Cuban gymnast Charlie Tamayo might be the most watched male gymnast on the internet.
Click PLAY or watch him on YouTube.
What you might not know is that Charlie often hops over the fence into the gym, tightens up his grips, jumps up to do a FULL ring routine.
You can challenge him to the most outlandishly difficult acrobatic feat you can dream up … and he’ll do it first attempt. And add something more difficulty to the sequence.
More videos like this on the Gibson Athletics SaltoCafe YouTube channel.
Charlie was not allowed to try out for the USA Olympic Team 2008. But he’s still hoping to try out for the 2012 Team.
No doubt he’ll be back coaching this summer at Woodward West Camp in California.
UPDATE === linked by apolytongp:
Click PLAY or watch Tumbling up challenge – Charlie vs Daniel on YouTube.
Who is Daniel Bronnenberg?
UPDATE: Daniel is coaching with Charlie. Thanks Don.
Anyone who can tumble with Tamayo is awesome.
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I really REALLY hope he is eligible in 2012 – he’s got ridiculous talent and really his form ain’t all bad (and he’s just playing around, I’m sure “meet form” is even better).
umm simply put WOW
It’s a complete shame that he did not make our team in 2008…or at least have some way of competing on his own as a man without a country or whatever. If not in Olys, at least in other meets.
WoW!! hope to see him in 2012.
Danielle is coaching with Charlie. He coached for me at WW a couple of years ago and is a good guy. Hope he doesn’t kill himself trying to keep up with Charlie:) Check out this crazy full twisting Merenich he does! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ju6wLPPpRzA
I have seen something on youtubr of someone doing a marinch all the way to feet. It was like a HS-front vault with no horse or springboard. Cowboyed I think, but still impressive.
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