Year: 2010

On the invitation of Katy Younger, I made the short drive from Calgary to Airdrie, Alberta to check out a new facility.

Awesome.

Coach Jamie Atkin custom ordered a custom built “Super Tramp”. It’s HUGE.

Edge is one of the top Trampoline and Tumbling clubs in Canada.

But it’s also got a terrific facility now for WAG.

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This new state-of-the-art facility is four times larger than our previous home and will provide participants with an incredible gymnastics experience. …

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Congratulations to everyone out in Airdrie, population about 30,000. You’ve got a world class gym.

Watch a video of the gym under construction on YouTube.

Drop-in $12 / class:

Teen drop-in (13-19): Wed @ 8-9 and Sat @ 5-6

Adult drop-in (18+): Tues @ 8-9 and Sat @ 5-6

Airdrie Edge is close to the monster new Cross Iron Mills shopping mall.

Fishbulb linked to a cool skill on the IG Forum.

This is Illinois gymnast Allison Buckley competing, I think, in a High School meet some years ago.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

We recently linked to a video of Charlie Tamayo doing a similar skill, what I called Stalder Tkachev Front in training on Horizontal Bar.

Men might call it Stalder Xiao Ruizhi as the same skill from giant is named after that Chinese gymnast in the Men’s Code.

On the Women’s side it’s often referred to as the “Counter Kim” after 1991 Bars Champion Kim Gwang Suk. Other’s call it “Marinich” after Vitaly Marinich, one of the first Men to compete it.

In fact, Allison calls it Marinich on her Player Bio.

There is a new blog by the same editor that does Gymnastics In Europe – Moves to America!.

It’s posted by a gymnastics coach and sport psychologist in training, focused on “issues” in the sport. Great idea.

The first two issues are Artistry and Difficulty. Click through to check them out.

Ana Porgras is mentioned as one example that there is still some Artistry in Women’s Artistic Gymnastics.

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Marie Sophie Hindermann and Fabian Hambuchen photo shoot via Gymnastics…and other things.

Australian Gymnastics Blog posted the updated list:

SENIOR NATIONAL SQUAD

GEORGIA BONORA (VIC)
SOPHIE BUDACK (NT) *
ALEX BYERS-ARMSTRONG (VIC) **
FIONA COLEY (VIC)
EMMA DENNIS (VIC)
BRITT GREELEY (VIC)
EMILY LITTLE (WA) *
ZOE LORENZIN (VIC) *
LARRISSA MILLER (QLD)
LAUREN MITCHELL (WA)
MARY-ANNE MONCKTON (NSW) *
SHONA MORGAN (VIC)
GEORGIA SIMPSON (WA) *
GEORGIA WHEELER (VIC) *

* Denotes Athletes elevated from Junior to Senior National Squad
** Denotes New Senior National Squad Member

Australian Gymnastics Blog

As named by the same blog, an easy pick, Australian Routine of the Year …

Lauren Mitchell, Beam, World Championships event final

2nd Place D-Score: 6.3 E-Score: 8.575 Total: 14.875

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Will Australia qualify a full team for the 2012 Olympics?

The launch of the women’s College season gets far, far more publicity than does the men’s. That’s a shame.

The 2010 men’s gymnastics season is about to launch into hyperspeed this month, with three high-profile meets taking place next weekend (January 15-17).

The Windy City Invite will feature top club teams such as Bartlett Gymnastics, Buffalo Grove, Orlando Metro, Queen City and Hocking Valley. It will also serve as the season opener for Illinois-Chicago, Illinois, Michigan, Iowa, Minnesota and Ohio State.

The Rocky Mountain Open will help kick off the season for Air Force, Arizona State, Oklahoma, Nebraska and Washington. Top club teams from that region will also compete.

The Vitaly Scherbo Invitational will showcase top club teams from the west coast, including San Mateo, WCOGA and SCATS. …

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I’m looking forward to the Cal Berkeley v Stanford clash Friday, Jan. 15. The top 2 ranked teams in the NCAA.

This was my favourite Floor routine of the last quadrennial.

It was ranked the 6th best gymnastics performance of the last decade on Tsuk the Pain.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Click through to Tsuk the Pain to see more of the top 25 performances.

Nastia Liukin and figure skater Evan Lysacek attended the Lakers Game together last night. Nastia was in town for the UCLA meet and to promote her new Gym Camp.

… I don’t think this friendship is going anywhere serious.

Gymtruthteller is certain – Worst kept secret is out.

Gymnastike was there for the 2010 shoot.

They posted an entertaining video called Behind the Scenes of the Utah Gymnastics Photo Shoot.

Here’s a still outtake.

Thanks wordsmith!

When was the last time the Bruins were atop the NCAA Team standings?

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