post-90368731511462743642012-04-14T10:47:00.002+02:002012-04-14T11:57:21.881+02:00<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/53E5LFrWhCo" width="560"></iframe><br />
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This is the first time I've come across this video. I found it extremely funny but also (weirdly) inspiring.<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546482600693694023.post-2608663506578716922012-04-06T11:31:00.000+02:002012-04-06T11:31:11.226+02:00Hunting for Jeloso Videos - Romania (Juniors)Stefania Stanila - VT<br />
<b><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/h0JwnmTqouI" width="560"></iframe></b><br />
or <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0JwnmTqouI&list=UUr5dP22REePad6K9lRSLLGQ&index=58&feature=plcp">here</a><br />
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Stefania Stanila - UB<br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmJqzfR7JmU&list=UUr5dP22REePad6K9lRSLLGQ&index=43&feature=plcp"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/SmJqzfR7JmU" width="560"></iframe></a><br />
or <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmJqzfR7JmU&list=UUr5dP22REePad6K9lRSLLGQ&index=43&feature=plcp">here</a><br />
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Stefania Stanila - BB<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/PAx0umZuoRs" width="560"></iframe><br />
or <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAx0umZuoRs&list=UUr5dP22REePad6K9lRSLLGQ&index=16&feature=plcp">here</a><br />
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Stefania Stanila - FX<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/-oKTeBV1VNw" width="560"></iframe><br />
or <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oKTeBV1VNw&list=UUr5dP22REePad6K9lRSLLGQ&index=6&feature=plcp">here</a><br />
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Silvia Zarzu - VT<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/CkRW7UyLp2o" width="560"></iframe><br />
or <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkRW7UyLp2o&list=UUr5dP22REePad6K9lRSLLGQ&index=55&feature=plcp">here</a><br />
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Silvia Zarzu - BB<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/QJsl7IUcWxo" width="560"></iframe><br />
or<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJsl7IUcWxo&list=UUr5dP22REePad6K9lRSLLGQ&index=25&feature=plcp"> here</a><br />
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Silvia Zarzu - FX<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/v_V0YUoAfII" width="560"></iframe><br />
or <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_V0YUoAfII&list=UUr5dP22REePad6K9lRSLLGQ&index=3&feature=plcp">here</a><br />
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Maria Rauta - VT<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/8WeR18L3rPo" width="560"></iframe><br />
or <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WeR18L3rPo&list=UUr5dP22REePad6K9lRSLLGQ&index=50&feature=plcp">here</a><br />
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Maria Rauta - BB<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/jyCU-bnAvfA" width="560"></iframe><br />
or <a href="http://youtu.be/jyCU-bnAvfA">here</a><br />
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Maria Rauta - FX<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/eE5ee2Z4NT0" width="560"></iframe><br />
or <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eE5ee2Z4NT0&list=UUr5dP22REePad6K9lRSLLGQ&index=23&feature=plcp">here</a><br />
<br />
Paula Tudorache - UB<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/3QhrtqnaMlk" width="560"></iframe><br />
or <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QhrtqnaMlk&list=UUr5dP22REePad6K9lRSLLGQ&index=45&feature=plcp">here</a><br />
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Paula Tudorache - BB<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/luRt8WmOLGI" width="420"></iframe><br />
or <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luRt8WmOLGI">here</a><br />
<br />
Bianca Ciobanu - UB<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/_pi0k4VeW9s" width="560"></iframe><br />
or <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pi0k4VeW9s&list=UUr5dP22REePad6K9lRSLLGQ&index=40&feature=plcp">here</a><br />
<br />
Bianca Ciobanu - BB<br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAx0umZuoRs&list=UUr5dP22REePad6K9lRSLLGQ&index=16&feature=plcp"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/whwKatGadg0" width="560"></iframe></a><br />
or <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whwKatGadg0&list=UUr5dP22REePad6K9lRSLLGQ&index=13&feature=plcp">here</a><br />
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Bianca Ciobanu - FX<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/EAmIjuFnD4w" width="560"></iframe><br />
or <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAmIjuFnD4w&list=UUr5dP22REePad6K9lRSLLGQ&index=10&feature=plcp">here</a><br />
<br />
Miriam Aribasoiu - UB<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/KTGbwHHzmco" width="560"></iframe><br />
