tumbling, tramp, diving, acrobatics, circus, cheer, dance, martial arts, X sports …
February 8th, 2012 — bars, Gymnastics, horizontal bar, physical preparation
Adam Paterson:
… a basic roll routine used on a daily basis with our gymnasts.
Many coaches have their own variations of this routine but these routines generally include many back extension rolls to handstand, with 1/2 turn and full turns.
Depending on the age and ability of the gymnast these rolls can be simplified …
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
New tag line for this new MAG site:
… News, Techniques & Discussions from the World of Gymnastics
February 7th, 2012 — floor (men), Gymnastics, physical preparation
I like it.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Click over to Gymnastics Planet to comment – New Floor Skill from Kieran Behan (IRE)
February 7th, 2012 — Gymnastics, product endorsements
In conjunction with the Nadia Comaneci International Invitational.
Feb. 10-12, 2012
Oklahoma City
900+ gymnasts
International Elite division on podium.
The annual Bart & Nadia Sports & Health Festival is coming up to give the community a chance to meet the Olympic Gold Medalists and an opportunity to begin a healthy lifestyle.
Click PLAY or watch an interview with Bart on News OK TV.
Looks great. Bart and Nadia Festival home page.
February 7th, 2012 — Gymnastics, Olympics
Stick it Media has a detailed wrap-up on Winter Cup:
… Assuming Jonathan Horton heals up just fine, which is expected, he should get one of the five spots, along with Orozco and Leyva. It will be an outright barroom brawl for the other two …
Site editor Ron Noe tracks the up-and-coming guys:
… Several juniors made great impressions at this meet. Perhaps the biggest one was made by Chandler Eggleston, whose 2nd place (tied with Sender) finish on VT made the highlight reel. …
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
… Another crowd favorite was Yul Moldauer, who shined on FX, PH, PB and HB. He is one of four juniors competing in the 14-15 age division this season who clearly represent the bright future of the U.S. program. The other three juniors, Akash Modi, Marvin Kimble and Hunter Justus, each placed in the top 20 AA. …
Click PLAY or watch Akash Modi’s Pommels on YouTube.
Depth.
February 7th, 2012 — beam, Gymnastics, judging
Brigid bemoans boring mounts. And identifies a few terrific ones:
… Peng Peng Lee’s awesome Homma-variation mount, Dorina Boczogo’s high rated Rankin mount, Ana Porgras’s jump to split and Vanessa Ferrari’s traditional show of brute strength with her planche mount …
read more – Interesting Beam Mounts
Click PLAY or watch Dorina on YouTube.
She’s gorgeous. Watch her Olympics 2008 Beam here. Or a montage titled … How come I have never heard of this incredible gymnast before??!! … here.
On Couch Gymnast’s Facebook, Simone Alexander linked to Sarah Lauren’s “side somi” mount on Beam at the 2001 Aussie Nationals.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Slovenia’s Maja Hribar may have competed that in 2001, as well. Here’s a training video.
Leave a comment if you’ve seen other gymnasts compete anything like a side somi mount.
February 6th, 2012 — beam, Gymnastics, psychology, safety
“I am completely confident with my ability to catch the line if I were to fall.
Highlining at Cathedral Peak, Yosemite, California
Photograph by Mikey Schaefer
This shot is just one spectacular scene from “The Man Who Can Fly,” an episode of Explorer airing Sunday, February 12, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on the National Geographic Channel. The show captures Potter’s quest for true human flight, with first feats in free soloing and wing suit flying in Yosemite, California, and British Columbia, Canada. …
February 6th, 2012 — ethics, Gymnastics, judging, NCAA, vault
Alabama gymnastics sophomore Diandra Milliner (from Folger’s) scores a 10.0 on the vault against Florida on Friday, Feb. 3, 2012 in Coleman Coliseum. The Crimson Tide beat the Gators 197.725-196.900.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
I’m not happy with so many “perfect” 10 vaults so early this season. That was a superb vault, but not nearly “perfect”.
Either the judges should be more judicious, … or Yurchenko 1/1 should start out of 9.9.
That way Diandra would still get this 10, but there would be fewer total. AND it would encourage more variety on that apparatus.
February 6th, 2012 — Gymnastics, Olympics, vault
I’m cheering for David.
