Crazy strong.
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(via Christopher Sommer)
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standing 1/1 on Beam
GNN – Who goes to Rio?
Terri Laymon posted their list (so far) on Gymnastics News Network.
Click PLAY or watch highlights of some of the top American contenders on YouTube.
Marvin Sharp charged with child molesting
A one-time US Women’s Olympic coach who owns a gymnastics academy in Indianapolis is facing several felony charges relating to sexual misconduct with children.
Marvin Sharp, 48, is charged with four counts of child molesting, three counts of sexual misconduct with a minor and knowing possession of child pornography. The Marion County Prosecutor’s Office says the crimes took place beginning in May 2013 and up until May 2015, at times with victims younger than 14.
Sharp, the owner of Sharp’s Gymnastics Academy, was taken into custody Sunday night. …
Former Olympic coach of the year Marvin Sharp charged with child molestation, child porn possession
That’s a shocker for me. 😦
He’s made no public statement, so far as I’ve heard.
Pommel Horse in the rubble
Nick Blanton:
This photo is really quite powerful in the emotions it sparks…. What do you think?
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UPDATE: As I feared, that’s a Gym in war torn Yemen. See more photos. 😦
American Team to Worlds?
Andy’s Angle – World’s Team:
At this point …
1. Simone Biles
2. Gabby Douglas
3. Aly Raisman
4. Maggie Nichols5. Madison Kocian or possibly Ashton Locklear
6. Bailie Key, Kyla Ross, or Alyssa Baumann
Read his rationale on American Gymnast.
Andy’s goal was to maximize team score. But USA is going to win team regardless of which National Team members are selected.
Instead they should look to maximize the number of medals won at Worlds.
Balance Beam Situation comes up with similar team scores with a number of different scenarios – On Kyla, Gabby, and How It Doesn’t Really Matter
Arabian Punch Front posted team predictions for USA and many of the top nations – World Championship Predictions 2015: August Edition
Nile Wilson – Day in the life
Cliff Jumping Italy
Contiki sent Aussie Matt to Europe to hang out with the Devin Supertramp crew. 🙂
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(via Greg Roe)
Lyn Heward on Artistry
The former Artistic Director of Cirque du Soleil, who has spent the better part of two decades helping create the spectacle of one of the world-renowned circus, has teamed with music specialist Lasse Nettum of the Norwegian College of Sports Science in Oslo to re-infuse artistry into Women’s Artistic Gymnastics.
Through a series of Artistry Workshops, given at FIG World Championship events beginning in 2013, Heward and Nettum have attempted to guide judges and coaches in the creation of original, artistic works, particularly on Balance Beam and Floor Exercise …
That’s an excellent read. I agree with Lyn Heward, of course.
And I’ve seen some of the material from those presentations. Very interesting. But I’ve not yet seen any of them posted online.
The problem is evaluating artistry in Artistic Gymnastics. I’m not convinced it’s possible. No panel of judges will be consistently able to arrive at the same “Artistry deductions” from meet-to-meet. 😦
Since it’s impossible, my proposal is not to include artistry in the Code of Points. Instead the judges or – better – a computer video program – deduct only those things that can be reliably evaluated: height, distance, line, leg position, elbows, etc.
Brenna Dowell can keep her feet stretched on Tkachevs. The great majority who cannot should be deducted.
related – The artistry question
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