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Russia preparing for 2014

Valentina Rodionenko has outlined the Russian team's plans for the coming months in a recent press statement, highlighting the next major competition for March 2014,the Russian Championships in Penza.  This will be the qualifying event for the European Championships, to take place in Sofia, Bulgaria, next spring.

All the team's major players are back in training now, but not at the most intense level, says Rodionenko. The gymnasts are now working with their coaches to develop new difficulty for their exercises, or to change the composition of their existing routines. 'It is very important that all of them begin the new season in optimal condition', said the head coach.  'On the 22nd, the teams will go home after their current training camp at Round Lake.

source: Rewriting Russian Gymnastiics

National Team Selection Camp -China

Shang Chunsong Wins the 1st Challenge

Today marks the start of two week selection camp for the National Team.  Over 40 young girls and their coaches from all over the country were invited to the camp. The youngest gymnast invited to camp being only 9 years old as part of the identified training group for 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Head Coach Huang Yubin has set new training targets for the National Team members where trampoline trainings will be incorporated in their daily training.  All male gymnasts are expected to complete 4 twists on trampoline where female gymnasts are expected to complete 3.5.  An internal test will be given at the end of the winter training; all gymnasts will be tested on their training results and the gymnast(s) who fails the training target then will be eliminated from the training squat for the 2016 Rio Olympics.

During Monday’s weekly team meeting, Shang Chunsong was awarded a new cellphone for being the 1st gymnast to complete the training goal of 3.5 twists on trampoline. ^_^

(Photos via Che Li’s Weibo)

30th Arthur Gander Memorial 2013 - Morges (Switzerland)

The 30th Memorial Arthur Gander Cup, 

30.10.2013, just ended. The Swiss Pablo Brägger wins gold. In women, it is the Romanian Larisa Iordache Andrea won the title before the Swiss Giulia Steingruber.

MAG

1 PABLO BRAEGGER Suisse
2 ANDREI MUNTEAN Roumania
3 OLEG VERNIAIEV Ukraine
4 ANDREAS BRETSCHNEID-Germany
5 PAOLO PRINCIPI Italiy
6 CHENGLONG ZHANG China
7 ARNAUD WILLIG France

WAG

1 LARISA IORDACHE Roumania
2 GIULIA STEINGRUBER Suisse
3 ELISABETH SEITZ - Germany
4 KIM BUI Germany
5 CHIARA GANDOLFI Italy
6 CHUNSONG SHANG China
7 MAEGAN CHANT Canada

13th Berlin Masters 2013 - Rhythmic Gymnastics

 Russia's Maragarita Mamun won All-around and two apparatus in Berlin

 . The "13th Berlin Masters 2013", after Moscow, Holon, Thiais and Brno, was the last Grand Prix event of the 2013 circuit of the post-Olympic year. Held in Max Schmeling - Hall is a traditional sport event location of the most prestigious international competition of Rhythmic Gymnastics of the year in Germany.

Next year it will be held in Stuttgart the 2014 GAZPROM World Cup, 

Margareta Mamum, the Kiev's World Champion with the ball as well as the final winner of the current 2013 World Cup series won - as espected -in  the individual all-around ...

China getting Ready for Rio 2016

Head Coach Huang Yubin browse through the results and analysis of past competitions with the team.  The MAG team still has depths; the WAG team however just isn’t the same without some of the veterans Sui Lu, Deng Linlin, Jiang Yuyuan, Huang Qiushuang and Wu Liufang…

From the pictures, WAG line up includes Yao Jinnan, Shang Chunsong, Zeng Siqi, Wang Yan, Huang Huidan, Chen Siyi, Tan Sixin, Wang Wei, Tan Jiaxin, Li Yiting and Jiang Tong…

Maybe more will join the team before the best will be ready for Rio.

(Photos via Che Li’s Weibo)

Outdoor Gymnastics - Kiev

Kiev's famous Hydropark has a full set of outdoor gymnastics and athletic equipment, which a few senior citizens put to good use!

Watch utube:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kaoY6gumdYg#t=30