(via Kurt Thomas Gymnastics on Facebook)
tumbling, tramp, diving, acrobatics, circus, cheer, dance, martial arts, X sports …
April 27th, 2012 — Gymnastics, humour, vault
April 20th, 2012 — humour
Jared Goad by email:
The Canadian Atlantic Championships are happening in St.John’s, NFLD, this weekend. Today some members of team Nova Scotia went and visited an iceberg …

If they survive, I wish Nova Scotia a terrific competition.
April 17th, 2012 — humour
The mash-up is a goof on the chick flick Mean Girls (2004). Thanks georgert.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Created by HuangQiushuangFan.
(via Gymtruthteller)
April 16th, 2012 — Gymnastics, humour, parallel bars
… I’m pretty sure this is my Boys Under 10 Parallel Bar routine. From 1967.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Her “planche” is stronger, I admit.
That routine was featured on the Colbert Report, my favourite TV comedy.
April 15th, 2012 — Gymnastics, humour, NCAA
Watch the girls of Stanford goof in this semi-animated comic book adventure.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
(via College Gymnastics Board)
April 14th, 2012 — Gymnastics, humour
April 14th, 2012 — acrobatic gymnastics, Gymnastics, humour
… podium training at the World Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships.
One of the most incredible things we’ve ever seen – you’ll have to watch what this men’s group from China can to do to believe it!
Double pike Jaeger. Triple pike backward. Comedy and theatrics worthy of Cirque du Soleil. This is the ultimate in acrobatic sport.
April 14th, 2012 — humour
Irish coach Elaine Ryan told me she was leaving her club, Renmore, for a few months to teach snowboard in Japan.
That’s not Japan, Elaine.
April 12th, 2012 — humour, physical preparation
Don’t tell me you’re one of those parents who blame their lack of a fitness regime on their children.
Be like this Dad. Resistance is useful.
See original on Facebook.
April 10th, 2012 — Gymnastics, humour, judging
What we most need on the internet is more insight into the trials and tribulations of the Gymnastics Judge.
We need a blog called – Fake Nellie Kim. (You up for that, Spanny?)

photo by GraceClick.ca
In the meantime, here’s an entertaining and informative post by new judge Diana Gallagher:
First girl stands on the springboard in front of the low bar, fidgeting, ready to paste on that big nervous smile as soon as you raise your hand and mispronounce her name. You didn’t see her warm up, but you hope that her routine has all of the requirements and all of the value parts. If not, that’s more math for you …
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Let us speak, you and I, on the question of bias. The parents of the gymnastics I coach ask me if there’s any advantage in being younger, or cuter, or having better scores from the previous events on your scorecard.
Another new judge summed it up well: “I’m too busy making sure I don’t miss anything to be biased.” …
read the guest post on Couch Gymnast
April 9th, 2012 — Blogs, humour, skateboard
Tom Winter, 68-year-old University of Nebraska classics professor, rose to Internet stardom after a picture of him riding his skateboard, with a briefcase in hand, became a Reddit top post on Thursday. …
He’s already atop of one list of the 30 Best Teachers Of All Time.
April 8th, 2012 — humour
April 7th, 2012 — Gymnastics, humour
Unorthodox Gymnastics dug up a bizarre pop music video:
Mason vs. Princess Superstar puts the beam, rings, p-bars, pommel horse and some large plastic workout balls to some very interesting use in this 2007 video for their song “Perfect.” …