Many have tried and failed to explain Pommel Horse to the Great Unwashed.
Uncle Tim tries. And fails. Just like the rest.
But his explanation is funnier than most. 🙂
The Battle of the Facial Hair: Louis Smith vs. Krisztian Berki
Author: Rick Mc
Career gymnastics coach who loves the outdoors, and the internet.
FIG – Are YOU Gymnastics?
The International Gymnastics Federation:
Post YOUR photo to the FIG’ “Are you Gymnastics?” Facebook Event wall by noon (London time) on July 27th, 2012.
Show us what “We are Gymnastics” means to you by posting a photo of yourself and/or your family and friends.
You may win 2 tickets to attend one of the Artistic Gymnastics sessions at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
9 lucky winners will be selected from this photo gallery, each winning 2 tickets.
The selection will be done on Friday, July 27th, 2012 …
details on Facebook
Here’s one entry.
Canadian Olympic wear
Hudson’s Bay Company won the contract over Roots. Here’s the back story on the retro design.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
… The jean jacket reminds me of the Cub Scout jacket I had in the late 1960s — count my badges!
Thanks Tracy.
Aly might train for Rio
George Thomas sends a link to an interesting interview with Aly Raisman.
She just might train for the 2016 Olympics. 🙂
Jessica Lopez, Kohei Uchimura
#london2012
Gymnasts are amazing. The general public is reminded with sport science TV shows like these.
Click PLAY or watch Jessica Lopez on YouTube.
A true sport scientist would have some quibbles, I think.
Click PLAY or watch Kohei’s triple double off H Bar on YouTube. Super slow-mo. A Japanese sport science clip.
related – NY Times – The Near Perfection of Kohei Uchimura
Romania #1 Floor / Beam
So speculates Stoi:
As with beam, Romania are well out in front. They actually have five TF worthy routines, and are likely to bench a world and European individual medallist. The other three (teams) are all sporting a quite weak third routine. …
… the Romanians can leap. Ponor, Izbasa, and Iordache are 3 of very few that should receive credit for their Gogeans. If you’re thinking the American contingent will be receiving credit for those 1/2 arsed attempts, it might be time to reconsider and remove the blinders. …
Click PLAY or watch defending Olympic FX Champ Sandra Izbasa on YouTube.
I liked it when Ferrari started this trend to connecting back tuck somersault at the end of a tumbling line. But it looks totally goofball when NOT connected, like that.
related:
• Top 4 teams preview: Beam
• Top 4 teams preview: Bars
• Top 4 teams preview: Vault
circus: tramp + P Bars
This is cool.
… acrobatics/power moves and part of my act CirKolution …
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
bird gymnast
pink Olympics
could Gabby win?
#london2012
Kyle Shewfelt thinks she could.
I do too.
The AA Champion will hit 4/4 very well. At least as well as Nastia in 2008.
Odds are Jordyn Wieber will win. Her or Gabby. (… If Aly somehow is one of top 2 Americans in prelims, I don’t believe she can podium.)
My best wild guess is that Larisa will be next.
Gymnast #391 has her AA D-Score = 25.2 or 25.9 with Amanar. Strong, despite Bars. Iordache could win it all, in fact.
More likely to make mistakes in the AA final: Viktoria Komova (RUS), Aliya Mustafina (RUS), Yao Jinnan (CHN), Huang Quishang (CHN) …
These predictions are mostly based on what I saw at Worlds 2010 and 2011. USA and Romania organized, disciplined. China inconsistent. Russia a mess, especially in 2010. That was a shocker.
The Olympic Champion must first qualify during prelims. Then HIT when it counts.
Anything could happen. 🙂
Gabby Douglas was one of 5 Olympic athletes each on a different cover of Time magazine in the USA. Other athletes were featured on Time in other parts of the world.
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