Author: Rick Mc

My favourite Men’s Artistic montage editor is WS van Wijk.

Here’s his latest.

Just a compilation of some of the gymnastics, champions and medal winners of the the 2009-2012 quadrennium. I tried to show a good variation of gymnasts and gymnastics, not too much of the same, but I somehow always end up with a whole lot of Kohei Uchimura 😛

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(via Gymnast Crossing)

related – my video on teaching SAFE rope climb

A perfect 10.0 on uneven bars for junior All-American Mackenzie Caquatto highlighted No. T3 Florida gymnastics’ (2-1, 1-1 SEC) win Friday in front of a Stephen C. O’Connell Center crowd of 5,753. The Gators turned in a season-best 197.30 …

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The Men’s Horizontal Bar rules are a mess. (I grudgingly concede they have been slightly improved this cycle from the last.)

Of many problems on Pipe, worst is overuse of Rybalko and variations. It’s almost a “compulsory” element.

Here’s perhaps the best one I’ve ever seen.

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THAT’s an exciting skill.

But it’s more often done like this.

The Rybalko is deemed completed when the 2nd hand regrasps. Unlike WAG, 0-30 degrees on the regrasp is NO deduction, 31-45 = 0.1 deduction, 46-90 degrees = .3 deduction. After horizontal, it’s non-recognition of the skill.

Under the 2016 Code, if a gymnast does one Rybalko, he cannot do another to mixed grip. That’s good.

But he is allowed to do a Stalder Rybalko. Still too repetitive, for my liking.

Obviously, the Rybalko should have been devalued from D-part to C-part.

More gymnasts would work the flying giant with double twist (D-part) instead. A change I’d love.

related – Anna Li works the skill. Hers is even more a Giant full, roll to Eagle grip, however.

Those gifs and videos were linked by Masters Gymnastics.

How should libraries handle Lance Armstrong’s confessional with Oprah?

Thanks Krishele.

Terrible news. Tragic and unexpected.

Michigan Academy of Gymnastics:

We are sadden to say we have lost one of our beloved coaches Mr. Dian Kolev. He was a part of our MAG family for 18 years. He will be truly missed by all. A Memorial Gathering will be held at the Turowski Funeral Home on Monday, January 21st from noon till 5:00pm. If you would like to help the family you may make a donation to the Dian Kolev Memorial Fund.

Checks are to be made payable to Dian Kolev Memorial Fund and mailed to:

Michigan Academy of Gymnastics
5870 North Hix Rd.
Westland, MI 48185

Kolev was born Dec. 18, 1965, in Targovishte, where he was coached by his father, Hristo Kolev. He finished fourth on vault at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul — missing the bronze by .038 — and helped the Bulgarian team finish fifth in Seoul and 10th in Barcelona. …

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Coach Cassie is a blogger at I Flip, You Flip, We Flip!

But she also makes Gymnastics speciality gifts. Slap Bracelets, dog tags, and much more.

She now made some printable Gymnastics wrapping paper.

… Fierce 5 8-bit printable paper is perfect for Fierce 5 fans. I’ve added another free downloadable wrap to include my personal favorite Italian Gymnasts featured the Calotta Code Wrap. …

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Those are free.

Former British Olympic gymnast Lisa Mason is to return to the sport more than 12 years after retiring.

Huntingdon-based Mason, who turns 31 in February, won Commonwealth gold and competed at Sydney 2000 before quitting gymnastics in the same year.

But now she is hoping to qualify for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. …

BBC

That post has an excellent video.

Here’s another. A BGTV interview from Mar 29, 2012.

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Lisa is still very much involved in gymnastics as a coach and a choreographer and is also a stunt double and sports model. …

On 15 May 2005 she gave birth to a daughter named Yalarna Elena Mason. …

The World Games of 2013 will take place in the city of Cali, Colombia from July 25 to August 4.

32 official sports and 4 invitational sports include:

Acrobatic gymnastics
Aerobic gymnastics
Artistic roller skating
Dancesport
Rhythmic gymnastics
Trampoline & Tumbling

Sport climbing
Waterskiing

Click PLAY or watch a Gymnastics sports preview on YouTube.

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