Author: Rick Mc

This partner stunt has been around for many years. The first one I ever saw was Dominic Lacasse.

But I’ve seen it more often lately. A couple of examples

Is it a bit of a meme?

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (13.650)

via Couch Gymnast – 12 Videos from the Gymnastics Week

Talk about “relative” upper body strength.

Single pommel Kehres in series on Floor.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

“ill-Abilities” 🙂

Luca Patuelli (born July 28, 1984 in Montreal, Canada), nicknamed Lazylegz, is a Canadian b-boy.

He was born with Arthrogryposis (multiplex congenital), a muscle disorder which affects his legs.

Patuelli performed at the 2010 Winter Paralympics opening ceremony in Vancouver

Ellen handed him $10,000 for his honeymoon. (VIDEO) 🙂

lazylegz.com

Update – His goal is to walk 2.5km without crutches on July 26th, 2014 in old Montreal. (VIDEO)

🙂

Lourdes Mohedano Sánchez de Mora, Spanish Rhythmic Olympian, demonstrates how to get people to watch the SAFETY instructions before the aircraft takes off.

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It’s a TV spot for the Spanish Olympic Sports Association.

via Humberto Martinez

I don’t like this idea. 😦

The FISE World Montpellier is the first stop of the first international extreme sports tour FISE World Series. …

… travel around the world with 4 amazing events. Montpellier in France will be the first one, then Andorra on June 27-29, Malaysia on September 4-7 and China on October 24-26.

Click PLAY or watch Montpellier highlights on YouTube.

Action sports seem to do a much better job than acrobatic sports at drawing sponsors and an audience.

(via Cirque’s Stacy Clark)

🙂

via Greg Roe

Our World Floor champion (VIDEO) is training AA. Hopes to be strong enough in the AA by Rio to make the team.

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via GymFever

1. Natsumi SASADA, 13.800 13.900 14.600 13.450 55.750
2. Asuka TERAMOTO, 14.100 13.650 13.900 13.250 54.900
3. Wakana INOUE , 13.250 13.100 13.400 13.150 52.900
4. Mai MURAKAMI, 14.450 12.700 13.050 12.900 53.100
5. Azumi ISHIKURA, 13.500 12.750 13.700 13.150 53.100
6. Yu MINOBE, 12.450 13.950 14.300 11.600 52.300
7. Sae MIYAKAWA, 15.150 12.900 10.800 14.050 52.900
8. Marina KAWASAKI, 13.750 12.750 13.200 12.550 52.250
9. Mizuho NAGAI, 15.000 12.200 12.000 13.250 52.450
10. Yuriko YAMAMOTO, 14.000 12.950 12.650 12.350 51.950

unofficial via gymfanjapan

Amanda Turner has the best competition write-up, as usual.

The NHK Cup served as the first part of Japan’s world championships trials. The top three all-around gymnasts from the NHK Cup secured berths to this fall’s world championships in Nanning. …

1. Kohei Uchimura
2. Shogo Nonomura
3. Ryohei Kato

Uchimura fell on pommel horse Sunday but still scored 90.450 on Sunday, which combined with his 90.600 average from the national championships gave him a winning 181.050. …

read more on IG – Uchimura Wins Sixth Consecutive NHK Cup

via @OnoNoKomachi1