tumbling, tramp, diving, acrobatics, circus, cheer, dance, martial arts, X sports … and more
This is a biggie. 🙂
The other gymnasts who have received the USOC’s annual honor are: female athlete – Zmeskal in 1991, Carly Patterson in 2004; Nastia Liukin in 2008 (tie); and team — women’s World Championships Team, 2003 and 2007. …
2015 was a good year for USA Gymnastics.
Kenzo’s not the only one pushing the upper limits on twisting connections.
Front 2/1 (D) + Front 5/2 (E) CV:0.2. Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Front 1/1 (C) + Front 7/2 (G) CV:0.1. Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Senoh, of the FIG approved Floors, is most like a Trampoline.
Arabian Punch Front posted a list of some prominent international gymnasts with major injuries.
Artistic Gymnastics is a dangerous sport.
Yet smarter coaches and gymnast suffer fewer injuries.
Nick Ruddock posted some tips on falling more safely.
This site has many more posts on the topic of falling & landing safely.
Elizabeth Grimsley is posting a photo a day until Christmas.
… the 25 days of things we want to see from the 2016 NCAA gymnastics season! …
See them all. 🙂
On this successful comeback, Marian visited just about everybody in Glasgow. With his selfie stick. Mr. Congeniality. 🙂
Here’s the result.
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Marian did earn a personal invitation to the Rio Olympics due to his Vault medal.
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Anna Rose Johnson:
When Eythora Thorsdottir of the Netherlands introduced her new floor routine this year, the gymnastics community went into shock. Her routine consisted of only two tumbling passes, while the norm for elite gymnasts is four passes—or at least three. …
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Eythora Thorsdottir and Coach Patrick Kiens are interviewed on GymCastic this week.
“Do you think the maximum number of women’s floor exercise tumbling passes should be limited to 2 or 3, instead of 4?”
Of the 333 votes in the poll, 31% said ‘yes’, and 69% said ‘no’.
Should women’s floor exercise have only 2 or 3 tumbling passes?
Click through to see Kristina Comforte, Sarah Finnegan, Rebecca Bross, Chelsea Davis and Carly Patterson quoted.
I voted 3 tumbling passes maximum.
Episode one premieres December 16th for paid members.
Watch the trailer here.
Muntean Andrei training Kenzo’s mount.
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related – Exciting Lives: Elsa Garcia and Ana Lago
Both Elsa and Ana are expected to compete at the Test Meet in Rio. Elsa was the Mexican gymnast that qualified to the London Olympics.
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