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Check out their new website, much enhanced with (flash) video.

Don’t miss the feature called IGC TV:

Their 100 acre facility is truly astonishing.

InternationalGymnastics.com

Thanks Nick Blanton.

What’s the best gymnastics meet this weekend?

Not the Women’s American Cup, I’m afraid. It’s inevitably a let down as half the astonishingly small field typically miss routines.

#1 Alabama v #2 Oklahoma on Friday?

or … #3 UCLA v #5 Georgia on Saturday?

More adversity for Georgia as Shayla Worley is out with ankle injury. Grace and her team will have to keep smiles on their faces facing a team that hit every routine last weekend.

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For the first time ever an Alabama meet will be televised live, with Mr. Comanichi doing commentary. Bama fans are already going nuts this season, anticipating a good shot at winning Championships.

OK, truth is … the best competition this weekend will be the American Cup Men’s Meet, one of the best fields ever.

Aunt Joyce linked to yet another solid, up-and-coming gymnast from Russia. They’ve got depth.

Click PLAY or watch Tatiana on YouTube.

The “complete package”, 1996 Olympic all-around champion Lilia Podkopayeva is one of most popular gymnasts in history.

Lilia Podkopayeva & Sergey Kostetskiy finished 3rd for Ukraine at the Eurovision Dance Contest 2008.

Cick PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

(via Body Rhythm)

Kyle Shewfelt linked to this good news story: Olympic athletes get gold in federal budget

Big increases in funding for high performance sport. They’re still adding up the numbers.

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Some had feared funding would be cut drastically as soon as public interest in the Olympics waned. But politicans bandwagoneered on huge popular support of the Games.

Women
Canada, Dominique Pegg
Germany, Elisabeth Seitz
Japan, Yuko Shintake
Mexico, Elsa Garcia
Switzerland, Ariella Kaeslin
Venezuela, Jessica Lopez
United States, Rebecca Bross
United States, Alexandra Raisman
Alt. United States, Kytra Hunter

Men
Colombia, Jorge Hugo Giraldo Lopez
Germany, Fabian Hambuechen
Great Britain, Daniel Keatings
Japan, Koji Yamamuro
Romania, Flavius Koczi
Russia, Maxim Devyatovsky
United States, Chris Brooks
United States, Jonathan Horton
Alt. United States, Danell Leyva

March 6th – competition home page

more photos of Dominique by RICARDO BUFOLIN

Dominique is the Elite Canada Champion, a new Senior who has been impressing many.

related: International Gymnast – Pegg ‘Very Honored’ to Compete at American Cup

Sports Girls Play linked to an amusing TV commercial:

… this PSA ad put out a few years ago spotlights the importance of Dad’s involvement in the development of their childrens’ self esteem. Enjoy….

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

(via Youth Sports Parents and Sports Girls Play)

Wow.

Gymnastike uploaded over 2000 videos in 28 days of February. Nobody could possibly watch them all.

Thankfully, Anne and her team posted a Best of February page. That’s where you can check out the most popular vids.

A big change to F.I.G. Trampoline rules goes into effect September 1, 2010.

“Time of flight” has been added as “an additional objective criteria”. Sounds like a good idea.

It looks like electronics will be used:

read more – F.I.G. – Time of flight voted new criteria

Does this mean heavier athletes will gain some advantage?

Leave a comment if you know more.

UPDATE: Barkalov Wins Russian Championship

From The All Around Gymnastics News on Facebook:

1. Barkalov 88.300; 2. Gogotov 87.400; 3. Cherkasov 86.550; 4. Olennikov 86.500; 5. Pakhomenko 86.400

Complete results (Russian)

I don’t know much about Barkalov, except that he was picked as one of 20 gymnasts to watch in 2010 by Gymnastics Examiner.

Click PLAY or watch his Floor (2008) on YouTube.

Update: Barkalov’s Pommels.