tumbling, tramp, diving, acrobatics, circus, cheer, dance, martial arts, X sports …
July 26th, 2011 — Circus
I watched the (crappy) TV show with a group of coaches last night. This entertainment was outstanding.
Click PLAY or watch them on YouTube.
Traces is a Montreal-based professional circus troupe. They made it plainly obvious that America’s not got much real talent this season.
July 26th, 2011 — beam, Gymnastics
Great potential.
Nica’s beam routine at the Covergirl US Classic in Chicago. This is her first year as an International Junior Elite.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
July 26th, 2011 — beam, Gymnastics
Big mount. Long tumbling series. Onodi in combination. Continuous movement. Interesting choreography.
Yekaterina Vandisheva
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Recommended by Brigid.
July 26th, 2011 — safety
Have you ever fallen down stairs and been injured? I have. Twice.
John Templer has written the first theoretical, historical, and scientific analysis of one of the most basic and universal building elements: the stair.
… two volumes present a detailed study of stairs and ramps – the art and science of their design, their history, and their hazards.
…The second volume shows the dangers stairs present. Drawing on twenty years of human factors research on stairs, Templer sets out what is known about slips, trips, and falls and how best to design stairs to avoid their inherent dangers. He discusses the physiological and behavioral relationship between humans and stairs and walkways, the question of gait and slippery surfaces, and the various types of falls and the injuries that result. Perhaps most importantly, Templer proposes the idea of the soft stair, which could substantially reduce the annual epidemic of stair-related deaths and injuries.
John Templer is Regents’ Professor of Architecture at the Georgia Institute of Technology. …
Amazon – The Staircase: Studies of Hazards, Falls, and Safer Design
John Templer is the world expert on stairs. Turns out they are one of the most dangerous hazards in our daily lives. Escalators are not nearly the waste of money I’ve always assumed them to be.
Teaching LANDING and FALLING skills is one of our highest priorities.
July 25th, 2011 — Gymnastics, Olympics
That’s the consensus of commentaries online.
Aunt Joyce = CoverGirl Classic–Final Thoughts
Stoi – Easy, breezy, beautiful (?), Covergirl.
Tsuk the Pain – The Good, the Bad, and the All Around
Going for Gold – Covergirl – Results and Musings
Double Front – What We Learned from the CoverGirl Classic
Between The Olympics – Covergirl Classic Seniors Results, Videos and Analysis
One highlight is Alicia Sacramone. Barring injury, I see her on the American team for Worlds.
Click PLAY or watch her 3 apparatus on YouTube.
That Floor routine will be ready. No problem.
… Let’s project Team USA assuming Alicia as Captain. You need Bars.
I doubt Marta wants to put CoverGirl Champ Aly Raisman up on Bars. (VIDEO)
Mihai Brestyan:
“It is hard to find in just one gymnast all you need for Bruno Grandi”
The all-arounders with better Bars than Aly (dozens) may end up be selected over Aly for Tokyo. Especially if some Bar specialist (i.e. Anna Li) gets picked.
Despite the lack of artistry of many routines at CoverGirl, I’m still increasingly confident that USA will be Team favourites for Tokyo … and likely the favourites at Olympics 2012.
The competition – China, Russia, Romania – have far less depth. You can see what happened to Russia when they had injuries to 2 key gymnasts. In putting together the jigsaw puzzle of winning team, Marta has far more puzzle pieces to choose between.
Leave a comment if you feel I’m wrong.
July 25th, 2011 — Power Tumbling
Click PLAY or watch him on YouTube.
A movie about his life and career was planned in 2010. Is that project moving forward?
July 25th, 2011 — Gymnastics
A long but entertaining edit on the talented British gymnast.
Click PLAY or watch him on YouTube.
Those trash bin shots at the end look real.
(via littlemissgymnast)
July 24th, 2011 — bars, Gymnastics, Olympics
Universal streamed the competition and has highlight videos online right now, yet some folks have trouble watching Universal online. Others don’t want to download the Microsoft Silverlight software required by Universal. Some sites cannot use the Universal embed code, including this one.
But if Universal works for you, here are 2011 CoverGirl: Chellsie Memmel highlights on Universal.
Inevitably, some of those routines end up on YouTube where they are lower quality, but stream faster on most computers. One example …
Click PLAY or watch Chellsie Memmel’s Bars on YouTube.
More of the top routines on YouTube are linked from Full Twist.
July 24th, 2011 — Power Tumbling
July 24th, 2011 — Blogs
It’s new.
