Or learn from Hollywood.

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Actors. Is there anything they don’t know?

I love this video he linked. The joy of first accompishment.

… Every gymnast and skater knows the feeling of struggling and struggling with a skill or a jump until one day something clicks and they randomly start making it. Elena Arenas, daughter of Gym Dog great Kim Arnold (video), is an adorable young gymnast. Here, her father captures her first full on video. It is wonderful to see the joy on her face and the confidence she exudes showing off her cool new move.

Elena and her older sister frequently perform exhibitions prior to Gym Dog meets. …

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Aunt Joyce – Heartwarming Moment

Now how do we keep more of this joy when they become angsty teenagers?

BATON ROUGE — LSU All-American gymnast Susan Jackson earned the No. 10 spot in ESPN SportsCenter’s Top 10 plays of the night on Monday after her acrobatic, unique first “pitch” at a recent LSU baseball game.

The nation’s No. 1 ranked all-around gymnast, Jackson stood in front of the pitcher’s mound and performed a series of one-handed back handsprings toward home plate while holding the ball in her left hand.

Jackson stopped just short of the home plate dirt where she proceeded to turn around and flip the ball to LSU freshman infielder/catcher Matt Fury.

SportsCenter anchor Josh Elliot remarked, “That may be the greatest first pitch I have ever seen in my life.” …

LSU Sports

More than 200 dancers …

It is a promotion stunt for a Belgian television program, where they are looking for someone to play the leading role, in the musical of “The Sound of Music”.

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Linked by (fantastic) choreographer Jenne Smart Kissell on Facebook.

… this PSA ad put out a few years ago spotlights the importance of Dad’s involvement in the development of their childrens’ self esteem. Enjoy….

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(via Youth Sports Parents and Sports Girls Play)

There are enough comedic touches and “crash” outtakes to keep you going.

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(Hopefully the Mismo owner, Kelley, will never see this video. Better she not know who’s jumping off the roof.)

if gymnastics was easy it would be called football

In High School Physical Education, obviously, I was the teacher’s assistant for the Gymnastics Module. The football players got paid back.

Best was watching them try to cross support on low rings. Hilarious.

… The episode saw Homer and Marge Simpson compete in mixed curling. It aired during the Olympics, which began February 12, 2010. Sportscaster Bob Costas guest starred in the episode as himself. …

Wikipedia

Click through to watch that episode on CH131.

It skewers Canadians very effectively.

Stephen’s personal philsophy is clearly stated on his personal poster.

Where I live in Canada there’s controversy regarding our “OWN THE PODIUM” program.

That’s a 5yr, $120 million fund created to put Canada first in medals won at the Vancouver Olympics. And in the top 3 in Paralympics.

Canadian athletes in the past, famously, have been gracious in defeat. Garnering more than our share of 4th and 5th place finishes. It’s about time we made it clear that our athletes are not “tourists”, as Dick Pound once called them.

Canadian athletes praise Own The Podium. And so do I.

I disagree with most of the complaints I’ve heard against Own The Podium. The only serious accusation is that the organizing committee scheduled too little practice time for foreign athletes at the competition venues. The Canadians got a lot more time, I hear. If so, the IOC needs change the rules.

GEM posted a couple of links relative to the story of the luger who died on a training run. Here’s one:

Kumaritashvili had just 26 practice runs, as opposed to the 200 for the Canadians

Be sure to read all the details before jumping to any conclusion.