Past Olympic gymnast for France, Frederick Nicolas, now with Cirque du Soleil, linked to an excellent edit.
This is my tribute to Benoît Caranobe, 2008 Bronze Medalist in the Men’s Individual All-Around at the Beijing Olympic Games. Exactly one year ago from the post of this video, Benoît became the first Frenchman in 88 years to stand on the olympic podium for this sport. I made this video to commemorate his achievement in the Men’s All-Around, as well as to thank him for his inspiration.
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C’est mon hommage à Benoît Caranobe, la personne qui a gagné la médaille de bronze au JO Pékin 2008. Il y a exactement un an de la date que j’ai téléchargé ce clip sur YouTube, Benoît est devenu le premier homme français sur le podium du concours général depuis 88 ans. J’ai fait le montage de ce clip pour rendre hommage à son succès au concours général et pour le remercier de son inspiration ! …
Friday night at Embassy Suites in downtown Lincoln, where Husker gymnastics alumni and friends from across the country will gather to roast a man who’s highly regarded for both his technical skill as a coach and his entertaining personality.
Francis has a way of making people smile. He’s an original.
“You could also say he’s a pioneer, the father of gymnastics in the state of Nebraska,” Nebraska women’s coach Dan Kendig said. “Francis started the first age group program in Lincoln. He was the Husker men’s coach for four decades, but he was gymnastics, period. I sometimes thought he went to bat more for our women’s team than his own team.
“He was there to see great gymnastics, period.”
The 67-year-old Allen said Monday he’s having no second thoughts about retiring. He grew frustrated and weary pouring over line-item budgets for his program. It was getting ridiculous, he said.
He plans to spend more time coaching at his Nebraska School of Gymnastics, as well as continuing to make leather grips for gymnasts. In fact, Allen has preliminary plans to manufacture his specialized grips at a factory in Norman, Okla.
Who knew Allen made grips for former Olympic greats Mary Lou Retton and Shannon Miller, among others? …
We use the exfoliating gloves that you can usually buy in any normal chemist/supermarket/drugstore. They work perfect. They are a bit rougher than normal woolen gloves to give more grip. They are inexpensive and the kids can buy them in a variety of different colours which keeps them happy!!
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UPDATE: The first video posted was wrong. The final edit is here now. Thanks Geoffrey.
One of the hottest viral videos of the last couple of days shows a man in a neoprene suit on a DIY waterslide, flying 115 feet and then landing safely in a kiddie pool …
NaniNani Vercruyssen marks her first seven months as a senior elite (18+ yrs) by winning the US elite gymnastics national championships in both individual and synchronized trampoline.
And, because of her first place ranking, she was also selected to represent the US at the 2009 World Cups in Belgium and Poland plus the World Championships in Russia.
At the VISA Gymnastics Championships held this past week at the Dallas Convention Center, Vercruyssen first won the senior women’s synchronized trampoline event with partner Alaina Williams of Huntsville, AL. She then tied with Williams in the senior women’s individual trampoline event but was named the overall champion according to a tie-breaking policy whereby the title is given to the athlete receiving the highest execution scores.
Vercruyssen started at the bottom of the senior elite ranks in January and quickly moved up to her current rank as America’s best female senior elite in trampoline gymnastics after having been the world champion for athletes under 18 years of age for the past four years.
Thanks Hal Halverson for forwarding us this information.
Go Nani!
Vercruyssen leaves Saturday 22Aug09 for her first World Cup competitions in Belgium and Poland. Vercruyssen is the first gymnast from Hawaii to compete at this level.
Vercruyssen is coached by her mother (Dr Donna Mah) and father (Dr Max Vercruyssen). She trains, coaches national-level teams, and judges at Hawaii Academy in Kalihi and attends Roosevelt High School where she is a senior.
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