tumbling, tramp, diving, acrobatics, circus, cheer, dance, martial arts, X sports … and more
Some crazy straps Bar stunts I’ve never seen before. They look self-taught.
Turnikmen – street athletes who perform strength exercises of varying complexity in an outdoor setting. …
Click PLAY or watch it on Vimeo.
Check out the foot swing on straps at 5min 30sec on another of their videos.
And there’s one more video in the series here.
Thanks Claudine.
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StickItMedia is pleased to present a two-part preview of the men’s Olympic Trials. Guest blogger Matthew Rusk, a gifted young writer from Houston, TX, analyzes this year’s field in great detail. Rusk just finished up his freshman year at Indiana University, and has plans to head for London next month to attend the Games. The field for next week’s Trials is arguably the deepest America has ever produced …
2012 Men’s Gymnastics Olympic Trials Preview – Part 2
London-based branding agency Bear has created a new identity for British Gymnastics that incorporates stunning swirling graphics, both still and motion, created by photographer Giles Revell in collaboration with 3D artist Ben Koppel…
The new identity will officially launch this weekend at the Echo Arena in Liverpool where the nation’s artistic gymnastics Olympic hopefuls will hope to impress selectors ahead of the Olympic team selection and announcement on July 4.
Buckeye Gymnastics on Facebook:
(at Camp) … the most exciting contest is the Front-Flip for Height. We start with a low stack of mats and the girls run and punch off a spring board and they do a front flip.
If they land and stay on their feet they advance to the next round. Each round the mat stack gets higher. This year Jenna won the contest for the seniors on a mat stack 8′ tall. Here she is sitting on the mat stack at her winning height.
… Rebecca Tunney stamped an impressive national title to her name … at Liverpool’s Echo Arena. Tunney took the title with 56.750 as a total score ahead of her Liverpool teammates Jennifer Pinches (56.350) and reigning champion Hannah Whelan (55.800).
Tunney, who was part of the European team that finished fourth in Brussels, went four for four …
Commentary and videos from the top Olympic team contenders via that link.
Click PLAY or watch her Bars on YouTube.
related – Examiner – A few thoughts on the British women’s Olympic selection
UPDATE – Craig Tilley for Couch Gymnast – British Championships Event Finals
Louis Smith scored a 16.375 (7.1 D score / 9.28 E score) … at the British Championships Event finals. …
Smith beats Australia’s Prasanth Sellethurai’s highest score of competition so far this season which was 16.200 according to The All Around’s MAG Best Scores. …
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
I’d say Louis will be named to the Team, their strongest MAG medal contender.
But we should feel badly for the next AA not selected.
Judging course
July 30th & August 6th
AGC Acro Camp
July 31st—August 2nd August 7th—9th
Acro Clinic
August 10th—11th
Altadore Gymnastics Club will be hosting an Acrobatic Gymnastics clinic … to teach how to develop an Acrobatic Gymnastics program at your club.
Georges Sauvage – Acro Program Director for Belgian Francophone Federation
Josiane Piette – Acro Choreographer and Judge Formation Director for Belgian Francophone Federation
details (PDF) or contact Yves Hauglustaine.
Belgium is a super power in Acro. 🙂 Click PLAY or watch mixed pairs World champions Laure de Pryck and Nicolas Vleeshouwers on YouTube.
1.Daniel Purvis 91.550
2.Sam Oldham 90.700
3.Daniel Keatings 90.050
Three up, three count, at home. 🙂
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