Category: Gymnastics

Penev – Yurchenko double double

To pit.

Click PLAY or watch it on Instagram.

Trying to make the impossible possible #7.4 #gobigorgohome #USAvaulting #USAgymnastics @gymnastkid589

A video posted by Eddie (@eddie_penev) on Feb 9, 2016 at 5:08pm PST

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Cal goes 196.825

HEART this on Instagram.

BEARS. WIN. Cal tallies the SECOND-HIGHEST score in PROGRAM HISTORY with a 196.825! #Strive

A photo posted by Cal Women's Gymnastics (@calwgym) on Feb 8, 2016 at 8:55pm PST

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Sylvie Seilnacht won Vault. We can argue whether or not this should be a 10.0 start. Personally I’m happy to see anything different than Y 1/1.

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Career-high 9.90 AND the vault title? YES @sylvie_seilnacht! ??

A video posted by Cal Women's Gymnastics (@calwgym) on Feb 8, 2016 at 8:10pm PST

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Uchimura Roche and Dragalescu

Kohei has competed most of the major vaults at one time or another.

Click PLAY or watch his Double Front on YouTube.

Click PLAY or watch his Dragalescu on YouTube.

I don’t recall him ever competing Tsuk double back.

balancing activities can improve memory

Climbing a tree and balancing on a beam can dramatically improve cognitive skills, according to a study recently conducted by researchers in the Department of Psychology at the University of North Florida. …

The results of this research, recently published in Perceptual and Motor Skills, suggest working memory improvements can be made in just a couple of hours …

Climbing a tree can improve cognitive skills, researchers say

tree-climbing

Thanks Jeff.

The “Leyva”

Giant 1/1 to 1-rail.

Click PLAY or watch a great interview on 6 South Florida TV.

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GymnasticsProgressions.com

Looks great. 🙂

Click PLAY or watch a teaser on YouTube.

Click over to GymnasticsProgressions.com to check out the options. There is free content. Or a monthly subscription of $7.99 gets you full access to everything.

Jade Chrobok & Ana Padurariu

The two juniors from Gemini Gymnastics in Ontario were the stars of the show at this year’s Elite Canada. 14-year-old Jade Chrobok and her 13-year-old teammate Ana Padurariu finished first and second to top the podium in Halifax. …

Gemini Gals Dominate Junior Field at Elite Canada

Alexandra Leask posted a cute interview on YouTube.