Spontaneously we decided to pad the base of one of our pit bars with a cylinder mat.
It worked surprisingly well.
Small kids can climb up on to the bar from this mat.
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Barbie – gymnastics coach
With the Barbie I can be a Gymnastics Coach, girls can discover their dreams with barbie. Also includes a cute little Kelly doll that can slide and pose on the balance beam. There are hoops, a gold medal and all the accessories to be a great gymnastics coach. Doll can not stand alone. …
Hmmm …
Barbie is a gymnastics coach with Kelly as student. Kelly spins on balance beam. …
return of the Goodwill Games?
Outspoken former billionaire Ted Turner wants to “revive the Goodwill Games, the Olympic-style competition he created in response to the boycotts of the 1980 and 1984 Olympics.”
… The first Goodwill Games were in Moscow in 1986, followed by Seattle in 1990, St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1994, New York City in 1998 and Brisbane, Australia in 2001.
Then Time Warner, which bought Turner’s properties, pulled the plug.
“That was short-sighted management of Time Warner,” said Turner, who eventually left the company. “If I’d have stayed there the Goodwill Games would not have been canceled. I really believe they helped to bring the Cold War to a conclusion — in fact, I know in my heart, because I was there, it helped to bring the Cold War to a conclusion.”
He even knows which network should bring back his creation.
“ESPN should be the one to do the Goodwill Games,” he told an ESPN reporter in the packed audience, “and if you want me to consult for free, I’ll do it.” …
Olympic Briefs — Possible Goodwill Games Revival
Jennifer Sey at the Goodwill Games in 1986 – California Literary Review – Jennifer Sey on the Harsh World of Elite Gymnastics
NCAA Championships Men 2009
From USA Gymnastics:
Three teams and the top three all-around competitors not on one of the qualifying teams, plus the top three individuals on each event not already qualified on a team or as an all-around competitor, will advance from each pre-qualifying session to the finals session. Final competitions will take place April 17-18, also at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.
The 2009 qualifying teams and individuals are listed below.
ALL-AROUND QUALIFIERS:
| ATHLETE | INSTITUTION | QUALIFYING SCORE |
| 1. Derek Gygax | William & Mary | 83.950 |
| 2. Ty Evans | Springfield | 82.480 |
| 3. Josh Fox | Springfield | 82.430 |
| 4. Nash Mills | Air Force | 81.430 |
| 5. Ty Smith | Army | 79.890 |
| 6. Boris Rasin | MIT | 79.760 |
FLOOR EXERCISE INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIERS:
| ATHLETE | INSTITUTION | QUALIFYING SCORE |
| 1. Aaron Zaiser | Air Force | 14.490 |
| 2. Josh Fried | William & Mary | 14.450 |
| 3. Scott Bloomfield | Temple | 14.210 |
| 4. Chris Valeska | William & Mary | 14.040 |
| 5. Tyler Croteau | Temple | 13.990 |
| 6. Evan Burke | Temple | 13.990 |
POMMEL HORSE INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIERS:
| ATHLETE | INSTITUTION | QUALIFYING SCORE |
| 1. Adam Al-Rokh | Temple | 14.060 |
| 2. James Prim | William & Mary | 14.010 |
| 3. Richard Pearson | William & Mary | 13.990 |
| 4. Jacob Houder | Air Force | 13.950 |
| 5. Andy Hunter | William & Mary | 13.810 |
| 6. John Vogtman | Temple | 13.790 |
STILL RINGS INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIERS:
| ATHLETE | INSTITUTION | QUALIFYING SCORE |
| 1. Jacob Schonig | Air Force | 15.320 |
| 2. James Prim | William & Mary | 14.880 |
| 3. Matthew Bolognese | Springfield | 14.850 |
| 4. Josiah Loeser | Air Force | 14.690 |
| 5. John Vogtman | Temple | 14.320 |
| 6. Chris Mooney | Temple | 14.150 |
VAULT INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIERS:
| ATHLETE | INSTITUTION | QUALIFYING SCORE |
| 1. Scott Bloomfield | Temple | 15.500 |
| 2. Jeff Zack | Temple | 15.260 |
| 3. Devin Menefee | Air Force | 15.250 |
| 4. Keith Stumpf | Springfield | 15.230 |
| 5. Chris Mooney | Temple | 15.180 |
| 6. Aaron Zaiser | Air Force | 15.100 |
PARALLEL BARS INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIERS:
| ATHLETE | INSTITUTION | QUALIFYING SCORE |
| 1. Pat McLaughlin | Temple | 14.110 |
| 2. Andy Hunter | William & Mary | 14.030 |
| 3. Andrew Kelly | Springfield | 13.810 |
| 4. Adam Al-Rokh | Temple | 13.650 |
| 5. Tyler Croteau | Temple | 13.640 |
| 6. James Prim | William & Mary | 13.630 |
HORIZONTAL BAR INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIERS
| ATHLETE | INSTITUTION | QUALIFYING SCORE |
| 1. Sloan Crawford | William & Mary | 14.180 |
| 2. Brett Lazarus | MIT | 13.940 |
| 3. Pat McLaughlin | Temple | 13.880 |
| 4. Jay Hilbun | William & Mary | 13.870 |
| 5. John Vogtman | Temple | 13.840 |
| 6. Michael Freundlich | Springfield | 13.520 |
I predict Stanford will win. Casey Sandy will take the All-around.
NCAA Gymnastics Championships draw
I’m looking forward to NCAA Championships in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Preliminary team and all-around competition will be conducted in two sessions Thursday, April 16 at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. The top three teams from each session will advance to the Super Six competition Friday, April 17 at 6 p.m. The top four individuals from each session in each event (plus ties) from the preliminary competition will compete in the individual-event finals on Saturday, April 18 at 6 p.m.
predictions on what teams will qualify to the Super Six
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Nastia’s favourite montage
On Twitter Nastia Liukin linked to this video.
My favorite montage EVER! Thank you to whoever made it!!!!
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
video – very difficult tumbling passes
A montage of some of the most difficult tumbling passes performed by American gymnasts on floor exercise.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
More like this on the maloneystibiarod YouTube Channel. (637 videos)
Thanks apolytongp.
where is coach Leonid Arkayev?
VIOLA ROADKILL fills in some details.
The most successful gymnastics coach in history is living in a small apartment, starting morning training at 6:30AM in a new world class training venue.
He has about 1000 young students and plans to develop the program over the next 4-6 years.
Having an Olympic gymnast in time for London is a long shot, however.
He’s enjoying himself. Click through for details – Leonid Arkayev – the most terrible punishment – to do nothing
=== original post from March 19th, 2009:
Coaching in the city of Saransk, Russia, the capital of the Republic of Mordovia.
This was mentioned in an interview with 3-time World Champion Svetlana Khorkina posted in International Gymnast.
circa 1997
Arkayev is the most successful gymnastics coach in history. Has he been relegated to a retirement coaching position?
(via Senor Nico on the IG Forum)
team jump-rope video
Coach Lisa Adlard sent us a link to an impressive video of school girls doing jump rope at a 2008 US Naval Academy venue. The soldiers loved it!
These girls are the Kings Firecrackers, and they jump as few others have. Team jump-roping is growing in popularity, supported by organizations such as USA Jump Rope and AAU jump rope, with hundreds of competitive teams …
Cincinnati Enquirer 2004 – Firecracker girls skip, jump, dazzle
(Photo by Meggan Booker/The Cincinnati Enquirer)
… USA Jump Rope sponsors various regional competitions and a national competition at Walt Disney World’s Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida every June. …
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