or <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTGbwHHzmco&list=UUr5dP22REePad6K9lRSLLGQ&index=37&feature=plcp">here</a><br />
<br />
Miriam Aribasoiu - FX<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/v1HfLwOooGY" width="560"></iframe><br />
or <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1HfLwOooGY&list=UUr5dP22REePad6K9lRSLLGQ&index=20&feature=plcp">here</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thecouchgymnast.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Jesolo-results-whole-thing3.jpg">full results here</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546482600693694023.post-62176351387857607872012-04-01T15:33:00.000+02:002012-04-01T15:33:27.471+02:00Jeloso Videos - RussiaAnastasia Grishina VT<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Acydu6flIaY" width="560"></iframe><br />
or <a href="http://youtu.be/Acydu6flIaY">here</a><br />
<br />
Anastasia Grishina - BB<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/DKWPOofzS-k" width="560"></iframe><br />
or <a href="http://youtu.be/DKWPOofzS-k">here</a><br />
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Anastasia Grishina - FX<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/5v86J89MVLc" width="560"></iframe><br />
or <a href="http://youtu.be/5v86J89MVLc">here</a><br />
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Anna Rodionova - BB<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ZrBYYLDvqfo" width="560"></iframe><br />
or <a href="http://youtu.be/ZrBYYLDvqfo">here</a><br />
<br />
Anna Rodionova FX<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/EEp19zHlv_c" width="560"></iframe><br />
or <a href="http://youtu.be/EEp19zHlv_c">here</a><br />
<br />
Yulia Inshina BB<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/scJvElYeMnk" width="560"></iframe><br />
or <a href="http://youtu.be/scJvElYeMnk">here</a><br />
<br />
Yulia Inshina FX<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/6NPc30rr6tk" width="560"></iframe><br />
or <a href="http://youtu.be/6NPc30rr6tk">here</a><br />
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Yulia Belokobilskaya BB<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/dc_7tO6kbwI" width="560"></iframe><br />
or <a href="http://youtu.be/dc_7tO6kbwI">here</a><br />
<br />
Yulia Belokobilskaya FX<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/n-Zf3M_XU_w" width="560"></iframe><br />
or <a href="http://youtu.be/n-Zf3M_XU_w">here</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546482600693694023.post-58769748347631059872012-04-01T13:55:00.002+02:002012-04-01T16:14:41.155+02:00Hunting for Jeloso videos... USAIt's a bit messier out there, compared to other times.<br />
But I've decided to do the right thing and put some order into it. So here it is, USA!<br />
Kyla Ross: Vault<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ZB4HrruHTjs" width="560"></iframe><br />
or <a href="http://youtu.be/ZB4HrruHTjs">here</a><br />
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Kyla Ross UB<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/TA1P7I-hjp8" width="560"></iframe><br />
or <a href="http://youtu.be/TA1P7I-hjp8">here</a><br />
<br />
Kyla Ross BB<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/DKXPXDtBhaw" width="560"></iframe><br />
or <a href="http://youtu.be/DKXPXDtBhaw">here</a><br />
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Kyla Ross FX<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/fwiJekSuQcw" width="560"></iframe><br />
or <a href="http://youtu.be/fwiJekSuQcw">here</a><br />
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Aly Raisman VT<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/aFMfrPrXaiE" width="560"></iframe><br />
or <a href="http://youtu.be/aFMfrPrXaiE">here</a><br />
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Aly Raisman UB<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/t31dNYMKbzY" width="560"></iframe><br />
or <a href="http://youtu.be/t31dNYMKbzY">here</a><br />
<br />
Aly Raisman BB<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/KsBhAEGWI7w" width="560"></iframe><br />
or <a href="http://youtu.be/KsBhAEGWI7w">here</a><br />
<br />
Aly Raisman FX<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/1Da2M8HbT0I" width="560"></iframe><br />
or <a href="http://youtu.be/1Da2M8HbT0I">here</a><br />
<br />
Sarah Finnegan VT- not found yet<br />
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Sarah Finnegan UB- not found yet<br />
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Sarah Finnegan BB<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/eXTKdRsQyow" width="560"></iframe><br />
or <a href="http://youtu.be/eXTKdRsQyow">here</a><br />
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Sarah Finnegan FX<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Orf62fS5T_o" width="560"></iframe><br />
or <a href="http://youtu.be/Orf62fS5T_o">here</a><br />
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McKayla Maroney VT<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/w2CjB4f5zNY" width="560"></iframe><br />
