MASSILIA: OPEN RESULTS

The Massilia Open was on yesterday. Mainly gymnasts from Canada and France were competing for team and individual titles. Today (Saturday), the Elite competition will be on which is open to more nations. Sorry, I haven't blogged lately but you know the excuses, I'll try and post the Asian Championships from Putian soon.

Team

1. Futures Gymnastics, Canada
2. Sweden
3. Canada Open Federation
4. France Junior
5. St. Etienne/Canada
6. Marseille Pole France I
7. Dijon/Via Gym
8. Netherlands
9. TAG Sports, Canada
10. Springers/Futures, Canada
11. Marseille Pole France II
12. Combs France
13. Dunkerque France
14. Gym Pays D'Aix France

All-Around (Top 24)

1. Silvia Colussi-Pelaez (Futures)
2. Louise Vanhille (France Junior)
3. Sydney Townsend (St. Ethiene/Canada)
4. Heaven Latimer (C.O.F)
5. Victoria Kayen Woo (C.O.F)
6. Ida Gustaffson (Sweden)
7. Sabrina Gill (Futures)
8. Emma Larsson (Sweden)
9. Emillie Dunmont (Dijon/Via Gym)
10. Sarah Pais (Marseille 1)
11. Clara Chambellant (France Junior)
12. Maartje Ruikes (Netherlands)
13. Maelys Plessis (St. Etienne)
14. Chantysha Netteb (Netherlands)
15. Lovisa Estberg (Sweden)
16. Casey Carvalho (Futures)
17. Gabriella Douglas (Futures)
18. Johanna Cano (France Junior)
19. Laura Longueville (France Junior)
20. Grace Charpy (St. Etienne)
21. Ivy Lu (C.O.F)
22. Emeline Magnian (France Junior)
23. Aleeza Yu (C.O.F)
24. Taylor Chan (TAG Sports)

Vault (Top 8, No-one did a second vault)

1. Taylor Chan                    13.950
2. Sabrina Gill                      13.950
3. Aleeza Yu                         13.900
4. Emma Larsson               13.800
5. Victoria Kayen Woo      13.750
6. Louise Vanhille              13.700
7. Gabriella Douglas          13.650
8. Maartje Ruikes                13.450

R: Sydney Townsend

Bars (Top 8)

1. Victoria Kayen Woo     13.450
2. Ida Gustaffson               13.350
3. Emilie Dumont               13.300
4. Louise Vanhille              13.300
5. Laura Longuevhille      12.950
6. Grace Charpy                 12.750
7. Silvia Colussi-Pelaez   12.650
8. Johanna Cano               12.550

R: Natalia Gervais

Beam (Top 8)

1. Silvia Colussi            13.950
2. Gabriella Douglas    13.700
3. Emma Larsson         13.400
4. Sydney Townsend  13.350
5. Louise Pilla                13.100
6. Sarah Pais                 13.100
7. Heaven Latimer        13.100
8. Sabrina Gill                12.850

R: Natalia Gervais

Floor (Top 8)

1. Emma Larsson           13.700
2. Sydney Townsend    13.400
3. Heaven Latimer          13.250
4. Taylor Chan                13.000
5. Silvia Colussi              12.950
6. Louise Vanhille          12.900
7. Lovisa Estberg           12.850
8. Sabrina Gill                  12.850

R: Ida Gustaffson 

SWISS CUP: PAIRINGS

It's a big night tonight at the Hallenstadion, Zurich. Gymnasts from Korea to Belarus are showing their gymnastics flare as a pair. How it works is that from one delegation, the team consists of a female and male gymnast and they choose their strongest events to compete on then the weakest pair, who are last, will be eliminated after two rounds then another elimination after round three. 

We have a slight clue of what the gymnasts may be competing or if they've put in another skill too their routine because many of them competed in the Arthur Gander Memorial earlier this week so we can have a chance to see. 


1. Germany A: Elisabeth Seitz, Fabian Hambuchen
Eli and Fabian won this meet in 2010 so they already have bags of experience. They been to the Olympics and peaked well at Nationals etc. I think that will definitely be the ones to beat. 

