Gymmin' Miel!: South Korea

2015

Rhythmic Gymnastics at the 28th Gwangju Universiade

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2015

2015 Gwangju Summer Universiade - Artistic Gymnastics

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17th Asian Games

Jinnan Wins Women's AA Title

China's YAO Jinnan top scored on the Vault, Uneven Bars and Floor Exercise to take the Women's All Around title at the 17th Asian Games in Incheon. Jinnan's team mate SHANG Chunsong was the high scorer on the Balance Beam and recorded the second top score on the Uneven Bars as she earned the silver medal. The Republic of Korea's own YUN Narae rallied to take the bronze medal and also recorded the second highest scores on the Vault and Floor Exercise and the third top scores on the Uneven Bars and Balance Beam (tied with Japan's Azumi Ishikura). Japan's Yuriko Yamamoto was the third highest scorer on the Vault and Floor Exercise. The Democratic People's Republic of Korea's HONG Un Jong who finished sixth in the All Around Qualifications did not compete, whilst Uzbekistan's Yelena Rega replaced her compatriot Asal Saparbaeva in the Final.

RESULTS:

YAO Jinnan (CHN) (14.550, 15.450, 14.250, 13.650) 57.900
SHANG Chunsong (CHN) (13.650, 15.350, 14.900, 13.050) 56.950
YUN Narae (KOR) (14.050, 13.600, 13.850, 13.500) 55.000
Yuriko Yamamoto (JPN) (13.850, 13.450, 12.750, 13.300) 53.350
Dilnoza Abdusalimova (UZB) (13.650, 12.650, 13.450, 12.950) 52.700
Azumi Ishikura (JPN) (13.675, 12.100, 13.850, 12.850) 52.475
Farah Ann Binti Abdul Hadi (MAS) (13.650, 12.800, 12.250, 13.050) 51.750
PARK Jisoo (KOR) (13.700, 12.475, 13.150, 12.250) 51.575
KIM Un Hyang (PRK) (13.100, 13.050, 12.550, 11.550) 50.250
Dipa Karmakar (IND) (13.600, 10.550, 12.600, 12.300) 49.050
Aida Bauyrzhanova (KAZ) (13.250, 11.975, 12.650, 11.150) 49.025
Yelena Rega (UZB) (12.650, 12.250, 11.600, 12.100) 48.600
Praewpraw Doungchan (THA) (13.400, 11.400, 11.950, 11.800) 48.550
Heem Wei Lim (SIN) (12.000, 11.350, 12.800, 11.850) 48.000
DO Thi Thu Huyen (VIE) (11.700, 10.700, 11.900, 11.900) 46.200
Yu Ju Lo (TPE) (13.550, 9.500, 11.250, 11.600) 45.900
DO Thi van Anh (VIE) (13.300, 10.550, 9.650, 11.100) 44.600
Arailym Darmenova (KAZ) (11.850, 9.350, 11.350, 11.800) 44.350
Feng Chih Chen (TPE) (12.400, 8.725, 12.100, 10.900) 44.125
Pranati Nayak (IND) (13.450, 9.500, 10.600, 10.250) 43.800
Ichinkhorloo Baatarjav (MGL) (12.200, 10.500, 10.100, 9.950) 42.750
Soyolsaikhan Batbaatar (MGL) (11.850, 8.150, 9.550, 10.325) 39.875

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2012

Son-Yeon Jae for Pantene

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2012

Yang Hak-Seon Named as 1 of 3 2015 Gwangju Ambassadors

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2012

Gymnasts Eyeing Multiple Medals

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Yonhap News via The Korea Herald has a fantastic article on the South Korean Men's Gymnastics team which arrived in London earlier this week. It talks about how they are adjusting to the time difference and their medal aspirations. The article can be found here and a copy of it below:

South Korea is seeking its first Olympic gold in artistic gymnastics this year at the upcoming London Olympics. Athletes themselves said they are confident they can win multiple medals.
Led by head coach Cho Sung-dong, the gymnasts put in their two hours of work at the training facility near North Greenwich Arena, which will host gymnastics during the July 27-Aug. 12 Olympics. The gymnastics delegation was the first batch of South Korean athletes to land here, and athletes said they were still fighting jetlag.
Kim Ji-hoon, the team captain, said fatigue has not dampened the good vibes on the team.
“We’ve only been here for two days, and we’re still a bit sluggish, but everyone is in a good mood,” Kim said. “If each one of us can post good scores in the preliminaries of the team event on July 28, then I think we should win a lot of medals in different disciplines.”
Gymnasts will progress to the medal round of each of the six disciplines ― floor exercise, pommel horse, rings, vault, parallel bars and horizontal bars ― based on their scores in the qualification stage. South Korea has won four silver and four bronze medals in the Olympics so far.
Yang Hak-seon, the reigning world champion in vault, is considered the surest medal hope. Cho shielded the soft-spoken 19-year-old from media interview requests as he tried to keep Yang focused.
Yang later admitted he could feel pressure mounting as the Olympics approaches and said, “I will prepare as hard as I can.”
Cho also said the gymnasts are trying to adjust their eyes to the new color of the podium and landing area. They’re used to the blue podium at the National Training Center in Seoul, but during the London Games, it will be colored pink, a featured color of these Olympics. Kim Seung-il, a veteran in all six disciplines, said he got “dizzy” seeing the bright-colored podium.
South Korea will also count on Kim Soo-myun to win a medal in the individual all-around event, which combines scores from all apparatus. Kim Ji-hoon is also seen as a medal contender in horizontal bars.