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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.

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

Define provenance …

… Can you do it?

I couldn’t.

provenance
noun
the place of origin or earliest known history of something

On the internet that means trying to “source” where a video, photo or idea started. At minimum, you should link to where you first saw it. Best practice is to link to the original and where you happened to see it first.

On this blog I’d say I’m about 90% successful in crediting a source. Not perfect. But not bad.

Tara Sickmeier of International Gymnast Hot Headlines is the worst gymnastics blogger I know. If she ever credits where she finds a story it’s only by accident of linking to the originator. If she sees something on Gymnastics Coaching, there’s never a (via Gymnastics Coaching) link on IG.

I’ve several times sent messages to Tara on her unethical blogging behaviour. But have yet to get a response.

Forward a link to this post if you know her personally.

(via Buzz Machine – New rule: Cover what you do best. Link to the rest)

Jiang Yuyuan – official website (English)

This was put together by the same people who do Yang Yilin’s official website (English).

Aunt Joyce has resumed blogging. He has 13 posts up already on the fresh start version of Aunt Joyce’s Ice Cream Stand.

For example …

… The NCAA conferences have been doing some major realigning over the last few days. Nebraska is leaving the Big 12 to join the Big 10 and Utah is finally joining the Pac 10. For gymnastics, this is definitely a boost for both the Big 10 and the Pac 10. While these changes are mostly the result of football, they will impact gymnastics.

The Pac 10 now has 15/29 NCAA Titles in gymnastics and 1/2 of the Super Six. This may end some of the SEC gloating. Utah will be aided by competing in a conference meet against tough opponents, and the rest of the Pac 10 will benefit from the strengthening of the field. …

read more – NCAA Update

I like one comment on that post:

So we now have a “Big 10″ with 12 teams, a “Big 12″ with 10 teams and a “Pac 10″ with 11 teams. That hurts my head.

Other recent posts of interest:

• WOGA Update
• Hell Hath Frozen Over (Romanian update / the return of Corina Ungureanu)

He’s been even busier over on Formspring – Aunt Joyce

What is Formspring? … click through to see.

… formspring.me is a questions and answers website, launched on November 25, 2009. The site, which links to Facebook and Twitter, became popular in early 2010. …

Why all the new Facebook links on this site?

Because Facebook is taking over the internet.

… according to a new study from Nielsen showing Internet usage in April 2010, 22% of the time, you’re engaging with social media. …

That’s a big jump over the year before. Brazilians, Australians and Italians are particularly addicted to social networking sites like Facebook.

Are you an addict?

1. You lose sleep over Facebook
2. You spend more than an hour a day on Facebook
3. You become obsessed with old loves
4. You ignore work in favor of Facebook
5. The thought of getting off Facebook leaves you in a cold sweat

Five clues that you are addicted to Facebook

Leave a comment or a LIKE if you linked to this post from Facebook.

Always interesting, here are a few of the stories that had escaped my own scrutiny … until I saw them linked from Gymnastics Examiner:

Slovenia gets serious about gymnastics: The nation is planning to build a national training center …

Beth Tweddle on Spellbound’s winning Britain’s Got Talent: “It’s great to have another area of gymnastics to raise the profile of the sport,” …

Death of an all-around gymnast: Olympic Sports News laments that there don’t seem to be any gymnasts (WAG) who can do it all anymore, and highlights Mo Huilan as one of the last …

Big 12 Sportsperson of the Year: The honor goes to Oklahoma senior Hollie Vise. …

Sho’s sacrifices: 2012 Olympic hopeful Sho Nakamori, on the mend from a torn ACL, needs help to maintain his training expenses. Nakamori, who helped Stanford win the NCAA team title in 2009, is looking to regain his spot on the U.S. team. Nakamori is being coached for free by 1996 Chinese Olympian Zhang Jinjing …

click through for links and details – The gymnastics week in review

After months of unreliability, evil Facebook seems now to be consistently putting Gymnastics Coaching posts on our Facebook page. If you use Facebook, you can click LIKE on that page and get regular updates on your own Facebook.

The LIKE button at the bottom of each post does nothing except notify others that you liked that particular content.

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AuntJoycesIceCreamStand.blogspot.com

If you’ve subscribed in the past, you need do it again as this is a new feed.

The old post are gone. He’s making a fresh start.

Aunt Joyce’s Ice Cream Stand is no more.

But not to worry. He’ll be back

“… I am going to take a brief break in order to get some things taken care of and sorted out, but I will be back.

I also made another formspring for those who read that. I won’t have the same name anymore. I’m now AuntJoyce on formspring.”

He’s one of the most prolific bloggers out there, covering both Artistic Gymnastics and Ice Skating.

Follow on Facebook. Or on twitter (CdnGymChamps). … If you post to twitter about Championships, add the hash tag #CdnGymChamps.

Web Broadcast: Saturday, May 28 Pacific Time Zone 2:30 – 6:00 pm: WAG, MAG and TG senior Finals – Barabus.TRU.ca/gymnastics (Link not live except during broadcasts.)

I’m assisting with the “open” Cirque audition Sunday morning. Anyone can attend. Simply meet us at the competition training gym at 9AM sharp. Athletes under age-18 need be accompanied by parents or have permission.

It’s “open” so that athletes can learn about the opportunity. Attend even if you want to know more. There’s no commitment. Best practice is to attend audition at least a year before you might want to join the company.

From yet another Romanian gymnastics blog, GymFever.

Sadly, Google Translate is terrible going from Romanian to English:

… I do not know if there are any gymnastics (outside Nadia Comaneci, perhaps) that appear in many magazines. Svetlana I was pretty horrid when they compete, always seemed to receive notes marry well, not really smiling outside the ground where they excel in Chapter difficulty but have attitude and charisma. Every time I look at her land in Athens memorable pass me shivers. …

I believe the topic is the astounding number of magazine covers featuring Khorkina.

GymFever – Again Svetlana Khorkina (translated to English)

Never accused of being shy, Svetty posed nude for the Russian version of Playboy in November 1997 and almost nude for the Russian version of Maxim right before the 2004 Athens Olympic Games.

As comedy site Uncyclopedia expains:

Svetlana Khorkina (pronounced WHORE-kina, aka: ‘The Queen’) is a Russian-born gymnast known for her long lines and innovation (often born out of her inability to do most other skills).

‘Sveta’, as she is known, is one of the most decorated gymnasts in the history of gymnastics, due in part to her longevity and her ability to seduce the judges into giving her massively inflated scores.

Sveta earned a reputation as a fierce competitor who remained focused in competition. This focus was often complimented by her excessive whining and uncomfortably dramatic performances on the floor exercise. Her Russian teammates were often warned to keep themselves at least five feet from Sveta at all times during a competition, as she had a tendency to slap, and occasionally bite other competitors when things didn’t go her way.

For the record, I feel Khorkina was one of the most interesting and entertaining gymnasts in history. I love her Bars, her Bars, her Bars.

Frustrated trying to get a question answered online?

Ask Jay.

American Gymnast is owned by former World Gymnastics Team Member and Goodwill Games Silver Medalist, Jay Thornton. Jay has over 25 years experience in the sport of gymnastics, including as an elite gymnast, coach, judge, USA Gymnastics Board Member and member of the 2004 & 2008 (chairman) Olympic Games Selection Committees.

Click through to American Gymnast to ask Jay any question you wish about Gymnastics.

Of course Andrew Thornton is Jay’s brother, and a blogger on that site.

You can pose any question to elite WAG coach Al Fong, too. Leave a comment on any post on the Ask Al Fong – Dragon Gymnastics blog.