Category: Gymnastics

Ellie Black for CheeRIOs

Heart this tweet. 🙂

Thanks Cordelia.

when Wolf Turns go bad

I don’t mind Wolf Turns, actually. Since they are overvalued in the Code, however, judges need be severe in evaluation. They’re not often well executed.

Balance Beam Situation provides comic relief. 🙂

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WHEN WOLF TURNS GO BAD

former gymnast wins NCAA hurdles

At National TOPs testing as an 8 year old she had the fastest 60 yard dash and highest vertical jump in the nation. …

Choice Gymnastics

UK track star Jasmine Camacho-Quinn made history Saturday when she became the first freshman to win the NCAA Track & Field 100-meter hurdles title. …

Jasmine

Jennifer Bricker and Dominique Moceanu

This looks interesting.

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Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel is a monthly sports newsmagazine on HBO that debuted on April 2, 1995.

Aleah Finnegan

Sarah’s sister at GAGE. (One of my favourite Gyms.)

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via irishdaniel

11 gymnasts to CDN Olympic Trial

Dave Brubaker:

“The pool of athletes to choose from for our Olympic team is deeper than it has ever been, and I’m confident that we will be sending an exceptionally strong team to Rio.”

Black and Onyshko headline Gymnastics Selection Camp for Rio

Isabela Onyshko
Isabela Onyshko

Onyshko, Brandon, MB – Brandon Eagles Gymnastics
Ellie Black, Halifax, NS – Halifax Alta Gymnastics Club
Shallon Olsen, Surrey, BC – Omega Sports Centre
Brittany Rogers, Calgary, AB – Calgary Gymnastics Centre
Megan Roberts, Toronto, ON – East York Gymnastics
Madison Copiak, Calgary, AB – Calgary Gymnastics Centre
Sabrina Gill, Oakville, ON – Manjak’s Gymnastics Club
Rose-Kaying Woo, Brossard, QC – Gym-Richelieu
Victoria-Kayen Woo, Brossard, QC – Gym-Richelieu
Maegan Chant, Waterdown, ON – World Class Gymnastics
Kirsten Peterman, Cambridge, ON – Revolution Gymnastics

disaster for Dunedin Gymnastics, NZ

It’s not clear whether or not insurance will cover this kind of loss. 😦

Dunedin Gymnastics Academy will have to write off more than $100,000 worth of equipment after health and safety tests last week revealed traces of asbestos on the rafters and window sills.

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related – Give A Little fund-raiser

Sorry to hear the bad news, Imogen.

Gymnastics – right or left?

Do you put down your right or left hand first on round-off?

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Are you a a right or left twister on saltos in the air?

tilt twist

It has something to do with the differences between the right and left sides of your brain.

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related – Bill Sands’ study of 171 high level WAG gymnasts indicated that right hand first on roundoff gymnasts tend to twist to the right in the air. Left hand first gymnasts tend to twist left. That means the majority are able to compete Kasamatsu vault. (A minority would compete the more difficult Tsukahara full.)

In Men’s Artistic that percentage is even higher. Certainly well over 90% of male gymnasts can do Kasamatsu.