2. Switzerland A: Giulia Steingruber, Claudio Capelli
This pairing won this meet last year so again they have experience. Steingruber won the recent Arthur Gander meet this week so she will definitely have the confidence, will the home advantage be enough to bring them to a second victory? 

3. Belarus: Anastassia Marachkouskaya, Andrey Livckhovitsky
A very experienced team from Belarus, but age means maturity. They both had outstanding results at this week's Arthur Gander placing 2nd and 4th, exceeding their expectations. 

4. Germany B: Kim Bui, Marcel Nguyen
Bui is a little inconsistent but if she can hit then she will definitely have a chance and Marcel is also weak on Pommels. They need to hit more than anything if they want a shot. 

5. Ukraine: Mariya Kivchikova, Oleg Stepko
This is one of Livchikova's first meets after coming back from various injuries at Worlds & Stella Zakharova. They are both new to the elite scene and their gymnastics is absolutely beautiful but the consistency can weigh the grace down. 

6. Russia: Yulia Belokobylskaya, Igor Pakhamenko 
Both gymnasts competed at this weeks Arthur Gander. Yulia finished bottom and Igor finished first so they may find themselves right slam in the middle. If Yulia's routines come off then the execution will raise the roof. 

7. Great Britain: Niamh Rippin, Sam Oldham
The British duo didn't compete that well at the Arthur Gander. Sam has had a fantastic first senior year with the Olympics and Niamh has been quite quiet but she is booked for Glasgow Grand Prix so hopefully they can redeem themselves in Zurich. 

8. Italy: Carlotta Ferlito, Paolo Ottavi 
Ferlito has also had a great year this year with Europeans and Olympics and starring in MTV's 'ginnaste.' They did pretty well at the Arthur Gander so let's hope they can hold strong

9. South Korea: Jie Hye Sung, Hak Seon Yang
Korea don't really have a very good trap record for their Swiss Cup results, usually being eliminated in the 1st round but Yang Hak Seon is Olympic Vault Champion so hold onto your hats for one rotation but I doubt we'll see them place, it's just experience.

10. Switzerland B: Jessica Diacci, Nils Haller
This is definitely the wildcard team. Jessica Diacci has had a few international meets but I haven't heard of Nils. We'll have to wait and see. 


So, who will be the champion? 

comment below :)

MASSILIA OPEN: THE GYMNASTS

One of the big meets in the gymnastics yearly calender is the Massilia Gym Cup held in Marseille, France from November 16-18th. 

Russia, Canada, China, Sweden, France, Belgium and The Netherlands are all being represented so let's take a look (this is a junior/senior meet;)

Master Massilia 

China

Siyi Chen

Jie Mei

Liu Zhinlin

Nina Lou

Russia

Yulia Inshina

Mariya Kharenkova

Anastasia Sidorova

Evgeniya Shelgunova

Canada

Victoria Moors

Kaitlyn Hofland

Stefanie Merkle

Brianna Tsang

France

Manon Cormoreche

Anne Kuhm

Belgium

Berengere Fransolet

Laura Waem

Lisa Verschueren

Eline Vandersteen

Open Massilia 

Netherlands
Melissa Scherpenisse
Maartje Ruikes
Eythora Thorsdottir
Chantysha Netteb

Canada
Sydney Townsend 
Aleeza Yu
Victoria Kayen-Woo 
Ivy Lu
Heaven Latimer

Sweden
Lovisa Esteberg
Emma Larsson
Ida Gustaffson 
Ece Ayan 

Romania are expected to add gymnasts so are France for the Open Massilia tournament but it hasn't been confirmed 

BACK AGAIN

After a long consideration, I have decided to keep this blog as my main blog and I will be posting on this more frequently. The Chalk Bowl Chat will still be open for browsing but will also have the latest posts from this blog imported onto it so you wont miss out on either one. 

Sorry for the big annoyance, just me changing my mind.

for the other blog, click here

THE OLYMPIC HOPES CUP RESULTS

This weekend was the stage for the youth of the Gymnastics world to release their inner gymnastics talent. The gymnasts were from birth dates of 1997 (15) to 2000 (12.) There was a team competition and all-around but I will also devise the top 8 on each apparatus. 

