MCSMaria's Artistic Gymnastics Blog

After almost a year and a half out of international competition, Russian gymnast, Ksenia Afanasyeva returned to international competition at the DTB (Stuttgart) Cup. Ksenia, the 2011 Floor World Champion and the 2013 European Floor Champion, had been out of competition due to an ongoing injury that has plagued her since before last year's world championships in Antwerp, Belgium. Two surgeries and sixteen months later, she is back competition for Russia in the team competition at the DTB Cup, in Stuttgart, Germany.

Everyone's favorite floppy haired, medical student/ World and Olympic high bar champion is now a music video star. The band Kensington released their music video for their single "War" and the video is featuring Dutch gymnasts, Epke Wonderland, Bart Deurloo and Casimir Schmidt.

At the conclusion of the final 2014 National Team camp, USA Gymnastics welcomed back Olympic Gold medalists Aly Raisman and Gabby Douglas to the national team.

Eight new skills were added to the FIG's code of points. These skills were submitted from athletes from all around the world. To get the skill named for them, the athlete had to complete the skill successfully (without a fall) at a World Championship or Olympic Games (Youth Olympic Games for Juniors). The element must also have a C or higher rating in order to have her name attached to it. In this post, I have listed the skills and the athlete who submitted the skill or whom it's being named for. When available, there are videos accompanying the name of the skill for reference.

Olivia Cimpian of Romania showed off a unique beam mount series at Elite Massalia in France. Romania is historically a team that is proficient on beam and Olivia, a junior is no exception.

Today, the competitor field for the Stuttgart World Cup was announced.

It's the time of year in between the end of elite season and the beginning of NCAA season. The Gymternet is sleepy, probably still depressed that worlds is over. This is the time of year athletes beef up their skills for next year. Amelia Hundley of Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy posted this video of herself training a double double on floor.