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Why do hand grips tear so easily?
Sarah’s grip ripped on a simple glide kip.
It can be dangerous if they rip while the gymnast is on the Bar.
They should be replaced as soon as a small rip starts on the grip.
Coach Mark Van Wyk initiated a tradition at his gym. “Handguard Heaven”. Gymnasts toss broken and torn grips like this up into the rafters at Calgary Gymnastics Centre.
Photoshop fun from Hopes and Dreams.
2009 University of Minnesota Women’s Gymnastics v. Michigan – January 24, 2009
King Kong attacks Gopher gymnast Carmelina Carabajal
see the rest of the gallery – Picture Perfect Gymnastics by Hopes and Dreams
related post – funny gymnastics photos
I am a big fan of the spunky former World Champion.
Here’s a funny clip of her Floor routine from the 2006 Italian National Championships.
Click PLAY or watch it on Gymnastike.
Who do you want as coach? Alica, Nastia or Shawn?
2009 Legendz Classic Highlights!
… Legendz Classic session of Kim Zmeskal’s Texas Prime hosted by Texas Dreams.
January 30, 2009
Click PLAY or watch the 8min video on Gymnastike.
http://www.gymnastike.org/assets/portal/add_ons/mediaplayer-4.2/player.swf
Ah, the life of the Olympic gymnastics celebrity.
Zdeno Chara and Chris Drury of the Rangers watch Olympic Silver medalist Alicia Sacramone drop the puck Saturday afternoon in Boston.
Photo by Steve Babineau
ronigal92 (gymgal92) put together a montage highlighting the relationship between the Olympic Champion and her Mom.
Nice.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
While not nearly as good as the new Gymnastics Australia website, I’m satisfied with the new Gymnastics Canada site. Most new sites are buggy. This one is not.
On my first browse through the top pages, I found they all work.
The site is readable. And clean.
It has a LOT of content though not much new.
There are no social networking features. No videos. Few photos. No reason to visit on a regular basis. (Quite a few videos, actually.)
But if you are only looking for basic information, it’s there.
The search box is not powerful, unfortunately. It won’t find the acronym CS4L, for example, though it’s prominent on the LINK page.
Best feature for me could be the blog. (Though you won’t find it by searching for “blog”.) It was set up for the Beijing Olympics and has not been updated since August, 2008. It could easily be repurposed as a Gymnastics Canada blog.
Good luck finding the Classified Ads. Though they cost $25/month, there’s no way to find them from the home page.
There’s no RSS feed for the Featured News page. That’s my biggest complaint.
Gymnastics Canada – English
UPDATE: giRafe notes that the French side of the site is much inferior to the English. Let’s see if it improves over the coming weeks. Gymnastics Canada historically has had a strong commitment to both official languages.
Leave a comment if you have an opinion.
The stunt business is dangerous.
HARRY Potter’s stunt double could be left paralysed after an on-set explosion on Wednesday.
Romford man David Holmes, 25, plummeted to the ground while he was rehearsing a flying sequence for forthcoming film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – the last chapter in the series.
It is thought the blast, believed to have been part of the stunt, rocked the harness in which David was suspended high above the ground at the Leavesden Studios, Watford.
The local stuntman, who has appeared in all the Potter movies, was sent crashing to the ground and had to be rushed to Watford Hospital. …
David, who recently moved from his home off North Street, Romford, to Leigh-on-Sea with his girlfriend, is said to be in good spirits despite his injuries.
He told colleagues he couldn’t feel his legs. …
Best wishes for a full recovery to the former competitive gymnast.
Miniature people on beam in a model train railway scene.
larger version – flickr – Orin Optiglot
Friends of Olympic gymnast Val Norris have scheduled a party at her gym in Perth, Western Australia.
Olympic Gymnastic Academy and Olympic Fun & Fitness would like to invite friends of Val Norris-Buffham 1958 – 2008 to come and celebrate Val reaching a unique milestone of 50 yrs in gymnastics.
Sunday – 8th March 2009
Venue: Olympic Gym – 2 Lakes Way, Jandakot, WA
RSVP 28th Feb: Email – academy@iinet.n
All the best. Wish I could be there.
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