Year: 2010

Svetlana Khorkina gets a lot of flack for her many faults.

Yet she’s innovated more skills than anyone else. Eight skills in the Code are named after her.

Somehow they missed this one.

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Camelia Voinea did it tucked (VIDEO) in 1985.

I know Jordan Jovtchev is a busy man, President of the Bulgarian Gymnastics Federation.

But this is ridiculous.

(via Facebook)

How is this possible. She actually has room to spare on a 6 element line.

Ro, bhs, whip, bhs, arabian double front, punch front, by Viktoria Karpenko circa 1997.

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Bronwyn loves the girl with big bangs.

SuperGymmie from Germany posted a pretty montage.

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(via Full Twist and gympower)

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This would be appropriate for either coach or athlete.

Rats.

On the UCLA site right now:

NCAA vault champion and U.S. National Team member Vanessa Zamarripa will miss the 2011 collegiate gymnastics season after tearing her left Achilles tendon in practice on Tuesday.

Let’s hope she pulls a Courtney Kupets and returns next season to win the all-around.

A theme on this blog is acrobats using free playgrounds for training. (I worked out myself at one today.)

Full Twist reports on a new one in the U.K. branded by Adidas:

… The “adiZone” or outdoor gym in Verulamium Park includes a basketball, football and tennis area, a climbing wall and a freestyle area to encourage dance, aerobics, martial arts and gymnastics.

Daniel Keatings was there for the launch.

Looks a contender for best playground in the world. Stacy tells that at least 40 adiZones will be available across England by the end of 2010.

(via St Albans City & District Council)

Canadian coach Michael Outram was badly injured landing in a pit in a U.S. club.

Seems he may have hit the bottom.

I was happy to see him look strong in an interview with CBC television (Dec. 7th) saying, “I’m a fighter.”

Best way to send your good wishes is via Facebook. Search for “Michael Outram“.

Donations towards medical costs can be made at any TD Canada Trust to “Michael Outram” in Trust acct# 0125 6321315.

One of Brigid’s posts is right on the mark. Trying to make sense of the enigma that is Tatiana Nabieva:

… In Rotterdam, Tatiana Nabieva proved herself to be everything she has promised. She was inconsistent, but she was brilliant. She was by turns funny and sad, angry and calm.

Laughter would turn to tears at the in the blink of an eye- and just as quickly in the other direction. A skill was performed spectacularly one day and flubbed the next. She demonstrated skills, like her toe-on laid out Tkatchev and an Amanar vault that many gymnasts would only dream of, but when it counted individually, couldn’t pull them out for a medal for herself. …

Couch Gymnast – Tatiana Nabieva- Serious Fun

Starts today.

Dec. 10-12th
Location : Centre Sportif de Gatineau
Gatineau, Quebec
Women’s Artistic Competitor’s List (PDF)

Normally Canada has two major WAG competitions a year. The other is Nationals.

WAG/MAG/T&T
May 23-28
Charlottetown, PEI

But 2011 is a BIG year. We have 2 more major meets on the calendar:

Canada Winter Games
MAG / WAG (Youth)
Feb 11-18, ’11
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Western Canada Summer Games
WAG/MAG
Aug. 10-14
Kamloops, B.C.

For all things Canadian Gymnastics, a good starting point is Gym Score Depot. From that page Stu Cram has all the critical links.

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Update from Kelly Manjak of Oakville Gymnastics near Toronto. In the first trial for the Ontario Canada Winter Games team their kids finished 1st to 5th all-around!

Sabrina Gill was 1st at that Trial with a 57.85. On Bars she’s added 3 new skills from last season.

Oakville has the most competitors of any club at Elite Canada including 6 of the 36 Seniors.

There’s a big group from Gymtastics, Calgary, too. Congratulations.

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