Author: Rick Mc

Kenichi Ebina (born 1974) is a performance artist of Japanese origin who is best known for winning the eighth season of America’s Got Talent on September 18, 2013.

… unique self-taught style which combines acting, storytelling, and a number of different dance styles, including freestyle, hip-hop, mime, martial arts, jazz, and ethnic dance. He frequently interacts with characters on a video screen behind him, who have all been created and played by himself.

He first got famous June, 2013.

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Thanks Dave.

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Mom and Dad (Matt Turgeon) have a collection of Olympic Trampoline medals she can play with.

Welcome Emilie Sydney Turgeon, born Sept 24th, 8:48pm, 8lbs 8oz. We are so in love with our little girl. pic.twitter.com/zCqlusaSfq

— Karen Cockburn (@Karen_Cockburn) September 27, 2013

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He’s almost certainly going to have the highest start score at #WChAntwerp.

E+D, C+F, B+D, C, D+E, C, F = 4.9 + 2.5 = 7.4 D-score

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This Code of points sucks. 😦

He’s got no incentive, score wise, to put in the triple double or double double layout that he can do easily.

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If everyone hits, Simone will win.

But if I had to bet the mortgage … I’d put my money down on Kyla Ross.

The favourite.

Click PLAY or watch her on Gymnastike.

http://www.gymnastike.org/embed/OTE4NzIwODUz?related=1&autoplay=false

Watch more video of 2013 World Championships on gymnastike.org

Looks like Simone is not competing the Cheng for prelims at Worlds.

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http://www.gymnastike.org/embed/MjMyNzIwODY5?related=1&autoplay=false

Watch more video of 2013 World Championships on gymnastike.org

She may use it in Finals, of course. 🙂

related – Dwight Normile – Stretching Out: Vault Should Be a Compelling Event in Antwerp

Is Umit Samiloglu from Turkey competing Worlds?

Click PLAY or watch his release training from last year on YouTube.

Oksana Grishina … born 25 March 1978 … is a Russian former Rhythmic gymnast and current professional fitness competitor now living in California.

She’s featured in a (scary) upcoming documentary called ‘Winning Strength’.

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Episode 50, the Worlds preview, also celebrates 1yr since the launch of the GymCastic audiocast.

Listen to episodes on GymCastic.com.

Or subscribe via iTunes.

The founder of GymCastic is Jessica O’Beirne of Masters Gymnastics.

Uncle Tim takes care of their social media.

Blythe Lawrence of Gymnastics Examiner is a voice you can trust.

Spanny Tampson was out for part of the year, birthing a future gymnast. But she’s back now.

Dvora Meyers of Unorthodox Gymnastics is a frequent contributor, too.

Congratulations. And all the BEST in year two.

Who’s going to start the NEXT Gymnastics podcast? 🙂

This is new. #WChAntwerp

Click PLAY or watch it on Gymnastike.

http://www.gymnastike.org/embed/NzQ4NzIwODQx?related=1&autoplay=false

Watch more video of 2013 World Championships on gymnastike.org

Shang Chunsong could be the biggest breakout star at Worlds.

Free hip elements are notoriously inconsistent, however.

related – Examiner – 2013 World Gymnastics Championships: 12 debuts you won’t want to miss (Video)

#WChAntwerp

… Great Britain are killing it. The quality and depth of their team is impressive. … how far they’ve come.

Janssen Fritzen floor …. We are going to see some massive routines. Look out for Kenzo.

I hear David Bishop from New Zealand already broke the High Bar in one of the training centres, broke the bolt right out of the ground. Index fingers pointed at the JF people, this should not happen.

Slow Hits From Antwerp

You cannot blame only Janssen Fritzen. FIG approves apparatus with a single point of failure. FIG Tech Committees could prevent apparatus from falling by a simple change in Apparatus specs.