Team:

1. Great Britain
2. Hungary
3. Czech Republic A
4. Austria
5. Czech Republic B
6. Poland

The team from Great Britain (Halford, Stedford, O'Reilly, Grindle, Mattis and Tinkler) managed a 2.700 difference  margin for their score from Hungary. 

All Around (Top 16):

1. Noemi Makra
2. Tyesha Mattis
3. Amy Tinkler
4. Barbora Mokskova
5. Jade Stedford
6. Beata Eke
7. Chantelle Halford
8. Teal Grindle
9. Jessica Stabinger
10. Zsofia Kovacs
11. Kitti Monti
12. Anna Maria Kanyai
13. Teresa Ochinskya
14. Bianca Farkas
15. Nadine Kanonova
16. Natalie Chalupova

I couldn't managed to work out the top 8 for vault. 

Bars:

1. Noemi Makra          13.600
2. Tyesha Mattis        13.300
3. Beata Eke                12.750
4. Chantelle Halford   12.550
5. Ellis O'Reilly            12.300
6. Amy Tinkler            12.300
7. Jade Stedford          12.300
8. Marja Glabonjat      11.900

Beam:

1. Noemi Makra      14.950
2. Tyesha Mattis     14.000
3. Amy Tinkler        13.300
4. Beata Eke             13.050
5. Jessica Stabinger 13.000
6. Teal Grindle          12.750
7. Jade Stedford        12.650
8. Chantelle Halford  12.300

Floor:

1. Amy Tinkler          13.850
2. Teal Grindle           13.700
3. Tyesha Mattis        13.600
4. Chantelle Halford   13.300
5. Noemi Makra          13.250
6. Jade Stedford          13.200
7. Kitti Monti                13.100
8. Natalie Chalupova   12.750

THE WORLD GYMNAST STORE

The World Gymnast Store is now open again with a funky new tumblr site, ready for you to get your hands all over our new stock. I haven't been very active with our spreadshirt but I have some tee shirts that I am planning of creating so we'll have too see. 

So here are all the links; 

U.K store

U.S store

Tumblr store

happy browsing <3

MEET THE STARS: GLASGOW WORLD CUP

A new segment on The World Gymnast is amongst us! It's called 'MEET THE STARS', it's virtually just a list of the gymnastics competing in meets that are happening very soon with a little video & bio about there career. As you know, Glasgow Grand Prix is lurking closer so let' s check it out



LARISA IORDACHE (ROU)

The upcoming Romanian star could be a real threat for the title this year. She's also booked for the Stuttgart meet too. Larisa burst onto the Senior scene this year, with successes as a Junior at the YOG etc. She had a hugely successful Europeans with a team gold, beam silver and floor gold. Her olympics could've gone better but she managed a top 12 finish. Watch Larisa on floor here

WAKANA INOUE (JPN)

Wakana is a fairly new, unknown gymnast to the Elite stage. The 17 year old competed in the Australia vs Japan meet earlier in the year. She could definitely be the answer to Japan's new gymnastics. Watch her on floor here

ELIZABETH PRICE (USA)

It's the return of Elizabeth Price. She could also be a big threat to the Women's field. She was one of the alternates for the U.S olympic teams and she is coming back stronger. She struggled her way through the VISAs this year and was a little upset but she can fight back. Watch ebee on floor here

KAITLYN HOFLAND (CAN)

Kaitlyn is a relatively new gymnast too the senior rankings, only 16 years of age. She's coached by Lawson Harmer at Futures' Gymnastics. She has already been too competitions like Massilla, Gymnix, Combs and Wild Rose but she is taking it more Internationally this time. watch Kaitlyn on bars here

REBECCA TUNNEY (GBR)

Rebecca has had an absolutely amazing first senior year. She started off quite shaky at the American Cup but completed great performances at the English Championships. She made the floor final in Brussels for the Euros and finished 6th but still took away valuable experience. She was flawless at the Liverpool Echo for the British Championships and managed too swoop into an Olympic all-around final. Watch twiggy on floor here

ELISABETH SEITZ (GER)

Elisabeth is a real taker for the World Cup events, I don't think I've seen a world cup without participating in the bars or floor. She has had a bit of bumpy but successful career. She's taken quite a few knocks and wobbles like at the 2010 Worlds but she has overall been a reliable, consistent gymnast over the years. No doubt she will be on top form for this meet. Watch Eli on floor here

My Predictions? 

