Year: 2011

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Dancer: Marquese Scott

Thanks Sandy.

I’m not a fan of trampoline ‘spring boards’ for competitive as the ‘timing’ is all wrong, but I love them for everyone else in the gym.

… combination of springboard and trampoline …

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… Eurotramp offers two different models of the Booster Board, the model “Basic” for schools and popular sport and the model “Advanced” for clubs and professional sport.

The models differ both in design of the jumping bed and in number of springs.

Both models are available as open-end version (advantage: barrier-free jump-in) and with closed frame. Due to bigger number of spings the closed dispatch is even more powerful than the open one. Each model is adjustable in height between 26,5 and 32 cm …

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I tried both at Gymnaestrada. The open ended Advanced is the one I’d buy.

They are heavy. Purchase includes transportation wheels.

Somehow I missed seeing this amazing routine this afternooon.

Three HUGE tricks in the same set, one soon to be named after her, I expect.

Elizabeth Seitz of Germany on bars during World Championships 2011 podium training. Check out the amazing full twisting Maloney!

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Just minutes after impressing us during podium training, it’s already up on Gymnastike.

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Thanks Anne.

Here it is.

Yamilet Peña of the Dominican Republic.

http://www.facebook.com/v/10150401203465719

She did 4 Handspring Double Front vaults in podium training last night. Yeesh.

For a better version of the video and to make comments, go to her coach, Frank Susana’s Facebook video.

We’ve been wondering (and fearing) when the next girl would try to compete the Produnova vault.

She also works Yurchenko vaults, in case of making Finals.

Update from Gymnastike – Catalina Ponor Injured?

The colourful 24yr-old triple Olympic gold medalist from 2004 is BACK.

… the center of attention at the world gymnastics championships, and she wouldn’t have it any other way.

Back in her element after deciding – again – that she’s not cut out for the sedate life of a retiree, the 24-year-old is giving the Romanians some badly needed swagger as they rebuild their once-proud women’s program.

“We need to have a star, a leader on our team,” Romanian coach Octavian Belu said Monday. …

NANCY ARMOUR – Ponor’s return boost for Romania on and off floor

She does fill the role of team leader now that Sandra Izbasa is not here for Romania.

Blythe Lawrence concurs:

… Catalina Ponor stole the show during Romania’s podium training by throwing some of her most difficult skills, including a full twisting double pike dismount on beam and a double layout on floor that she rebounded so high from that she could have done a double front out. Only six months after she returned to training, Romanian head coach Octavian Bellu acknowledged that Ponor is once again Romania’s de-facto star. …

Universal – Training day: Notes from Monday at Gymnastics Worlds

Click PLAY or watch her Beam in podium training on Gymnastike. (only double pike on this set)

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In training, a 13.1 DD with a tuck triff start.

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That’s Rhys Northover from City of Liverpool, Luke Strong‘s club.

Thank MissEducated for the link.

There must be other trampolinists that young training triffus (definition). Leave a comment if you know one.

The Ukrainian trickster competing for Israel has improved her Bar dismount since the last time we saw it.

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She’ll be gaining gymnastics immortality when FIG names it after her.

I stayed at the competition venue today watching only WAG. Half the women’s teams were in today, the other half tomorrow including: CHN, USA & RUS. … The day after I’ll be mostly following the GUYS as they finally get into the competition venue.

Most teams use the actual podium as a chance for “mock meet”.

Most still had the alternate do full routines.

Of the teams I saw, most looked far better in the competition arena than in the training gym. It’s inspiring.

The Floor is incredibly springy. Weaker tumblers benefit. Stronger tumblers can easily compete their more difficult tumbling lines. The Men’s Floor final just might be outrageous.

As expected, the organizing committee was far more organized today. The small Japanese niceties began to arrive — including SUSHI. Domo arrigato gozaimas!

• Uzbekistan has a team of tiny girls with excellent toe point and physical ability. Looks like they are building for the future.

• Only 5 Dutch girls did Floor routines today. Floor looked their weakest event, Bars strongest. Beam was very good also. The mistakes we saw them make in the training gym yesterday had vanished today. @GymPOWER, the Dutch site, will arrive Tokyo soon.

• FIG News today started rolling out features. From the QUICK LINKS, click FIG.

~ as a sample, check out – Dutch athletes aspire to greatness

• Bart Deurloo on the Dutch men’s team cannot compete due to a hand injury. He’s been replaced by an alternate.

• Olympic triple gold medalist Zou Kai is still China’s alternate. He needs to improve Pommels and Vault. And consistency.

• the Chinese media is playing up the rivalry with Japan

• Jennifer Kwhela, the South African star, not here. THE ALL AROUND says she had surgery after injury.

But the biggest surprise of the day for me was Yamilet Peña of the Dominican Republic. She did 4 Handspring Double Front vaults in podium training, bouncing from seat to feet on the last and best one. Here’s the landing position:

(Not as terrifying as you might imagine. But still — terrifying. This is a skill where you might die if you miss just one time.)

Yamilet won Vault at the Puerto Rico Cup in July.

She obviously hopes to try for Finals as she also trained a powerful Yurchenko layout timer.

Best links for today:

• VIDEOS on Gymnastike
• LIVE blog – Examiner on Facebook
• Photos on Couch Gymnast and on Brigid’s Facebook

If any coaches or judges want to post opinions on Worlds (anonymous or not) email me:

Rick_McCharles@hotmail.com

The “important” World Championships — Olympic qualifiers.

Double Front:

… Until the competition begins, relive the all around and team finals from these pre-Olympics World Championships.

Highlight VIDEOS

Recall those meets from 1995 Sabae, 1999 Tianjin, 2003 Anaheim and 2007 Stuttgart.

In Sabae, the World Champions were Li Xiaoshuang (CHN) and Lilia Podkopayeva (UKR).

Click PLAY or watch Lilia’s Vault on YouTube. And a few more highlights.