Author: Rick Mc

NCAA Week Seven Preview and Schedule

Many were surprised and impressed with the difficulty and height of tumbling on the Olympic tour.

For example, check Chellsie Memmel going out-of-frame on this double pike.

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Chellsie:

… I’m really glad there was an Air Floor throughout the tour- it allowed me to be able to throw my big passes every night. When I tumble, I tumble hard, and I don’t think I would have been able to do it all if there was no Air Floor beneath the floor. 40 cities, 40 shows, plus practice, rehearsals, warm-ups and workouts… and that’s forgetting that we traveled across the country by bus.

Learning the dances in the hotel the first few days before the tour began to hurt a little, being on the hard floor, but otherwise I felt totally fine and really strong throughout the whole tour. Actually, I felt pretty great! …

Tumbl Talk – A Day in the Life: On Tour

An Air Floor was cut into the diagonal of that competition floor. Hidden under the carpet.

Our little secret. 🙂

Enrique Trabanino, owner of Perfection Gymnastics shows us a conditioning drill using parallettes that helps to increase strength …

Using this drill, the gymnast will improve press handstands and develop the late drop technique for toe circling on bars.

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http://www.gymnastike.org/embed/MzY4NjkzMDk3?related=1

Watch more video of Technique Tuesday on gymnastike.org

Great for piked Stalders, as well.

Gymnastics Canada on Facebook:

Victoria Moors ready to build on Olympic success

Reeva Steenkamp, South African model with a law degree, who campaigned against rape and violence, died of gunshot wounds in the home of her boyfriend, Oscar Pistorius.

… Recent media interviews with Pistorius revealed that he kept an assortment of weapons in his home. “Cricket and baseball bats lay behind the door, a pistol by his bed and a machine gun by a window,” Britain’s Daily Mail noted in a profile. …

Oscar Pistorius to face murder charge over girlfriend’s shooting

One Billion Rising is a global campaign …

On February 14, 2013, a one-day event will be held, a call for one billion women around the world to walk away from their homes, businesses, and jobs, and join together to dance in a show of collective strength.

The event will be held on the 15th anniversary of the V-Day movement. The word “billion” refers to the one billion women who are survivors of abuse. …

Chris Saccullo goofing on Valentine’s Day.

USA Gymnastics – What Makes You Beautiful

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The All Around Gymnastics News on Facebook:

Bobby Baker (USA) successfully lands a full twisting double front during Winter Cup warm up …

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Did I hear he missed it in the competition?

Yesterday Olympic Silver and bronze medalist Louis Smith received his MBE Honor from Her Majesty the Queen at Buckingham Palace. …

Full Twist

Wrestling is set to be dropped from the 2020 Olympic Games to make way for a new sport. …

There is a slim chance wrestling may win a reprieve when the IOC meets in September to ratify its choice.

BBC

Wrestling was introduced as an Olympic sport in 708 BC. It seems crazy to drop it now. Many in the Gymnastics community are supporters. Beauty and the Beast competitions were mentioned on episode 20 of GymCastic.

… the Entrance Video for WVU Gymnastics and Wrestling for the Beauty & the Beast Event held Sunday February 10th.

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(via angiliereva)

From Bar Community. NOT a Gymnastics site.