Category: Gymnastics

56-year-old Tkachev

Yoshinao Kimoto HB All Japan Masters Gymnastics Championship 2017.

Watch it on GymnasticsNews.

There’s a second better Tkachev at the end of the video.

(via Ono)

Kohei Uchimura TV video shoot

Surprisingly, he seems to be enjoying it.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

(via Stick it Media)

Chinese gymnasts training in USA

At Everest and Chows.

http://team-china.tumblr.com/post/168140193416/some-of-the-new-gymnasts-are-going-or-already-in

Eddie Van Hoof being investigated

“The suspension is not a disciplinary penalty, and indeed does not imply any assumption of guilt,” a statement said.

“British Gymnastics confirms that an independent investigation is being conducted into allegations of misconduct relating to Eddie Van Hoof, pending the outcome of which he has been suspended.”

The allegations being investigated have not been specified publicly.

BBC – Eddie van Hoof: British Gymnastics suspends coach amid investigation

I can hardly think of a National Team coach less likely to be guilty of … anything. Let’s wait on the results of this investigation.

Greek philosopher Plato was a gymnast

Plato … was a philosopher in Classical Greece and the founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. He is widely considered the most pivotal figure in the development of philosophy …

Along with his teacher, Socrates, and his most famous student, Aristotle, Plato laid the very foundations of Western philosophy and science. …

His given name, we think, was Aristocles (Ἀριστοκλῆς). Plato was a nickname given to him by a wrestling coach for his broad chest. Or broad shoulders. Plato being related to the word for wide. That’s how one story goes.

Physical fitness was important to the Greek philosophers.

The gymnasium (Greek: gymnasion) in Ancient Greecefunctioned as a training facility for competitors in public games. It was also a place for socializing and engaging in intellectual pursuits. The name comes from the Ancient Greek term gymnós meaning “naked“.

Athletes competed nude, a practice which was said to encourage aesthetic appreciation of the male body, and to be a tribute to the gods …

BBS NCAA Preseason Rankings

December has arrived, which means it is officially time to unveil the 6th annual Balance Beam Situation Preseason Rankings. It’s like the coaches poll, except I’ve been paying attention. …

Florida returns each and every lineup routine from last season’s third-place finish, while casually adding the best freshman class in the country. All that combines to create the strongest and most accomplished roster of any school in the country. In the final season with Baker and McMurtry, this is Jenny’s time.

1. Florida Gators
2. Oklahoma Sooners
3. LSU Tigers
4. Alabama Crimson Tide
5. UCLA Bruins
6. Utah Utes

2018 BALANCE BEAM SITUATION PRESEASON RANKINGS

Click through to see Spencer’s top 25.

Gators vs LSU Friday, 12 January 2018 at Florida.

2017 South American Championships

Hosted in Cochabamba, Bolivia.

1. Brazil
2. Argentina
3. Bolivia

1. Lorrane Oliveira Brazil 51.133
2. Camila Bonzo Argentina 50.901
3. AgustinaPisos Argentina 50.600
4. Ayelen Tarabini Argentina 50.034
5. Anna Reis Brazil 49.634
6. Carolyne Pedro Brazil 49.567
full results

Lucas Bittencourt won the Men’s AA with 80,600.