Tweet The Japanese Gymnastics Association has updated their website with a very small bit of news from the 2011 Tokyo Cup. Training was held yesterday and the report says that Australia’s Georgia Rose Brown suffered a finger fracture whilst on beam. The google translation says that she was ok to train safely yesterday but since this is an All Around competition, how will she fair on the other apparatus?

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Tweet Not long after hosting the World Championships, Japan will host the Tokyo Cupthis weekend. This event is an All Around competition. This is the final World Cup event of the year, we will then know who is the FIG World Cup Champion for 2011. Currently Mykola Kuksenkov is in first place and Huang Qiushuang in the WAG competition.

The Men’s field comprises of relatively the same gymnasts we have seen at other World Cups while the Women’s field varies slightly. No doubt this will be another All Around win for three …

Tweet Just a month ago, 2008 Olympic Champion Nastia Liukinannounced her return to gymnastics, in the hopes of competing at the London 2012 Olympics. Announcing her comeback at the 2011 World Championships was seen as a poor choice by many avid gymnastics fans but Liukin revealed her intentions of starting 2-a-day training once the WCh’s were over, focusing on Uneven Bars and Balance Beam. For Liukin this means turning down lucrative deals and appearances and focusing on training.

Last week Liukin joined other top USA gymnasts such as Jordyn Wieber, Shawn Johnson …

Tweet I know very little about the USA’s NCAA Gymnastics Program but Gymmin’ Miel has posted a complete list of the gymnasts listed to compete this season:

University of Florida Gators:

Mackenzie Caquatto (Naperville, Illinois) – Sophomore
Ashanee Dickerson (Jacksonville, Florida) – Junior
Nicole Ellis (Naperville, Illinois) – Senior (Vault, Bars, Floor)
Amy Ferguson (Palm Harbor, Florida) – Senior (Floor)
Kytra Hunter (Frederick, Maryland) – Freshman
Alaina Johnson (Tyler, Texas) – Sophomore
Marissa King (Cambridge, England) – Junior
Dali Lemezen (St Petersburg, Florida) – Junior (Vault, Beam)
Elizabeth Mahlich (Mason, Michigan) – Senior (Bars, Beam)
Lauren Rose (Orlando, Florida) – Sophomore …

Tweet Last week gymnastics blogs around the World were reporting that VISA has signed 2010 World Floor Champion Lauren Mitchell as one of its sports ambassadors for its London 2012 Olympics campaign, “Go World”, to be unveiled on November 24th. Mitchell joins American swimmer Michael Phelps and New Zealand shot putter Valerie Adams as an ambassador. Check out the advert below or on youtube.

Tweet The Event Finals of the 2011 SEA Games took place. The results are below:

WAG
VAULT:

Phan Thi Ha Thanh (VIE) (14.425, 14.000) 14.212
Dewi Prahara (INA) (13.400, 12.850) 13.125
Mananchaya Senklang (THA) (13.150, 12.975) 13.062
Im Imaroah Fachrudin (INA) (12.725, 12.775) 12.750
Heem Wei Lim (SIN) (12.875, 12.525) 12.700
Rawiwarn Muktanod (THA) (12.650, 12.375) 12.512
Do Thi Ngan Thuong (VIE) (11.950, 12.675) 12.312
Nur Atikah Nabilah Muhd Jufrie (SIN) (11.775, 12.325) 12.050

FLOOR:

Phan Thi Ha Thanh (VIE) 13.125
Heem Wei Lim (SIN) 12.875
Rawiwarn Muktanod (THA) 12.500
Dewi Prahara (INA) 12.500
Farah Ann Abdul Hadi (MAS) 12.150
Joey Jing Ying Tam (SIN) 12.000
Dewi Mustika …

Tweet Visa has signed 2010 World Floor Champion Lauren Mitchell as one of its sports ambassadors for its London 2012 Olympics campaign, “Go World”, to be unveiled on November 24th. Mitchell joins American swimmer Michael Phelps and New Zealand shot putter Valerie Adams as an ambassador. VISA are an official sponsor for the London 2012 Games. Check out the beautiful shots below as posted on Lauren’s official Facebook:

An anonymous commenter on The Australian Gymnastics Blog posted this link to a news piece about the shoot. This can only be viewed …

Tweet The Elite Gym Massilia competition will take place in France this weekend, November 18th – 20th.

Schedule:
Friday November 18th

Team Competition 10am – 4pm

Saturday November 19th

Juniors Competition 9am – 11.30am
Seniors Competition 3pm – 6.30pm

Sunday November 20th

Apparatus Finals 3pm – 6pm

Who is set to compete?
Russia

Viktoria Komova
Anastasia Grishina
Tatiana Nabieva
Ksenia Afanseyva

Australia

Emily Little
Larissa Miller
Nicole Chung
Georgia Rose Brown

Canada

Sabrina Tomassin
Maegan Chant
Heaven Latimer
Jordyn Pederson

Belgium

Johanna Dejardin
Ellen Rabaut
Berengere Fransolet
Laura Waem

French Seniors

Marine Brevet
Mira Boumejmajen
Doraine Thobie
Ann Khum

Germany

Cagla Akyol
Sarina Maier
Alina Ehret
Nadine Schubert

Pays – Bas

Chantysha Netteb
Maartje Ruikes
Noel Van Klaveren
Dianna Teunisse

A Junior Competition will also take place featuring the following and more:
Australia

Mary Ann Monckton
Georgia …

Tweet The tickets for the London 2012 Gymnastics Test Event will go on sale today – 10am UK time. View Full Twist’s FAQ to find out more information about purchasing tickets.

Tweet The Huffington Post reports that disgraced ex-Olympic Coach Don Peters who was accused of the sexual abuse of two athletes in  the 1980′s has been banned for life by USA Gymnastics and has also had his place in the Hall of Fame revoked. Peters was declared “permanently ineligible” after a disciplinary hearing by USA Gymnastics last week.
Read more from the Huffington Post.

Tweet Last weekend Team GB gymnasts Jenni Pinches and Hannah Whelan made a trip across the water to visit Rathgael Gymnastics Club. Read more in the Rathgael Press Release below:
     WORLD CLASS GYMNASTS INSPIRE LOCAL TALENT
 Two leading gymnasts from the British Gymnastics squad have visited Northern Irelandto encourage support in the run in to London 2012.
 
Hannah Whelan and Jennifer Pinches, who recently returned from the gymnastics World Championship inTokyo, spent the weekend as guests ofBangorbased Rathgael Gymnastics and Tumbling Club and witnessed at first hand all that happens at the current …