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by site editor Rick McCharles

If your athlete always wanted to perform in the Circus, consider making the trip to Lost Wages:

The Cirque du Soleil Casting team is hosting open acrobatic auditions in Las Vegas in September 2010 for the following disciplines:

Gymnasts – Tumblers – Trampolinists – Sports Acrobats – Divers
September 18 from 9 A.M. to 6 P.M.
Callback session for the above disciplines: September 19.

Professional Martial Artists – Inline Skaters – Extreme Sports – Rhythmic Gymnasts
September 20 from 9 A.M. to 6 P.M.

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Normally athletes should be age-18 or older to attend. Ask permission from Cirque if they are younger or they will likely be turned away at the door.

What’s it like to go to audition for the first time?

Let’s ask Peter Andersen from Surrey Gymnastic Society on YouTube.

The main link to the casting page is atop every page on this site. Email me if you have a specific question regarding one of your athletes: RickMcCharles@gmail.com

disclosure – I love Cirque du Soleil

I’d rather watch Glee or American Family than that teen gymnastics TV show.

For me MIOBI has too much drama, not enough gymnastics. (Similar to the Romanian National Team, come to think about it.)

It starts up again June 28th.

Click PLAY or watch preview #3 on YouTube.

(via Gymnastics Examiner)

Perhaps we should send Sasha to Romania to not coach there. He competed for them, you recall.

Katrina and friends.

via TweetPhoto

Often included on lists of the best beam routines all time, this old training footage of Ekaterina from 1993 has a wonderful historic vibe.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Here’s the routine itself in competition.

(via Gymtage)

Jiang Yuyuan – official website (English)

This was put together by the same people who do Yang Yilin’s official website (English).

The Trying Times of Ksenia Afanasyeva

Siberia’s Gymnastics treasures

The Italian PowerHouse – Erika Fasana

Dory Dynna: Gymnastics Portraiture

Malaysian Head Coach – Nataliya Sinkova

British gymnast Danusia Francis

NCAA VS Elite

Forminte: Romania’s Whipping Boy?

things to look forward to at the upcoming US Nationals

Quiz – test your gymnastics knowledge

The Couch Gymnast – Issue #4

Decided by comments on this video → vote for the winning release move.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Of course I voted for #2, perhaps the best Ray II release I’ve ever seen.

That’s Alaina Johnson of Texas East – who tied for 1st All Around Senior D.

Click through to Gymnastike to see her Bars from J.O. Nationals 2010.

Don’t watch this video for technique. These guys were out for one-upmanship with the camera rolling.

Texans messin’ in Houston.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

The blonde nutcase is Brenden McAleavey.

Here’s his youtube channel – mcadog7

Linked by Fabian Hambuechen via Andreu Vivó on Facebook.

… a great celebration on GBR success at euros, and the improvement of GB gymnastics as a whole. …

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

(via Gymtage: The Best in Gymnastics Montages)