Year: 2010

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. …

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

more videos we posted back in January – crazy gymnastics on a pole

Thanks Warren.

THANKS IGC and Bruno Klaus.

… Horton, who trains at Cypress Academy, won a total of $17, 500 for his results in the all-around, still rings, floor exercise, and vault.

“I have to say thank you so much to IGC and Bruno Klaus,” said Horton. “This is one of the greatest things anyone has ever done for men’s gymnastics. To donate that kind of money and give it to the athletes who aren’t in school and live on their own like me (I’m married), Danell and Chris. We support ourselves right now so to have somebody donate that and support men’s gymnastics is one of the kindest things.”

Danell Leyva of Miami/Universal Gymnastics, and Chris Brooks of Houston/University of Oklahoma, were the next top earners, collecting $9,500 and $7,500, respectively. …

USAG – Horton earns top prize in International Gymnastics Camp ‘Champions Challenge’

International Gymnastics Camp – home page

Dwight Normile:

The September IG is coming out soon, and it includes an interview with FIG Men’s Technical Committee President Adrian Stoica. …

Click through for some teasers – Stretching Out: Stoica, Singapore & the IG Tour

I wonder if Dwight asked Stoica if he planned to succeed Grandi?

Founder and Creative Director of SportMusic.com, Alex Goldstein from Russia, created music for Yelena Davydova, Masha Filatova, Natalya Shaposhnikova and Nellie Kim, amongst others.

They have READY-TO-USE music for Floor routines. ($75) … But it’s free to listen to the full version.

Even better, I think, is their CUSTOM MUSIC service, starting at $95.

SportMUSIC.com home page

They offer Rhythmic music, too.

Full Twist:

Bela Karolyi will make a guest appearance in the ABC show Make It or Break It. Bela will feature in the shows season finale on August 31st playing the part of Sasha Belov’s father…. interesting!

source – GKelite.com

Men
1. Satin (UKR) 41.000;
2. He (CHN) 40.700;
3. Munetomo (JPN) 40.000;

Women
1. Dong (CHN) 39.900;
2. Makshtarova (BLR) 37.700;
3. Doihata (JPN) 36.700

Finals results – Men and Women

China’s Dong Yu won her country’s first Youth Olympic Games gymnastics gold medal today after putting up a dominant display in the girls’ trampoline event at the Bishan Sports Hall.

Her win will come as a huge relief to her national teammates after they failed to win the gold in the first two YOG gymnastics competitions.

Tan Sixin, China’s national balance beam champion, had finished second in Thursday’s Girls Individual All-Around competition while Zhu Xiaodong took the bronze in the Boys’ Individual All-Around on Wednesday. …

However, it was heartbreak for American Savannah Vinsant, 17,who had qualified for the final in second place. The 2009 world trampoline champion (15-16 years) finished her 10-skill routine outside of the trampoline and was duly penalised.

She eventually finished fifth in the eight-girl final. …

Straits Times

A routine so good, it might have been done in the late 1980s!

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(via Gymtage)

USAG says this year’s Visa Championships is the most successful to date.

Who?

… You know, the girl who shares the podium with Viktoria Komova and Tan Sexin.

Couch Gymnast:

… look at that whole mount sequence! I mean, it’s great. The way she kicks up into that split handstand and bends the foot down to her head? The way she fluidly shifts back and raises herself to her feet up on her toes? …

WHAT’S CARLOTTA GOT …..?

Click PLAY or watch Carlotta’s beam on YouTube.

The International Gymnastics Federation and others have a commitment to grow Acrobatic Gymnastics.

How’s that going? …

The third FIG Academy for Acrobatic Gymnastics was hosted in Montreal (CAN) during the first week of August at the magnificent facilities of the Cirque du Soleil and the nearby National Circus School, which is located across the street.

This Academy was attended by 15 coaches from three federations: Brazil, USA and Canada – a somewhat disappointing number considering that this was a world-wide invitation. …

In the meantime, the Academy Programme continues with a Spanish language Academy for Rhythmic Gymnastics in Brazil and one for Aerobic Gymnastics in Finland in the coming two weeks and a French language Academy for Men’s and Women’s Artistic Gymnastics currently finishing in Senegal.

FIG – Canada hosts third ACRO Academy

Shout out for Hardy Fink, the Director of FIG Education & Academy Programmes. I think he’s doing a great job of building out coach education for all disciplines worldwide.

1. Viktoria Komova RUS 61.250
2. Tan Sexin CHN 58.500
3. Carlotta Ferlito ITA 55.350

Viktoria Komova made simple work of trouncing the competition today to win her first youth olympic title with ease. Komova topped her qualifying score with 61.250.

Silver went to Tan Sexin of China with 58.500 and Bronze to Carlotta Ferlito of Italy (55.350) who narrowly edged Natsumi Sasada of Japan (55.100). Sasada – who wears her heart on her sleeve was smiling and waving to the camera whenever it found her then burst into tears on seeing Ferlito’s final score …

The All Around

Gymnastics Examiner – LIVE blog

THE ALL AROUND commentary:

… One of the highlights of these Youth Olympic Games has been the emergence of the young Guatamalan Ana Sofia Gomez Porras, who scored 54.050 to finish fifth. Coached by Romanians Adrian and Elena Boboc, Porras showed good difficulty and execution throughout the competition, and certainly shows a lot of promise for the future. …