Year: 2011

Romanian coach Cosma to Italy

… Cosma has already been greatly missed among Romanian gymnastics fans who celebrated the coach’s wonderful work bringing some originality and elegance to the Romanian beam work. Since Cosma’s reign over the Romanian beam, many, many Romanian gymnasts have won beam titles or medals, more than on most other events, including Amelia Racea, Raluca Haidu, Anamaria Tamirjan, Gabi Dragoi, Sandra Izbasa Steliana Nistor and, of course, the World beam champion, Ana Porgras.

This news follows the departure of former Romanian head coach, Nicolae Forminte’s departure to Italy to coach and develop talent. …

read more on Couch Gymnast – Lili Cosma signs Italian Coaching Contract

… For 19 years I worked in the Romanian gymnastics in the sphere of performance, without leave and many sacrifices. I’m not complaining, because that I wanted and not one forced me, but I think it’s time to try something else. …

Good luck.

Chad Wiest – Floor 16.0

From January 16th on Gymnastike:

Routine of the Week goes to Chad Wiest of Illinois and his #1 nationally ranked floor routine.

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

I saw that on Gymnastike’s Best of January page.

Shawn Johnson back on US Team

Shawn Johnson, Ivana Hong and Bridgette Caquatto are now members of the US National Team.

No official announcement has been made by USA Gymnastics but AP writer Nancy Armour tweeted that Johnson was back on the roster. …

DOUBLE FRONT

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… Nastia?

Gymnastika – Russian Gymnastics

The new issue of the excellent Russian Gymnastics Federation magazine is free online … in Russian.

You can download the PDF from this link.

(via Rewriting Russian Gymnastics)

Science of Gymnastics Journal

The new Science of Gymnastics Journal (vol.3, num.1, 2011) is out, Ivan Cuk, editor:

Dear friends,

last October we attended the World Championship in Artistic Gymnastics in Rotterdam. We had a lot of meetings, but the most important was meeting with the president of the International Gymnastics Federation professor Bruno Grandi. We presented him our work during the last year. At the end of December we have reached agreement about collaboration between FIG and Science of Gymnastics Journal. We have got a new editorial board member –Keith Russell, Ph.D., who is the president of the FIG Scientific Commission and Hardy Fink, M.Sc., a member of editorial board as the director of the FIG Academy. Both FIG institutions – scientific and educational ones will be involved in further development of our journal. …

read more

Laurita Marconi Schiavon, Roberto Rodrigues Paes
THE FORMATION OF BRAZILIAN FEMALE GYMNASTS TAKING PART IN THE OLYMPIC GAMES (1980-2004)

José Ferreirinha, Joana Carvalho, Cristina Côrte-Real, António Silva
THE EVOLUTION OF REAL DIFFICULTY VALUE OF UNEVEN BARS ROUTINES FROM ELITE GYMNASTS IN LAST 5 OLYMPIC CYCLES

Saša Veli?kovi?, Dragoljub Petkovi?, Emilija Petkovi?
CASE STUDY ABOUT DIFFERENCES IN CHARACTERISTICS OF THE RUN-UP APPROACH ON THE VAULT BETWEEN TOP-CLASS AND MIDDLE-CLASS GYMNASTS

Marise Botti, Juarez Vieira do Nascimento
THE TEACHING-LEARNING-TRAINING PROCESS IN RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS SUPPORTED BY THE ECOLOGICAL THEORY

Vasilis Kaimakamis, George Dallas, Panagiotis Stefanidis, George Papadopoulos
THE SPREAD OF GYMNASTICS IN EUROPE AND AMERICA BY PEDAGOGUE-GYMNASTS DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY

Here’s the current issue. And previous issues.

The Gym Dog Show

The 13th season of the The Gym Dog TV Show airs in 5.4 million homes weekly.

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Click through to watch episode #1 for this season.

That’s how to promote the sport.

why Florida will win NCAA Championships

Aunt Joyce details the reasons:

The Florida Gators posted a 197.500 this weekend and rocked another meet. Florida is very much THE team of the season. Of course, the 197.500 has everyone worried that they may peak too soon yet again. It looks like that may not be the case this season.

Why? …

read the many good reasons – Gator Chomp!: Think Pink

I agree. The Team title is Florida’s to lose in 2011.

Anything can happen in the Super 6 Final. … The first Gator could fall, first apparatus, like last year.

But if I was a betting man, I’d put some money down quick.

If anyone beats Rhonda’s team, it will be Stanford.

Stanford does the smartest routines of any of the top teams. … Florida doesn’t necessarily peak too early, they compete too much difficulty.