Author: Rick Mc

Career gymnastics coach who loves the outdoors, and the internet.

Youth Olympic Games has started

YOU WANT TO FOLLOW THE YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES?

HERE’S A 24-7 GUIDE!

It will be streamed online.

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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.

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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

Paris World Cup results

Vault
1 Oksana Chusovitina Uzbekistan 14.250
2 Ellie Black Canada 14.200
3 Tjasa Kysselef Slovenia 13.600

Bars
1 Juliette Bossu France 5.8 8.400 14.200
2 Jonna Adlerteg Sweden 5.7 8.150 13.850
3 Ellie Black Canada 5.7 7.900 13.600

Beam
1 Ellie Black Canada 5.5 8.400 13.900
2 Marine Boyer France 5.7 7.650 13.350
3 Helena Bonilla Spain 4.9 8.150 13.050

Floor
1 Melanie De Jesus Dos Santos France 5.6 8.250 -0.1 13.750
2 Ellie Black Canada 5.1 7.950 13.050
3 Aneta Holasova Czech Republic 4.7 8.150 12.850

Full results.

Maggie Nichols article

A very good read.

introducing forward Giant

I love this progression. Part of what I call “cheater” forward Giants. 🙂

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long Pommel Flair sequence

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