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Or not. 🙂

Indiana Jones in Real Life!

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Zorbing is the recreation or sport of rolling downhill inside an orb, generally made of transparent plastic. …

The first zorbing site was established in Rotorua, New Zealand, by David and Andrew Akers. …

In June 2009 a teacher died and a pupil was seriously injured in the Czech Republic while trying zorbing.

In January 2013, at a ski resort in Dombay, Russia, a man died from a broken neck and another was seriously injured when a Zorb rolled out of control down a mountain, hitting rocks and eventually coming to a stop a kilometre away on a frozen lake. …

I’ve linked to this before. But it’s worth watching again. Some of the most creative video effects ever.

Elisabeth Seitz, Marcel Nguyen, Jana Berezko-Marggrander, Andreas Bretscheider und Lara Hüninhake

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via FIG

Gymnastics Victoria, VicHealth and Scope launched a Research Report in March 2015, titled “The benefits of gymnastics for children with Disability”.

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(via Australian Gymnastics Forum)

If you want Troy’s spot on the National Team, beat him.

I recall John Roethlisberger saying much the same thing. He ended up a 3-time Olympian.

At age 35, Dumais has made 20 straight national teams going back to 1996, won 38 national titles and is trying to become the first U.S. diver to compete in five Olympic Games. Dumais won his first Olympic medal, a bronze in men’s synchronized 3-meter springboard with Kristian Ipsen, at the London 2012 Olympic Games. …

Diver Troy Dumais Still Going Strong At 35

When BYU gymnastics coaches Brad and Dawn Cattermole announced their retirement after 28 years with the program last month, the Cougars went about finding a new head coach with a strong gymnastics background as well as a love of BYU.

The school found it in one of its former gymnasts.

Former Oklahoma assistant men’s gymnastics coach Guard Young has been hired to fill the vacancy left by the Cattermoles …

Young spent four years with the USA senior national gymnastics team from 2000-2004 and won a silver medal at the World Championships in 2001 and the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Young’s father, Wayne Young, was also a BYU gymnast from 1970-75, and he later coached the Cougars’ men’s gymnastics squad from 1979-87. Young’s sister Jessica Young Wicherly was a BYU gymnast from 1995-98. …

BYU hires alum Guard Young as gymnastics coach

WAG and MAG
Thursday 28th – Sunday 31st, May 2015
Branchaud-Brière Complex, Gatineau, Quebec

Here’s the schedule.

I’ll be attending and reporting all 4 days.

After landing your bar dismount in your final competition as a gymnast, you burst into tears. Can you take me back to that moment?

That moment was one that I will remember forever. Gymnastics was and will always be such a huge part of my life, and it truly was my passion. I loved it even when I hated it, through all the pain, sweat, tears, and injuries, which made the good times that much better. …

Triple Twist – Samantha Shapiro | Worth It In The End

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Love that floaty Pak. 🙂 We’re going to miss that toe point. 😦

JAO, once again, delivers a terrific coaching tutorial. This skill really is difficult for very young kids. Their HEADS are like pumpkins relative to the rest of the body. 🙂

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CALENDAR 2015

March 13-15 Beijing (CHN)
March 19-21 Dubai (UAE)
April 24-26 Kazan (RUS)
May 1-3 London (GBR)
May 22-24 Windsor (CAN)
May 29-31 Merida (MEX)

From March to May about 70 divers exhibit their prowess … The 2015 edition features for the first time 2 mixed events, 3m and 10m synchro. A total prize money of US$ 1’590’000 is distributed in the Series.

This prestigious and exclusive event invites internationally-recognised divers, mostly medallists from previous Olympics, World Championships and World Cups.

Fina.org

Thanks Tom.

Ahead of the 2015 Australian Gymnastics Championships.

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