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… Originally, Fabian Hambüchen, who tore his Achilles tendon in January, planned to come back at the first German trials for the Worlds in Altendiez next weekend. But then he decided to test his routines (except floor and vault) before the trials at the fifth competition of the German Bundesliga.
… high bar: 16.65/7.5 including a Kolman, a layout Tkatchev and a layout Jaeger full (E). That’s the routine he plans to keep until the 2012 Olympics. …

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Watch part of that routine on this site.

Nice Rybalko to layout Jaeger full!

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

That’s Timo Niemelä from Finland.

(via The All Around Gymnastics News on Facebook)

World Champion Kohei Uchimura dominates the sport at (seemingly) 70% effort, 70% of the difficulty he can do in the gym.

Click PLAY or watch his Japan Cup Pipe on Gymnastike.

http://www.gymnastike.org/embed/ODQ2NDk5MDY1?related=1

A healthy Paul Hamm might challenge him in the AA.

19yr-old Danell Leyva is trying to catch him:

What kind of goals have you set for Worlds?

I definitely want to win, but it’s going to be really hard with Kohei Uchimura. My main goal is to shake him. To make him think, ‘Oh man, this guy is really close to me now.’

Why do many consider Uchimura unbeatable?

It has to do a lot with his form. He’s really really clean in everything he does. The thing that makes us different – he does his job really well, but I feel like I can bring a little more flair. Bring a little more of that artistic part back into artistic gymnastics. When he goes, everyone is like, ‘Wow, that was beautiful.’ When I go, I want to make people say, “Ohh, oh my gosh, did you see that. That was impressive!’

Read the entire interview with brashly confident Danell on Universal – Leyva to world: “I’m coming”

It ain’t bragging if you can do it.

Gymnova Canada on Facebook posted a series of photos showing the construction of this trampoline.

… Needless to endlessly repeat, Gymnastics Coaching believes backyard trampolines should be banned. Kids, instead, should be practicing at clubs with qualified coaches.

Ya, right.

How much longer do we have to live this lie?

… For now, the 2008 Olympic individual all-around champion is focused on the 2012 Games. But while in England, she does plan to sneak over to Buckingham Palace for a peek at Kate Middleton’s wedding dress, which is on display there.

“Oh, that’s on my list,” she says. “That’s my No. 1.”

Inside Gymnastics

She’s focused on Team USA: Britain Bound, not getting her Bar routine back together.

Getting babies started on this very technical skill can be challenging.

Mary Lee Tracy shows one approach.

Click PLAY or watch some drills on YouTube.

Cool.

At some fuzzy time in the near future you’ll be able to shift gears on a bike merely by thinking UP or DOWN in your bike helmet.

Click PLAY or watch the (painfully) Toyota sponsored video on YouTube.

What uses of this technology could we dream up for coaching?

(via Mashable – Bicycle Of The Future Shifts Gears Via Brain Waves)

Jayd Lukenchuk from (my old gym) Taiso, Saskatoon invents a new release move.

Click PLAY or watch it YouTube.

Try that, Charlie Tamayo. 🙂

related – video of Jayd training

(via All Things Gym)

Update: Matthew Sparks, head coach of the Cirque show in Orlando, notes that many circus artists have done this skill on Rope (Spanish Web/Cordes Lisse)… including another Canadian Gymnast, Jonathan Morin, who did it in training.

I’ve seen a few scarifying trailers for the upcoming Red Bull snowboard movie The Art of FLIGHT. Here’s one.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

I honestly don’t think I could watch that film.

I’ve attended the USAG Acrobatic Gymnastics Nationals a couple of times over the years. A small event with surprisingly few competitors.

That’s all changed. The sport is now booming

Following the conclusion of the 2011 Acro Nationals elite competition, all of the elite competitors got together to perform this spectacular group routine.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Thank Louis for the link.