or <a href="http://youtu.be/w2CjB4f5zNY">here</a><br />
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McKayla Maroney UB<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/x3RPomA6fo4" width="560"></iframe><br />
or <a href="http://youtu.be/x3RPomA6fo4">here</a><br />
<br />
McKayla Maroney BB<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/_CbrTa1Ungk" width="560"></iframe><br />
or <a href="http://youtu.be/_CbrTa1Ungk">here</a><br />
<br />
McKayla Maroney FX<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/6zPLXqSh5xI" width="560"></iframe><br />
or <a href="http://youtu.be/6zPLXqSh5xI">here</a><br />
<br />
<br />
Elisabeth Price VT<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/c6YNExyQN9U" width="560"></iframe><br />
or<a href="http://youtu.be/c6YNExyQN9U"> here</a><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Elisabeth Price UB<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/JOgR56K5X3E" width="560"></iframe><br />
or <a href="http://youtu.be/JOgR56K5X3E">here</a><br />
<br />
Elisabeth Price BB<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/VV_vtC4SAbE" width="560"></iframe><br />
or <a href="http://youtu.be/VV_vtC4SAbE">here</a><br />
<br />
Elisabeth Price FX<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/-8sifsdW1-k" width="560"></iframe><br />
or <a href="http://youtu.be/-8sifsdW1-k">here</a><br />
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Rebecca Bross UB<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/xO_Aon6KEcE" width="560"></iframe><br />
or <a href="http://youtu.be/xO_Aon6KEcE">here</a><br />
<br />
Rebecca Bross BB<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/n-XllJGXxI0" width="560"></iframe><br />
or <a href="http://youtu.be/n-XllJGXxI0">here</a><br />
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MyKayla Skinner - VT<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/zesZXfB2mks" width="560"></iframe><br />
or <a href="http://youtu.be/zesZXfB2mks">here</a><br />
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Brenna Dowell FX<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/nEFwwvtft_s" width="560"></iframe><br />
or <a href="http://youtu.be/nEFwwvtft_s">here</a><br />
<br />
<br />
Brianna Brown FX<br />
<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/H8E2Wygu1XE" width="560"></iframe><br />
or <a href="http://youtu.be/H8E2Wygu1XE">here</a><br />
<br />
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Thanks to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/Xoxokiara?feature=watch">xoxokiara</a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/javiercollados">javiercollados</a> for making this possible :)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546482600693694023.post-31626718124721257082012-03-06T23:30:00.003+01:002012-03-06T23:30:57.885+01:00American Cup: The routinesLarisa Iordache - Balance Beam<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/-p9rWGdz-Qo" width="560"></iframe><br />
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Larisa Iordache - Floor<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/zmKO1Pu9U9A" width="420"></iframe><br />
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Larisa Iordache - Uneven Bars<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/SKmmxaH3q6c" width="560"></iframe><br />
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Larisa Iordache - Vault<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/RwIx6kamI74" width="420"></iframe><br />
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Diana Chelaru - Vault<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/qJSE918lv78" width="420"></iframe><br />
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Diana Chelaru - Uneven Bars<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Yk_P_sIluK4" width="560"></iframe><br />
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Diana Chelaru - Floor<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/jdEaZvBBFHU" width="420"></iframe><br />
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And some podium training:<br />
Diana - FX<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/2p7KnNUum1U" width="420"></iframe><br />
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Larisa - FX<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/INAYNhtXPkM" width="420"></iframe><br />
