Acro was accepted by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board as a new discipline for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games at the board’s recent meeting in Rio de Janeiro (BRA). The third edition of the Youth Olympic Games will be held October 1-12, 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Category: Acrobatic Gymnastics
Sports Acrobatics is currently judged in five categories: Men’s, Women’s, Mixed pairs, Women’s triples, Men’s quadruples
FIG Olympic Gala today
Recall that London did not present a 2012 Olympic Gala. It’s back. And looks great. Many Worlds and Olympic medalists will be performing.
See the biggest stars from the 2016 Rio Games and World Championships from all Gymnastics disciplines put on a show at the Olympic Gymnastics gala August 17 at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Click here to find the programme.
Leave a comment if you know how to watch that online.
Chinese Men’s Group at Worlds
Of all Acrobatic Gymnastics competitions, Men’s Group is most impressive to me.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Monte Carlo circus performance 2014
Wheel of death, foot juggling, Acrobatic Gymnastics. This is one cool act.
Click PLAY or watch it on Facebook.
Acrobatic Worlds is over
FIG posts are all linked from their 25th Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships 2016 mini site.
Click PLAY or watch a wrap-up clip on YouTube.
more Acro videos
Arevik Seyranyan – Hand Balancer
A circus performer, she now lives in Winter Haven, Florida.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Here’s VIDEO of her training at age-2 and age-8.
Thanks Vadim.
Maia Acro World Cup 2016
More than 1000 participants, a record. More than 60 delegations from 21 countries.
No nation won more than one title at the FIG Maia Acrobatic World Cup in Portugal this weekend, indicating that the fight for medals and superiority at next month’s Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships in Putian (CHN) is going to be tight. …
Click PLAY or catch a glimpse on Vimeo.
via Lourenço França
Cheer and Cirque du Soleil
For the first time Cirque is working with Cheerleaders. Cheer bases are as good as the best in Acrobatic Gymnastics.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
(via Cirque du Soleil on Facebook)
British Championship Series 2016
July 28-31, Liverpool
Thursday 28 and Friday 29 July – Aerobic Gymnastics British Championships
Friday 29, Saturday 30 and Sunday 31 July – Rhythmic Gymnastics and Acrobatic Gymnastics British Championships
Saturday 30 and Sunday 31 July – TeamGym 2016 British Championships and 2016 GB Gym for Life Challenge
via Gymternet Clan