Year: 2010

I’ve never seen anything like this.

It’s part pole dancing. Part contortion. Part Chinese pole. A bit of hand balancing. Even some tumbling.

And check out the extreme dismount!

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

This is called Mallakhamb.

… a traditional Indian sport in which a gymnast performs poses and feats while hanging from a vertical wooden pole or rope. Mallakhamb also refers to the pole used in the sport. …

Here’s the rope version. It’s like Silks with a rope. Painful!

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

(via Cirque Tribune)

Part 3 in a series on StickItMedia.

Sadly, our all-time favorite, Oklahoma’s Russ Czeschin, has graduated. Czeschin was a four-time All-American on floor (3 times) and vault (1 time), and he stretched the tape measure to a whopping 6ft 3″.

The NCAA’s tallest man mantle has been passed down to Penn State senior Matt Greenfield, who tops out at 6ft 2″. Greenfield is an All-American Scholar Athlete, and is primed to do some great things in his final season. …

… read the complete list of gymnasts 6′ 0″ and taller – Who are the Tallest in Men’s Gymnastics? – Part 3

She’s going to Stanford, enrolled for Fall 2010.

… After that, I plan to defer a year and return to Canada to prepare for the 2011 worlds. The goal is to qualify a full team for the 2012 Olympics. …

John Crumlish – International Gymnast – Online Interview: Kristina Vaculik (Canada)

More commentary and video from weekend #3.

Gymnastike has Women’s College Gymnastics Rankings with links to videos from those meets. Nice!

And from Blythe Lawrence:

Just when you think that UCLA is looking like a prime contender for the 2010 NCAA title, the Bruins lose. To Stanford, which was defeated by Georgia during the first week of competition. But Georgia has lost to Utah, which has already been defeated by UCLA. So what are college gymnastics fans supposed to think now?

Well, we know that Alabama looks good. …

read more – Gymnastics Advisor – NCAA: The plot thickens with UCLA’s loss to Stanford

I got this email today.

1. Collect some dead flies from the office windowsills.

2. Put them in the sun to dry for one hour

3. Once they are dry, pick up a pencil and paper… Let your imagination run free

What to do when you are bored at work …

Thanks George.

Gymnastics Canada is tentatively scheduling a combined Men’s Artistic Gymnastics Level 2 Technical and Practical and 3 Level Technical Coaching Course immediately following Elite Canada 2010 (March 1-4th).

Either in the Gatineau / Ottawa region or Montreal. This is a tremendous opportunity to complete both Level 2 and 3 Technical in a very concentrated period of time!

Confirmed instructors are Dr. Keith Russell and Guy Lavoie so instruction will be of the highest level.

contact – jthomson AT gymcan.org

The Oregon Beavers NCAA Gymnastics 2010 media guide online is the best use of internet technology I’ve ever seen.

It’s one of those emagazines that are getting so popular. The ones where you flip pages as if it’s a real magazine.

But this one has integrated video. Gymnasts literally tumble across the pages!

Here’s a screen shot:

You need a fairly fast internet connection. After flipping each page, allow time for the video overlay to load.

Go Beavs.

Shout out to Oregon’s Bar coach, John Carney. I hadn’t noticed that last year Oregon set their team record Bar score. CONGRATS on that.

One of the many tidbits I learned from the Oregon Gymnastics emagazine.

It’s got an unusual name: Quitters Try: The Best in Gymnastics Montages

Dedicated to finding the best gymnastics montages out there – a tribute to great song choices, clip selection, subjects, and editing.

Suggestions/submissions always, always welcome!

UPDATE: You cannot comment on that blog. Instead, leave comments on the Quitters Try YouTube Channel.

Great idea.

They linked to a super edit from NastiaFan101.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Check out the new site – Quitters Try

(via LIVE.BREATHE.LOVE GYMNASTICS)

UPDATE: Blythe Lawrence thinks the name of this new blog refers to a negative comment made by Parkettes coach Donna Straus in the CNN documentary The Perfect 10.

by site editor Rick McCharles

On this site I try to give you a choice between watching videos on the same page. Or by jumping to YouTube or another site.

It’s faster to watch the embedded video. AND embedded YouTube videos normally do not have those annoying overlay ads.

If you’re in a hurry, just watch the embedded video.

But when you jump over to YouTube you have the option of watching a higher resolution version. You can comment. Rate videos. And see more links to related videos.

It’s nice to have a choice.

The future looks bright. YouTube and Vimeo have begun replacing “memory hog” Adobe Flash format videos with the new HTML5 standard.

The sooner that happens, the better.

Here are your top 4 College Women’s Gymnastics Teams after weekend #3.

full list

LSU’s Susan Jackson’s had a near perfect season, so far. She stay’s #1 in the all-around.

full AA list

Note: These lists seems to be up early. Perhaps there are a few more scores to be added before Monday morning.