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A big thank you to <a href="http://www.gymnastike.org/">Gymnastike</a>, <a href="http://www.examiner.com/gymnastics-in-national/blythe-lawrence">Blythe Lawrence</a>, Lauren Hopkins who covered the event and to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/13shifter">13shifter</a> who uploaded so many great routines on youtube!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546482600693694023.post-83753537128573699942012-03-06T23:14:00.003+01:002012-03-06T23:14:48.852+01:00about Romania's new star (and future leader)<i>"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #3b3a3a; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px;">The ideal is for Larisa to go to New York prepared to challenge Jordyn without injuring herself. She also needs to beat the 60 points barrier soon.</span></i><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #3b3a3a; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 16px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<i>These are overwhelming expectations, yet Iordache has demonstrated repeatedly, in the last four or five years since she emerged on the international scene, that she has what it takes.</i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #3b3a3a; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 16px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<i>No, I don’t expect Larisa to beat Jordyn Wieber this weekend. But I do believe that I will be again amazed by her explosiveness and presence. Why would this weekend be any different?</i></div>
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<i>She has not yet shown fear, self doubt or physical weakness.</i></div>
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #3b3a3a; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px;">Larisa was never a cool kid. She is not a rebel, nor a ballerina, yet you can’t take your eyes off her. Because she owns everything she does and she loves every minute of it.</span>"</i><div>
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<i>Read the rest of the article <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1679483339"> </a></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #332d2d; font-family: Puritan;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; font-style: inherit; line-height: 26px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial;"><a href="http://www.thecouchgymnast.com/?p=5475">American Cup: Larisa Iordache to Prove Herself</a></span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546482600693694023.post-4469031578356086202012-03-06T23:10:00.002+01:002012-03-06T23:10:42.052+01:00what have I been up to latelycontrary to what the lack of activity of this blog might indicate, I'm not retired. On the contrary, I think about gymnastics a lot. Here's a sample:<br />
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #3b3a3a; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 25px;">Since she was selected in the senior national team, Diana Chelaru has gradually improved every year, broadening her range of skills, developing a personal style while consistency has become one of her main strengths.</span></span></i><br />
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #3b3a3a; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 25px;">The progression was a surprise: if in 2009 the most she could hope for was to qualify for floor and vault event finals at Euros, 2010 was her breakthrough year, when she became a constant presence in finals on her pet events and even started winning prestigious medals on floor. 2011 would reveal yet another facet of Diana Chelaru: as an all around gymnast, placing third in qualifications and fourth in the AA finals at Europeans.</span>"</span></i><br />
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></i><br />
<i>Read the rest of the article <a href="http://www.thecouchgymnast.com/?p=5512">"American Cup Preview: Diana Chelaru"(The Couch Gymnast)</a></i><br />
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<i><br /></i>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546482600693694023.post-25659648970423931922012-02-10T17:25:00.000+01:002012-02-10T17:25:12.719+01:00Draw for the Olympicsthe draw for the Olympic games will take place on the 24th of February at Lausanne (more <a href="http://www.fig-gymnastics.com/vsite/vcontent/content/transnews/0,10869,5187-187975-19728-44545-315847-17968-5233-layout188-205197-news-item,00.html?utm_source=News+February+10%2C+2012&utm_campaign=FIG+News&utm_medium=email">details</a> on the FIG page)<br />
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From the experiences of the past years Romania and China will be in the first two subdivisions and Russia and USA in the last two. At least there aren't two separate days of qualifications!<br />
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Coincidence, bad luck, conspiracy? What do you think?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546482600693694023.post-36812036198157278212012-01-03T23:48:00.002+01:002012-01-04T23:34:23.818+01:00Best Of Romanian Gymnastics in 2011<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Vk_mYoH7g6o/TwTQuDBo_lI/AAAAAAAACMs/13yi6axuC5U/s1600/Poster+Gala+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Vk_mYoH7g6o/TwTQuDBo_lI/AAAAAAAACMs/13yi6axuC5U/s320/Poster+Gala+.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">by Cris (GymFever)</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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Mihai from Fangymnastics had the brilliant idea to gather five great minds that think about Romanian gymnastics all the time (roughly about 75% of the time they are awake probably) and ask them who were the best Romanian gymnasts of 2011. The result, The Romanian Gymnastics Gala, although virtual at this point in time, is our tribute to all the gymnasts that work hard all year long and who are rarely celebrated thoroughly, especially in years like this. You know what I mean.<br />
