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USA Pan-Am Men’s Team

Super strong. 🙂

Sam Mikulak
John Orozco
Donnell Whittenburg
Paul Ruggeri
Marvin Kimble

Update: They’ve named a five man team, where four athletes compete and three scores count at the competition. I’d wrongly listed Kimble as the alternate. All five will be traveling to Toronto.

Coaches: Andriy Stepanchenko and Kurt Golder

The gymnastics schedule at the Pan Am Games is:

July 11 –men’s podium training (USA, Subdivision 1)
July 12 – women’s podium training (USA, Subdivision 1)
July 13 – men’s and women’s all-around finals
July 14-15 – men’s and women’s individual event finals
July 17-18 – rhythmic gymnastics qualifications
July 18-19 – men’s and women’s trampoline qualifications and finals
July 19-20 – rhythmic gymnastics finals

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Eileen Langsley – European Championships

A colourful photographic souvenir of a memorable Gymnastics event, with 96 pages and 352 colour images. Available as a soft back and a hardback edition as well as an e book. The book is designed around themed sections covering the competition action, the winners and medallists, the artistry and emotions on show as well as images from training and ceremonies. the text is in both English and French.

£9.49 – £36.00

details on Eileen’s blog

11yr-old Level 8 Asher Hong

2015 J.O. Nationals.

Impressive. 🙂

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He’s from WOGA Frisco. Coach Sergei Pakanich.

(via Christopher Sommer)

David Letterman – Velcro suit tramp jump

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American Paediatricians on trampoline

The American Academy of Pediatrics … released a policy statement, “Trampoline safety in childhood and adolescence.”

Although the piece focused mostly on the dangers of backyard trampolines, the paper separated backyard/recreational trampolines and activities from trampolines used in structured training programs.

The statement’s conclusion stated, “Paediatricians should only endorse use of trampolines as part of a structured training program with appropriate coaching, supervision and safety measures in place.” …

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AAP

Thanks Brett.

diving – reverse double 5 twists

La Rochelle, France

75.000 spectators – a brand new most difficult dive and a moment of shock

A reverse double somersault with five twists in only 3 seconds, these are the facts of the most difficult dive ever seen during a Cliff Diving World Series event. The former Olympian Blake Aldridge made this incredible dive, got 460.35 points and finished second.

It was Gary Hunt who took an impressive win …

One of the guys hits his head on the platform. Super dangerous. He got lucky this time.

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