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In anticipation of the 2nd Mexican Open …. I am really curious as to how Dementyeva will do.
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… great background track for the brilliant, unpredictable Russian star.
I expect Brenna Dowell and Daniel Purvis will win the AA titles. Purvis hasn’t been back to full training very long, however.
Uploaded by Jennifer from Gymnastike | October 10, 2012
This workout was filmed at Aerial Athletics in San Antonio, Texas. Aerial Athletics is run by Heather Schnelzer whose coaching philosophy is centered around longevity with a priority on college scholarships for her athletes.
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Congratulations to Anne Phillips, founder of Gymnastike, who recently married. 🙂 Wedding photos?
The Balance Beam Situation:
… Of the top teams, Florida should be the least concerned about routine replacement from last season, and yet the Gators have the most accomplished freshman class of the bunch. …
… Certainly, Sloan is capable of scoring 9.900+ on any event. Some of the most accomplished elite recruits of recent years still have a weaker event, but Sloan has proven adept enough on all four (even though beam has been a struggle over the years, I see her making that lineup). If all goes to plan, she will be among the prime favorites for the AA title.
We don’t know how things have been going for her since the elbow injury at Trials …
11 October marks the first ever International Day of the Girl Child: a chance to amplify the voice of millions of girls everywhere being married off before the age of 18. Join Mary Robinson and Desmond Tutu … Help us end child marriage.
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… 100,000,000 child brides in the next 10yrs 😦
Freeride mountain biking crowned a new king as Canadian Kurt Sorge took the top spot in Red Bull Rampage. France’s Antoine Bizet took second and Utah local Logan Binggeli came in third in a thrilling contest that saw huge jumps and flips all over the steep cliffs of Virgin, Utah.
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Yeesh. This competition was canceled 2005 – 2007 due to the increasing risk competitors were taking
Luan Peszek:
USAG: Chow has had two consecutive Olympic champions in the last two Olympic Games. What do you think is so special about Chow?
Martha: In my eyes he is one of the most excellent coaches in the world. He has a few very important qualities like technical knowledge. Without that, there is no way to teach world-class gymnasts. But, just knowing how to teach skills is not sufficient to produce champions. He is also an extremely mature person on how he deals with his athletes. He knows when to push and when to back off and how to handle stressful situations. He knows when to take over the responsibilities from his gymnasts’ shoulders. And he makes sure his gymnasts feel secure in the moment they have to perform. …
Martha: Chow has the whole package. Chow has it all – technical knowledge, consistency in training, everyday expectation, understanding the gymnast, treating his gymnast right, building confidence – all of these things he does right. That is why he is always able to come up with world-class gymnasts and they can perform in key moments. He is already raising the next generation and soon we will have his new talent in the camps. He has two to three little girls who will be the right age at the next Olympic Games. We are hoping for another prodigy.
related Gymnastike – Chow’s next generation: Rachel Gowey, Alexis Vasquez, Norah Flatley
Gabby:
“We do a lot of repetitions,” Douglas admitted. “The training is a challenge, just a lot of numbers. I remember at my old gym we used to do like three beam routines, and that was it. And at Chow’s we do like 12 beam routines! At first I remember thinking, ‘Wow, what? Is 12 beam routines even possible?’ But yeah, anything is possible. And now we think 12 beam routines is a piece of cake, and we just go out there and do it. …
Chow’s being honoured next month at an Immigrant Entrepreneurs Summit. He moved to Des Moines in 1998 to open Chow’s Gymnastics and Dance Institute.
Liang Chow … (born January 1, 1968, Beijing) is a former Chinese gymnast and the personal coach of the 2008 Olympic balance beam champion Shawn Johnson and the 2012 Olympic individual all-around champion Gabby Douglas. …
He was on China’s national gymnastics team for more than a decade, winning numerous national and international medals. However, he never competed in an Olympics; in 1988 he was too young to make the Chinese team, and before 1992 he suffered a back injury and retired from competition. …
Chow is married to Liwen Zhuang, a former gymnast on the Chinese national team. They have one child, named Kevin …
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The 2nd Mexico Open will start on October 12-13. Check out the official website for competitors and schedules. …
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FIG has links to the final line-up. And LIVE streaming of the competition.
A high school cheerleader flipped her way into the Guinness Book of World Records Friday night. …
Miranda Ferguson, a 16-year-old junior … during halftime for the St. Mark’s School of Texas game against the Oakridge School. …
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Yeesh. I know plenty of Cheer tumblers who’d have a chance to better than number first try.
My old coach Shiro Tanaka must have done 35 on a football field back in the 1970s. For fun.
(via BBC)
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