<br />
So, the judges:<br />
Mihai (<a href="http://fangymnastics.com/">Fangymnastics</a>)<br />
Cris (<a href="http://crisrusblog.blogspot.com/">Gymfever</a>)<br />
Alina (<a href="http://issuu.com/dracsor/docs/tare3">Tare!</a>)<br />
Carmen (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/RomanianGymnasticsFans">Romanian Gymnastics Fans</a>)<br />
and moi.<br />
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We tried to combine personal taste with objectivism and the result was quite great if I come to think about it...<br />
<br />
So, long story short, here are our results:<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>For Women's Artistic Gymnastics</b></div>
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Best All Around Gymnast: 1-<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQ2yey67ZYY">Larisa Iordache</a> (2-<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMr-lmoK6X4">Ana Porgras</a>, 3-<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jn2UPBwruk">Amelia Racea</a>)<br />
Best Gymnast on Vault: 1-<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6s7echmAv4">Sandra Izbasa</a> (2-<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g772wonmCcU">Larisa Iordache</a>, 3-<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JecLmtXtd6I">Catalina Ponor</a>)<br />
Best Gymnast on Uneven Bars:1-<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLz-FIh47L4">Larisa Iordache</a> (2-<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pg2GSso8GZI">Ana Porgras</a>, 3-<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iljVs3AFTUU">Amelia Racea</a>)<br />
Best Gymnast on Beam: 1- <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-De-xjG4Vw">Larisa Iordache</a> (2-<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2b1aQF0jGps">Ana Porgras</a>, 3-<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNkd4IEry18">Catalina Ponor)</a><br />
Best Gymnast on Floor: 1-<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZalYzmsrOpU">Sandra Izbasa</a>, (2 - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emrS04xIfps">Diana Bulimar</a>, 3-<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TZvdHNENKc">Diana Chelaru</a>)<br />
Most consistent gymnast of 2011: 1-<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAhfpgafIGg&feature=related">Larisa Iordache</a> (2 -<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DrEd9w6Kqw">Diana Chelaru</a>, 3 -<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRDl3YkenmM">Amelia Racea</a>)<br />
Most surprising gymnast in 2011: 1 - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dc29UCmAbWY">Catalina Ponor</a> (2-<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glKR1AYItpM">Diana Bulimar</a>, 3-<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBMSTjTbf9k">Laura Jurca</a>)<br />
Best Routine of the Year: 1-Sandra Izbasa - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvIohutWFWE">Europeans, VT EF</a> (2 -Larisa Iordache -<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOJJI_ScUYU">EYOF, Beam TF</a>,<br />
3-Catalina Ponor - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wu__R9-1OaA">Worlds, FX Team Finals</a>)<br />
Best Coach of the Year: 1-Adela Popa (2-Octavian Bellu, 3-Cristian Moldovan)<br />
Best Young Gymnast of the Year: 1-<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ym1_QCM3n8I">Laura Jurca </a>(2-<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flnfxcttPjM">Madalina Blendea</a>, 3-<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02XauQ8kk18">Adela Florea</a>)<br />
Best International Gymnast of the Year: 1-<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2Dlh8pfYEM">Viktoria Komova</a>, (2-<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bOB2-eVmTo">Yao Jinnan</a>, 3-<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ql85M0CqQ44">McKayla Maroney</a>)<br />
Fair-play gymnast: 1-Diana Chelaru (2-Diana Bulimar, 3-Ana Porgras)<br />
My favorite gymnast (all time): <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzBih9ziWNU">Daniela Silivas</a><br />
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Best All Around: 1-Flavius Koczi (2-Marian Dragulescu)</div>
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Best Gymnast - Floor: Flavius Koczi</div>
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Best Gymnast - Pommel Horse: Flavius Koczi</div>
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Best Gymnast - Rings: Cristian Bataga</div>
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Best Gymnast - Vault: Marian Dragulescu</div>
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Best Gymnast - Parallel Bars: Marius Berbecar</div>
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Best Gymnast - High Bar: Vlad Cotuna</div>
