trampolinist made of atoms

You’re about to see the movie that holds the Guinness World Records™ record for the World’s Smallest Stop-Motion Film

… a movie so small it can be seen only when you magnify it 100 million times. A movie made with atoms.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

(via Brett Macaulay on Facebook)

flipping for inner-city school

… 15 instructors at Vancouver Phoenix Gymnastics did … 1,010 full flips – to send needy kids from Admiral Seymour elementary school on a field trip.

At the end of an hour of flipping, the instructors – including Karina Ho and Siovhan Williamson, who organized the event – had raised $1,500.

“We want the money to be used for a physically active field trip,” said Ho, breathing hard after completing close to 100 full flips herself.

flipping

Vancouver Sun

(via Gymnastics BC on Facebook)

Karolyi Camp report

Nice.

USAG is posting details.

senior verification:
Kyla Ross
Brenna Dowell
Maggie Nichols

junior verification:
Laurie Hernandez
Bailie Key
Polina Shchennikova

Laurie was 3rd, combined.

physical abilities:
Kyla Ross
Nia Dennis
Peyton Ernst

marta Kyla

related – who attended this camp

Gymnastics Cartoons

Marc Jacobs is a nationally published cartoonist whose focus over the years has centered around the humorous realities of everyday life – including most recently, as a father of gymnasts. …

A sample.

punch harder

Marc is selling some of his gymnastics cartoons on ImageKind.

coach Fort McMurray, Alberta

Salary $48,000 – $60,000

Qualifications: Level 2 NCCP Certification Women’s Artistic or equivalent

Norfort Gymnastics Club

norfortgym (a) hotmail.com

Elise Ray on GymCastic

The most recent episode of the audiocast is exclusively dedicated to an interview with Elise, a household name in gyms around the world.

Mary Elise Ray … represented the United States at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney and the 1999 World Championships (8th AA).

Elise Ray has three uneven bars skills named after her in the Code of Points:

Ray I: Facing inward, a stalder backward with release and counter movement forward in flight to hang

Ray II: Toe-on Tkatchev release move (rated D in the most recent Code of Points)

Ray III: Double twisting double layout dismount rated G – the highest difficulty rating possible

Videos of those are linked from GymCastic episode 31.

Her most awesome accomplishment, however, was Ray to Tkachev. Easy. 🙂

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Her Bars coach was female, of course. Kelli Hill.

… Coach of some pretty fair Bar workers: Dominique Dawes, Courtney Kupets and Corrie Lothrop, to mention a few.

In 2000, Ray won both the US National Championships and the Olympic Trials. Won the NCAA AA in 2001 for Michigan. She worked for Cirque. Is in the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame.

Elise is now an assistant coach with the University of Washington Gym Dawgs.

Workout Wednesday: R-Athletics

This new club is looking good. Great form. Attention to detail.

R-Athletics is in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

… find out how R-Athletics produced two Region 5 Level 10 All Around Champions. Step inside their final training session before the competition.

Owner and co-head coach Rachel Rydbeck explains their focus during the championship time of the season as level 10 gymnasts Brehanna Showers, Lindsey Lemke, and Kelci Fischer made their final touches in preparation for the Regional Championships. Showers and Lemke each won their respective age group All Around titles and will aim to lead Region 5 to the overall Team Title at J.O. Nationals next week in Minneapolis.

Click PLAY or watch it on Gymnastike.

http://www.gymnastike.org/embed/NjU0NzA3OTg3?related=1&autoplay=false

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a HEALTHY College gymnast …

2008 Olympian, 2013 NCAA Team Champion, Marissa King:

… After coming second (in the NCAA team …

I came in from the summer probably the fittest I’ve even been in my entire life, actually. I felt incredible and I’ve had a phenomenal, inury-free season. I’ve had no taping of my ankles, no major rehab and no physical therapy that I had to have in previous years. …

read the IG interview

King is slated to compete in the Pro Gymnastics Challenge on May 10-11 in Bethlehem, Pa., competing on the “World” team …

King

Big Names to Watch at 2013 Pro Gymnastics Challenge

JO USAG MAG Nationals – Portland

More than 700 of the USA’s top Level 8, 9 and 10 men’s gymnasts will compete in the 2013 U.S. Men’s Junior Olympic National Championships, May 2-5, at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Ore. …

Level 8 consists of athletes who are 11 and 12 years-old; Level 9 athletes are 13 and 14 years-old. At Level 10, there are two age divisions, 15-16 year-olds and 17-18 year-olds. Each level has two divisions – Junior Elite and Junior Olympic. …

JO Oregon

details

Ron Noe has some concerns regarding the new competition structure2013 Men’s JO Nationals Unveil Risky New Format