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USA Gymnastics National Congress and Gymnastic Association of Texas Lectures posted

Thank you to all of you who attended one of my lectures with Tony Retrosi at Congress and Gymnastics Association of Texas.  I have uploaded all of the power points to my website. CLICK HERE  The vidoes are up for the Ankle lecture.  I will have the wrist lecture videos up Sept 20.  Visit my website for all the information.  Thanks for participating and for making gymnastics education so much fun! 

Sep 7, 2011

Archived Live Updates of the 2011 Visa Championships - Senior Women's Finals

I live blogged the whole competition in St Paul. To relive the Visa Championships senior women's final, start from the bottom of the page! 

Aug 22, 2011

2011 Visa Championships Women's Gold Medal Routines

The 2011 Visa National Championships have concluded in St. Paul. Here's a recap of the top 3 finishers on each event for the senior women, and the video of the gold medal routine provided by Universal Sports.

Aug 22, 2011

2011 Visa Championships Men's Gold Medal Routines

The 2011 Visa National Championships have concluded in St. Paul. Here's a recap of the top 3 finishers on each event for the senior men, and the video of the gold medal routine provided by Universal Sports. 

Aug 22, 2011

USA Gymnastics names 2011 U S Senior Women's National Teams

USA Gymnastics names 2011 U.S. Senior WomenÂ’s National Team after the 2011 Visa Championships.

Aug 20, 2011

Day 2 Highlights of the Junior Competition from the 2011 Visa Championships

The 2011 Visa Championships have come to a close for the junior women. Here are the highlight routines from this afternoons competition.

Aug 20, 2011

USA Gymnastics names U.S. Men's Teams for 2011 World Championships, Pan Am Games

USA Gymnastics names U.S. Mens Teams for 2011 World Championships, Pan Am Games

Aug 20, 2011

2011 Visa Championships -- Senior men's Finals

2011 Visa Championships Xcel Energy Center Saint Paul, Minn. Aug. 19, 2011 Senior men’s final results

Aug 20, 2011

Results - Visa Championships Men's Finals Qualifiers (Based on Points System)

