Author: Rick Mc

Career gymnastics coach who loves the outdoors, and the internet.

Mackensi Emory – 2012 Demo Reel

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At the Gym in Sana’a, Yemen, I was surprised to find a serious group of Trickers. They learn from YouTube and have already organized one competition.

12yr-old Anna Pavlova – Bars

I’ve never seen any girl swing so close to the upright. Yeesh.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (2000)

WOGymnastike has a series of routines starting age-10. Anna is the winningest Russian gymnast no longer seriously considered for their A Team.

She finished 2nd AA (55.85) to Dementyeva at the year end showcase Voronin Cup.

Uchimura – Kolman to mixed grip

From January 2012.

Shaham …

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Looks like he could catch it in undergrip.

… The problem with that regrasp is the risk of a fall from undergrip. We have to do everything to avoid falling into “scorpion”. Safer would be double twisting Kovacs.

2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games

Buenos Aires, Guadalajara, Medellín, Glasgow and Rotterdam are bidding.

I’m betting on Glasgow.

… Of the 17 venues that are part of the Glasgow 2018 bid, 15 are either already in use or are scheduled for completion before the end of next year as the city prepares to host the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

The Olympic Village will be “vibrant, welcoming and inspiring” and 85 per cent of the 17 proposed competition venues will be 20 minutes or less travel time away, claim Glasgow 2018 officials. …

Inside the Games

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Watch the Medellín bid video.

… Skyriders Christmas party

What do they do for fun at one of the world’s top Trampoline clubs?

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These are trained experts. They know exactly how to fall safely. 🙂

Idiots.

Posted by Greg Roe

NCAA Vault Finals change?

Finally.

It looks like the NCAA has fixed one of their stupidest rules.

(1) Recommendation. That student-athletes qualifying for the event finals on vault be required to perform one vault with the score determined by averaging all six scores rather than performing two different vaults and the average of the averages of each vault calculated as the final score.

(2) Effective Date. September 1, 2012.

(3) Rationale. Requiring student-athletes to perform a different second vault that they do not train for nor compete the entire year creates an environment that is unsafe for the competitors, lengthens the competition and confuses the general gymnastics fan.

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(5) Student-Athlete Impact. Positive since the vast majority of student-athletes train one vault all season. This change may potentially lessen the possibility of injuries

Leave comments on Balance Beam Situation, not convinced that this is the best solution. 🙂

Here’s a video of the competition landings of finalists at Championships 2008. You can identify the weak second Vault in many cases.

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Women certainly land far more poorly than do the Men. 😦

Gymnastics – you make me SMILE

The latest from SuperGymmie. 🙂

Happy, happy at the London Olympics.

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via @ArabianPF_blog