Author: Rick Mc

Career gymnastics coach who loves the outdoors, and the internet.

Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs – Floor

This was the hottest routine at Championships this year. Shame YouTube doesn’t come close to duplicating the excitement of seeing it LIVE.

Unique and fascinating choreography.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

learning from defeat

On this site we often celebrate those who succeeded in their gymnastics goals.

Tom Burgdorf:

But what about those who don’t “make it” in their performances at the big events? They win too. So much learning and growing occurs when a less than desired result happens. That is why we can’t lose.

… As parents we get to help guide them through this period and we will learn a lot about the core of our child based on their “rebound.”

… I really believe that more is learned from adversity and the recovery than with success all of the time.

… Life doesn’t end with a fall off beam or not moving on to Nationals.

… Parents: your children will be okay even though they may be hurting right now. Guide them but make sure you give them some space to do a little “figuring it out themselves.” …

Coaches & Parents – Learning In Victory and in Disappointment
– Gymnet Sports on Facebook

Beam druggie

What is it about gymnastics that makes TV screenplay writers look like complete idiots?

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

By comparison, MIOBI is ultra realistic.

There’s another clip from that TV show linked from GYMNAST CROSSING – Gymnasts + Drugs = Bad, mmm’kay?

Olympics to be LIVE streamed

Cool.

… Beginning with preliminary-round soccer games on July 25, all 302 events from all 32 sports on the London program will be streamed live online.

For gymnastics, viewing options will include a single “integrated” feed showing various competitors (akin to watching on TV), plus separate feeds for each apparatus (vault, floor, etc.). …

NBCOlympics.com To Live Stream Entire Games

This is what I want.

Hunter, Stack-Eaton, Ding, Ding

NCAA Champions:

Kytra Hunter – Vault
Kat Ding – Bars
Geralen Stack-Eaton – Beam
Kat Ding – Floor

Click PLAY or watch Kat’s Bars on YouTube.

Van Zam’s Handstands

Judges don’t deduct much in College gymnastics. But they do require good handstands.

Andy wants Vanessa Zamarippa to return to Elite. For Bars.

Click PLAY or watch her Super 6 routine on YouTube.

Stanford – behind the scenes

Glimpse what goes on at the hotel. In the elevator. Off the floor at the NCAA Championships.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Stanford did a fantastic job at Championships 2012. #NoRegrets

… It’s difficult to believe these girls are geni‘, with IQs higher than you and I combined. 🙂