Luc Bergeron put together a crazy montage of extreme sport.
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Here’s where he got those clips.
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moving a 650 kilo log
About 1433 pounds!
This is Hafthor Bjornsson, who plays “The Mountain”, Gregor Clegane, in Game of Thrones.
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Legend has it that the last man to achieve this feat was Orm Storolfson from Iceland, a thousand years ago!
details – Hafthor Wins World’s Strongest Viking, Sets Sights on World’s Strongest Man
(via Legendary Strength)
68 coaches at New Zealand Academies
January 23-30, 2015
The New Zealand Gymnastics Federation also known as GymSports New Zealand hosted an FIG Academy for the first time and did so with extraordinary courage. It chose to host simultaneous Level 2 Academies for four disciplines – Trampoline-, Rhythmic-, Women’s Artistic-, and Men’s Artistic Gymnastics. …
A record number of sixty-eight coaches from nine federations attended but most of them live and coach in New Zealand or Australia. Seven experts from five federations presented the various lectures to the three disciplines with Keith Russell (CAN), the President of the FIG Scientific Commission, serving as overall course leader and teaching the theory lectures for all. …
MyKayla Skinner – training.
She looks in good shape.
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I’m looking forward to seeing what MyKayla competes at American Cup. She may not be at full difficulty this early in the season.
Ashton Locklear – Bars
Gabby wants Jesolo
… Douglas said her immediate goal is to be named to compete at the City of Jesolo Trophy on March 28-29 in Italy. It will be Douglas’s first competition since winning two golds – in the all-around and team competition as a Fierce Fiver – at the 2012 London Olympics.
She knows she’ll need to prove her readiness to National Team Coordinator Martha Karolyi at the next camp.
Kittia Carpenter, who has been her coach for the last seven months, believes Douglas is on track. ..
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(via GymCastic)
more Michigan Wolverines
A cute training video edited by Chris Saccullo.
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(via Triple Twist)
Angi Cipra – Floor
Marta Pihan-Kulesza – Mushroom
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Olivia Dunne – piked Stalder 1/1
An interesting angle for this skill.
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Or should it be two skills? Piked Stalder with late 1/1 pirouette? 🙂
That’s not a skill for every gymnast. Perhaps only 1 in a hundred should pursue it seriously. You need to not only be very flexible, but also have specific body proportions.
related – Tammy Biggs drill for beginners
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