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A FREE gymnastics-only social video sharing and virtual competition app available for iOS and Android devices.

I’m a beta tester. It looks FUN, so far.

Click PLAY or watch a promo on YouTube.

Press Release:

… the ChalkUP app brings a world of gymnastics to the fingertips of iPhone and Android phone users everywhere. It provides gymnasts and coaches a unique platform to share and compare gymnastics skill videos and connect with the global gymnastics community right from their smartphones.

A first of its kind, ChalkUP brings together gymnasts of all ages from all over the world with their friends, family, fans, teammates and coaches and creates a gymnastics-centered, social sharing community. Rather than endlessly sifting through Facebook and Instagram news feeds only to gather bits and pieces of gymnastics- related content, ChalkUP is ‘All Gymnastics, All the Time.”

ChalkUP users will have the ability to upload, share and comment on gymnastics skill videos, follow their friends and favorite users, enter and vote for videos in gymnastics-themed challenges, win virtual awards, create a customized profile and track their personal skill progress within the app.

“With millions of gymnasts worldwide, we wanted to create a unique platform to bring them all together. One of the greatest elements of ChalkUP is the virtual challenge, which allow gymnasts from anywhere in the world to compete with other gymnasts with just a few touches of their screen. It brings the competition right to their smartphones,” said Randy Sikora, founder of ChalkUP.

ChalkUP will be available as a free download in both the Apple App Store and Google Play for iOS and Android devices beginning in February 2015.

Please visit www.chalkup.net for more information on ChalkUP, including screen shots, video and the opportunity to participate in an exclusive “pre-launch download.”

The ChalkUP app was created by Randy Sikora, owner and founder of USA Competitions in partnership with developers MSI Mobile Solutions in 2014.

If you would like further information on ChalkUP, or you would like to schedule an interview, please contact:

Lindsay LoBue, Project Development, ChalkUP Phone: +1 (954) 303-5124
Email: llobue (a) chalkup.net
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I downloaded ChalkUP from the iTunes store as I couldn’t find it in the App Store. Click ChalkUP sports, not Chalkup – Class Collaboration. It’s free if you’d like to try it yourself.

This is their best product since … the Tumbl Trak. Super safe. Soft, rounded and well padded.

Shaped like a vault top, springy like a Mini Tramp and as useful as a vault board, the T-Trainer …

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

15% off during the month of February.

About the T-Trainer.

Scott Morgan tried to bottom it out. He couldn’t. Not quite.

The only downside I’ve found is that it is a little narrow for older gymnasts doing Yurchenko. It’s ideal for younger kids learning Yurchenko, however, forcing them to come on very straight.

What I like best about Bruin Banter are the sideline stories. This one, for example.

Click PLAY or watch Episode 4: Sadiqua Bynum on YouTube.

Medical care at the College level is awesome.

Lauren Hopkins posted an excellent profile of Sydney Laird, who trains with First-in-Flight in North Carolina. But who competes for Canada out of Calgary Gymnastics Centre.

Sydney made her senior debut at Elite Canada in January, and will head to Montreal in March to compete at L’International Gymnix. Known for her beautiful long lines, lovely flexibility on difficult leaps, and a real artistry and style on both beam and floor, Sydney is a Gymternet favorite and definitely one to watch …

A Chat with Canada’s Sydney Laird

Legs like Pavlova.

related – An Abundance of Sydneys (in Canada)

Rotation in this position on a somersault is slower than one with hands on shins. For me it’s an error, not a technique.

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Congratulations.

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I’d never heard of the Faith & Values Awards before, but The Gabby Douglas Story won two awards.

The film won for best TV movie. And Imani Hakim won the Grace Award for TV for her role as Gabby.

Imani Hakim (born August 12, 1993) is an American actress.

She is best known for her role as Tonya Rock on the UPN/CW sitcom Everybody Hates Chris as well as portraying Olympic gold medalist Gabrielle Douglas in the 2014 Lifetime original movie The Gabby Douglas Story. …

Team rankings as of Feb 9th, 2015:

1 Oklahoma
2 L.S.U.
3 Utah
4 Florida
5 Michigan
6 Alabama
7 Nebraska
8 Georgia
9 Auburn
10 Oregon State

… Gymnastics Canada has announced it will stage its 2015 Tumbling & Trampoline Canadian Championship at the Genesis Centre from July 24 to 27.

Over 400 athletes ranging in age from 13 to 30 will compete in qualifying competition. …

Announcement – Calgary to host 2015 Trampoline Canadian Championships

Click PLAY or watch interviews on YouTube.

Team USA had few injuries in 2014 compared with past years.