Author: Rick Mc

Another GREAT Beam worker in the Romanian tradition is scheduled for American Cup.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. 15.500

She’s upped the 1/1 twist to layout, confirms Katie Hallman.

Thanks for the video link, Roxana.

It this a meme?

First I saw one of these funny photo comparisons (made by Kayleigh Walsh) go crazy on Facebook.

Click through to Facebook to see another.

Unusual in this sequence by Lee Woolls is how early the boys start circle over 1 pommel.

Click PLAY or watch it on British Gymnastics.

http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1

And here’s Lee’s video showing his system for introducing circles to beginners.

Click PLAY or watch it on Gymnastics Planet.

I wouldn’t be surprised if Great Britain was the #1 Pommel team at Olympics.

(via Chalk Bucket)

Our World Vault Champion would easily qualify to the London Olympics … IF McKayla Maroney successfully competes Yurchenko Triple Twist.

The E Panel:

… this earthquake of a vault could even transform Maroney, almost overnight, into an All Around threat.

Here is what I mean:

The above takes her qualification scores from bars and beam, her team final score for floor and the execution score of her team final Amanar, the latter of which was used to generate an actual score based on the 7.2 difficulty value of the triple twisting Yurchenko. …

In anticipation of the Triple Twisting Yurchenko

Click through for details and video of Mckayla’s Amanar.

Will she be first to compete that Vault?

Penn State’s Scott Rosenthal is the top Ring man so far this year in the NCAA.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

West Point Open. SV 16.8 score 16.1

The top Ring men in the world would find that score hilarious. 🙂

It’s been an entertaining year, so far, in women’s Collegiate Gymnastics.

Wave to the fans, Kat.

Don’t skip the Balance Beam Situation‘s NCAA analysis posted February 13, 2012.

related – interesting interviews from this past weekend with Miss Val, Rhonda Faehn and Michael Chaplin.

Oregon State competed 4 all-arounders (hmm) for a record high score 197.400 AWAY. That really helps the RQS.

Here’s the BBS preview of the weekend upcoming.

related – Bowling Green looks like a happy team. Check Gymnastike’s Workout Wednesday with BGSU (VIDEO).

Tony Shin and friends created this infographic to help get the message out on the dangers of cyberbullying, especially with regards to social media.

Click to open a LARGER version. It’s BIG.

Created by: OnlineCounselingDegrees.net

Funny.

That was created by coach Kayleigh Walsh. It’s gone viral on Facebook since linked by Blythe Lawrence.

As we’d suspected, Rebecca Bross is on the list of athletes (PDF) for the WOGA Classic this weekend. Nastia is not.

After the ‘shebockle‘ (where did I see that used recently?) last time Rebecca competed, I’m guessing she’s going to look GREAT this weekend.

$8,000 in Prizes/Incentives.

Thanks bryn.

Canadian gymnast Jessica Savona 6 months after ACL surgery August 12th, 2011.

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Savona will not compete at Elite Canada this weekend, but will do a “verification” Friday.

Like Mustafina, who had a similar ACL injury on Vault landing, Savona’s prognosis is excellent.