2011 Visa Championships 20 Point Program Results for Senior Division Qualification to Finals

Aug 19, 2011

Results of Visa Championships - Day 1 Junior Women

2011 Visa Championships

Aug 18, 2011

Results from Day 1 of the Senior Competition at the 2011 Visa Championships

2011 Visa Championships Xcel Energy Center Saint Paul, Minn. Aug. 18, 2011 First of two days for senior women’s gymnastics All-Around 1.  Jordyn Wieber, DeWitt, Mich., 59.850 2.  Alexandra Raisman, Needham, Mass., 58.000 3.  Chellsie Memmel, West Allis, Wis., 57.350 4.  Rebecca Bross, Plano, Texas, 56.900 5.  McKayla Maroney, Laguna Niguel, Calif., 56.300 6.  Mackenzie Caquatto, Naperville, Ill., 56.000 7.  Bridgette Caquatto, Naperville, Ill., 55.600 8.  Sabrina Vega, Carmel, N.Y., 55.250 9.  Grace McLaughlin, Allen, Texas, 54.700 10.  Sophia Lee, Plano, Texas, 54.450 11.  Brandie Jay, Ft. Collins, Colo., 54.300 12.  Gabrielle Douglas, Virginia Beach, Va., 53.450 13.  Hallie Mossett, Los Angeles, Calif., 51.750 14.  Jessica Howe, Plano, Texas, 50.600 15.  Alicia Sacramone, Winchester, Mass., 43.750 16.  Shawn Johnson, West Des Moines, Iowa, 43.700 17.  Casey Magee, Eugene, Ore., 39.200 18.  Jessie DeZiel, Rogers, Minn., 38.800 19.  Anna Li, Aurora, Ill., 28.900 20.  Amanda Jetter, Milford, Ohio, 28.250 Vault 1.  Alicia Sacramone, Winchester, Mass., 15.500 2.  McKayla Maroney, Laguna Niguel, Calif., 15.200 3.  Brandie Jay, Ft. Collins, Colo., 13.700 Uneven Bars 1.  Anna Li, Aurora, Ill., 15.050 2.  Mackenzie Caquatto, Naperville, Ill., 15.000 3.  Gabrielle Douglas, Virginia Beach, Va., 14.550 3.  Jordyn Wieber, DeWitt, Mich., 14.550 5.  Chellsie Memmel, West Allis, Wis., 14.400 6.  Shawn Johnson, West Des Moines, Iowa, 14.350 7.  Brandie Jay, Ft. Collins, Colo., 14.300 7.  Rebecca Bross, Plano, Texas, 14.300 9.  Sophia Lee, Plano, Texas, 14.200 9.  Amanda Jetter, Milford, Ohio, 14.200 Balance Beam 1.  Chellsie Memmel, West Allis, Wis., 15.250 2.  Alicia Sacramone, Winchester, Mass., 15.200 3.  Shawn Johnson, West Des Moines, Iowa, 14.700 3.  Sabrina Vega, Carmel, N.Y., 14.700 3.  Alexandra Raisman, Needham, Mass., 14.700 6.  Jordyn Wieber, DeWitt, Mich., 14.600 7.  Grace McLaughlin, Allen, Texas, 14.050 7.  Amanda Jetter, Milford, Ohio, 14.050 9.  Anna Li, Aurora, Ill., 13.850 10.  Sophia Lee, Plano, Texas, 13.500 Floor Exercise 1.  Jordyn Wieber, DeWitt, Mich., 14.900 2.  Rebecca Bross, Plano, Texas, 14.850 3.  Alexandra Raisman, Needham, Mass., 14.800 4.  Hallie Mossett, Los Angeles, Calif., 14.450 5.  Sabrina Vega, Carmel, N.Y., 14.400 6.  Mackenzie Caquatto, Naperville, Ill., 13.650 6.  McKayla Maroney, Laguna Niguel, Calif., 13.650 8.  Chellsie Memmel, West Allis, Wis., 13.600 8.  Bridgette Caquatto, Naperville, Ill., 13.600 10.  Grace McLaughlin, Allen, Texas, 13.100

Aug 18, 2011

The Top Performances in Day 1 of the Junior Women's Competition at Visa Championships

Here are some of the individual highlight routines from day 1 of the Visa Championships Junior Session.

Aug 18, 2011

Archived Live Updates of the 2011 Visa Championships - Senior Men's Night 1

Here are all of my live updates from tonight's competition in St Paul for the senior men. To relive the competition, start from the very bottom. 

