The Pit Activity Book Volume 6 | Page 6

FLASHBACKFEBRUARY What you missed at the 2013 Pro Gym Challenge! INNER! W TUMBLING Olympic, World and NCAA Champion gymnasts from around the world squared off on May 10 and 11, 2013, in an epic skill-for-skill battle unlike anything that had been done before. The groundbreaking gymnastics competition aired on prime-time ESPN2 over three consecutive nights. INNER! W Paul Ruggeri beat out Andrew Smith of Ireland, nailing a skill that he had never attempted before in his career - a back 3 1/2 twisting back flip to a front flip. INNER! W UNEVEN BARS & PARALLEL BARS Team World sent their impressive parallel bar competitor, Petrix Barbosa of Brazil to perform an extreme skill that proved too difficult for Team USA's Jake Dalton. Team World won this event with some difficulty, but overall their skills VAULT were unbeatable. Brandon Wynn f