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Single Mom Training For A Spot In 2016 Rio Olympics

Troy Wright linked to this video of Blind Change drills and spotting.

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Balance Beam Situation posted statistics on U.S. Elite Women’s routine composition.

Some of the most popular skills on each apparatus in 2015 are …

BARS – Pak, Straddle Jaeger, Toe-on, Toe-on Full, Toe-on Shaposh, full twisting double back

BEAM – Switch Leap, Aerial Walkover, Layout Step-out, Full Turn, Side Aerial, Split Jump, Sissone, Switch half, Wolf Jump, Double Pike dismount

(Less than 30% use Wolf turn.)

FLOOR – Double Pike, Double Tuck, 1 1/2 Twist, Switch Full, Tour Jete Full, Double Wolf Turn

Click through to Balance Beam Situation for details and trends over the past 4 years.

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The superb JAO YouTube channel has had a name change. It’s now GymTactics Videos: Bounce Gymnastics Girls Team.

Enjoy Jason’s latest tutorial.

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I’ve posted this in the past. But was never sure what competition it was from. Until now.

It was the 1988 Soviet Jr Championships.

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Yeesh! 😦 Who is that guy?

Update – Jason thinks it might be Yuri Yermakov.

… It must be Kolyvanov on Pommels just before the start of the Floor routine.

Thanks Anna.

Recall when people used to say that African American kids make poor gymnasts?

I do.

In the era of Curtis Hibbert, for example. He won the silver medal on Horizontal Bar at the 1987 World Championships. And made 3 apparatus finals at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.

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Nobody is saying anything like that in 2015.

In the past not many African American kids got the chance to try Gymnastics. Access to expensive sports is still a problem today, but less than in the past.

African American girls like 12-year-old Elizabeth Moore of OSEGA Gymnastics, Miles Avery’s Gym, have role models. 🙂

See Elizabeth interviewed.

RICHELLE SIMPSON was the 2003 NCAA All-Around & Floor Champion for Nebraska.

She was back in Lincoln to be honoured at the inaugural University of Nebraska Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony, followed by recognition during halftime of Saturday’s Nebraska-BYU football season-opener.

Simpson is in her ninth year performing for Cirque du Soleil and year seven entertaining at Treasure Island’s Mystère. …

“I never thought I would be there this long, but it’s so creative and so energizing,” Simpson said. “We have many people who have worked for the show for many years, including two or three who have been here since we started. …

The Art of Perfection: Simpson ‘Fit’ Nebraska

It’s gratifying to see the SoCal group so proactive in trying to save and build collegiate men’s gymnastics. 🙂

Shelli Koszdin posted an interview for Stick it Media:

… Long a hotbed for men’s gymnastics talent, the Southern California area has been without a intercollegiate program since the demise of UCLA’s storied program back in 1994. Aside from Stanford and Cal, Southern California high school graduates have had to venture out-of-state to participate in men’s intercollegiate gymnastics.

Along came Schulmeister, a men’s club coach at Torrance’s Studio West, to found an exciting new collegiate club program in Southern California. SCU is an interesting amalgam of student-athletes, attending various junior colleges and universities throughout the area. …

SM: About how much capital did it take to get this team started? How much to keep it running for each year?

Heinz: Startup costs in the 1st year were about $45K. We were able to raise about $30K. So out of pocket about $15K, give or take a few.

If we keep everything as is, we are looking at an average of about $60K­$100K per year. But we need to look ahead and make sure the coaches that currently donate their time are eventually paid. Having our own training facility is being planned as we speak. …

SM: Have there been other attempts to follow in the footsteps of SCU?

Heinz: We have certainly made an impact: Sacramento State is working on having a team. Also, there will be the New York Alliance. Based on the email I received from Brockport’s head coach, they are planning to bring together several small college teams from the New York area to create another D2 team. …

StickItMedia Exclusive Interview: Heinz Schulmeister

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