Aug 17, 2011

2011 Visa Championships Junior Men's Day 1 results

2011 Visa Championships Xcel Energy Center St. Paul, Minn. Aug. 17, 2011 First day of two Junior division results – 16-18 years and 14-15 years   Junior Division, 16-18 years All-Around 1.  Jonathan Deaton, Longmeadow, Mass., 83.450 2.  Jake Martin, Oviedo, Fla., 83.400 3.  Jesse Glenn, Northridge, Calif., 83.350 4.  Max Mayr, Miami, Fla., 82.550 5.  Adrian de los Angeles, Long Beach, Calif., 81.950 6.  Donnell Whittenburg, Baltimore, Md., 80.900 7.  Brian Knott, New York, N.Y., 80.300 8.  Kevin Baker, Union, Ky., 79.950 9.  Joshua Yee, Mililani, Hawaii, 79.600 10.  Alex Johnson, Marysville, Ohio, 79.150 11.  Kanji Oyama, Huntington Beach, Calif., 78.700 12.  Stacey Ervin, Taylor, Mich., 78.500 13.  Konner Ackerman, Des Moines, Wash., 77.750 13.  Ellis Mannon, Indianapolis, Ind., 77.750 15.  Michael Strathern, Bartlett, Ill., 77.450 16.  David Frankl, Franklin Lakes, N.J., 76.950 17.  Alec Robin, Calabasas, Calif., 75.800 18.  Kevin Wolting, Laguna Hills, Calif., 75.600 19.  Danny Berardini, Lake Forest, Ill., 75.550 20.  Logan Melander, Tacoma, Wash., 74.800   Floor exercise 1.  Jonathan Deaton, Longmeadow, Mass., 14.600 2.  Jake Martin, Oviedo, Fla., 14.350 3.  Kevin Wolting, Laguna Hills, Calif., 14.250 4.  Jesse Glenn, Northridge, Calif., 14.200 5.  Konner Ackerman, Des Moines, Wash., 14.000 6.  Stacey Ervin, Taylor, Mich., 13.900 7.  Kanji Oyama, Huntington Beach, Calif., 13.750 8.  Kevin Baker, Union, Ky., 13.550 9.  Brian Knott, New York, N.Y., 13.450 10.  Alec Robin, Calabasas, Calif., 13.300   Pommel horse 1.  Ellis Mannon, Indianapolis, Ind., 13.950 2.  Jesse Glenn, Northridge, Calif., 13.350 3.  Brian Knott, New York, N.Y., 13.250 3.  Max Mayr, Miami, Fla., 13.250 5.  Jake Martin, Oviedo, Fla., 12.950 6.  Adrian de los Angeles, Long Beach, Calif., 12.500 7.  Jonathan Deaton, Longmeadow, Mass., 12.300 8.  Joshua Yee, Mililani, Hawaii, 12.200 9.  Logan Melander, Tacoma, Wash., 12.100 10.  David Frankl, Franklin Lakes, N.J., 11.900 10.  Konner Ackerman, Des Moines, Wash., 11.900 Still rings 1.  Max Mayr, Miami, Fla., 14.200 2.  Donnell Whittenburg, Baltimore, Md., 14.100 3.  Kevin Baker, Union, Ky., 13.750 4.  Danny Berardini, Lake Forest, Ill., 13.450 5.  Adrian de los Angeles, Long Beach, Calif., 13.400 6.  Jake Martin, Oviedo, Fla., 13.350 7.  Kanji Oyama, Huntington Beach, Calif., 13.050 8.  Jonathan Deaton, Longmeadow, Mass., 13.000 9.  Kevin Wolting, Laguna Hills, Calif., 12.950 10.  David Frankl, Franklin Lakes, N.J., 12.900 10.  Alex Johnson, Marysville, Ohio, 12.900   Vault 1.  Jake Martin, Oviedo, Fla., 15.600 1.  Michael Strathern, Bartlett, Ill., 15.600 3.  Jonathan Deaton, Longmeadow, Mass., 15.550 3.  Kevin Baker, Union, Ky., 15.550 5.  Jesse Glenn, Northridge, Calif., 15.450 5.  Donnell Whittenburg, Baltimore, Md., 15.450 7.  Kanji Oyama, Huntington Beach, Calif., 15.350 7.  Brian Knott, New York, N.Y., 15.350 9.  Adrian de los Angeles, Long Beach, Calif., 15.200 10.  Joshua Yee, Mililani, Hawaii, 15.150 10.  Konner Ackerman, Des Moines, Wash., 15.150   Parallel bars 1.  Max Mayr, Miami, Fla., 14.500 2.  Jonathan Deaton, Longmeadow, Mass., 14.150 2.  Jesse Glenn, Northridge, Calif., 14.150 4.  Stacey Ervin, Taylor, Mich., 14.100 5.  Adrian de los Angeles, Long Beach, Calif., 14.050 6.  Alex Johnson, Marysville, Ohio, 13.800 7.  Joshua Yee, Mililani, Hawaii, 13.700 8.  David Frankl, Franklin Lakes, N.J., 13.450 9.  Donnell Whittenburg, Baltimore, Md., 13.400 10.  Kevin Baker, Union, Ky., 13.350   Horizontal bar 1.  Jesse Glenn, Northridge, Calif., 14.250 2.  Jake Martin, Oviedo, Fla., 13.900 3.  Jonathan Deaton, Longmeadow, Mass., 13.850 4.  Max Mayr, Miami, Fla., 13.650 5.  Donnell Whittenburg, Baltimore, Md., 13.600 6.  