Author: Rick Mc

Interviewer: “What would be a reason not to go to the gym?”

Aliya: “Death”

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Flyboarding is so new, I can’t find a wikipedia page on it.

This is the best edit I’ve seen so far. Some underwater shots. Some backward somersaults.

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related – FlyBoard fulfils Iron Man fantasies

Thanks Warren.

Senior Men Finals:
Denmark – Gold
Sweden – Silver
Norway – Bronze

Junior Men Finals:
Denmark – Gold
Norway – Silver
Sweden – Bronze

Senior Women Finals:
Iceland – Gold
Sweden – Silver
Finland – Bronze

Junior Girls Finals:
Iceland – Gold
Denmark – Silver
Sweden – Bronze

full results

official website

The best place to learn more is the Facebook page for TeamGym2012.

WAG AA
1 52.850 – Ida Gustafsson (Sweden)
2 52.000 – Angel Romeo (Wales)
3 51.200 – Emma Larsson (Sweden)

MAG AA
1 83.600 – Helge Vammen (Denmark)
2 83.100 – Clinton Purnell (Wales)
3 82.000 – Kasper Holopainen (Finland)

see more results and linked videos — on Full Twist

Full Twist also has Apparatus Finals results with some video.

Click PLAY or watch Emma Larsson’s GOLD on Bars on YouTube.

New Men’s Head Coach Jim Holt was well pleased with the performance of Team Scotland. Home at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow.

TuneGym offers an unbeatable combination of gymnastics floor routine music. Our hand-picked and edited songs will allow you to demonstrate the beautiful elegance of Individual and Group Rhythmic Gymnastics, intensity and grace of Sports Acrobatics and power and artistry of Artistic Gymnastics to the judges and audience. …

A group of dance choreographers based in London set up TuneGym because they needed better quality music for gymnastics sports.

– very competitively priced online
– no registration needed
– instant music download (no CDs shipped – therefore lower price)
– full length demos available to listen

Check it out at TuneGym.com.

Thanks Xavier.

Since Epke won the Olympics with 3 huge connected releases (VIDEO), the top guys are training the same. Here’s his teammate, Bart Deurloo, swinging big difficulty.

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In fact, Bart wants 4 connected by Rio.

Thanks sebastiaan.

New Vault Code, Gymnastics in the Media & Jonathan X-Games Horton

This week we talk about changes in the vault code, gymnastics portrayal in the media and talk to Horton about his scooter gang, triple doubles, body hair in men’s gymnastics and which of his teammates is the most unique person he has ever met.

Gymcastic – Episode 6

If there are wild parties at the Olympic Village, Jon’s never seen them.

I postulate that totalitarian States like China will increasingly see entrepreneurs opening for profit gymnastics clubs.

Chinese Gymnastics Blog in 2010 estimated 10,000 girls training Artistic gymnastics:

… In contrast, there are 5.2 million (76% female) 6 year and older gymnastics participants in the States according to the statistics published on USA gymnastics website.

… fewer and fewer families are willing to send their daughters to train for sports when these young girls could study computers or play piano instead. The number of kids training for gymnastics is even considerable less than many other sports, like table tennis and badminton, which also operate under the same “whole country” regime …

On the potential solutions to the unpopularity of the sports, … the idea of “happy gymnastics” training method. Li Ning , the former champions and one of most successful athlete-turned entrepreneur in China, is undoubtedly the pioneer in promoting “happy gymnastic”. Li Ning built two private gymnastics schools in Guandong province, which are different from the state-funded sports school. Recently Li Ning is planning to take over another successful gymnastics-oriented elementary school in Shanghai and convert it to Li Ning Gymnastics school No. 3.

All those efforts, along with other attempts to build club-style gymnastics system (like the one in the States), will help Chinese gymnastics to establish a more diversified training system. …

Brief Introduction to Chinese Gymnastics System

I couldn’t quickly find a link to Li Ning’s clubs. Leave a comment if you’ve seen them online.

Kohei Uchimura performing a full twisting Tkachev aka Liukin

Supermura

Nastia Liukin on WhoSay