Some sort of highlights edit is available from the Dutch Federation:
The official DVD of the 2010 gymnastics world championships in Rotterdam Ahoy on sale for only EU9.95 plus shipping. An invaluable compilation DVD featuring a comprehensive, daily report and the different course the historical performance of the Dutch gymnastics teams.
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1-arm handstand
Jim on Beast Skills posts detailed tutorials on extreme strength.
He traveled to the Philadelphia School of Circus Arts to get help with his 1-arm handstand from coach Lin Junming.
He mostly discusses hand positions, especially what I’ve always called “Chinese fingers”.
updating the Gymnastics Calendar
NCAA WAG Championships 2013 – UCLA, April 19-21
NCAA WAG Championships 2012 – Georgia Institute of Technology, April 20-22
NCAA – Future championship sites released via College Gym Fans
NCAA WAG Championships 2011 – Cleveland, Ohio, April 15-17
NCAA MAG Championships 2011 – Ohio State, April 14-16
NCAA WAG Regional Championships 2011 – all 6 meets Sat. April 2nd
AND the much anticipated European Championships in Germany:
… first major gymnastics championship of 2011 is set to go next week in Berlin. The event takes a similar format to the 2009 worlds with just 4 competitors from each country (6 in the men’s event) and no team competition. There will be individual all around and event finals.
April 4th – Women’s podium training
April 5th – Men’s podium training
April 6th – Women’s qualification (4 subdivisions)
April 7th – Men’s qualification (3 subdivisions)
April 8th – Men’s and Women’s AA final
April 9th and 10th – Event finals
Catalina Ponor’s comeback
The blogs are buzzing with the news that multiple Olympic gold medalist Catalina Ponor is officially making a comeback. Again. At age-23.
Click PLAY or watch a Romanian TV clip on YouTube. She looks to be in pretty good shape.
I’m skeptical. Much as I’d love to see another colourful elder gymnast on the world scene, I agree with Stoi!:
… can Romania really afford another gymnast that can’t swing bars?
They’d be far better off with some new Bars specialist.
related – FanGymnastics – Catalina Ponor is officially back – “I want to be in the history books”
judging Katelyn Ohashi’s Beam
@intlgymnast linked to some routines broken down by difficulty.
As a sample, here’s that amazing Beam routine from a few weeks ago.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
See more on the javajunkie6 YouTube channel. And leave any comments on the YouTube page of the specific routine.
There are some novelties including Elise Ray’s Bars sequences from 10yrs ago evaluated under the current code.
what happened to China?
Jet lag?
Not prepared for these unimportant meets?
Both the Chinese men’s and the women’s teams had bad meets in Canada this past weekend. And the women’s team included World silver medalist Jiang Yuyuan.
Click PLAY or watch her Floor on YouTube.
… not her usual effervescent self.
There are more videos from both Wild Rose and Shewfelt on the GymnCA YouTube channel. Thanks Jenn!
(via Chinese Gymnastics Blog)
Wild Rose and Kyle Shewfelt
In a nation infamous for boring, slow gymnastics competitions, we now have two in the same region – Alberta, Canada – garnering high praise.
If these two meets were hosted back-to-back weekends, it would be a nice trip to do both, training between the meets. (And possibly sneaking off to Banff for some Spring skiing, too.)
In fact, these two competitions were originally scheduled back-to-back weekends, but a venue problem forced the Edmonton meet to change dates.
Wild Rose has a horrible website, but most everything else is first class. It offers only Women’s Artistic Gymnastics.
The best write-up on Wild Rose was posted by Couch Gymnast. The highlight past 2 years has been the chance to compete against CHINA.
The Kyle Shewfelt Gymnastics Festival is a totally different concept. Kyle started modestly this year with only about 500 participants, but plans to grow this event HUGE, adding more acrobatic sports. Kyle wants as many kids as possible to enjoy the fun and excitement of a major event.
The best write up on Shewfelt was posted by Amanda Turner on International Gymnast.
Competition dates are not confirmed, as yet, for these two meets in 2012. But consider one or both for your competition calendar.
The rest of the competitions in Canada, aside from Gymnix, need step up to compete with the innovation and attention to detail offered in Alberta.
Ask your kids what meet they liked best this season?
Photo courtesy of http://www.daveholland.ca
If you attended either meet, leave a comment. Especially if you have suggestions for improvement.
Samantha Craus – Tkachev
World’s Best Tricks IV
Amanda Turner and International Gymnast on Facebook linked to this, the most recent in a series.
The most dangerous tricking and acrobatics compilation I’ve seen. ( Artistic gymnasts are the safest athletes included.)
150,000+ views
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
when will Karen Cockburn retire?
That’s what many of the best trampolinist of the world have been wondering. For YEARS.
Karen Cockburn (born October 2, 1980) is a Canadian trampoline gymnast.
… the only trampoline athlete to have won a medal at every Olympic Games. She was selected as Canada’s flag bearer for the closing ceremonies of the Beijing 2008 Olympics. …
She must be slowing down. Right?
Three-time Olympic medal winner Karen Cockburn of Toronto, showing no signs of slowing down, topped the field in the women’s trampoline competition at Elite Canada on Sunday while Charles Thibault of Quebec City pulled off an upset victory in the men’s competition.
Cockburn won convincingly in the women’s final with a score of 54.240, with Rosannagh MacLennan in second with 49.895 points and Samantha Sendel third at 47.805. …
Gymnastics Canada – Cockurn back in familiar top spot at Elite Canada trampoline event
Karen has an autobiography coming out soon. Yet the last chapters are not yet writ.
I’d love to see her in London, challenging for a 4th medal.
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