Adrian de los Angeles, Long Beach, Calif., 13.550 7.  Brian Knott, New York, N.Y., 13.150 8.  Alex Johnson, Marysville, Ohio, 13.000 9.  Joshua Yee, Mililani, Hawaii, 12.900 9.  Kevin Wolting, Laguna Hills, Calif., 12.900   Junior division, 14-15 years old All-Around 1.  Sean Melton, Orlando, Fla., 83.000 2.  Timothy Wang, Corona, Calif., 82.550 3.  Akash Modi, Morganville, N.J., 81.350 4.  Marvin Kimble, Milwaukee, Wis., 80.950 5.  Hunter Justus, Cypress, Texas, 79.050 6.  Daniel DiBenedetto, Vernon, Conn., 79.000 7.  Jesse Himmelsbach, Butler, Ky., 78.950 8.  Jacob Dastrup, Lindon, Utah, 78.850 9.  Allan Bower, Chandler, Ariz., 78.800 10.  Kiwan Watts, Richmond, Va., 77.100 11.  Andrew Rickly, Lewis Center, Ohio, 76.800 12.  Yul Moldauer, Wellington, Colo., 76.650 13.  Bobby Baker, Lemont, Ill., 75.900 14.  Ryan Kerr, Knoxville, Tenn., 75.450 15.  Chandler Eggleston, Jamestown, N.C., 74.300 16.  Daniel Button, Woodbridge, Va., 74.200 17.  Andrew Botto, Redwood City, Calif., 74.000 18.  Christopher Stephenson, Fishers, Ind., 73.450 19.  Lee Grogan, Paragould, Ark., 73.400 20.  Travis Gollott, Livermore, Calif., 72.500 21.  Alex Magsam, Scottdale, Ariz., 70.900   Floor exercise 1.  Chandler Eggleston, Jamestown, N.C., 14.150 2.  Timothy Wang, Corona, Calif., 14.050 2.  Akash Modi, Morganville, N.J., 14.050 4.  Hunter Justus, Cypress, Texas, 13.800 4.  Jacob Dastrup, Lindon, Utah, 13.800 6.  Allan Bower, Chandler, Ariz., 13.750 6.  Marvin Kimble, Milwaukee, Wis., 13.750 8.  Kiwan Watts, Richmond, Va., 13.650 8.  Travis Gollott, Livermore, Calif., 13.650 10.  Bobby Baker, Lemont, Ill., 13.500   Pommel horse 1.  Marvin Kimble, Milwaukee, Wis., 13.700 2.  Sean Melton, Orlando, Fla., 13.400 2.  Jacob Dastrup, Lindon, Utah, 13.400 4.  Allan Bower, Chandler, Ariz., 13.050 5.  Jesse Himmelsbach, Butler, Ky., 12.750 6.  Akash Modi, Morganville, N.J., 12.700 7.  Timothy Wang, Corona, Calif., 12.450 8.  Ryan Kerr, Knoxville, Tenn., 11.850 8.  Daniel DiBenedetto, Vernon, Conn., 11.850 10.  Hunter Justus, Cypress, Texas, 11.800   Still rings 1.  Sean Melton, Orlando, Fla., 13.600 2.  Andrew Rickly, Lewis Center, Ohio, 13.400 3.  Daniel DiBenedetto, Vernon, Conn., 13.000 3.  Bobby Baker, Lemont, Ill., 13.000 5.  Kiwan Watts, Richmond, Va., 12.900 6.  Akash Modi, Morganville, N.J., 12.800 7.  Timothy Wang, Corona, Calif., 12.650 8.  Jesse Himmelsbach, Butler, Ky., 12.550 8.  Jacob Dastrup, Lindon, Utah, 12.550 10.  Marvin Kimble, Milwaukee, Wis., 12.500   Vault 1.  Hunter Justus, Cypress, Texas, 15.500 2.  Chandler Eggleston, Jamestown, N.C., 15.450 2.  Daniel Button, Woodbridge, Va., 15.450 4.  Sean Melton, Orlando, Fla., 15.400 5.  Timothy Wang, Corona, Calif., 15.350 6.  Ryan Kerr, Knoxville, Tenn., 15.250 7.  Akash Modi, Morganville, N.J., 15.200 8.  Lee Grogan, Paragould, Ark., 15.050 9.  Daniel DiBenedetto, Vernon, Conn., 15.000 9.  Marvin Kimble, Milwaukee, Wis., 15.000   Parallel bars 1.  Timothy Wang, Corona, Calif., 14.500 2.  Sean Melton, Orlando, Fla., 14.400 3.  Hunter Justus, Cypress, Texas, 14.150 4.  Akash Modi, Morganville, N.J., 14.050 5.  Marvin Kimble, Milwaukee, Wis., 13.900 6.  Bobby Baker, Lemont, Ill., 13.700 7.  Allan Bower, Chandler, Ariz., 13.600 8.  Lee Grogan, Paragould, Ark., 13.250 8.  Daniel DiBenedetto, Vernon, Conn., 13.250 10.  Jesse Himmelsbach, Butler, Ky., 13.200   Horizontal bar 1.  Timothy Wang, Corona, Calif., 13.550 2.  Yul Moldauer, Wellington, Colo., 13.450 2.  Daniel DiBenedetto, Vernon, Conn., 13.450 4.  Andrew Rickly, Lewis Center, Ohio, 13.350 5.  Sean Melton, Orlando, Fla., 13.050 6.  Jacob Dastrup, Lindon, Utah, 13.000 7.  Christopher Stephenson, Fishers, Ind., 12.650 8.  Andrew Botto, Redwood City, Calif., 12.550 8.  Akash Modi, Morganville, N.J., 12.550 10.  Jesse Himmelsbach, Butler, Ky., 12.500  