It’s somewhat similar to Facebook.
It’s by invitation only, so far.
Click PLAY or watch a brief intro on YouTube.
It’s getting heaps of praise from experts. Facebook is worried.
The little Google +1 symbol is similar to the Facebook LIKE button, but it’s more powerful. When you click that +1 it tells Google to recommend that page in Google search.
I’m just experimenting with the new social network now. So far I like it better than Facebook.
read more on how it works – Google, takes on Facebook
July 23rd, 2011 — Gymnastics, Olympics
USAG:
In the senior all-around, Raisman won the title with her 57.250 total. 2008 Olympic team silver-medalist Chellsie Memmel of West Allis, Wis., the 2005 World all-around and 2003 World uneven bars champion, made a solid return to competition earning a total 56.950 to finish in second place. Sabrina Vega of Carmel, N.Y., was third at 56.850.
… 2010 World vault champion Alicia Sacramone of Winchester, Mass., competed on three events for the first time since her comeback. She won the vault at 15.100 and also tied for first with Jordyn Wieber of DeWitt, Mich./Geddert’s Twistars, on balance beam with a 15.200. Her first floor exercise since her comeback yielded a 13.900 and third place.
Wieber, the 2011 AT&T American Cup champion, was first on the uneven bars at 15.200, followed by Gabrielle Douglas of Virginia Beach, Va./Chow’s Gymnastics, at 14.950. Bridgette Caquatto of Naperville, Ill./Legacy Elite, rounded out the top three at 14.900.
Raisman, who was third on beam, had the top score for the floor exercise at 14.700. Raisman’s first pass was a 1.5 twist to double Arabian, punch front. Vega of Dynamic Gymnastics was second at 14.250. …
Details and links to full results on USAG
… UCLA grad Anna Li competed on UB, hitting her new skills but coming off on the low bar as she prepped for her stalder hecht. Casey Jo Magee, the ex-Arkansas star, competed extremely well but just missed qualifying to the Championships on all four events (she previously qualified in three). Florida sophomore MacKenzie Caquatto hit her UB and BB routines well, scoring over 14 points on each. …
Gymnastics Examiner – Quick hits: 2011 CoverGirl Classic, senior COMPETITION
July 23rd, 2011 — Gymnastics
Gymnastics Examiner:
If you want to win a CoverGirl Classic — or any other meet, really — you need to find a balance between difficulty and execution. Kyla Ross and her coaches have found that balance. So have the team from Cincinatti Gymnastics Academy, and the girls from GAGE. And, with the exception of the supertalented Katelyn Ohashi, those are the people who did really well in the junior division of the CoverGirl Classic.
Lexie Priessman … tumbling a double twisting double tuck on floor and adding a tucked full to her already loaded beam routine. …
… Ross, whose bar routine does not look as complicated as many others but is still worth a good 5.7-5.9 (she scored 15.0, same as Ohashi). Ross is helped a lot by her calm, collected style on all events …
Click PLAY or watch that Bar routine on YouTube.
Continue reading on Examiner.com
USAG – Full Jr Results
July 23rd, 2011 — Gymnastics
2011 Cover Girl Classic
Chicago, Ill.Junior division final results
1. Kyla Ross, Aliso Viejo, Calif., 58.850
2. Lexie Priessman, Cincinnati, Ohio, 58.050
3. Katelyn Ohashi, Plano, Texas, 57.950
4. Sarah Finnegan, St. Louis, Mo., 56.650
5. Brenna Dowell, Odessa, Mo., 55.350
6. Amelia Hundley, Hamilton, Ohio, 55.200
Couch Gymnast:
… The first and most obviously impressive part of this competition was, of course, Kyla Ross. To me, Kyla Ross already looks, sounds and seems like a senior. It is like she does not belong with this group of juniors- like a kid who was forced to repeat a grade in school. Being age eligible for 2012, unlike so many of these girls, means she has so many skills in place. You could say the same about Ohashi and Priessman, of course But it is not just that, it is the way she performs. She has that quality of a gymnast who has all the experience that she does indeed have. Veteran-like, she can pull out routines when needed and warms up like she is in the gym at home. She also knows what it takes to win. She can sit down an Amanar twice in training but pull it out and land it when needed in competition. This girl continues to grow on me every time I see her. …
Interview with the Champ.
Watch more video of CoverGirl Classic 2011 on gymnastike.org
Gymnastics Examiner – Jr Quick Hits
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