I first saw the sad news on Gymblog.
The four-year-old daughter of double Olympic champion gymnast Lavinia Milosovici has died …
Month: October 2008
gymnast Chelsea Davis on Karolyi camp
She feels like a veteran Senior now!
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related post – news from Karolyi ranch
gymnast celebrities
Pick up any fashion magazine nowadays and you are bound to wonder: Is this a sports star or a showbiz celebrity? The line between sports and entertainment is becoming increasingly blurred. …
Is this article referring to Nastia’s appearance in Gossip Girl?
Not at all.
Sports heros are celebrities in China too:
… former Olympic champion, gymnast Liu Xuan, was thrust into the limelight when she retired in 2001. But now, after several years in showbiz, Liu is making a comeback.
“I’ve come full circle,” Liu says, referring to her Olympic career. “I have been trying new things for seven years and now am moving back to what I did in the past.”
The 29-year-old has gone from China’s first Olympic balance beam champion at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, to actress, singer and TV show host, and now to TV sports commentator and journalist with Hong Kong’s Television Broadcast (TVB), reporting on the Beijing Olympic Games. …
(Source: China Daily/By Chen Nan)
read the whole article on News.cn
Whose Line is it Anyway – Gymnastics
Sound effects and comedy improv, supposedly about Eastern-European Gymnastics.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
(via Gymblog)
Ivana Hong left coach Al Fong?
Can anyone confirm this rumour?
Ivana Hong/Nastia Liukin – Gymnastics: from a ten year olds view!
perseverance
election in Canada – who to vote for?
In the USA the federal government rarely directly sponsors sport. (They prefer to funnel tax dollars to Oil Companies and Banks.)
But in Socialist countries like Canada, the Feds provide minimal and inconsistent funding. Then later claim credit for improved health of citizens.
There’s an election in Canada. Which party would do most for gymnastics sports?
Check this website:
Help raise awareness during the federal election about the importance of sport for all. It’s easy. Meet your candidates, ask question, send a letter or host an all-candidates meeting. There are plenty of resources provided below to help you take action.
news from Karolyi ranch
From The C Score:
The most recent training camp took place at the Karolyi ranch this week, with all of the Olympians absent except for Bridget Sloan. Here’s the news I’ve gleaned, with some commentary:
Chelsea Davis: Davis is apparently doing a double layout on floor! … Apparently she also upgraded on bars, adding a Geinger and a Hindorff …
Ivana Hong: Hong is rumored to be at the camp but without a coach or gym. It’s hard to say where Hong will go now that she has left GAGE …
Amanda Jetter: Jetter now has a DTY and a Patterson dismount on beam …
Jordyn Wieber: The big news is that she is throwing an apparently solid Amanar. …
more Gossip from the Oct. 6-10 training camp – The C Score
NEW Gymnastics Canada Recreation manual
HOT OFF THE PRESSES
The new Foundations Recreational Coaching manual – $75 from Gymnastics Canada
It looks fantastic.
And it’s a real successor to the biggest selling gymnastics coaching manual of all-time, the OLD Canadian Introductory Gymnastics NCCP 1 Technical manual.
The same author, Keith Russell, wrote this one.
Gene Schembri (Australia) did layout. The fantastic Georges McKail (Australia) the art.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for all recreation gymnastics coaches. It’s the best book available in the English language.
Hat tip to Bev Dickinson from Ruschkin.
gymnast Hollie Vise – GOLD bars 2003
Before Nastia there was Hollie Vise from WOGA.
Hollie Vise’s gold medal winning routine on the uneven bars in event finals at the 2003 world gymnastics championships.
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I always loved Hollie’s Bars and Beam.
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