tumbling, tramp, diving, acrobatics, circus, cheer, dance, martial arts, X sports … and more
The No. 2 Stanford women’s gymnastics team improved upon its best-ever start by beating Arizona, 195.300-194.675 at McKale Center on Friday night. …
However, Stanford’s victory was tempered by an ankle injury suffered by fifth-year senior and all-arounder Allyse Ishino during the floor exercise. Ishino rolled her ankle …
Snowbird Stu Cram was there, posting some pics on Facebook.
Gymn.ca is still adding Finals routine videos to their YouTube channel.
more interesting photos on the canadagames2011 flickr account
I’m quite happy with how this site is set up for sharing.
The icons on each post are self explanatory, … but why are there 2 Facebook icons?
The top one is simply to like a post. The bottom, with arrow, is if you want to add it to your own Facebook.
World Championships 17 – 20 November 2011
World Age Group Championships 24 – 27 November 2011
This will be the biggest Worlds ever as it’s an Olympic qualifying meet.
(via Full Twist)
Canucks are happy to hear that Trampoline will be included in the 2015 Canada Winter Games in Prince George, B.C. … But not happy that Double-mini and Tumbling are not.
Wow.
The 18th-ranked Penn State women’s gymnastics team scored a season-high 196.600 to take first place in the quad meet at Maryland. …
OU 196.425, Florida 196.85, UGA 196.5, LSU 196.35, Utah 196.425, U of Michigan 195.425, Boise 196.250
Alabama had the big score of the night.
Career night by Stack-Eaton lifts Tide gymnasts to a pink romp over Kentucky
Geralen Stack-Eaton’s 39.675 AA is the high score of the season, tied.
I was joking when suggesting that Anysia Unick should get the cover of the March International Gymnast magazine.
She did.
Along with Victoria Moors and Madeline Gardiner.
One-Year Digital Magazine – $24.95
One-Year Print plus Digital Magazine – $30 U.S. ($40 CAN w shipping)
Blythe Lawrence:
… In honor of this weekend’s WOGA Classic and WOGA Elite qualifier, which begin today in Frisco, Texas, I transcribed some notes from a handful of mini-interviews done with Liukin at gymnastics meets during the past year. …
Continue reading – The man with the plan: Q & A with Valeri Liukin – National Gymnastics | Examiner.com
I’m always keen to hear what Valeri has to say. That’s a great post.
He’s still quite convinced that He Kexin was underage at the Beijing Olympics. With the Chinese skaters now under investigation, likely Gymnastics is feeling the heat, too.
The IOC in 2010 concluded that there’s no way (yet) to accurately, easily determine age:
… The development and use of appropriate methods for determining age is not only necessary to ensure a level playing field, but also to protect the health and safety of the adolescent athlete.
… The available methods to determine chronological age in youth elite athletes, including blood samples, x-ray, ultrasound and MRI, are not sufficient.
The large variation in the timing of puberty that is considered within the range of normal, not to mention the occurrence of significantly delayed or precocious puberty, makes it difficult to ‘level the field’ in sport in relation to physical maturity. …
The International Olympic Committee Consensus Statement on age determination in high-level young athletes (PDF)
She’s got to be the most intriguing gymnast since the Diva, Khorkina.
Criminabieval Intent
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Nabieva. Gymnastics’ Russian Roulette.
That’s for sure.
Is Facebook a good place for kids? U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama doesn’t seem to think so. She says she’s happy her daughters aren’t using the popular social networking service.
Obama’s daughters, Sasha, 9, and Malia, 12, aren’t allowed to use Facebook for security purposes. …
That’s a no-brainer. If I was the President, I wouldn’t want my kids on Facebook, either.
Here’s a more worrying story for gymnastics coaches:
This 24yr-old teacher from Georgia was asked to resign after posting photos like this from her European summer vacation: Cafes in Italy and Spain.
Georgia is the Bible Belt. But this is pretty tame compared with photos I see everyday of gymnastics coaches.
Andrea thought her privacy settings were on MAXIMUM (only friends could see her posts) but somehow the pictures got out. One of her students called the school to complain.
CBS Sunday Morning – Did the Internet Kill Privacy?
Though she resigned, Andrea’s now suing.
As for me, I’ve now got a public Facebook (minimum security) and a private Facebook (maximum security).
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Hmm. Nabieva’s Facebook profile photo.
Actually, she’s changed it several times since. I don’t know how long that one was up there.
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