Author: Rick Mc

Here’s the controversial routine from Super 6 Team Finals. It clinches the Gator’s win over Utah.

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Would you have gone 9.95?

Maybe not. But Balance Beam Situation felt – overall – that Florida had a slightly stronger meet than Utah. Overall.

That’s how if felt to me sitting in the stands too. In the absurd scoring system used in College Gymnastics, a close meet can always go either way.

Dave:

… what desperately needs to be done, IMMEDIATELY, is to allow all judges to throw half tenth deductions, at all meets, all the time.

Also, require an extra judge on the panel, at least at post-season meets. These simple, behind-the-scenes fixes will eliminate the endless, silly ties (25 people in vault finals), without changing the scoring system one bit. …

Click PLAY or watch Bridget Sloan’s 9.95 Bars on YouTube. For comparison.

2014 NCAA PH Champion and Nissen-Emery Award winner 2015, Ellis Mannon from Wisconsin, unfortunately fell in the 2015 Final.

Click PLAY or watch one of his hit routines on YouTube.

Note that he wears no wrist supports. And it’s nice to see a routine with significant difficulty in Flare. More gymnasts should use flares.

Based on the true life story of California gymnast Ariana Berlin (Ana Golja).

As she zoned in on her Olympic goals, 14 year old Ariana Berlin’s life took a sharp turn when she was involved in a debilitating car accident.

Gaining her confidence and movement back through learning hip hop dance, she unexpectedly found herself called back to the gymnastics world thanks to world renowned UCLA Coach Valorie Kondos Field (Jennifer Beals).

With Val’s help, Ariana was eventually able to secure a spot on the UCLA gymnastics team and win an NCAA championship …

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via @arianaberlin

From wrist surgery.

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(via gymnastikfabriken)

Cirque ‘Special Events’ has a new show playing this summer at Expo 2015 Milan, Italy.

Allavita! is the evocative title of this new exclusive production that will be presented during the Expo and will include the participation of over 50 Italian and international artists. This performance for the Universal Exposition of Milan 2015 will be set in a spectacular open air theatre from May 6 to August 23, 2015.

Cirque

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Thanks Tom.

related – new Cirque arena show November 2015 – TORUK – The First Flight, inspired by James Cameron’s AVATAR. (VIDEO teaser)

Calgary Gymnastics Centre got new Canyon Bar Blocks. These are even better than an in-ground trench pit, in my opinion, since the set up is so adjustable.

And the blocks can be used for many, many other purposes.

Anne Josephson:

… 5. Honor thy teammates, coaches and gym. Don’t gossip in the gym. Be a good, constructive member of the community. If you have a problem with something, go speak to the person who can do something about it.
…

8. Thou shalt not use the pronoun “we” in referring to the child’s sport. “We” do not have gymnastics practice and “we” are not trying to move up to Level 5. This is your child’s activity and your child’s experience. …

read the rest – 10 COMMANDMENTS OF GYMNASTICS PARENTING

… I mean “A way of life”. 🙂

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