surfing – Kelly Slater’s 720

A new move, somewhat by luck. 🙂

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via Slate – Kelly Slater, Ageless Wonder

Watch the 11-time world champion pull off a near-impossible surfing move.

Beam – Teramoto v Mustafina

One of the more controversial decisions at Worlds 2014.

Who should have won the Bronze medal in the Beam final?

Aliya Mustafina missing a 0.5 EGR or Asuka Teramoto?

Click PLAY or watch Aliya on YouTube.

Click PLAY or watch Asuka on YouTube.

3 MUSTAFINA Aliya RUS 5.500 + 8.666 = 14.166
4 TERAMOTO Asuka JPN 5.600 + 8.500 = 14.100

Aliya:

“I knew my beam routine was not the most difficult one and I had no expectations to make it to the podium today. It was sheer luck.”

Stars of Gymnastics – Epke

An excellent mini-documentary. Posted just before Worlds 2014. He’d not yet won a World Championships title.

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(via gymnastikfabriken)

Podkopayeva – ’96 Compulsory Floor

An example of excellent execution and artistry, here’s what we lost when FIG got rid of compulsories.

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Compulsories had problems, of course. But I do miss them.

Vladimir Zaglada and others have been sharing that on Facebook.

1st World Trampoline Championships

… They were held on Saturday, March 21, 1964 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England.

It was presented by the Nissen Trampoline Company and the British Amateur Gymnastics Association.

Thirty-two men and sixteen women from twelve countries competed in a double-elimination tournament facing off man-to-man (or woman-to-woman), winners advancing until there was one last man/woman standing. Each gymnast performed a 10-bounce routine for the judges to decide who advances to the next round. …

1st World Championships

Trampoline Pundit

Tramp Pundit is blogging every World Championships in series as a lead-up to #30 – Daytona Beach, USA November 7th, 2014.

Premier Men’s Gymnastics, Illinois

Workout Wednesday

This workout features US Jr. National Team Member Alex Diab and the Level 10’s.

2004 Olympic All-Around Champion Paul Hamm is one of the team coaches at Premier Gymnastics and works with guys on floor during this workout.

http://www.gymnastike.org/embed/NTk2NzUyMjA1?related=1&autoplay=false

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the men of Nanning

The new The Liukin blog is must reading for coaches of Men’s Gymnastics.


Kohei Uchimura (JPN)
Max Whitlock (GBR)
Yusuke Tanaka (JPN)
Diego Hypólito (BRA)
Deng Shudi (CHN)
Oleg Verniaiev (UKR)

The Men of Nanning and Their Lasting Impressions: Part I

Click PLAY or watch Hypolito’s Bronze FX on YouTube.

vision impaired gymnast Adrianna Kenebrew

Inspiring.

… In early October, the Houston sixth grader competed in a gymnastics meet, six days before undergoing laser surgery for her glaucoma, the 12th surgery she’s had in her young life. …

“I just really want to be Gabby Douglas … “

… the surgery went well and it will take one to two months to determine the effect it had on the tissues. …

When Adrianna was 4 she asked for a balance beam and started attending the Texas Academy of Acrobatics and Gymnastics (TAAG). According to Asha, her coaches may not even have realized anything was wrong because Adrianna went out and did the same things as the other students. …
Adrianna

In 2013, the Texas Amateur Athletic Federation named her the TAAG Female Athlete of the Year. …

11-year-old blind gymnast inspires, aims for gold