Month: October 2018

Paris World Cup men’s results

Floor
1 Artem Dolgopyat Israel 6.4 8.550 14.950
2 Jorge Vega Lopez Guatemala 6.2 8.450 14.650
3 Rayderly Zapata Spain 6.4 8.350 0.2 14.550

Artem Dolgopyat is still awaiting permission from the Israeli Defence Army to travel to Qatar.

Pommels
1 Cyril Tommasone France 6.2 8.650 14.850
2 Thierry Pellerin Canada 6.2 8.450 14.650
3 Saso Bertoncelj Slovenia 6.1 8.450 14.550

Rings
1 Samir Ait Said France 6.2 8.900 15.100
2 Igor Radivilov Ukraine 6.3 8.650 14.950
3 Denis Ablyazin Russia 6.1 8.750 14.850
4 Ibrahim Colak Turkey 6.2 8.650 14.850

Vault
1 Loris Frasca France 14.825
2 Andrey Medvedev Israel 14.775
3 Hamza Hossaini Morocco 14.625

P Bars
1 Seiya Taura Japan 6.1 8.500 14.600
2 Julien Gobaux France 5.6 8.800 14.400
3 Ahmet Onder Turkey 5.8 8.000 13.800

H Bar
1 Seiya Taura Japan 6.1 8.200 14.300
2 David Vecernyes Hungary 5.7 8.450 14.150
3 Nestor Abad Spain 5.8 8.300 14.100

Full results.

Shawn Johnson – Freakonomics interview

Shawn has been featured on a number of recent Freakonomics podcasts on the ‘Hidden Side of Sports‘. But best is to listen to her full interview. There’s some good content on her relationship with Chow.

general core body conditioning

One of my favourite exercises for MAG & WAG. I’ve have it in my personal fitness program.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Go to feet … then elevate the feet to increase resistance.

Youth Olympic Games has started

YOU WANT TO FOLLOW THE YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES?

HERE’S A 24-7 GUIDE!

It will be streamed online.

Click PLAY or watch a preview on YouTube.

history of the moonwalk

The moonwalk is a dance move in which the dancer moves backwards while seemingly walking forwards. …

There are many recorded instances of the moonwalk; similar steps are reported as far back as 1932, used by Cab Calloway. In 1985, Calloway said that the move was called “The Buzz” when he and others performed it in the 1930s. …

The French mime artist Marcel Marceau used it throughout his career …

Jeffrey Daniel taught Michael Jackson the moonwalk. Jackson saw Daniel do the moonwalk dance on Soul Train and had his manager call Soul Train to introduce him to the dancer. …

The dance was popularized in 1983 when Jackson performed it during a television special, Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever, on March 25 of that year.  …

It’s often wrongly stated that Michael Jackson invented the moonwalk.

Click PLAY or watch it on Facebook. (end of the song)

strategy for USA qualifications to Tokyo 2020


Jade Carey opted not to try for selection to Worlds Doha. That’s the official story.

Jade’s the 2017 World vault & floor exercise silver medalist. And would have had an excellent chance to medal again in Doha.

Spencer discusses strategies for how USA should qualify the maximum (6) competitors for the Tokyo Olympics:

THE JADE CAREY PROBLEM