1. Larisa Iordache
2. Rebecca Tunney
3. Elizabeth Price or Elisabeth Seitz
4. Elizabeth Price or Elisabeth Seitz
5. Wakana Inoue
6. Kaitlyn Hofland

GET AMONGST IT!

You can now have your say in a new poll I have devised asking one question: 'what would you like from your world gymnast blog?' simple really. I really want to hear your opinions on what you think and what we can have to make the blog really fun. 

After our The World Gymnast Awards poll (which the results are yet to come) this should be a success. 

If you have any other ideas, e-mail me at theworldgymnast@live.co.uk


http://www.misterpoll.com/polls/568177

GET VOTING :)

NEW CONTACT!

we've recently decided to get a new e-mail address for the site because I can really gel with the google mail at all really after you need mobile verification etc. so I've decided to go for a new one. 

Of course, the google mail one will still be in existence because I have signed up the blog with it put I would check it very frequently so if you want a quick reply your better off sending it to the new one. Also, there will be a few competitions and contribution opportunities so the e-mail will be vital for that. 

here it is;

theworldgymnast@live.co.uk

yes, there it is. 

So, if you need to contact me for blog post contributions, blog ideas, fan mail and other things then please give me a shout by the e-mail. I will get a separate page for it so you can find it. 

thanks ;) 

KENNEDY BAKER WILL NOT COMPETE

Recently, news broke out that USAs Kennedy Baker will not be competing in the 2nd Abierto Gimnasia Cup in Mexico. 

In words....

"The US is no longer sending Kennedy Baker, with exciting Men's up-and-comer Donnell Whittenburg to be making the trip instead."

I'm not sure if Kennedy is injured but I still think it's unfair of USA to bump Donnell Whittenburg over her because she didn't even make the Olympic team either. 

The female representative for USA is GAGEs Brenna Dowell, who could be a strong contender. 

If you want to be reminded on the teams start list; HERE IT IS

TEAM USA
Brenna Dowell
Donell Whitennburg

TEAM BRAZIL
Sergio Sasaki Jr

TEAM BRITAIN
Daniel Purvis

TEAM AUSTRALIA
Georgia-Rose Brown

TEAM COLOMBIA
Jessica Gil Ortiz
Jorge Hugo Giraldo

TEAM CANADA
Anderson Loran

TEAM RUSSIA
Anna Dementiieva
David Belyavskiy

TEAM MEXICO
Luis Alberto Sousa
Yessenia Estrada
Ana Estefania Lago
Axel Elias

TEAM ITALY
Ciara Gandolfi
Mattia Tamiazzo

TEAM UKRAINE
Oleg Verniaev

TEAM POLAND
Marta Pihan-Kulesza


13 DAYS!!!!

ASK ME ANYTHING

I have recently created an ask.fm account which seems to be the latest trend. 
Ask fm is all about asking questions that you're curious about or you just wanted to know. It's very entertaining reading and answering questions so ask away guys ;)

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THE 2ND MEXICAN OPEN & REST OF YEAR SCHEDULE

and we're back with gymnastics action with the 2nd Mexican Open. There's a big line up this year so I am really looking forward to it. 

If we recap back to last year, we saw Ksenia Afanasiieva take the title and then round it off with a horrendously forgettable dance routine in ugg boots, yes, sounds vile. 

It's taking place from 12-13th of October so hold your horses but it will definitely be a good event. 

1. Anna Dementyeva
2. Ana Lago
3. Yessenia Estrada
4. Georgia Rose Brown
5. Brenna Dowell
6. Kennedy Baker
7. Ciara Gandolfi
8. Jessica Gil Ortiz

I think this is a very strong field. 

Who is going to win? 

