Author: Rick Mc

I’ve never liked the 1/1 on Yurchenko vaults. The relatively high preflight kills the postflight, normally.

But this difficult variation is interesting.

Click PLAY or watch Jackie Bruce on Gymnastike.

UPDATE: Marcus says: Kang Yun Mi and Steliana Nistor did this vault back in 2004

I dunno why. But there’s something so quirky and captivating about this video clip that it kept me watching through.

Mack Brannan and Friends – tumbling for fun

Watch it on Gymnastike.

Another great video by igorgymn1.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

1) Bilozerchev;2) Carballo I;3) Kato;4) Honma;5) Healy;6) Gatson I;7) Diamidov;8) Cucherat;9) Kenmotsu;10) Makuts;11) Korolev;12) Novikov;13) Richards;14) Suarez;15) Tikhonkhih;16) Moy;17) Markelov;18) Manna;19) Kwon;20) Gushiken;21) Belle;22) Morisue;23) Pegan;24) Roethlisberger;25) Tanaka;26) Marchenko;27) Li Xiao Peng;28) Tippelt;29) Dimitrenko;30) Wells;31) Watanabe;32) Tsolakidis I;33) Urzica;34) Quintero;35) Hiroyuki Kato;36Toumilovitch

And a few new skills.

P Bars is truly the apparatus with the greatest variety of skills.

A 6m demo Air Floor has been touring Alberta. It’s a less expensive alternative to a full TumblTrak.

Here is the Air Floor last weekend in the corral at the Mountain Magic competition in Okotoks.

Click through to TumblTrak to see more photos and videos.

I like the 6m longest version best of the 3 sizes available. Next best, I reckon, is the shortest.

Contact TumblTrak if you have specific questions on the product.

The optional cover looks good too though I’ve not used one, as yet.

The best I’ve read so far is by George Johnson in our local paper, the Calgary Herald:

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Recently, writing on his madly entertaining, highly personal blog, Shewfelt featured an anonymous, very Shewfelt-ian quote that could easily pass not only for a personal philosophy but a career legacy:

“Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.” He’s done that, for himself, and from us. …

read the rest – Golden gymnast calls it a career. No regrets for Kyle Shewfelt.

It’s official. The most successful Canadian gymnast in history is retiring after 3 Olympics Games.

The 2004 Floor Champion will “hang up the grips, put away the stinky gym shoes, remove the singlet, take my hands out of the chalk bucket and start embarking on new journeys.”

What’s next for Kyle Shewfelt?

“… Starting right away, I am excited to be moving into an ambassador role with Gymnastics Canada where I will have the opportunity to promote the sport and have an impact on a whole new generation of Olympic gymnasts.

I will also be joining the broadcasting team to cover the Canadian National Gymnastics Championships on CBC at the beginning of June, an opportunity that I hope extends many many years.

Further into the future, I have BIG plans. …

Click through to the official announcement on his blog for details.

official website – KyleShewfelt.com

Thanks for all the great years, Kyle!

You are truly one of the best ambassadors for our sport worldwide.

No woman has ever competed Kovacs. Yet the men are training it with double twist.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Certainly a female gymnast will compete Kovacs this quadrennial.

More BIG RELEASE moves have just been posted on the igorgymn1 channel.

Kudos to Tony Pineda for what he competed in 1985!

(via Gymblog)

Click PLAY or watch a Gymnastics Minute on Tom Beach’s GymSmarts blog.

The positions shown by the demonstrators is not perfect, but the drill is excellent.

Girls should spend as much time training P Bars and Rings as possible.

Tony Retrosi, is the owner, Head Coach and Program director of Atlantic Gymnastics Centers.

The Gymnastics Minute is a new series of free introductory video tips produced by GymSmarts.

World Gymnastics did analysis of the Beijing Olympics preliminary competition to see what were the most popular skills.

Some statistics:

The top 5 are listed below, with all ties:

Vault
1. Yurchenko Layout with 1.5 twists (valued at 5.5) – 28
2. Yurchenko Layout with 2 twists (vauled at 5.8) – 19
3. Yurchenko Layout with 1 twist (valued at 5.0) – 18
4. Yurchenko Layout with 2.5 twists (valued at 6.5) – 4
5. Handspring Pike with 1/2 twist (valued at 5.0) – 3
5. Tsukahara Layout with 1.5 twists (valued at 5.7) – 3
5. Handspring Layout with 1.5 twists (valued at 6.3) – 3

Uneven Bars Dismounts
1. Tucked Double Front – 26
2. Tucked Full-In or Full-Out – 20
3. Double Layout – 12
4. Double Pike – 8
5. Double Arabian Tucked or Piked – 6

Balance Beam Dismounts
1. Double Pike – 28
2. Layout with 2.5 twists – 20
3. Double Tuck – 19
4. Layout Triple Twist – 5
5. Layout Double Twist – 4

Floor Exercise Finals Tumbling Passes
1. Double Pike – 56
2. Layout with 2.5 twists – 11
3. Front Layout Double Twist – 5
4. Layout Double Twist – 2
5. Tucked Full-In – 1 (Shawn Johnson, USA)
5. Front Layout Full – 1 (Sherine El-Zeiny, Egypt)
5. Layout Triple Twist – 1 (Sandra Izbasa, Romania)

World Gymnastics – Beijing’s Most Popular

I’m surprised how many girls choose to do double front off Bars. Double layout should be more popular.

Sina

Posted May 19, 2009, this video is certain to go viral.

Damien Walters is a coach, power tumbler and Parkour extraordinaire from the U.K.

We’ve often linked to his videos in the past. But this is the best yet. There are at least a dozen stunts I’ve never seen before.

Click PLAY or watch Damien Walters Showreel 2009 on YouTube.

Is this guy the best in the world right now?

Sign him up for the next James Bond movie.

(via Straight to the Bar)