Month: March 2014

Washington, Maryland, WVU, Iowa, MSU, Iowa State, Pittsburgh, Bowling Green

… Right now, there are 8 teams in contention for one of three remaining spots at Regionals. …

All of this extra drama will make the Conference Meets more interesting.

College Gym Fans

MSU
MSU

Kalon Ludvigson Invitational

Salt Lake City

Kalon appreciated all kinds of support, even OLYMPIC support, at the meet dedicated to his “road to recovery”.

Kalon

Paralyzed tumbling champion makes first appearance since injury

(via Justen Millerbernd)

new Cheng Fei interview

You’ve got to love the 9 time 5 time World Champion. She wears her heart on her (gym) sleeve.

Cheng Fei at Yangtze Forum to Promote Gymnastics in China – Coach Lu Told Me to Be Consistent

Cheng Fei

related – Couch Gymnast – May 2013 Birthday Profile: Cheng Fei

landing ‘short’

For double somersaulting skills where gymnasts MIGHT under-rotate (e.g. Tsukahara, Yurchenko, double back, etc.) I’ll often count routines where gymnast “stand” (land on the feet) or “over-rotate”.

Over-rotating I call a “good mistake“. Under-rotating a BAD mistake. 😦

Tsuk short short landing

Those graphics come from Dave Tilley’s article on “anterior talocrural impingement”:

… Don’t let that term intimidate you, when broken down it’s not too bad.

“Anterior” means the front of the body, “talocrural” simply refers to the major ankle joint that allows the foot to move up and down, and “impingement” means that the joint or other tissue structures are being pushed on each other usually resulting in pain. So, pain in the front of the ankle that is felt when the bones or foot structures get pressed too hard on each other. …

Actually, you probably will be intimidated when you look at the full article. 🙂

IMPACT BASED ANKLE PAIN IN GYMNASTS: UNDERSTANDING WHY AND POSSIBLE WAYS TO ASSIST WITH INJURY REDUCTION