Well, we have 1 girl with Olympic participation experience (Gil Ortiz) so she may be a little bit drained after the huge expectation. I think the two Americans (Dowell & Baker) will be raring to go after they didn't make it through the gruelling Olympic Trials so they will want to prove something. The Mexican girls will obviously have the home support. I think that Anna Dementiyeva will be a very strong contender because she hasn't really competed a single big international competiton this year so she'll be rearing to go and get her only title of this year but I think it could be anyone's game really

Interestingly, Nadia Comaneci will be the competition's ''godmother'' 

But, what is next after this meet?

Well obviously, the 2012 season is coming to a close but we still have a few more competitions left.

3-7 Oct: ART South American Junior Gymnastics Championships (Cochabamba, Bolivia)

clashing with this tournament is the Alexander Dityatin Cup 2012 (St. Petersburg, Russia)

26-28th Oct: The Olympic Hopes Cup (Liberec, Czech Republic)

3 Nov: 2nd International Torneoi (Schilitgiem, France)

8-11 Nov: XI South American Senior Champs (Rosario, Argentina)

17 Nov: Jaoquim Blume Memorial (Barcelona, Spain)

23-24th Nov: Ostrava Grand Prix (Ostrava, Czech Rep.)

clashing with 2nd of Ostrava GP is Alpen Adria Cup (Klagenfurt, Austria)

1-2 Dec: ENBW World Cup Series (Stuttgart, Germany)

8 Dec: ART World Cup Series (Glasgow, UK)

14-15 Dec: Mikhail Voronin Cup (Moscow, Russia)

thank you. follow @theworldgymnast for news updates and more

THE WORLD GYMNAST AWARDS 2012

The World Gymnast Awards have returned for another year. The purpose of this is for everyone to get together and celebrate the talent of this year. We've seen thrills, spills and more, 

Also, if the awards are popular then, I will do a LIVE awards ceremony via. Ustream. sound good?

If you want to see a live awards ceremony, then you need to get voting

get voting here

GO NOW

MEET YOUR 'THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE UGLY' LINE UP

I have created a new section called 'the good, the bad & the ugly'. However, this is in existence but I've changed it because we have a panel of 7 bloggers all keen to get nip picky about some njew leotards, let me introduce them to you.

Arabian Punch Front
Blog 
Twitter

Deelan from LTA Gymnastics
Blog
Twitter

Annabella from The Balance Blog
Blog
Twitter
Tumblr

Anna, Emma & Sarah from BG Bloggers
Blog
Anna's Twitter
Emma's Twitter
Sarah's Twitter

Double Double Gym Blog
Blog
Twitter

Sarah Kirby
Site
Twitter

Chris Saccullo
Youtube
Twitter

So you know the score, right? We assess some of the most beautiful, ugly, shocking, alright, OMFG leotards and let you have the entertainment of reading our comments and you can have your say by commenting below. 

Simple?

SPORTING APP

Dutch gymnast Arjen Butter is currently in the process of launching a new sporting app, solely on gymnastics purposes.

 It's estimated to be released next month. Basically, it's all about routines. Creating them, what to put inside them. It's targeted at the coaching area because it can easily hold up to 24 gymnasts. Coaches & gymnasts can have discussions on what they will include in the routine and you can put it in easy. I didn't mention but this is only a mens artistic app but Arjen is planning on upgrading to womens later on. 

The features include;

- Scrolling within the code of points. (left and right scrolling is switching in the groups)(up and down scrolling is scrolling within the group)
- Click on an element to add this in your routine
- Double click on an element to let it zoom in so you can see it more clear when you think its to small
- In the routine you can swap positions of the elements
- It shows which group you miss for maximum points
- It gives an error when: to many elements of a group / twice the same element / forgot to save / twice a dismount and many more
- Each element and his value will be automatically calculated. So you will always see an up to date D and E-score
- You can delete an element by dragging it outside the borders
- Save and load your routine
- Post your routine on Facebook

You can also toggle the 'hits' and 'tries' and see the percentage of how many times you miss or hit. 

This could really be a hit so we need to support Arjen and help me & him to help get this on the road.

Thanks.