Olessia Dunaeva: one-arm round-off

A video of the US gymnast Olessia Dunaeva posted by The All Around caught my attention today. Olessia Dunaeva who trains at Orlando Metro turns 14 next Wednesday. Her dance on floor is really exceptional! Click through to The All Around to see her complete all-around competition at the Gymnastics Open Championships in Lake Buena Vista on 5th of June (floor starts at 3:00).

Searching on YouTube for other videos I came along her routine from 2010, in which she only used one arm on her round-off+double twist because of a surgery on her right elbow. In her beam routine she doesn’t use her arms either and still finished first, on floor she came second.

Click play or watch her beam and floor (starts at 1:30) on YouTube:

Gymnastics Bits and Pieces

Back in 2008 Marie-Sophie Hindermann had a really difficult routine on the uneven bars. She only performed it once without a fall, unfortunately not at the Olympics but at an “unimportant” friendly meet. Last week, a video of her routine at a meet in February 2011 was uploaded. She competed a Jaeger, Hindorff, Pak, Shaposnikova and double tuck dismount (5.2/12.950). As the tallest competing elite gymnast she looks really great on bars. Click play or watch it on YouTube:

Did you know that Philipp Boy is a successful businessman? He runs two restaurants called “Sandwich Manufaktur” (similar to Subway) with his associate partner Danilo Springmann (24) in and near Cottbus; almost 20 employees work for the 23 years old European Champion. (DTL)

Nastia Liukin redesigned her website – in my opinion not for the better. But take a look on your own. She is described as an athlete, a dreamer, a rolemodel, an artist and a champion…

The German Bundesliga (DTL) asked Volker Minkus and Andreas Aguilar (1989 Worldchampion on SR) to produce an image film. I really like it: There are not too many slow motions and chalk involved and it really captures all sides of the sport – even the funny moments. See the result below or on YouTube:

Another show by Cirque the Soleil: IRIS – A journey through the world of cinema. Impressive and a must-see (if I would not have to fly across the world in order to get there). See the trailer here or on YouTube:

And the Cincinnati gymnasts Lexie Priessman, Amanda Jetter, Amelia Hundley, Brianna Brown are getting ready for the Ranch in this Workout Wednesday of Gymnastike. I really like Lexie’s combination of turns and a scale on BB.

Friendly meet U 13 – FRA v GER v GBR v ITA v SUI

UPDATE: Italy (157.950) won over Germany (150.650) and Great Britain (149.800) , France (145.050) placed fourth and Switzerland (133.400) fifth. Lara Mori (51.950) won over Alina Ehret (50.800) and Sara Barri (50.550) in the all-around.

results: team / all-around

What comes after the year 2012? Right, 2016! The next Olympics but one are just around the corner. Today, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy and Switzerland all send their young, talented gymnasts, who are too young for London, to a friendly U 13 meet in Tittmoning (GER). Whom of the following gymnasts will actually be in Rio?

FRA: Maiwenn Fourny, Manon Gouel, Claire Martin, Eva Pedeneau, Louise Vanhille

GER: Alina Ehret, Kim Janas, Nadja Schulze, Pauline Tratz and Antonia Alicke (Click here to read more about them in the report about the recent German Junior Championships 2011.)

GBR: Rhyannon Jones, Amy Tinkler, Emely Crowe, Shannon Archer, Imogen Chan

ITA: Sara Barri, Enus Mariani, Giorgia Morera, Lara Mori, Nicole Terlengi

SUI: Michelle Kraus, Fiona Ulrich, Michelle Gugger, Selina Giger, Stefi Siegehthaler

external links: gymmedia / “official website”