Category: Gymnastics

help Ellie Black win $10,000 for her Gym

We asked Nova Scotians to submit a video explaining how $10,000 would benefit their sport and community. 10 finalists have been selected …

Now it’s your turn to decide who should win the $10,000 Grand Prize!

Vote for the video you think should win!

Grow Your Game

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Becky Wing, Danusia Francis on the NCAA

Making the transition from FIG competitors for Great Britain.

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(via papaliukin)

Tumble Tots and Teens needs help

Tumble Tots and Teens is a recreational gymnastics gym in Crowley, Louisiana run by Debbie Jabusch since 1981.

The gym was under water by two feet during the recent flooding and they have lost most of their equipment. 😦

They are trying to raise money to help get the club back operational. Spread the word.

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4 new named elements from Rio

• The Dick II – Beam
• The Gebeshian – Bars
• The Nguyen – P Bars
• Shirai II – Vault

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Shirai II

Dutch Beam in Rio

Anchored by the eventual Champion Sanne Wevers, Netherlands had the 2nd highest team score on this apparatus.

Click PLAY or watch Olympic prelims on Vimeo.

Dutch coach Patrick Kiens presented at Ontario Congress just after the Olympics. (Netherlands beat Canada in prelims as a team by 0.2)

He feels the much acclaimed Dutch choreography on Beam is reminiscent of the Soviets from the 1988-92 cycle. More continuous movements, more interesting and artistic elements. An era when Beam choreography was more important.

If your gymnasts can do high level elements like Illusion and multiple turns, it’s smart coaching to use those in preference to risky tumbling sequences that require more pounding.

diversity can be unifying

Miss Val:

… (UCLA) is like the United Nations.”

Danusia: Jamaican and Polish, looks Black but has blond hair.
Sadiqua: Black with a mohawk.
Sophina: Puerta Rican and Black with died blue hair.
Peng: Chinese Canadian with her traditional elegant bun.
Angi: Hispanic
Mikaela: One of the few blond Anglo-Saxons.

He said, “I’m not talking about how they look. I’m talking about how you encourage them to develop and celebrate their own personal style.”

“Your team proves that celebrating diversity can actually be unifying versus divisive.” …

The Power of a Mohawk

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UCLA was the most entertaining team for me last season. I believe they’ll be even stronger this year.