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I needn’t have concerned myself that the Acrobatic Gymnasts couldn’t be monetized:

Britain’s Got Talent’s Spelbound have seen their earnings soar since winning Simon Cowell’s TV talent contest.

Sources told a Sunday newspaper that the gymnastic troupe are now earning £2,000 per minute for performing their dazzling routines.

Insiders told the News of the World that Spelbound are currently charging £30,000 ($44,180) for a 15-minute corporate performance. …

Britain’s Got Talent: Spelbound are earning big money

First some good news. Now some bad.

One of the good guys is stepping down.

… “I have decided to retire from coaching after a 30 year career in gymnastics, to pursue other career opportunities,” said Shephard. “It has been my great honor, and privilege, to work with all of the gifted young people associated with this program over the last 21 years. …

In 18 years as the head coach, Shephard, the eighth coach in Penn State women’s gymnastics history, amassed a career record of 256-144-2 while guiding the Nittany Lions to eight NCAA Championship appearances. …

Steve Shephard Resigns as Head Coach of Penn State Women’s Gymnastics Program

Penn State is advertising for a successor.

(via College Gym Fans)

Memo from Jean-Paul Caron, President/CEO of Gymnastics Canada:

Vladimir Lashin to resign as Gymnastics Canada National Coach / High Performance Director in Women’s Artistic Gymnastics (WAG)

It is with regrets that Gymnastics Canada is announcing the departure of Vladimir Lashin, National Coach / High Performance Director in Women’s Artistic Gymnastics since June 2009, for personal reasons. …

details on Gymnastics Examiner

His hiring was controversial. And, over the past year, Vladimir was unable to rally support for himself nor around the common cause of the Women’s National Team.

Even though it’s mid-cycle for the 2012 Olympics, I take this as good news.

… But who will be Canada’s next National Coach?

Leave a comment if you’ve a nomination.

I assume Vladimir will resume coaching at Omega, his old club in Vancouver.

Bigger prize money is coming in Artistic Gymnastics.

It’s about time.

… the Champions Challenge, a newly created $50,000 prize pool for senior men’s gymnastics at the 2010 Visa Championships, Aug. 10-14, at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn.

International Gymnastics Camp, based in Stroudsburg, Pa., is the first to contribute to the prize list and is the exclusive gymnastics camp associated with the Champions Challenge.

The Champions Challenge is designed to meet the ever-increasing demands of training for men’s gymnastics at the elite level, because many of the country’s top athletes are no longer in school and under NCAA regulation. They are working to support themselves while competing to represent the United States on the international stage. …. A prize list will be created for the top eligible all-around finishers and individual event champions.
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“We want to make a positive and impactful contribution to our country’s top gymnasts,” said Brent Klaus, CEO of International Gymnastics Camp. “This type of support helps our men pursue their dreams of medaling in London in 2012. The U.S. men’s program has come a long way in the past decade, with podium finishes at the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games. This is our way of contributing to that effort.” …

USA Gymnastics announces International Gymnastics Camp will sponsor ‘Champions Challenge’

Thanks IGC.

Here’s the official camp promo video for Summer 2010.

camp website – InternationalGymnastics.com

The younger athletes rushed back to school for exams.

If you somehow missed seeing the popular YouTube clip of acrobatic gymnasts winning Britain’s Got Talent, click here.

They are splitting the £100,000, giving 15% to their gym. Nice.

The seven boys and six girls (from age-12 to 24) are members of Spelthorne Gymnastics Club of Ashford, Surrey. The spelling of the troupe’s name is a reference to the club.

Best case scenario, Acrobatic Gymnastics could be added as a demonstration sport for the 2012 Olympics.

… Simon (Cowell) said: “On live TV, that was one of the most astonishing things I’ve ever seen. In Olympic terms, it would have won a gold medal.” Those words may be prophetic.

Olympics chiefs, who introduced medals for BMX bike riding at Beijing 2008, are discussing including another new event for 2012.

Spelbound insist acrobatic gymnastics is a better candidate than skateboarding, which is being considered. …

I doubt that will happen. Skateboard is in. They want Shaun White.

Certainly Spelbound will get a feature spot in the London Olympic opening ceremonies, though.

Susan Boyle who finished second on the same show in the past went on to sell millions of CDs.

But how does Simon Cowell monetize these kids?

On the other hand, they’ve already been approached with offers from Las Vegas and even R’n'B star Usher.

Congratulations once again to Adam McAssey, Adam Buckingham, Alex Uttley, Jonathan Stranks, Douglas Fordyce, Edward Upcott, Nicholas Illingworth, Katie Axten, Leighanne Cowler, Lauren Kemp, Hollianne Wood, Abigail Ralph and Amy Mackenzie.

Like their Facebook page.

Shout out to Cara, a former gymnast and coach from my home gym.

She’s featured in this month’s Natural Muscle magazine.

link (opens one of those virtual magazine pages)

Do you have a swim up bar?

Valeri Liukin does.

Nastia calls him “King of the Grill“.

Former Utah star Kristina Baskett is performing in Le Reve in Vegas.

Here she models for a Triathlete photo shoot in Jamaica.

Click PLAY or watch her interview on YouTube.

via Greg Marsden

Well deserved!

CONGRATULATIONS.

Click through to watch their winning performance.

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The group have come away with a prize of £100,000 ($144,500 USD / $175,500 AUD / €120,000) and a performance at the Royal Variety Performance.

Question?

Is this good for Acrobatic Gymnastics worldwide?

Certainly.

These kids may turn “pro”. But hundreds or thousands of others will be inspired to take up the formerly little known sport. My own gym, Altadore, just started Acrobatic Gymnastics this year.

Watch some of that troupe compete in the British Men’s 4 Championships 2010.

(via Full Twist)

Capital City Gymnastics in Edmonton, Alberta is currently looking for a Women’s Artistic Program High Performance Coach. The successful applicant should possess a minimum Level 3 certification, as well as excellent communication and organizational skills, be a strong motivator as well as a team player. The successful applicant should also be very strong technically on the uneven bars, vault, and floor exercise.

This position will be a full-time salaried position based on 35 – 40 hours per week, benenfit package included. Salary to commensurate with knowledge, experience and education. …

Capital City Gymnastics currently has 3 female high performance gymnasts as well as 12 other female national athletes among our program of 65 National, Provincial and L.E.A.P. athletes. We are also home to National Team Members Brandon O’Neill and Jackson Payne. Capital City is also home to 1000 recreational members.

The successful applicant must also have or be willing to obtain their Risk Management certification and will be subject to a Police check.

Please send all resumes and inquiries in confidence to Kristi Marks …

Email: kristi_l_b {AT} hotmail.com

G.A.G.E. coach Vardan Sargsyan has been ordered to leave the country for his native Armenia.

It’s easy to be “tough on illegal immigrants”, … until it’s your gymnastics coach.

… Sargsyan, a gymnastic coach at Great American Gymnastic Express (GAGE) in Blue Springs, has been denied citizenship three times by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services officials in California.

Sargsyan has been in the United States since 2003 and came to the area in 2005 to work with GAGE owner Al Fong and Fong’s Armenian-born wife, Armine Barutyan-Fong, a former gymnastics trainer partner of Sargsyan in their home country. …

GAGE coach’s appeal denied again

Vardan must wait one year before he can apply to return.

Full time coach needed. Recreation Program Director.

Contact the club, Raffles Gymnastics, directly for details.

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.