Aug 17, 2011

2011 Visa Championships Senior Men's Day 1 Results

2011 Visa Championships Xcel Energy Center St. Paul, Minn. Aug. 17, 2011 First day of two for senior men’s gymnastics   All-Around 1.  Danell Leyva, Miami, Fla., 92.500 2.  Jonathan Horton, Houston, Texas, 90.400 3.  Steven Legendre, Port Jefferson, N.Y., 89.400 4.  John Orozco, Bronx, N.Y., 89.200 5.  Chris Brooks, Houston, Texas, 89.150 6.  Jacob Dalton, Reno, Nev., 87.850 7.  Alexander Naddour, Gilbert, Ariz., 87.550 8.  C.J. Maestas, Corrales, N.M., 87.350 9.  Glen Ishino, Santa Ana, Calif., 86.450 10.  Brandon Wynn, Vorhees, N.J., 86.100 11.  Donothan Bailey, Lake Forest, Calif., 85.900 12.  Jesse Silverstein, Suffern, N.Y., 85.800 13.  Dylan Akers, Kingwood, Texas, 85.450 14.  Edward Mesa, Cooper City, Fla., 85.150 15.  Chris Cameron, Winter Haven, Fla., 84.900 15.  Tyler Mizoguchi, Houston, Texas, 84.900 17.  Andrew Elkind, Cherry Hill, N.J., 84.650 18.  Sho Nakamori, Albany, Calif., 83.900 18.  Kyle Bunthuwong, El Cerrito, Calif., 83.900 20.  Bryan del Castillo, Laguna Nigel, Calif., 83.650 21.  Paul Ruggeri, Manlius, N.Y., 83.600 22.  Alex Buscaglia, Cary, Ill., 82.550 22.  Seung Tai Lee, Columbus, Ohio, 82.550 24.  Ryan Lieberman, Lake Forest, Ill., 82.500 24.  Joey Peters, Orefield, Pa., 82.500 26.  Trevor Howard, Columbus, Ohio, 81.300 27.  Presten Ellsworth, Allen, Texas, 81.100 28.  Parker Raque, Louisville, Ky., 80.800 29.  Christopher Stehl, Richmond, Texas, 80.450 30.  Austin Phillips, Mahwah, N.J., 80.400 31.  Sean Regan, Libertyville, Ill., 80.200 32.  Miguel Pineda, Galloway, Ohio, 79.400 33.  Alexander Barrera, Miami, Fla., 78.000 34.  RJ Heflin, Houston, Texas, 76.800 35.  Spencer Johnson, Houston, Texas, 76.450 36.  Adam Al-Rokh, Bensalem, Pa., 76.200 37.  Edward Umphrey, Ann Abbor, Mich., 55.800 38.  Jeff Treleaven, Glen Ellyn, Ill., 53.000 39.  Ron Ferris, Austintown, Ohio, 51.400 40.  Cameron Deer, Houston, Texas, 40.800 41.  Michael Wilner, Buffalo Grove, Ill., 39.500 42.  Anthony Sacramento, Libertyville, Ill., 26.750 43.  Ty Echard, Carroll, Ohio, 15.000 Floor Exercise 1.  Jacob Dalton, Reno, Nev., 16.100 2.  Steven Legendre, Port Jefferson, N.Y., 15.950 3.  Alex Buscaglia, Cary, Ill., 15.400 4.  RJ Heflin, Houston, Texas, 15.100 4.  Jonathan Horton, Houston, Texas, 15.100 6.  Sho Nakamori, Albany, Calif., 14.950 6.  Danell Leyva, Miami, Fla., 14.950 6.  C.J. Maestas, Corrales, N.M., 14.950 9.  Chris Brooks, Houston, Texas, 14.850 10.  