Anna Bessonova is one of the greatest Rhythmic gymnasts of all time.
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circus acrobat dies in fall
Sad news.
A San Diego acrobatic performer and instructor died Tuesday night after he fell headfirst from a metal chain during a show for about 700 people at a PGA golf-tournament dinner in Scottsdale, Ariz., …
Jose Angel Vera was also a gymnastics coach.
A fund has been set up to help the family with funeral costs.
Thanks Tracey.
Romanian Gymnastics Team
New Head Coach Nicusor Pascu was interviewed by Prosport a month after taking over the job.
He calls his training program “radical”.
In the post-Drăgulescu era, here’s the current Men’s Team:
Daniel Popescu (CS Dinamo Bucuresti)
Razvan Selariu (CS Dinamo Bucuresti)
Flavius Koczi (CS Dinamo Bucuresti)
Marius Berbecar (CSM Bistrita)
Robert Stanescu (CS Dinamo Bucuresti)
Alin Jivan (CSS3 Steaua Bucuresti)
Adrian Bucur (CSM Sf. Gheorghe)
Cosmin Popescu (CS Dinamo Bucuresti)
Cosmin Malita (CSS Resita)
Cosmin Iancu (CSS3 Steaua Bucuresti)
Cristian Bataga (CSM Bistrita)
Andrei Munteanu (LPS/CSM Bistrita)
Andrei Ursache (CS Dinamo Bucuresti)
Ovidiu Buidoso (CSS Resita)
Vlad Cotuna (CSS1 Timisoara)
read the interview on Fangymnastics – “I want to form a real teamâ€
In a related story, former Romanian champion Steliana Nistor suffers from medical problems, including — perhaps — necrosis of the hand.
CHICAGO STYLE – Guinness World Record
Off tonight to our first meet of the Canadian season. (A nice late start this year.)
Meet hosts need refer to Kathy Ostberg’s article called Organizing the Perfect Women’s Gymnastics Meet
It was posted 1998 in USAG Technique magazine.
Perhaps not yet the best, but certainly the BIGGEST competition in the world is CHICAGO STYLE, Feb. 6-8th 2009!
Good luck to coach Todd Gardiner and his team in putting together that event!
gymnast Tasha Smith a MOM
When I posted Tasha’s Floor routines the other day, I did not realize she was currently on MATERNITY.
Oregon State senior gymnast Tasha Smith returned to the team this week.
Smith, who has been away from the team during her pregnancy, gave birth to her daughter in December. Smith has recently been cleared by both her doctor and the team’s doctor to resume training.
“I’m very excited to return to the gym with my teammates,” Smith said. “I’m thankful for the opportunity and look forward to supporting the team in any way I can.”
“We are excited to have Tasha back in the gym training,” head coach Tanya Chaplin said.
German gymnasts at WOGA
Super blogger Anne Phillips posted photos and a video interview of the German team training in Texas.
The Women’s German National Team is holding a training camp at WOGA right now as they prepare for the upcoming European Championships.
Included in the camp:
Seniors: Anja Brinker (2008 Olympian), Susann Herbst (2008 Olympic alternate), Jenny Brunner, and Elisabeth Seitz
Juniors: Maike Roll, Desiree Baumert, Giulia Hindermann, Pia Tolle, and Nadine Jarosch.
best female athlete from each State
3 gymnasts named:
Shannon Miller – Missouri Kerri Strug – Arizona Mary Lou Retton
– West Virginia
gymnast Andrea Gaddi banned
The Italian Olympic committee on Wednesday called for a doping ban.
Gymnast Andrea Gaddi could be banned for two years after traces of cocaine were found in his system following a competition in Ferrara, Italy, in November 2008.
Gaddi was 2nd on Horizontal Bat at Italian Nationals 2008.
Doping infractions are so rare in Artistic gymnastics that even stupidity-violations, like this one, are news.
second look – Gymnastics Canada site
On my first look at the new site, I had a few complaints.
Many of those have already been answered.
NOTE: A link to Grace Chiu’s photos has been added to the home page. Nice!
Also a link to competition results – Gym Score Depot.
The Classified ads are now easy to find. Including the blurb on the coaching job at Altadore in Calgary.
It’s still being improved, by the looks of things.
Congratulations Gymnastics Canada.
Gymnastics Canada – English
USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame
Congratulations. A number of people I really admire were honoured today.
Carly Patterson won the all-around gold at the 2004 Athens Olympics.
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Patterson was selected to the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame on Tuesday, a day before her 21st birthday. She and 12 other members of this year’s class will be inducted Aug. 14 during the national championships in Dallas, where Patterson trained.
Joining her in the Hall will be Mary Sanders, the national rhythmic gymnastics champion from 2002-04 and an Athens Olympian; 1996 Olympian John Macready; Steve McCain, a member of the 2000 Olympic squad; two-time world acrobatic champions Shenea Booth and Arthur Davis; James “Jimmy” Yongue, bronze medalist in synchronized trampoline at the 1968 world championships; and Fred Turoff, the men’s gymnastics coach at Temple.
Also being inducted is the men’s double mini-trampoline team that won the gold medal at the 1999 world championships. Pat Wilson Henderson, a trampoline and tumbling judge for almost 35 years, will be honored for lifetime achievement. …
Gymblog notes that Carly does not meet the criteria for induction into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame.
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