Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Year: 2011
Yuri van Gelder in Europeans
After having some troubles to stay away from certain drugs in 2009 and maybe also in 2010, Dutch gymnast Yuri van Gelder is finally back in the game again in order to compete at the European Championships in April. …
He qualified at trials for Europeans last week. …
Yuri’s still got it, pulling out of strength holds. Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. Routine starts at 2min.
… A bit shaky but definitely not bad: 15.500 / 6.4. …
quick links …
Cal State Fullerton needs $560,000
By yesterday …
With so much attention focused on the cancellation of Men’s gymnastics at Cal Berkeley, other schools have been neglected by the media.
Cal State Fullerton, for example, has been under the gun for that past couple of years. Head Coach Jill Hicks has had to learn to become a fundraiser.
… if the gymnastics team wants to stay, by March 1 we have to raise $560,000,” Hicks said. …
It sounds like there will be no Title IX miracle at this school.
Mel Franks, senior associate athletic director, says gymnastics needs to find the money. Or they are cut.
American Cup preview
An unofficial promo video for the most exciting American Cup in many, many years.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
(via Chinese Gymnastics)
I’m betting Mustafina and Horton will win.
Olympic logo = Zion
The International Olympic Committee has rejected Iran’s complaint that the logo for the 2012 Olympics resembles the word Zion and is racist. …
Don’t the conspiracy theorists in Iran have more important things to worry about?
Just yesterday I heard from a lady gymnast / acrobat in Iran who would love to be able to practice the sport openly.
In a related story, there’s a bit of controversy over the 2014 Winter Games mascots.
gymnastics – History of Rings
… The former name “Roman rings” reminds of the older rope and pole swings of the artists and indicates Italian origins.
Adolf Spiess described them for the first time as “Ringeschwebel” in his “Turnlehre” (gymnastics lesson) in 1842.
Eiselen, student of Jahn, introduced the swinging horizontal bar. His “rings” were triangular handles. …
At the VIII Olympic Games in Paris in 1924, the apparatus appeared in the Olympic programme for the first time. Rings with a relatively big diameter hang on a massive wooden trestle. …
Francesco Martino from Italy is the first best gymnast at the rings in the Olympic protocol. Four years later it was the Slovenian Leon Stukelj, who achieved the Gold medal and who astonished with the first “head cross” and ideal horizontal arms. …
Each Wednesday we are linking to a different apparatus posted on GymMEDIA – Apparatus HISTORY. (English and German)
Amy Regan – Scottish Champion
Amy Regan has been crowned Scottish Champion for the second year in a row over second placed Holly Ramage from Lasswade in a closely fought competition. …
She was also named Evening Times Glasgow Young Sportsperson of the Year. Congratulations.
Jordyn Wieber training vid
Gymnastike:
This week’s gymnastics workout video features one of the top gymnasts in the world, USA National team member Jordyn Wieber, and her teammates at Gedderts Twistars USA. This workout was filmed on February 26th as Jordyn was preparing to be the alternate for the 2011 American Cup, but just 3 days later she got the call that she’d been added to the field and is expected to compete this weekend. …
Click PLAY or watch it on Gymnastike.
http://www.gymnastike.org/embed/OTY2NDcxOTg3
If Jordyn HITS she just might get close to Mustafina. Good luck.
WAG coach needed in Omaha
Girl’s Artistic Team Director – This full time position has the responsibility of overseeing the entire girls artistic team (Pre Team – Level 10). Coaching responsibilities will be Level 7-10 vault, bars, tumbling. Supervisor responsibilities include: maintaining/building a strong cohesive staff, ensuring all levels are working toward set goals and standards, setting meet schedules, staff education, lesson plans and more.
This position will become available after May 15, 2011.
Gymnastics Coaching.com 