Category: Gymnastics

Trinity training the “Phillips”

I mean the Biles.

Click PLAY or watch Trinity on Instagram.

 

Click PLAY or watch London Phillips on YouTube. (2005)

London never competed it at a major FIG Championships so it was not named after her.

(via papaliukin)

Oya Power Tumbling – triple pike

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See how these animations (more VIDEOS) are constructed. Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

I’m interested in converting REAL Gymnastics routines to Oya animations. Then having software “score” the routine.

Nadia’s 1st Olympic perfect 10

Exactly 40 years since she performed the first ‘Perfect 10’, Laureus Academy Member Nadia Comaneci has reflected on her historic Olympic success and looked ahead to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. …

Around the Rings

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Hop? What hop? 🙂

As a young man I declined the chance to attend those Games. In retrospect, a BIG mistake.

(via papaliukin)

Russian gymnasts should NOT be banned from Rio

Whilst FIG fully supports the IOC’s policy of “Zero Tolerance in Doping”, it strongly feels that not all Russian athletes of all sports should be banned and found guilty for actions in other sports and federations.

Artistic Gymnastics, Rhythmic Gymnastics and Trampoline athletes cannot be judged based on other sports. …

FIG raises serious concerns about possible blanket ban on Russian athletes

Rewriting Russian Gymnastics has been closely following this story – No Russia for Rio? – WADA/McLaren report set to recommend blanket ban

The good news?

IOC Executive Board member blasts USADA and CCES for calling for blanket Rio 2016 ban on Russian athletes in leaked letter

For the record, the Olympic boycotts of 1980 and 1984 were also terribly unfair to completely innocent athletes.

Mustafina

Denis Ablyazin – Floor

When Denis hits he’s one of the few guys who can challenge Kenzo. This might be his best routine yet.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. 15.600 (D 7.1)

when Marta walked into the room

Ashton:

“Finally, Martha came in and she was actually tearful,” Locklear said. “She said, ‘We made the decision and it was a really hard one.’ She couldn’t get it out because she was crying. … But then she did, and she named the team, and I wasn’t in the top five. So the tears came. … I thought, ‘Wow. Sixteen years of all this training. After all you’ve done, it’s over.’”

Karolyi paused, congratulated those five, and then went on to name the alternates. “My name was the second one called,” Locklear said, “and I was shocked because I didn’t think a specialist could be an alternate. I was like, ‘Wow, I’m on the Olympic team!’” …

Charlotte Observer

 

If she doesn’t compete, she will not receive a medal (the U.S. is heavily favored to win the team gold) because the alternates don’t get one. She will fly to Rio with the other U.S. gymnasts in early August, but she doesn’t get to stay or practice in the Olympic Village with her teammates. She and the other two alternates will be housed and continue their training just outside the Olympic Village, waiting for a call-up that may never come.

related – Jackie Jacobs calls for support to get Ashton Locklear’s parents to Rio Olympics