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From Gymnastics Australia President Ken Williamson:
I wish to advise that Jane Allen, Chief Executive Officer of Gymnastics Australia, tendered her resignation as of 1st February 2010. Jane has accepted the position of CEO of British Gymnastics and subject to visa approval will commence in her new position in April 2010. …
What a move. To the nation hosting the next Olympics. Congratulations Jane.
Thanks David.
Who else?
LSU’s Susan Jackson has been on the top of this list since week 1.
It’s the Year of the Tiger.
There are far too few photos of Susan Jackson on the internet. Here’s one of the little girl who dreamed of being a champion one day.
It’s from her sitesbymorgan website, not updated in years.
Roll Tide.
With a brilliant 197.425 in a win over Florida, Alabama is back on top of the standings. (Oklahoma actually has a slightly higher RQS.)
Falls on balance beam and out-of-bounds deductions on floor exercise cost fifth-ranked UCLA in a 195.975-195.625 loss to eighth-ranked Stanford on Sunday afternoon in Pauley Pavilion. …
Vanessa Zamarripa won the all-around (39.5), beam (9.9) and floor (9.9). Brittani McCullough won the vault with a 9.9 while debuting a Yurchenko 1.5 vault. …
… Stanford was shaky on balance beam …
Congratulations to the new Olympic Champion.
And well deserved. Perfect back layout double twist. (I don’t care about the moguls or speed of the run.)
I’ll post video for both men and women when video eventually gets posted online.
Oft injured Rebecca should be in good shape for March 6th, the American Cup.
How’s she doing?
Click PLAY or watch her beam from the WOGA meet this weekend on YouTube.
Should she replace that Sheep Jump?
Update. Marcus points out it’s not as bad as it looks at full speed.
Check the comments for other concerns.
Rebecca is a fantastic gymnast. But is she fantastic enough to be the next Olympic Champion from WOGA? …
I’m not convinced she is. Rebecca’s legs, especially on bars, are very deductible.
amazing capture by GrinnellGirl
From one of my former gymnasts.
Several large circus tents previously used by Cirque du Soleil are on their way to Haiti to be used as a temporary headquarters for the Port-au-Prince government, according to the man donating them.
The self-contained tents would replace government buildings destroyed a month ago by the devastating earthquake that killed at least 200,000 people, Nevada real estate developer Tom Schrade said Thursday. …
The tents have 33,000 square feet of interior floor space, including heating and air conditioning systems, interior and exterior lighting, toilets and 900 padded chairs, Schrade said. …
Conrad Hilton and the Clinton Foundation are transporting the tents.
(via Cirque Tribune)
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