Year: 2010

MunchTheSilivasFan:

Montage of my favourite gymnast Daniela Silivas, she was a Romanian gymnast from 1985 to 1989.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Where does Daniela rank in the list of best gymnasts all time? … without consideration of “age requirements”.

I’m trying flipbook.

It’s not Facebook. But rather a SAFE place where people (mostly kids, I’m guessing) can post text, photos and videos.

The community is quite small, so far. flipbook will only take off if enought people join.

… Best chance of success would be if some clubs decided to use it for all their gymnasts. And it spread club-to-club.

Check out flipbook. Free. Registration required.

I’ll likely drift away as, astonishingly, there’s no RSS feed to notify me of new posts.

Good edit.

The teeterboard (or Korean plank) is an acrobatic apparatus that resembles a playground seesaw. …

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Don’t be fooled. This act is difficult and dangerous.

Thanks Morgan.

Peaking at exactly the right time, Aliya Mustafina just might be the girl to beat at the upcoming World Championships.

How easy is this Amanar?

1. Aliya Mustafina 60.100
2. Ksenia Afanasyeva 57.500
3. Ksenia Semenova 56.700

Couch Gymnast – RUSSIANS IN NETHERLANDS…

What did the top gymnast score at the recent American training camp?

Rumour is Aly Raisman came out on top.

Sweet.

Tatiana Nabieva must be the first gymnast to do an absolutely layout toe-on Tkachev. It should be named after her.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

That routine has no straight body cast handstand. And only 1 backward giant (early tap) over the low bar.

related post – gymnastics – bars – Church, Ray, Nabieva

That routine was done at a friendly in the Netherlands as reported by Couch Gymnast.

Fangymnastics:

Results AA:

Ana Porgras: 57.800 (VT: 13.800; UB: 14.700; BB: 15.800; FX: 13.500);
Diana Chelaru: 56.700 (VT: 14.600; UB: 13.500; BB: 14.000; FX: 14.600);
Amelia Racea: 56.650 (VT: 13.700; UB: 14.700; BB: 14.500; FX: 13.750);
Cerasela Patrascu: 56.450 (VT:13.750; UB: 14.300; BB: 14.800; FX: 13.600);
Gabriela Dragoi: 55.700 (VT: 13.600; UB: 14.500; BB: 14.800; FX: 13.20

full results and videos

The comeback continues. Congratulations Ana.

Female gymnasts make great climbers. They are flexible and can keep hips to wall.

Indoor climbing and bouldering get little respect from sport and traditional climbing. That’s a shame.

… Want to see just how great gym climbing can be? Then check out the video below and see for yourself. …

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A short film about indoor climbing featuring Paul Robinson, Sasha DiGiulian, Vasya Vorotnikov, and Ashima Shiraishi. Presented by Central Rock Gym in Worcester, MA, …

(via The Adventure Blog)

Today, Saturday, September 18.

Simultaneous with National Gymnastics Day in the USA.

… a national celebration of sport, from grassroots to high-performance levels, in communities across Canada. Sports Day in Canada caps off a week of thousands of local sporting events and activities, open houses and try-it days showcasing sport at all levels, and includes a special television broadcast on CBC Sports. …

CBC

Kyle Shewfelt will be part of the TV broadcast from Oakville Gymnastics in Ontario.

details – Gymnastics Canada – CBC Sports Day broadcast features Kyle Shewfelt at Oakville Gymnastics Centre

You’ll only want to watch this one if you’re something of a history buff.

Gymnastike:

This weeks Flash Back Friday looks at some our sports greatest female gymnasts.

These gymnasts are considered to be the 10 greatest female gymnasts in history based on the following criteria:

1) Gymnast must have won at least one all around World or Olympic Title

2) Must have a least 2 World or Olympic titles on any apparatus.

3) Gymnastike requirement- at least 5 years removed from competition

Who is the Greatest Female Gymnast in history ?

Click PLAY or watch it on Gymnastike.

http://videoplayer.flocasts.org/player.swf

Not many would dispute that Khorkina is #1.

As for the rest of the list … you simply can’t compare Shushanova v the women in the first Olympics.

Without looking at medals I’d rank them 1. Khorkina, 2. Comaneci … 3. Kim or Shushanova.

Of those Shushanova was the toughest competitor in the toughest era. Just to make the Soviet team at that time meant you were one of the best few gymnasts in the world.

They were all great innovators. … Leave a comment if you’ve your own top 3.

related post – Gymnastike’s top 10 male gymnasts all time

I love Cirque du Soleil for the acrobatics.

Great dance, song, acting, humour are bonus.

The first time I saw Kooza I dismissed it as the “clown show”. Many from the acrobatic side feel that clowns are the weakest element in many of the shows.

But seeing Kooza again last week, I was more impressed. The non-gymnastics friend I brought along felt the 3 main characters were brilliant:

Cirque clown casting:

… finding performers who pass Cirque’s tough standards is not an easy task, Sheriff says.

“In this world, there are a lot of clowns,” he says. “But there is not a lot of good clowns for circus. You have to be very talented. It’s a very particular thing. …

Calgary Herald – Hail king clown Campbell of Cirque du Soleil’s Kooza: Photos, videos

Love ’em? Hate ’em? … Leave a comment.