Author: Rick Mc

Head coach Bev Plocki gives her thoughts on the first month of the season and looks ahead to Saturday’s quad meet at Minnesota

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Click through to see a document posted by Gymnastics Canada – WOMEN’S ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS FIG 2013 CODE OF POINTS UPDATE – SUMMARY OF CHANGES DECEMBER 2012 (PDF)

For example:

Sheep Jump – now requires hip angle (extension) approx. 30° from vertical line (arch) or no value will be given.

(via Gymfever Weekly Gymnastics Newsletter on Facebook)

If in Vegas, you can watch the MEN’S WINTER CUP FINALS seating 5:45pm Saturday, February 9th.

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Cirque du Soleil will be on hand so the Casting team can introduce themselves to the coaches and athletes taking part in this great event. Look for Acrobatic adviser Lisa Jones.

For athletes who would like to experience a Cirque du Soleil audition, the Casting team invites you to its open auditions in Las Vegas to be held in August 2013. During this audition the Casting team will be specifically seeking athletes from the following sports:

ACROBATIC, ARTISTIC & RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS – DIVING – TRAMPOLINE – TUMBLING – OTHER SPORTS

CIRQUEDUSOLEIL.COM/JOBS

Looking for a new skill for your Artistic gymnasts?

Check turns from Rhythmic gymnastics.

Here are a couple from our Olympic Champion.

Those .gifs were created by the editor of Zhenya Kanaeva Gymnasium.

By the way, it seems Kanaeva has NOT retired. Despite what was widely published in the Russian media.

… In mid January, on the official website of Rus RG Federation, there appeared an announcement that 22-year-old Kanaeva had finished her career as a gymnast. Five days later, head coach of the national team, Irina Viner refuted that information. …

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#2 Oklahoma, #7 LSU and #9 Georgia, #16 Oregon State, and Washington

Gymnastike will be streaming LIVE coverage of the women’s Level 9, women’s level 10, women’s NCAA, and men’s NCAA competitions at the 2013 Metroplex Challenge! We’re bringing 10 cameras to the big show so you will able to see one of the largest and most exciting gymnastics events in the world FROM ALL ANGLES!

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Nick Blanton recalled this attempt from the Stanford gymnast.

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Sean Doolan Triple Twisting Frontflip punch frontflip attempt …

We’d not heard much detail on Gymnastics in the Teen Choice Live Tour. It promised to be lamer than average.

Never mind. It’s been cancelled.

Perhaps our Olympic Champion will be able to get back in the Gym. 🙂

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Looks like 2013 just might be the year of the video podcast. This is the best I’ve seen so far. The first episode features founder Anne Phillips and Jennifer Teitell.

It’s free.

Welcome to the newest web series on Gymnastike, OMG Weekly! Check back each week for more gymnastics goodies.

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That’s OMG (Oh My Gym) Weekly.

Bekah Harbison has been posting (something like) video podcasts on YouTube. Check a sample — NCAA Women’s Gymnastics – Week 3.

Aunt Joyce has a new Figure Skating video podcast called The Skating Lesson. I’m hoping he expands to “The Gymnastics Lesson”.

iGtv is an awesome Gymnastics tv show. But they’ve only posted 4 episodes since 2005.

We need more. 🙂

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a better video showing what it’s like to compete College women’s gymnastics. 🙂

Parker Walbeck is a professional fim maker/cinametographer and is working with SUU this season to bring highlights from their meets. He recently did a Glidecam of the SUU @ UCLA meet.

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Pauley Pavilion is host of the NCAA Championships 2013.

That was linked by Arabian Punch Front’s Montage Monday.

Today’s Workout Wednesday features Buckeye Gymnastics in Columbus Ohio. We get a first hand look at Junior International Elite Nia Dennis, 2013 Nastia Cup Qualifier, Makarri Doggette and coaches Kittia Carpenter, Christian Gallardo and 1992 Chinese Olympian LI LI. In this the first of two workouts, we get an inside look at their “Beyond the JO Requirements” morning workout. We follow the Elite/Hopes group as they prepare their routines for the upcoming 2013 elite season.

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