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Surprise of the year: Marius Berbecar</div>
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Routine of the year: Flavius Koczi - Europeans, Floor Event Finals</div>
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Best Coach of the Year: Marius Urzica</div>
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Best Junior Gymnast in the National Team: Daniel Radeanu</div>
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Best "Hope" (gymnasts that are not in the "junior" category yet): The entire Lugoj Club Team</div>
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Fair-play award: Marian Dragulescu</div>
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Best International Gymnast of the Year: Kohei Uchimura</div>
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My favorite gymnast (all time): Marius Urzica</div>
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Best Aerobic Gymnast of the Year: 1- Corina Constantin, (2-Valentin Mavrodineanu, 3-Maria Luisa Pavel)</div>
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Best Rhythmic Gymnast of the Year: Alexandra Piscupescu</div>
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Best Commentary Team: Alina Alexoi and Ramona Micu</div>
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Best TV Show about Romanian Gymnastics: The Medal Factory</div>
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Best Gymnastics Event (held in Romania): Aerobics European Championships</div>
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Best Live Coverage: Brigid, Blythe & Anne (Worlds)</div>
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Best Articles of the Year:</div>
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<a href="http://issuu.com/dracsor/docs/tare2-final">Interview with the little gymnasts from Deva</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.prosport.ro/alte-sporturi/gimnastica/trista-poveste-a-veselei-gimnaste-cerasela-tradata-de-genunchi-super-galerie-foto-7921538">The sad story of the joyful gymnast</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.adevarul.ro/locale/cluj-napoca/Povestea_primei_medalii_olimpice_a_Romaniei_la_gimnastica-prin_ochii_unei_adevarate_campioane-_clujeanca_Sonia_Iovan_0_508749520.html">The story of the team that won Romania's first Olympic medal</a></div>
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<a href="http://gymnasticsnoceiling.blogspot.com/2011/08/story-of-larisa-iordache-part-1.html">The Story of Larisa Iordache</a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;"><b>GymNoCeiling award: Ana Porgras - for the way she handled the pressure during the team and all around finals at Worlds. (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhYGG9KP46M">HERE</a>)</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;"><b>May this become a great tradition, and sooner rather than later to start giving the awards in person!</b></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546482600693694023.post-22546709779836063042011-12-12T10:24:00.001+01:002011-12-12T10:53:31.781+01:00Romania in the News: December 5th to 11thThe most important event of the week for Romanians was the Italian Grand Prix held in Catania where Larisa Iordache and Catalina Ponor competed. There were various articles with results but nothing fancy: <a href="http://www.gsp.ro/sporturi/gimnastica/ponor-si-iordache-medalii-de-argint-la-rana-gioiaverde-cup-288177.html">GSP</a>, <a href="http://www.prosport.ro/alte-sporturi/gimnastica/ponor-si-iordache-participa-la-grand-prix-rana-gioiaverde-cup-9045815">Prosport</a>, <a href="http://www.romgym.ro/evenimente/gimnastle-noastre-locul-2-la-grand-prix-%E2%80%9Crana-gioiaverde-cup%E2%80%9D/">Romgym</a> .<br />
What concerns me is that they are mentioning Larisa Iordache had a small injury that kept her from competing for several months. <a href="http://www.prosport.ro/alte-sporturi/gimnastica/ponor-si-iordache-participa-la-grand-prix-rana-gioiaverde-cup-9045815">Prosport</a> goes as far as five months of break after a foot "intervention" for Larisa and small leg injury for Catalina. How come we didn't we know that?<br />
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GSP: Nadia was awarded the key of the city of Acapulco at Mexican Open Gymnastics Championship. (article <a href="http://www.gsp.ro/sporturi/gimnastica/performantele-nadiei-comaneci-recunoscute-la-acapulco-va-primi-cheia-orasului-287887.html">HERE</a>)<br />
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Libertatea: Saint Nicholas filled the shoes of the gymnasts that train at Izvorani with gifts, "especially sweets", as Mariana Bitang mentioned. (<a href="http://www.libertatea.ro/detalii/articol/gimnastica-bellu-bitang-romania-368476.html">HERE</a>)<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546482600693694023.post-59864973226663291782011-12-11T12:53:00.001+01:002011-12-11T13:00:50.490+01:00Larisa Iordache returns to competitionAs she placed second on UB (after Komova) in a Grand Prix meet in Catania, Italy.<br />
