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The top two ranked teams battle it out this coming weekend at Metroplex. Must watch. 🙂

1. Oklahoma 197.325
2. LSU 197.025

3. Florida 196.975
4. Michigan 196.808
5. Utah 196.767
6. Alabama 196.600
7. Nebraska 196.225
8. Arkansas 195.825
9. Penn State 195.750
10. Oregon State 195.713
11. Georgia 195.669
t12. Auburn 195.625
t12. Boise State 195.625
14. Illinois 195.608

This was the ranking prior to Monday night’s OSU vs Stanford meet. Both those teams moved up. Oregon to 8th. Stanford to 11th.

Worlds 2014. Interesting to see what changes routine-to-routine, especially when she makes a mistake.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

My home town Calgary is not quite as stupid as, for example, Hamilton. 🙂

But we’re pretty stupid. Socialist nations like Canada have governments with enough spare time to invent city bylaws like: “those who slide outside the city’s 18 approved hills could face a $100 fine”.

Calgary’s media has made much ado about the city’s tobogganing rules in recent weeks — to the point where Mayor Naheed Nenshi blamed “bored journalists” trying to stir up controversy.

Now Rick Mercer has taken it upon himself to poke a bit of fun at (the) bylaw ..

(For the record, the city does not recall ever giving out a tobogganing fine. Ever.)

HuffPo

Click PLAY or watch comedian Rick Mercer on YouTube.

Certainly no Calgarian I know pays any attention to tobogganing restrictions. We slide wherever we want. But with one eye out in case a Toboggan Cop shows up. 🙂

related – Tobogganing Bans Or Restrictions Growing Across North America

Over protective restrictions on youth activity contribute to child obesity. We want kids tobogganing more, not less.

(via Chris Silcox)

(via Christopher Sommer)

OSU 196.450 – Stanford 197.000

Congratulations to both teams, neither of which had started the season well.

Oregon State scored a season-high but fell to Stanford in a Pac-12 dual 197.000-196.450. Madeline Gardiner scored 39.025 to finish second in the all-around as the Beavers scored season-highs on three events. …

Beavers

The story of the competition, however, was Ebee scoring a perfect 10.

Wow.

This european circus looks terrific.

Click PLAY or watch it on Vimeo.

http://vimeo.com/117264045

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The new German Horizontal Bar star says that he catches his signature element (a double-twisting Kovacs) about 70 percent of the time in practice. Impressive!

Click image to watch a news report on zdf.de. (German)

I’m no fan of this compulsory element in the current J.O. Level 3 Floor routine. 😦

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Forcing young kids to do forward limber is a mistake. It mostly teaches bad form. And bad technique. Two Olympians from my city could never have competed it at any age. They were fantastic gymnasts and NCAA stars. Talented gymnasts who might have been discouraged out of the sport if forced to do forward limber at a young age.

Click PLAY or watch another example on YouTube.

J.O. rules allow the girls to land in bridge with feet shoulder width apart. And to take one step with the foot to initiate the backward walkover.

My advice to coaches forced to compete this element is to start young. Spend plenty of time. Do not rush. Do not spot.

Start from elevated bridge on a wall and let the girls progress at their own speed. Some soft mat below will be needed for beginners who might fall. Who might miss the wall.

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Thanks to coach Andrew Vetter and Gymtastics for hosting this video.

There are quite a few guys competing one air flare now. We can anticipate more advanced versions over the coming years. Copying the break dancers.