tumbling, tramp, diving, acrobatics, circus, cheer, dance, martial arts, X sports … and more
Former Captain Jesse Kitzen-Abelson is back from coaching in South Africa, currently assisting long time Head Coach Fred Turoff.
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Temple is recruiting too. They no longer have Division I athletic scholarships but there are other kinds of support available.
With Emma Bailey. Translation by Bea Gheorghisor.
Gymnasts more universally loved than Ana Porgras are rare. She defined the 2009-2012 quad, instantly becoming a fan-favorite. She won a bronze medal on bars at the 2009 Worlds, her first major senior competition …
Ana had an almost perfect 2010 Worlds (in Rotterdam) and she won the gold medal in the beam final. …
In mid-January 2012, seven months before the Olympics, Ana announced her retirement from gymnastics. The exact reasons were not explained at the time …
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Balance Beam Situation
Gymnasts from schools outside the top 25 who scored over 9.900
Brianna Comport, Bridgeport – Beam 9.950 (Tuesday), 9.925 (Friday)
Classic Comport.
Rachel Stypinski, Kent State – Beam 9.950
Jordan Hardison, Kent State – Floor 9.925
Maddy Cindric, Arizona – Beam 9.925
Krysten Howard, Arizona – Beam 9.925
Jamyra Carter, Northern Illinois – Bars 9.950
Amanda Fillard, NC State – Bars 9.925
Chelsea Knight, NC State – Bars 9.925
Emma Cullen, Penn – Bars 9.925
Tyra McKellar, Towson – Floor 9.925
Hailey Garner, Arkansas – Bars 9.925
Ashley’s is one of the routines you can vote for in Balance Beam Situation’s BEST ROUTINE OF WEEK 10 POLL.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. BIG tumbling. Dramatic choreography.
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There’s not much science in this short science video. No mention of centre of mass over base of support. No discussion on how forces are generated.
But they are big on suede. 🙂 (A suede-like fabric, actually)
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Logan Bradley once again posted an awesome summary of what happened last weekend.
Sooners Defeat #3 OSU En Route To NCAA-Best Score
Colin Van Wicklen was the lone AA’er for the Sooners. He scored an 84.15 highlighted by a 15.3 on FX which was an NCAA-best score for all of three minutes before teammate Yul Moldauer put up a 15.55. …
Anastasiya was a super talented gymnast who had many problems during her career.
You may have heard a rumour that she’s currently homeless. Not quite.
While it seems crazy to many Western people that Grishina at 21 is married and has a 8-month baby, it’s actually also a pretty normal age in Russia to get married and have kids.
Another comment: when the article talks about Grishina being “on the streets” or “thrown off to the street” it doesn’t mean she’s literally homeless. It’s an expression in Russian that means someone lost the place they used to live in or they were thrown away from home, but it doesn’t mean that they now don’t have any place to live. It’s sort of a poetic exaggeration. She actually rents an apartment. It’s not an ideal situation and rents are sky high in Moscow, but she’s not living on the streets, so don’t worry about that. …
Click through for details – Luba (Israeli Gym Nerd) – Grishina’s story
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