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I’ve still got mixed feelings about our 2010 World Champion’s return to competition.
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It worked. It got her back in ‘the game’ before the Christmas break.
But Aliya’s so competitive I fear she’ll try to beat Komova next meet. That would be a mistake. The two should make it goal #1 to win the Olympics as a Team. That should be the ‘talking point’ in media interviews.
Won’t happen, I predict. Russia has no media plan that I can see.
If you are going to the Olympic Test event in London, Jan. 2012, check out this amazing promotion from Holiday Inn. Ends Jan. 31st.
Tentative schedule now posted for Dave Adlard’s meet Feb. 24-26, 2012. Men and Women this year.
Cirque’s Stacy Clark on Facebook linked to some new videos about the famed school.
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There are more clips like that on the CircusMontreal YouTube channel.
That’s a really good looking channel, by the way. They’ve used one of the new templates.
I have a friend who’s just applied.
What’s your excuse? 🙂
… Tina, a former elite, was injured and had to stop gymnastics at age 14. She returned to the sport in her late 20s. Today at 42 – two young kids, an ACL surgery, and many years later – Tina continues to compete in Maryland as part of First Class‘ Level 9 team …
Click PLAY or watch the LONG interview on Gymnastike.
http://www.gymnastike.org/embed/ODQ2NTA4OTM4?related=1
Is Tina cool, or what?
At the start of this montage is a slow motion clip of Yelena Shushunova doing the Shushunova on Bars — currently over-valued as a G skill in the Code (3.703).
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At the time called a full-twisting Tkachev, it’s clearly got nothing in common with the full-twisting Tkachev introduced by Valeri Liukin. It’s much more a giant with a half turn to a Markelov.
If you’re searching the WAG Code for that, they spell her name both Shushunova and Schuschunova. (Does anyone ever proof read that document?)
Alicia notes that she can’t recall seeing any current gymnasts doing this skill on 1-arm like Shushanova. Instead they finish the Blind Change on both hands (mixed grip) before doing the Markelov. Much easier.
And, in fact, the skill done from Blind with legs together — the Monckton — was valued as only a D-part (PDF) following World Championships Tokyo.
Click PLAY or watch Mary Anne Monckton’s skill on YouTube.
I’m OK with Monckton as a D-part. Shushunova’s still way over-valued.
For the 8 teams fighting for 4 team spots in the 2012 Olympics, now’s the time for things to go right.
Italy just finished a “trial” for the January Test Meet.
Couch Gymnast:
… Italy’s bid for a place in the Olympic Team competition is looking all the stronger for the addition of two new seniors this year. …
The meet was dominated by two Italian up-and-comers, Erika Fasana and Francesca Deagostini. Fasana’s AA score was 57.6. Francesca Deagostini recently impressed with her beautiful beam work at the Italian Grand Prix Event. She achieved the top score there. …
Click PLAY or watch Francesca Deagostini’s Beam from the Grand Prix on YouTube.
… In sad news, Serena Licchetta, 2009 and 2010 World Team member has torn an ACL again and will not be able to vie for the Olympic spot. …
Bars is the weak apparatus.
If you want to model for H&M, you need a body exactly like these young ladies.
Exactly.
The bodies of most of the models H&M features on its website are computer-generated and “completely virtual,” the company has admitted.
H&M designs a body that can better display clothes made for humans than humans can, then “dresses” it by drawing on its clothes, and digitally pastes on the heads of real women …
(via Kottke)
WAG coaches often remind us that giant is easier on Men’s Horizontal Bar.
True. But giant on Men’s Parallel Bars is more difficult than on the FIG Bars.
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See more like this on Nick Blanton’s YouTube channel.
Gymnastics Coaching.com 