Blythe posted a recap of the end of his (first) career in 2009:
… The Olympic dream had crashed down on him the year before, when in spite of being the U.S. champion and petitioning directly onto the team after spraining his ankle jumping down from high bar before the Olympic Trials, the men’s selection committee not only not named him to the team, it did not even made him an alternate. (Meanwhile, in spite of his broken hand, Paul Hamm was named to the team and given every opportunity to prove that he was fit for competition before the U.S. men left for Beijing.)
… Three years later, here we are — Sender finished sixth all-around at Winter Cup, earning a place on the national team and signaling that he’s a threat to make the U.S. men’s five-member Olympic team. …
Examiner – Flashback: David Sender, circa 2009
Click PLAY or watch his Yurchenko double back on YouTube.
He was an excellent, artistic and tough all-arounder. With some excellent difficulty, especially on Rings. Though he looked a bit loose at Winter Cup, David’s got a real shot at London.
February 5th, 2012 — Gymnastics, NCAA
6 February 2012 – by Total Season Average
1. Utah
2. Alabama
3. Arkansas
4. Florida
5. Oklahoma
6. Georgia
7. UCLA
8. Nebraska
9. Oregon State
10. Penn State
11. Ohio State
12. Stanford
see the entire list on GymInfo
video via ABC – #1 Red Rocks beat 4th-ranked Georgia
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 Sports) – The top-ranked Utah gymnasts edged past 4th-ranked Georgia, 197.150-196.950 before a raucous crowd of 14,926. …
Even given the fierce competition between two of college gymnastics’ top programs. Not only did the caliber of competition have a national championship feel to it, so did the judging panel, which required the gymnasts on both teams to earn every tenth. Asked later by reporters about the tight scoring, Utah coach Greg Marsden said, “When two teams are of this quality, the judges score very tight to leave room to reward exceptional routines. …
February 5th, 2012 — Gymnastics, Olympics
John Orozco, USOTC
Danell Leyva, Universal
Jonathan Horton, Cypress Academy
Steven Legendre, Oklahoma
Jake Dalton, Oklahoma
Alex Naddour, Oklahoma
Chris Brooks, Cypress Academy
Brandon Wynn, Ohio State
David Sender, Illinois
Paul Ruggeri, Illinois
Sam Mikulak, Michigan
Jesse Silverstein, U.S. Gym Center II
Glen Ishino, Cal
Adrian de los Angeles, Michigan
C.J. Maestas, Illinois
It’s still possible for Paul Hamm and others to make the Olympic Team.
Right now for LONDON most would pick the top 3 from VISA Championships 2011:
Orozco, Leyva, Horton … and …
Blythe:
… Given that Orozco is looking more and more like a lock for the team, Leyva isn’t bad on horse either, and the general agreement is that the team needs a specialist like Ishino or Alex Naddour to round out their potential, pommels might actually be considered a strong event for the U.S. men in London. …
Like 2008, it’s not going to be easy for the Olympic selection committee. They could assemble at least 2 very competitive teams from this pool.
Update: Andy Thornton’s top 10 Olympic Contenders:
1. John Orozco
2. Danell Leyva
3. Jonathan Horton
4. Jake Dalton
5. Glen Ishino
6. Steve Legendre
7. Alex Naddour
8. Brandon Wynn
9. Chris Brooks
10. David Sender
Ishino’s surprisingly high on that list, I’m thinking. Wynn a bit low, perhaps. A team including Wynn for Rings and Naddour for Pommels looks interesting — assuming Alex is better overall than Ishino.
I could easily see Sender improving to the point where he’d rival Horton for the #3 spot.
Sadly injuries will likely factor in the final team.
Next 5:
CJ Maestas
Paul Ruggeri
Sam Mikulak
Paul Hamm
Ty Echard
February 5th, 2012 — floor (women), Gymnastics, NCAA
February 5th, 2012 — Gymnastics, Magazines, Olympics
February 4th, 2012 — Gymnastics, Olympics
1. Orozco (180.700)
2. Legendre (175.200)
3. Wynn (175.000)
4. Danell Leyva
5. Chris Brooks
6. David Sender
7. Paul Ruggeri
8. Jesse Silverstein
9. Sho Nakamori
10. Adrian de Los Angeles
… not the greatest Winter Cup of all time. 
But things look good for Team USA looking forward to Olympics. No need to peak in February. I’m still ranking USA 3rd behind #1 Japan and #2 China … at this point.
There is no American to challenge Uchimura. But they have a lot of depth. With young stars still improving. Like John Orozco.
He’ll stay focused at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. No NCAA to distract.
related – Examiner – 2012 Winter Cup: Final results
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