Year: 2010

The headline on Amanda Turner’s IG post sums it up well.

… Daria Kondakova upset reigning world and Olympic champion Yevgenia Kanayeva in the rope final, 28.750-28.600. Nearly a point behind the Russians, Belarusian Melitina Stanyuta won the bronze with 27.650.

Kanayeva and Kondakova swapped places in the hoop final, with Kanayeva taking the title, 29.200-28.900. Kanayeva, who swept the gold medals at the 2009 World Championships, earned a 9.900 for artistry with the hoop.

Russian head coach Irina Viner offered praise for her two stars, and predicted Kanayeva to be unbeatable in the remainder of the finals. …

Click through for for results, so far, from the 30th Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Moscow: Russians Begin Rout at Rhythmic Worlds

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F.I.G. coverage of this event on their news feed has been superb. Check one post on the girls from Egypt.

Mielieta Gonzalez posted both the WAG and MAG participants lists available, so far.

Rotterdam Men’s Participants

Rotterdam Women’s Participants

China WAG competes in the first subdivision of 12. Ouch.

Romania’s team has been announced:

Sandra Izbasa
Ana Porgras
Raluca Haidu
Cerasela Patrascu
Gabriela Dragoi
Diana Chelaru
Amelia Racea

USAG – Draw is completed for 2010 World Gymnastics Championships

What would you say is the best facility in the world for “gymnastics”?

… Better than University of Georgia for WAG?

… Better than Woodward West Gym Camp for WAG and MAG?

… Best facility for Trampoline sports?

… For Recreation gymnastics? … Cheer?

We’re particularly looking for best layout of apparatus for each discipline.

Leave a comment.

This has nothing to do with coaching. And everything.

Online video is the future.

TED’s Chris Anderson says the rise of web video is driving a worldwide phenomenon he calls Crowd Accelerated Innovation — a self-fueling cycle of learning that could be as significant as the invention of print. But to tap into its power, organizations will need to embrace radical openness. …

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (22min)

Closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages are now available on TED.com, at http://www.ted.com/translate.

Any coach, anywhere can share tips online for free. I’d never have met JAO, for example, if it wasn’t for YouTube. His tutorials are as detailed and sophisticated as anything available anywhere. Yet they are free.

YouTube is the best thing that ever happened for acrobatic coaches.

How else would you know about Anjelo, aka BBoy Little Demon, the 5yr-old break dancer? (VIDEO)

What kind of shape are the ladies in for the upcoming season?

Click PLAY or watch them on YouTube.

That’s posted on Tenaya West’s YouTube channel.

What’s the latest on Kristina Vaculik? …

Vanda Maria Hadarean (born May 3, 1976 in Cluj-Napoca, Romania) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast who competed in international events between 1990 and 1993. She is an Olympic silver medalist and a world bronze medalist with the team and a European all around bronze medalist. …

She won her 4th consecutive Ms. Fitness World this year. I’d call that a dynasty.

Check out a Vanda gymnastics montage.

homepage – Inspired by Vanda

Wednesday, September 22, from 4 pm to 6.30 pm at the Calgary Gymnastics Centre.

World Championship Team: Nathan Gafuik, Calgary, Hugh Smith, Halifax, Kevin Lytwyn, Stoney Creek, Ont., Casey Sandy, Brampton, Ont., Ken Ikeda, Abbotsford, B.C., Jayd Lukenchuk, Saskatoon, Jackson Payne, Edmonton.

Commonwealth Games Team: Ian Galvan, Cagary, Tariq Dowers, Mississauga, Ont., Robert Watson, Coquitlam, B.C., Anderson Loran, Saskatoon, Jason Scott, Richmond, B.C.

Gymnastics Alberta

… assuming the Men still fly to Delhi.

I’m keen to see how Nate is looking in advance of Worlds.

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Commonwealth Games, India.

… With the Games beginning on October 3rd, the Scottish officials have said that they have found their accommodation to be ”unsafe and unfit for human habitation” and that the athletes village requires urgent work to be carried out.

However, it is not just the Scottish and English teams that have incurred problems within the athletes village, the New Zealand, Northern Irish and Canadian teams have described the village as “unliveable”. The New Zealand team decided to seek accommodation elsewhere. …

Could Scotland & England withdraw from the Commonwealth Games?

Recall the Maccabiah bridge collapse in 1997? It killed four and injured 60 Australian athletes during the march in to Maccabiah Games.

… 23 people have been confirmed as injured following the collapse of a foot bridge near to the main Commonwealth Stadium. 5 are said to be in a critical condition. …

Compare the world’s largest democracy vs totalitarian China in so far as who can host major games.