Crazy difficulty. Thrilling to watch. I’m always on the edge of my seat waiting for the front 1/2 so late in the routine.
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Author: Rick Mc
Career gymnastics coach who loves the outdoors, and the internet.
Peng is out
😦
Devastated.
Christine Peng Peng Lee is the gymnast I was most looking forward to cheering in London.
The bad news comes from the BC Gymnastics blog. And Christine herself on Twitter.
@PengPengCLee:
Due to my knee I’ve withdrawn from the Olympic selection process but I’m ecstatic to be named honorary team captain for 2012 Olympic Games.
The MRI revealed that she had torn her ACL.
NEW Olympic Selection List invited to Camp June 26-28th:
Elsabeth Black (NS), Talia Chiarelli (ON), Jessica Dowling(ON), Madeline Gardiner (ON), Mikaela Gerber (ON), Victoria Moors (ON), Dominique Pegg (ON), Brittany Rogers (B.C.), Jessica Savona (ON), Briannah Tsang (BC), Anysia Unick (AB), Kristina Vaculik (ON)
I can’t find confirmation on the official Gymnastics Canada website. Communication is often slow or non-existent from GymCan.org. …
UPDATE:
The official news was communicated by email to a select list of stakeholders.
… WAG has invited Peng to be involved in the last preparation phase in Gatineau, Basildon and London for the Games to ensure that the athletes will continue to benefit from her positive attitude …
I’ve posted the entire email in a comment on this post.
I assumed Stefanie Merkle would be on the list invited to the final selection Camp. Leave a comment if you know why she’s not.
(via Aunt Joyce)
Beth Tweddle – Olympic Torch
… Beth Tweddle carried the Olympic flame on the leg between Saltney in the county of Flintshire, north-east Wales and Chester, England on May 29th. The Olympic Flame is now on day 11 of a 70-day relay …
USAG statement on Memmel
There are many important issues in USA Gymnastics aside from the mishandling of Chellsie Memmel’s participation in Visa Championships.
Are we getting any closer to closure?
Steve Penny:
…
“During the past week, USA Gymnastics has had several discussions with Chellsie about her goals and desires to stay involved in the sport and are exploring many of those options. We look forward to having Chellsie continue to be an important part of the USA Gymnastics family.” …
Chellsie Memmel:
… “This has been a hard time for me. Gymnastics is something I have done my whole life, and now it is over. Last November, I took and passed the judges course, and it’s a route I can take, if I like it. It might be weird to be on that side, but it is a way to be involved in the sport. Life goes on and I am starting a new chapter.” …
USAG – Statements regarding Chellsie Memmel’s petition to the 2012 Visa Championships
10 Things HE did not love at Secret
Another great post by Danny Sierra for Gymnastike:
10. Missed Opportunities
9. Delayed Attempts at Leap Bonus
8. Wieber’s Beam Series
7. The Name
6. Unbalanced Beam
5. Karolyi’s Statements
4. [Way] Too Much Pink
3. Gabby’s Amanar Woes
2. Sloan’s Absence
1. Memmel’s Departure
Jefferis, Murray – Olympians
Josh Jefferis (MAG) and Janine Murray (Rhythmic) were … selected as the first two gymnasts on the 2012 Australian Olympic Team. …
Josh Jefferis’ goal is the AA, trying to finish higher than his best Worlds ranking — 12th.
related – Nathan Gafuik looks a lock for the sole Canadian Men’s Olympic berth. But that’s not been decided yet. The other Canucks have 2 more chances to better Nate’s ranking on H Bar at World Cups in Slovenia and Belgium
yucky honey in the gym
Aussie gymnast Luke Wiwatowski has a blog:
… Almost without fail every gymnast that will ever compete in a senior event will apply honey to the parallel bars. …
… one may find rows of honey bottles splayed across any given competition podium for parallel bars. …
… uses maple syrup but the concept is much the same. …
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
I don’t like honey in the gym. It’s messy. And unsanitary.
Instead, microwave sugar water, boiling it for some seconds. Use that supersaturated solution to apply chalk. It works as well or better, and is much cleaner.
Cirque’s Amaluna
Their 32nd and newest production.
Amaluna is a touring show by Cirque du Soleil which premiered in Montréal, Canada, on April 19, 2012.
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Amaluna invites the audience to a mysterious island governed by Goddesses and guided by the cycles of the moon.
Montréal, QC – From 19 Apr 2012 to 17 Jun 2012
NA Québec, QC – From 26 Jul 2012 to 19 Aug 2012
NA Toronto, ON – From 6 Sep 2012 to 30 Sep 2012
NA Vancouver, BC – 23 Nov 2012 to 9 Dec 2012
poem – Not Just a Sport
Chalk Bucket – LiveLoveTumble:
… It was inspired by Shawn Johnson’s Champion poem….
Not Just a Sport
Late every night, you’re still in the gym
Perfecting your skills, so you can win
You’re there after everyone else has gone
Though it may seem tempting, you’re still pushing on
Though these countless routines seem to have no end
You’ll always get up to try them again
And whether you land on your feet or your face
Nothing could ever take you away
From this sport that you love with all of your heart
And you always have, from the very start
It means sacrificing time with family and friends
For practices that seem to have no end
For those early mornings and late, late nights
As you soar through the air, reaching new heights
But when you win the meet with a medal and a smile
It makes everything seem so worthwhile
As you stand on the podium amidst the cheers
Trying to hold back grateful tears
As you wave to the crowd, as you wave to the world
For a moment, it’s all focused on this one girl
It makes it all worth it, the struggles and pain
The times when your efforts seemed all in vain
The days when you thought that this might be it
The time had come when you decided to quit
When you thought that this sport was no longer for you
It was no longer fun, it was no longer new
But you had another good day, and you realized
That it’s this sport that helps you survive
That gymnastics alone is what gets you through
Because it’s not just a sport – it’s part of you
Leave comments here – Thread: Gymnastics Poem
t-shirt for Anna Li
beLIeve
Masters Gymnastics has a Café Press site offering various products including this t-shirt celebrating Anna Li. $33.99
“Making the bars her personal playground since 1988!”
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Anna’s is the first routine of 32 shown on a video from Secret Classic.
via @AnnaLi_88
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