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Britain’s Got Talent winners Spelbound ­limber up for the Olympics – as it was revealed they are being lined up to star in the opening ­ceremony. …

Oldest member Alex Uttley, 25, said: “Being part of the Olympics has always been one of our dreams and it is very close to coming true.”

Mirror

Watch their first audition on YouTube.

Nice to see Simon blown away.

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May 21st – June 12th, 2012.

Gymnastics fans are in for a treat this year, with the 2012 MG, WG, RG, TRP & ACR National Championships all combined into one massive event at Sydney Olympic Park.

Having qualified a full team at the 2011 Artistic World Championships, Australia will look to select a full women’s team to compete at the Games. …

GA – 2012 National Championships to Play a Big Role in Olympic Selection

Anyone else heard the rumour that Peggy Liddick was considering NCAA coaching opportunities after this cycle?

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From Anna Ivaseva’s YouTube channel. An impressive Russian Pair.

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She’s exquisite. I like best the “Diamodov” to 1-arm handstand at 2min 30sec.

(via Matt Sparks on Facebook)

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French Artistic Olympian Ludivine Furnon and her new partner, fiance Martin Charrat.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (NOT safe for work)

Thanks Dana. Thanks 21najafast.

related – Acrobatic Gymnastics – Duo MainTenanT

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I’ve linked to Duo MainTenanT before. But several friends have recently linked to this particular performance.

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That’s Nicolas Besnard and Shenea Booth. Previously he worked with Ludivine Furnon.

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FIG:

The FIG Academies, a worldwide education programme for coaches in the federation’s six competitive disciplines that was launched in 2002, celebrated the 10th year of its existence in 2011. …

• 118 Academies overall
• in October, overall participation reached 3,000 coaches
• three levels of coach education (for now)

• FIG Technical Committee must have L3 by 2012

• L3 candidates who meet special pre-requisites and achieve exceptional examination results will be awarded with an FIG Coaches’ Brevet.

A total of twenty-five Academies are planned in 2012 …

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It was Bruno Grandi who hand picked former MTC Chair Hardy Fink for the job of FIG Director of Education and Academy Programmes. Obviously a good choice.

Right now at an Artistic Academy in Tokyo coaches are being “coached” by Fink, Keith Russell and Valeri Liukin. I think they might learn something.

… The Academy Programme for Men’s and Women’s Artistic Gymnastics has been supplemented this year with a comprehensive Age Group Development, Competition and Testing Programme that was introduced to 17 countries in 2011 to which will be added as many as 25 more during 2012. …

Philippines MAG adopted the new Age Group rules this season reporting good feedback from coaches.

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LE PLUS GRAND CABARET DU MONDE – Guang Dong – Pas de deux

Over 2 1/2 million views.

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via coach Laura Vincent on Facebook

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Jessica is looking to put up a rig.

But she’s not sure if they need a “standard” spotting belt, or something special.

Should they have a twist belt? … Or are standard padded belts good enough?

Leave a comment if you have advice.

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by site editor Rick McCharles

Last weekend was my second time presenting at the annual BC Gymnastics Congress.

One reason the major BC event of the year is so consistently good and popular is that they bring in new speakers. The line-up this year was excellent. Here are photos of just a few:

Greg Jackson

Steve Arkell

Steve stayed on to coach at a Training camp hosted by Flicka.

Jay Nunns

see a few more photos

Rumour – Alberta is planning, for the first time, a big Congress in 2012.

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Great news for Acrobatic Gymnastics in North America.

USA Gymnastics and the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) announced today that the 2012 World Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships, along with the World Age-Group Competition, will be held at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex’s HP Field House at Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Fla. More than 600 gymnasts total are expected to participate in the World Championships, scheduled for April 16-18, and the World Age-Group Competition, set for April 20-22.

“USA Gymnastics is honored to host this prestigious event for the first time in the United States,” said Steve Penny, president of USA Gymnastics …

FIG – USA Gymnastics to host 2012 ACRO worlds

photo via ACROBATIC GYMNASTICS IN ONTARIO

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A Maryland acrobatics team featured on an America’s Got Talent (season 6) promo.

USA Gymnastics on Facebook:

Current T&T competitor (and coach) Tristann Brown and fmr jr. elite athlete Alicia Grant are in the group Gymkana in the semi-finals.

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More build-up than act, this still wows the general public. Click PLAY or watch Sandou Trio Russian Bar on YouTube.

Cassie Craig is a former Level 10 gymnast from Tops Gymnastics in Centerville, Ohio. (Her married name is Cassie Sandou).

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One concern I had on arrival at World Gymnaestrada 2011 was safety of the participants.

With no competition, no awards on the line, you’d think there would be comparatively few injuries.

Yet I saw many people there in casts. And a few in wheelchairs.

This girl was injured 2 days before travel to Switzerland. (She came with her group, anyway.)

In Switzerland this summer, 154 people (as an example) were treated on Wednesday, July 13th, with 19 people evacuated that day to hospitals for small trauma (sprains, strains, etc.).

Organizers had 82 medical staff on duty each day to care for the 19,000+ on site.

Overall, I felt Gymnaestrada performances were fairly safe. One Acrobatic Gymnast from Portugal had a bad fall on a double back. He was taken out in a stretcher, the worst injury I saw personally.

Next day a Canadian Acrobatic gymnast (who was also showing double back) told me that he was OK.

(via Rec Gymnastics)

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I’ve attended the USAG Acrobatic Gymnastics Nationals a couple of times over the years. A small event with surprisingly few competitors.

That’s all changed. The sport is now booming

Following the conclusion of the 2011 Acro Nationals elite competition, all of the elite competitors got together to perform this spectacular group routine.

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Thank Louis for the link.

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