Queen Elizabeth linked to an English language documentary focusing on Aliya’s personality and preparation for Worlds 2013.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Author: Rick Mc
Career gymnastics coach who loves the outdoors, and the internet.
Temple transition to Club
At the Temple Board of Trustees meeting Monday, varsity men‘s gymnastics along with four other sports was confirmed to be terminated after June 30. (Crew and Rowing were reinstated due to the outside funding received to renovate their boathouse, not costing TU anything.)
It was stated that we would be assisted in a transition to university club status. While this will keep us from enjoying the type of competition we’ve had in the past 88 years, looking at the bright side, it will allow us to continue training young men toward collegiate competition, but not toward an NCAA Championship. However, there are meets we can enter as a club team and two national meets, so we should enjoy several challenging competitions each season.
Of course, being a club means we no longer have a budget provided by the athletic department. Yet, one trustee, Lewis Katz, offered Fred a $70,000 yearly challenge grant – as long as that amount is raised, he would contribute $70,000 to our club. This will enable Fred to fund team travel, uniforms, personal equipment and be salaried. (Should enough be raised, we could even fund an assistant coach.) The pledges folks have made already for the next five years indicate that we can raise this kind of funding and provide a terrific experience for any male gymnasts who want to attend Temple and compete for our club team. We’ll still count on your support as long as we exist, and hope you will offer it to whomever follows coach Fred. We don’t yet know how and where to deposit donations for the club, and will contact all once more is known.
A great concern is what this means to ECAC and NCAA men’s gymnastics.Thanks for all you’ve done for Temple Men’s Gymnastics and the support you’ve shown us. We’ll continue to search out ways to reverse the decision, but at least we have a future where we’ll continue gymnastics at Temple.
related – Temple board votes to save crew, cut five other sports
Tramp Champs to Namibia
Putin and Obama – the dance
Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics Medal standings:
Russia
Norway
Canada
United States
Netherlands
Germany
Thanks Dana.
Orozco on Floor
Jerry Seinfeld – Silver Medal
Danell Leyva – Parallel Bars
The former P Bar World Champ swings BIG at Winter Cup.
15.350 (6.8, 8.55)
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Uncle Tim:
Danell Leyva had a rough weekend in Las Vegas, and as a result, he was not named to the U.S. National Team. I don’t know anything about the politics behind that decision, but I’m guessing that Danell Leyva was shocked. It’s the first time that he hasn’t been on the National Team in how many years? Hopefully, the snubbing was the motivational wake-up call that Danell needs. Because quite frankly, he has not been performing like an Olympic bronze medalist.
American Cup – March 1st
AT&T American Cup live on NBC 1-3 p.m. ET.
Click PLAY or watch a trailer on YouTube.
USAG plans to post video on YouTube shortly after the event.
Silver Medal Face
Academic studies have found that silver medalists are less happy with their reward than the bronze medalists they’ve outperformed. Third-place finishers are thrilled to be on the podium. Silver medalists—particularly those who’ve just lost championship games—are still in the grip of self-recrimination …
David Wise – Super Quad
David Wise (born June 30, 1990) is an American freestyle skier.
On February 18, 2014 he became the first ever men’s Olympic gold medalist in halfpipe.
Click PLAY or watch him training Tramp in an X Games promo on YouTube.
That Super Tramp is made by Max Air. The “original” version was made by Dave Ross at Rebound Trampoline.
(via Trampoline Pundit)
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