Entries from June 2010 ↓

Shout out for the 20 or more artistic and trampoline athletes from the Beausejour Gymnos Gymnastics club in Moncton, NB in the opening and closing ceremonies of the International Association of Athletics Federations World Junior Championships which are being hosted in their home town this summer.

Open ceremonies are July 19th with closing ceremonies on Sunday July 25th.

Don Anweiler in Georgia is looking for advice on what replacement bed to buy for their 7 x 14 foot trampoline.

Leave a comment if you have advice.

Full Twist in the U.K. linked to a very interesting story:

The BBC is lining up boxing and gymnastics as its lead sports for a 2012 Olympics showcasing 3D and Super HD TV. …

TechRadar.com

Leave a comment if you know any more about this technology.

by site editor Rick McCharles

I’m leading a Level 2 Technical MAG and WAG coaching course at Altadore Gymnastic Club, Calgary.

Friday, Sept. 3rd – Monday, Sept. 6th, 2010

To register contact Gina at Gymnastics Alberta:

gpeake AT abgym.ab.ca
Ph. (403) 259-5500
Fax: (403) 259-5588
1-800-665-1010

Registration deadline Aug. 20th though it will likely fill-up before then.

If you need only MAG or WAG modules, now’s a good time to get them.

Anna Li posted this pic via TweetPhoto.

This could be funny. The Office does gymnastics?

UPDATE from Nastia on Twitter:

Had a fun day shooting another subway commercial and TV special with Brian Baumgartner from “The Office”

Star Steve Carell says the next will be his last season. No doubt The Office will be cancelled with his departure.

If you’re still holding out hope that Anna Li will resume training for elite competiton, stop.

Anna’s having too much fun this summer.

Both she and Nastia are coaching camp in L.A., however.

There was some hope that the excellent University California Berkeley men’s gymnastics coach might stay. I hoped.

But Tuesday, June 29th Barry announced his resignation.

… “I’m very proud of the work we have done over the last 20 years here at Cal – not just the great teams and champions, but I’m proud of all the great people who have left their mark,” Weiner said. “Mostly, I am proud of the contributions that our student-athletes have made and continue to make in all walks of life. I have been very fortunate to have spent 19 great years coaching at Cal. I am going to miss working with all of the great kids and people who make up the Cal community.” …

I’ve written a letter to the Chancellor of the University in support of the Men’s team. … But I have to tell you, I’m much less optimistic about the fight now that Barry is gone.

Click PLAY or watch a video featuring classic Barry Weiner on Gymnastike.

related:

Gymnastike – Cal Berkeley Gymnastics IS in Jeopardy but YOU can Help!

Cal Gymnastics Forever

Dwight Normile confirms what has been rumoured for some days:

After numerous complaints about its limited Team Officials quota for the inaugural Youth Olympics (YOG) in Singapore in August, the International Olympic Committee released an amendment on June 25 that will now allow more coaches for Aquatics, Athletics and Gymnastics. Artistic Gymnastics, which originally received one coaching credential, will now receive two: one each for a male and female gymnast.

Since the U.S. Olympic Committee had already officially informed the International Gymnastics Federation that it would not enter a female gymnast for the YOG, it is unclear whether that decision can be changed at this point. USA Gymnastics has already named Jesse Glenn as its male artistic gymnast. …

IG – Youth Olympics Update & NCAA Coaching Changes

I’m assuming coach Elvira Saadi will go with Maddie Gardiner for Canada. (That’s a guess. Nothing official.)

But will Jordyn Wieber now go coached by John Geddert?

The USA had declined to send a female athlete, diminishing the WAG competition.

Couch Gymnast says that former Women’s Head Coach Nicolae Forminte has returned after a month “retired”.

Sounds like he may be the official Vault coach of the team.

Deng was a member of the Chinese team at the 2008 Olympic Games and participated in the preliminary and team final rounds of competition. In the preliminary team competition, Deng performed on all four apparatuses. She was ranked ninth overall after the preliminary round; however, Deng did not advance to the individual all-around final because no more than two gymnasts may represent each country in the all-around competition.

click image to jump to the website

She’s the current Beam World and and National Champion (VIDEO).

June 29 – Waveney Gymnastics Club in Lowestoft have pulled off a coup by signing a deal for Canada’s team to base themselves there before the London 2012 Olympics.

Jeff Thomson, the technical director for men’s artistic gymnastics at Gymnastics Canada, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the club, having agreed to use the venue as their base in the build up to the Games.

Canada first welcomed to Waveney in September 2009 when the men’s team spent 10 days there in preparation for the 2009 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, held at the O2 Arena, the same venue will be used for London 2012.

The club is one of only a few to be wholly equipped for men’s and women’s artistic gymnastics with Gymnova equipment, the named equipment manufacturer for gymnastics at London 2012.

In March Azerbaijan agreed with Ipswich for its full team to train there. …

Last week the Pegasus Gymnastics Club in Maidstone signed a deal for Slovenia to train there. …

Inside the Games – Waveney Gymnastics Club signs deal with Canada for London 2012

Thanks Brett.

Sport is boring if you know who’s going to win.

Upsets are exciting.

Here’s a Nike ad cheering the underdogs.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

I’ve often told kids: “You don’t need to be better than the #1 competition. … But you want to be close enough that you can win if they miss.”

via Cirque’s Marceline Goldstein on Facebook

One of the few men to have ever completed a Ninja Warrior (Sasuke) obstacle course, here’s a highlights video of #2, Makoto Nagano, the astonishing Japanese fisherman who’s bested dozens of gymnasts and other strong men.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

I saw this video linked from the excellent GymnasticBodies.com blog:

… There are five stages to the Sasuke challenge, each of which must be successfully completed in order to move on. In my opinion, the final stage is particularly challenging; a 50′ chimney climb followed immediately by a 30′ rope climb – BOTH OF WHICH MUST BE COMPLETED WITHIN 60 SECONDS! …

Coach Sommer – Makoto Nagano Montage

Coach Sommer is a strength guru, author of the Building the Gymnastic Body manual and videos.

If you impress him, you’re strong.

Jenn Isbister is uploading some routines to the GymnCA YouTube channel.

Here’s 9yr-old Shallon Olsen proving that tiny, light girls can still vault Yurchenko. She was 2nd AA.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Jordyn Pedersen, Oakville Gymnastics, finished 1st AA in the same division.

Click PLAY or watch her Vault on YouTube.