Author: Rick Mc

I figured Arkansas was on a high. And would be highly motivated. And they might easily have won in Florida with 196.70.

But the Gators killed last night.

… the fifth-highest total in school history of 197.775 to defeat No. T-1 Arkansas (8-1, 2-1 SEC), which posted a total of 196.70. No. 24 Maryland (4-4) was third at 193.075 and Bridgeport (2-4) rounded out the evening’s results at 192.975. The previous nation’s high of 197.575 was turned in by No. T-1 UCLA last Sunday in Los Angeles. …

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Mackenzie Caquatto was back from ankle injury, competing Bars.

http://www.gatorvision.tv/mediaPortal/embed.swf

Deja vu all over again. Florida once again MIGHT end up my favourites to win it all in 2012. I hate to jinx them as I have so many other years.

Miss Val put in some of her second team gymnasts in a 194.600 loss to Washington. When you have a BIG team like UCLA, you need to find opportunities to test as gymnasts as you can. I wonder what she’ll do next week against death-spiraling Stanford?

Utah went 197.55. This looks to be their best team since I’ve been covering them on this site. Some think it’s the best Ute’s team ever. Follow Greg Marsden on Facebook.

A new Men’s Artistic Gymnastics blog from Adam Paterson (Dynamo School of Gymnastics) and Lee Woolls (City of Birmingham Gymnastics Club).

The latest news, gossip from the World of Gymnastics!

Here’s a sample video tutorial from Lee. Teaching Ring swing. (using straps or — as Lee would call them — “loops”)

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (12min)

The goal is to swing to invert cross position as efficiently as possible. The kids need learn to keep the shoulders low.

See the interesting trench pit at 7min 30sec.

Great stuff. Exactly what Edouard Iarov, former Men’s National Coach of Canada, recommends. Delay the gymnasts going for handstand until they are able to keep arms relatively straight.

This site is must follow for all serious MAG coaches. Both coaches are on twitter.

GymnasticsPlanet.co.uk

Romania needs Bars. Rather than link to another Porgras montage, we’d better consider their best remaining Bar competitors.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. 14.575 ( D 5.8 )

Olympic Champion Evgenia Kanaeva becomes an ambassador of beauty brands Pantene Pro-V and Venus

Top Rhythmic gymnasts are superstar athletes in Russia.

Another video featuring Georgia Dabriz from Utah.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Of course there have been World and Olympic champions who did not wear grips. But it’s quite unusual in NCAA Gymnastics 2012.

Thanks Greg.

You may have been contacted by Google:

We’re getting rid of over 60 different privacy policies across Google and replacing them with one that’s a lot shorter and easier to read. …

These changes will take effect on March 1, 2012.

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Some are freaking out.

That’s dopey. Not much is changing. Here’s a much more measured assessment:

Read Write Web – Tech World Overreacts to Google’s New Privacy Policy – How Does It Affect You?

… You know what you can do? Stop sharing things you don’t want tracked. …

Before and after March 1st best advice is not to do anything online you’ll regret in future. Somebody, somewhere could be tracking it. And it probably won’t be Google. They’re one of the least evil players.

If you want to dig into this deeper, the best authority is Jeff Jarvis. He’s the author of:

• What Would Google Do?
• Public Parts
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related – Student-Athlete Privacy

On Gymnastike, Anne commented on some NCAA schools using a 3rd party service called Varsity Monitor to follow their team online.

They flag “questionable conduct“.

That’s a bit scary. But I suspect Universities are mainly worried about what their high profile basketball and football players say. Gymnasts are probably the least of their worries.

FIG MTC has officially announced new skills and old skills now “named” on this document (PDF)

From that PDF on your computer you can click on links to watch “unlisted” YouTube videos of the skill. Those are private to you.

Actually, it might be possible to embed the video IF you use the “unlisted” URL. Can you watch this?

That’s now the “Penev”. Seems you can competed both the Penev and double layout with 1/1 twist in the same routine.

Leave a comment if you’ve an opinion on the new list. Personally I’m disappointed to see YAMAWAKI 1/2 STRETCHED TO MIXED GRIP INTO BACK UPRISE TO HANDSTAND (MUNOZ) be awarded an E-part. Over-used, layout Yamawaki and variations should be devalued. And still might be, next Code.

(via Full Twist)

More bad press for British Gymnastics at home.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Why are they so unsupportive of Rhythmic Gymnastics?
Funding was cut in 2009. She has a volunteer coach.

The good news — an anonymous donor, after seeing her situation on TV, sent a cheque to support Frankie‘s training.

(via Gymnation on Facebook)

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Men’s Vault is by far the apparatus with the most difficulty in Artistic Gymnastics. No woman has ever competed any of these.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

FIG landing mats are not safe for this level of trick. We need something more like the Double-mini landing surface.

Thank Canadian judge Dave Copeland for the link.

Friday

7:00 ET / 4:00 PT – [1] Arkansas, [24] Maryland @ [8] Florida

I’m looking forward to the red hot Razorbacks taking it to the carefully slow-starting Gators.

Put your money on Arkansas.

WAG NCAA meets this weekend. Or check Gymnastike’s NCAA Weekend Gymnastics Guide.