… The 24-year-old was part of China’s Sydney 2000 team which had their bronze medals stripped about five months ago because Dong falsified her age and was found to be too young to compete.
A long-running International Gymnastics Federation investigation took place after she registered a different birthdate for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where she worked as a national technical official.
But that is now in the past for Dong, and she and her husband Li Te, 26, are now focused on starting afresh. …
Chris Burdette of Texas Dreams Gymnastics has a lecture called “Raw Ambition”. This is the 3rd of 4 videos in the series. It features a young, eloquent Chelsea Davis talking about overcoming injuries.
Since the filming of this video 4 years ago, Chelsea has successfully made a name for herself amongst the elite of the USA National team and is currently in the running for the 2010 USA World Championships team. She has also committed to compete for the University of Georgia.
The headline on Amanda Turner’s IG postsums it up well.
… Daria Kondakova upset reigning world and Olympic champion Yevgenia Kanayeva in the rope final, 28.750-28.600. Nearly a point behind the Russians, Belarusian Melitina Stanyuta won the bronze with 27.650.
Kanayeva and Kondakova swapped places in the hoop final, with Kanayeva taking the title, 29.200-28.900. Kanayeva, who swept the gold medals at the 2009 World Championships, earned a 9.900 for artistry with the hoop.
Russian head coach Irina Viner offered praise for her two stars, and predicted Kanayeva to be unbeatable in the remainder of the finals. …
This has nothing to do with coaching. And everything.
Online video is the future.
TED’s Chris Anderson says the rise of web video is driving a worldwide phenomenon he calls Crowd Accelerated Innovation — a self-fueling cycle of learning that could be as significant as the invention of print. But to tap into its power, organizations will need to embrace radical openness. …
Closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages are now available on TED.com, at http://www.ted.com/translate.
Any coach, anywhere can share tips online for free. I’d never have met JAO, for example, if it wasn’t for YouTube. His tutorials are as detailed and sophisticated as anything available anywhere. Yet they are free.
YouTube is the best thing that ever happened for acrobatic coaches.
How else would you know about Anjelo, aka BBoy Little Demon, the 5yr-old break dancer? (VIDEO)
Vanda Maria Hadarean (born May 3, 1976 in Cluj-Napoca, Romania) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast who competed in international events between 1990 and 1993. She is an Olympic silver medalist and a world bronze medalist with the team and a European all around bronze medalist. …
She won her 4th consecutive Ms. Fitness World this year. I’d call that a dynasty.
World Championship Team: Nathan Gafuik, Calgary, Hugh Smith, Halifax, Kevin Lytwyn, Stoney Creek, Ont., Casey Sandy, Brampton, Ont., Ken Ikeda, Abbotsford, B.C., Jayd Lukenchuk, Saskatoon, Jackson Payne, Edmonton.
Commonwealth Games Team: Ian Galvan, Cagary, Tariq Dowers, Mississauga, Ont., Robert Watson, Coquitlam, B.C., Anderson Loran, Saskatoon, Jason Scott, Richmond, B.C.
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… With the Games beginning on October 3rd, the Scottish officials have said that they have found their accommodation to be ”unsafe and unfit for human habitation” and that the athletes village requires urgent work to be carried out.
However, it is not just the Scottish and English teams that have incurred problems within the athletes village, the New Zealand, Northern Irish and Canadian teams have described the village as “unliveable”. The New Zealand team decided to seek accommodation elsewhere. …
Recall the Maccabiah bridge collapse in 1997? It killed four and injured 60 Australian athletes during the march in to Maccabiah Games.
… 23 people have been confirmed as injured following the collapse of a foot bridge near to the main Commonwealth Stadium. 5 are said to be in a critical condition. …
… granted a sixth-year of eligibility by the NCAA. The four-time All-American has one year of eligibility left and will be a senior for the 2011 season.
Smith has appeared in Florida’s competitive lineup for every meet but one in the last three years since joining the Gator program for the 2008 season. …