Bryan del Castillo, Laguna Nigel, Calif., 14.800 Pommel Horse 1.  Alexander Naddour, Gilbert, Ariz., 15.400 2.  Ty Echard, Carroll, Ohio, 15.000 3.  Dylan Akers, Kingwood, Texas, 14.700 4.  Donothan Bailey, Lake Forest, Calif., 14.350 5.  Danell Leyva, Miami, Fla., 14.250 6.  Chris Brooks, Houston, Texas, 14.050 7.  John Orozco, Bronx, N.Y., 13.950 8.  Jesse Silverstein, Suffern, N.Y., 13.900 9.  C.J. Maestas, Corrales, N.M., 13.550 9.  Glen Ishino, Santa Ana, Calif., 13.550 Still Rings 1.  Brandon Wynn, Vorhees, N.J., 15.750 2.  Jonathan Horton, Houston, Texas, 15.300 3.  John Orozco, Bronx, N.Y., 15.150 4.  C.J. Maestas, Corrales, N.M., 14.850 5.  Chris Cameron, Winter Haven, Fla., 14.550 6.  Steven Legendre, Port Jefferson, N.Y., 14.500 7.  Danell Leyva, Miami, Fla., 14.450 8.  Kyle Bunthuwong, El Cerrito, Calif., 14.300 8.  Jacob Dalton, Reno, Nev., 14.300 10.  Ryan Lieberman, Lake Forest, Ill., 14.250 10.  Donothan Bailey, Lake Forest, Calif., 14.250 10.  Glen Ishino, Santa Ana, Calif., 14.250 10.  Chris Brooks, Houston, Texas, 14.250 Vault 1.  Jacob Dalton, Reno, Nev., 16.800 2.  Steven Legendre, Port Jefferson, N.Y., 16.700 3.  Alex Buscaglia, Cary, Ill., 16.250 4.  Jonathan Horton, Houston, Texas, 16.050 5.  Jeff Treleaven, Glen Ellyn, Ill., 15.900 6.  Trevor Howard, Columbus, Ohio, 15.850 7.  Danell Leyva, Miami, Fla., 15.750 8.  Edward Mesa, Cooper City, Fla., 15.700 8.  Tyler Mizoguchi, Houston, Texas, 15.700 10.  Parker Raque, Louisville, Ky., 15.600 10.  Dylan Akers, Kingwood, Texas, 15.600 Parallel Bars 1.  Danell Leyva, Miami, Fla., 16.200 2.  Chris Brooks, Houston, Texas, 15.700 3.  John Orozco, Bronx, N.Y., 15.600 4.  Jonathan Horton, Houston, Texas, 15.450 5.  Andrew Elkind, Cherry Hill, N.J., 15.300 6.  Ryan Lieberman, Lake Forest, Ill., 15.250 7.  Jacob Dalton, Reno, Nev., 15.150 8.  Sho Nakamori, Albany, Calif., 15.000 9.  Trevor Howard, Columbus, Ohio, 14.700 9.  Alexander Naddour, Gilbert, Ariz., 14.700 9.  C.J. Maestas, Corrales, N.M., 14.700 9.  Kyle Bunthuwong, El Cerrito, Calif., 14.700 Horizontal Bar 1.  Danell Leyva, Miami, Fla., 16.900 2.  Jonathan Horton, Houston, Texas, 15.800 3.  Paul Ruggeri, Manlius, N.Y., 15.700 4.  Chris Brooks, Houston, Texas, 15.500 5.  John Orozco, Bronx, N.Y., 15.000 6.  Brandon Wynn, Vorhees, N.J., 14.750 6.  Alex Buscaglia, Cary, Ill., 14.750 8.  Edward Mesa, Cooper City, Fla., 14.650 9.  Steven Legendre, Port Jefferson, N.Y., 14.600 10.  Sho Nakamori, Albany, Calif., 14.550 10.  Glen Ishino, Santa Ana, Calif., 14.550

Aug 17, 2011