Weekend Gymnastics Guide: Brestyan's Invitational, Windy City, and more!
2012 season here we come! The NCAA Gymnastics season is officially upon us and junior olympic invitationals are in full swing. Gymnastike is jumping right in with nine gymnastics meets for you to enjoy over the course of the weekend. Here's your complete guide to our weekend of coverage! Brestyan's Invitational Saturday, Jan 14 I am making my first trip of the year to hit up a big east coach invitational hosted by one of the top gyms in the country, Brestyan's Gymnastics, home of World Champions Alicia Sacramone and Aly Raisman. Teams to watch include Excalibur, Elite, Gold Medal, Nina's, North Stars, and of course, the host team lead by Mihai and Slyvia Brestyan. - Brestyan's Invitational video channel Windy City Invitational Friday Jan 13 - Sat Jan 14 Jason MacDonald will be showcasing top men's talent at the 16th annual Windy City invitational. Competition will feature an impressive level 10 and elite session with gymnasts from Aerial, Bartlett, Buffalo Grove, Mills, Orlando Metro, Palmers, and more. And this year, they're adding a whole new element: Regional All Star teams with a total of five regions represented! - Windy City JO video channel Windy City NCAA Opener Saturday, Jan 14 The 2012 men’s gymnastics season is set to begin this Saturday at the 42nd Windy City Invitational in Chicago. The time has come for the guys to show off everything they have accomplished during their offseason training. Jason MacDonald and Gymnastike intern Ryan Pandl will give you the first look at six of the nation's top men's gymnastics teams: #2 Illinois, #3 Michigan, #7 Ohio State, #8 Minnesota, #10 Iowa, and the host school, #12 Illinois-Chicago. - Windy City NCAA video channel Utah State at #5 Utah This is the home opener for the Utes who have much to improve on from last weekend's season opener at UCLA where they nearly edged the preseason #1 team. Look for a big score from the Utes in front of a huge crowd as Kyle Khou delivers competition video. - Utah State at Utah video channel #18 Ohio State at #10 Michigan Friday, Jan 13 Tori Kane will be covering her first meet as a member of the Gymnastike 2012 Internship team as the #10 preseason ranked Wolverines host #18 Ohio State. This is the first meet of the season for Michigan who graduated numerous routines from their 2011 team who finished the year 6th nationally. Freshmen Annette Miele and Sachi Sugiyama will make their NCAA debuts and Reema Zakharia is finally healthy and looking to make an all around impact. Ohio State is coming off of an impressive season opener last weekend, defeating Minnesota on the road with a 195.375 team score. The Buckeyes are led by sophomore Sarah Miller, the 2011 Big Ten Freshman of the Year. - Ohio State at Michigan video channel Pitt at Maryland Friday, Jan 13 Gymnastike intern Christine Miller will feature the new routines of EAGL rivals Maryland and Pitt. Even after graduating regining EAGL All Around Champion Abigail Adams, the Terrapins are coming off their best season-opening performance in Maryland history with their 194.225 last weekend. This will be the first meet of the season for Pitt. - Pitt at Maryland video channel Central Michigan at Bowling Green Gymnastike intern Danny Sierra will cover this dual. The contest will be the Mid-American Conference opener for both teams. Central Michigan boasts the current MAC Specialist of the Week Kari Dieffenderfer and MAC Gymnast of the Week Brittany Petzold. - CMU at BGSU video channel Cornell, Penn, UNC, William & Mary & Temple at GW Sunday, Jan 14 Marina Mazor and Gary Cuesta will round the weekend with video coverage of the Lindsey Ferris Invitational Sunday in DC. It's very rare that you see six teams go head to head this early in the season so it should be an exciting competition. - Lindsey Ferris Invitational video channel #13 Penn State at New Hampshire We'll get our first look at all around standout Sharaya Musser and a talented Penn State team as they take on New Hampshire in Durham. Coverage will be provided by David Pendrys - Penn State at UNH video channel 2012 Olympic Test Event LIVE on Friday, Jan 13 The Final qualifier for the Olympic Games, the 2012 Test Event, concludes on Friday with round two of event finals. You can watch the event live on Friday courtesy of the FIG. Link will be on our homepage when it begins, or follow the link below. - Watch LIVE (Friday at 11:30am EST) - Watch more videos from London - Women's meet results -- Men's Meet Results
Jan 12, 2012