Aside from a few legs separations, She looked strong, better even than last summer:<br />
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Also, Catalina Ponor placed second on BB. The combo of pirouettes is a nice addition to her routine:<br />
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More routines from the competition on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/javiercollados">javiercollados</a>'s youtube channel.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546482600693694023.post-56010635309739994992011-12-06T08:44:00.000+01:002011-12-06T10:10:51.659+01:00Romania in the News: November 28th to December 4th of December<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Prosport: Anca Grigoras about the reasons why Romanian gymnasts did not compete at Ostrava (<a href="http://www.prosport.ro/alte-sporturi/gimnastica/gimnastele-tricolore-nu-mai-merg-la-grand-prix-ul-de-la-ostrava-9018763">HERE</a>) ("they are in a different stage in their preparation", "It was something they applied for months ago", " "It's better so sign up for it in advance and then withdraw then not to do it and regret", you know, the good stuff)<br />
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Adevarul: Interview with Catalina Ponor (<a href="http://www.adevarul.ro/scoala_si_educatie/Catalina_Ponor-gimnasta-_La_ora_de_Sport-copiii_ma_puneau_sa_fac_roata_0_601740200.html">HERE</a>) "Worlds were disappointing... no.. extremely disappointing" yes, she's said that many times but I guess people just don't have other questions for her, although this interviewer does try to find out a little bit more about Catalina, we must at least give her that.<br />
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... and the video version (<a href="http://adevarultv.net/#categoria-interviurile-adevarul-81-video-interviu-cu-catalina-ponor-5059-lista-pagina-1">HERE</a>)<br />
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Messagerul Hunedorean: about Alpen Adrian Cup and Top Gym (<a href="http://www.mesagerulhunedorean.ro/au-pus-monopol-pe-aur">HERE</a>)<br />
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The Couch Gymnast: interview with Nicolae Forminte and Liliana Cosma (<a href="http://www.thecouchgymnast.com/?p=4742">HERE</a>)<br />
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Cris asks a good question: "<a href="http://crisrusblog.blogspot.com/2011/12/de-ce-toata-lumea-pleaca.html">Why is everybody leaving</a>?" of the junior team that represented Romania at 2010 Europeans only Diana Bulimar and Larisa Iordache are still training. My question is, is Stoica asking himself these questions?<br />
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TVR: a renown Turkish physician has examined the gymnasts at Izvorani (<a href="http://www.tvr.ro/articol.php?id=115952&c=137">HERE</a>) - includes some training footage.<br />
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Libertatea: interview with Marian Dragulescu (<a href="http://www.libertatea.ro/detalii/articol/marian-dragulescu-bogat-doar-un-cuvant-frumos-367306.html">HERE</a>) - although libertatea is not AS ridiculous as other times, the interview is still extremely silly: "are you rich?", "what do you think about Marius Berbecar's 0 at worlds?"* and in the chapter "superstitions" we have warming up before competing.<br />
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*I am not sure if you are aware but, Marius Berbecar, who is a Romanian gymnast, and a pretty good one too, got a 0 for a vault at worlds. He could not perform the vault so he chose to land safely on his back - the result - a well deserved but far from unheard of - 0 mark. But the Romanian press is so moronic that the episode was presented as THE news from Worlds (maybe "Returning home without medals" was a bit bigger, not sure). I remember even reading something like "From Nadia's 10 to Berbecar's 0, 30 years of Romanian gymnastics". Yes. This is the press we have in Romania.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546482600693694023.post-7396427435332375112011-11-29T13:04:00.001+01:002011-11-29T13:13:16.580+01:00Romanians at Top GymPaula Tudorache - BB:<br />
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Paula Tudorache UB:<br />
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Paula Tudorache FX:<br />
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Paula Tudorache VT:<br />
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Stefania Stanila UB:<br />
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Stefania Stanila FX:<br />
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Stefania Stanila BB:<br />
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Stefania Stanila 1st VT:<br />
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Stefania Stanila 2nd VT:<br />
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Thank you, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/Dutchfan33?feature=uploademail_ch#p/u">Dutchfan33</a> for uploading these!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2