Author: Rick Mc

Triple Twist polled bloggers and readers.

My guess:

“Florida and Alabama for sure because of their depth, and results last year. Michigan, because they are on a roll. UCLA because they are at home. Oklahoma because they are the best coached, and LSU — they have Jay from Georgia joining the coaching staff, Savona as a great new recruit. They have momentum and a superb FX line-up.”

Fans of Utah, Nebraska, Stanford, Georgia and Oregon State will disagree.

Those teams have had red flags early in the season.

Bloggers were surveyed before the injury to Utah’s Corrie Lothrop.

Savvy Stanford may surprise their way back to contend for the title as they did last season. I’ll try NOT to be surprised if they do.

Dedicated to the top All-Arounders of the Olympics whom work so hard and inspire us all.

Another great edit by Chris Saccullo. Don’t miss the special effect starting 1min 30sec.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

I wonder which is easier on the Achilles?

… Rebounding tumbling to a jump? Or trying to absorb the landing?

Recently at No Limits Gymnastics Panama coach Daniella had 3 girls learn kip within a week time span.

I insisted they have a FIESTA for each. 🙂

Shawn Johnson said kip was the most difficult skill she ever learned.

Gymtastics GymTools sells a package of task cards that can be used in setting up Bar circuits.

This package contains 30 professionally illustrated skill cards. These visuals can be printed out to 8 1/2″ x 11″ on your personal printer. Great to place within your circuits for children to visually see how skills and progressions are performed correctly.

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We need all the help we can get.

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(Reuters) – Wrestling will not feature in the 2020 Olympic Games after the International Olympic Committee’s Executive Board made a surprise recommendation to drop the sport on Tuesday.

Contested in the first modern Olympics in 1896 and also part of the ancient Games in Olympia, wrestling will now join seven other candidate sports battling for one spot in a revamped program. …

Board members were given a report on each of the Olympic sports which provided details on 39 criteria such as popularity, finances, tickets sold and governance, before a secret vote. …

IOC recommends to cut wrestling from 2020 Olympics

Very odd decision, especially since women’s wrestling was added 2004.

… Wrestling will now join the seven shortlisted sports – baseball/softball, karate, roller sports, sport climbing, squash, wakeboarding and wushu – vying for inclusion in the 2020 Olympic programme as an additional sport.

The eight sports are scheduled to make presentations to the Executive Board at its meeting in St Petersburg, Russia, in May. The EB will select which of the eight sports to recommend to the 125th IOC Session for inclusion as an additional sport on the 2020 programme. …

Olympic.org

Lovely profile.

In this episode of OFF The Mat with Buckeye Gymnastics Elite Nia Dennis, we get a look into Nia’s life at the gym. Nia is highly respected at Buckeye Gymnastics and is a role model for her teammates and a very supportive teammate.

Nia and her parents talk about what the 2012 Visa Championships experience was like and how it impacted the family and Nia’s Gymnastics. Nia’s sister Mya shows us how she supported Nia at VIsa’s

Click PLAY or watch it on Gymnastike.

http://region5insider.gymnastike.org/embed/ODE0NjkxNjM4?related=1

Watch more video of Nia Dennis on region5.gymnastike.org

That was Part 2 in the series. Here’s Part 1. (VIDEO)

(via Shergymrag)

Chandler Eggleston Floor – Winter Cup

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(via Examiner)

WOGymnastike:

“Right now I am busy traveling” said Raisman “But definitely I will be training in a few months”.

Aly will get into shape quickly, I predict. She’s got moves like Jagger.

Gabby Douglas says she’s planning to return to gym, too. But I’m less convinced. Gabby will have more conflicting offers over the coming months.

Sending Marta a message. 🙂

Click PLAY or watch her Vault on Gymnastike.

http://www.gymnastike.org/embed/MjY5NjkzMzMw?related=1

Watch more video of Mykayla Skinner on gymnastike.org

Adam Miller is well known in the skateboarding world for his creative tricks. Here he pulls off perhaps his best yet. …

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

(via International Gymnast Magazine on Facebook)

Absurdly difficult tumbling. Quad twist in shoes, for example.

Yeesh.

Brandon “Lil B” McCuien (born April 4, 1990) is a Street Tumbler from Little Rock, Arkansas. He started cheering when he was 7 and is now currently a cheerleader in Garland, Texas. …

Click PLAY or watch him on Facebook.

https://www.facebook.com/video/embed?video_id=137196736441045

He’s got a YouTube channel with a number of tutorials.

Awaiting Achilles injury?

Thank Dave Adlard for the link.