piked Jaeger to mixed grip

Marine Boyer

Click PLAY or watch it on Instagram.

 
Via a wogymnast post that includes mention that Liu Xuan of China competed it in 2000.

augmented reality for Gymnastics Coaching

I can’t foresee computers taking over for coaches any time soon, but I’m certain we’ll be using augmented reality lenses.

I’d like to watch gymnasts training over-layed with A.R. ideal models.

We might also be able to keep stats on our athletes, too. Click PLAY or watch a simple example on YouTube. (4 years ago)

Kohei Uchimura – Longines Ambassador

Longines is proud to announce that Japanese artistic gymnast Kohei Uchimura has been appointed as its new Ambassador of Elegance …

World Champion wears glasses

I competed Gymnastics with glasses. Very rarely did they fly off though I didn’t secure them with a strap.

So I was one of many cheering the only competitor at Worlds 2017 wearing glasses.

Stacy Pratt was another. Read her post on Hello Giggles:

Why I loved watching glasses-wearer Morgan Hurd win the Gymnastics World Championship

gymnasts are academically strong

Yet another example.

The Academic Progress Rate (APR) is an NCAA multi-year measurement of academic progress and an institution’s retention of student-athletes.

Thanks Greg.

 

Gymmy Awards 2017

Voting opens today, October 25th, and will run for one month until November 25​th.

Vote only in the categories for which you have an opinion.

Vote here.

https://twitter.com/thegymdigest/status/923196200333004800

Nastya Ilyankova – Montreal Bars

Awesome Russian Bars not relying on piked Stalders for difficulty.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

That’s Nastya’s YouTube channel.

(via Rewriting Russian Gymnastics)