Category: Gymnastics

Camilo Vera – P Bar double double

Angel Barajas – H Bar

Angel is only age-17.

From Cúcuta, Colombia.

Silver at Jr. Worlds 2023 though he qualified 1st in the AA.

Laser Beam Sky Bridge

I love the Laser Beam products.

The Sky Bridge takes training balance to the next heights. 😀

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Jake Jarman 9/2 twist

I recall Kenzo doing this on a competition floor in training.

FIG WTC Antwerp Worlds Report

2023 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Antwerp, BEL

Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Technical Committee Report

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Safronov (USSR) did Kasamatsu first

And Safronov competed the Kasamatsu Vault at University Games 1973.

It was named after Shigeru Kasamatsu who competed it at 1974 Worlds.

Uncle Tim posted the details:

1973: The Men’s Competition at the University Games

Ellie Black – Kasamatsu

Oklahoma intersquad

’tis the season for showing routines to the general public.

Li Ning statue in Switzerland

A statue of Li Ning, China’s ‘Prince of Gymnastics’, was unveiled 2017 in Montreux, Switzerland, as part of a celebration marking the 150th anniversary of the Swiss Montreux Gymnastics Committee.

It joins statues of rock vocalist Freddie Mercury, jazz trumpeter Miles Davis, and actor Charles Chaplin.  Good company.

 

Lily Smith – Beam

Lily Smith is one of the most exciting rookies for 2024. Ranked No. 1 by collegegymnews.com

She’s going to make me pay close attention to Georgia this season.

This is cool.

Jordan Chiles on Hell’s Kitchen TV

This week on “Hell’s Kitchen,” Olympic champion Jordan Chiles showed the chefs how to find balance in a gymnastics-themed challenge.

How did that work out for them? 😀