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Hint: The best of the best always choose the second option.

Sacrifice vs. Choice
Pressure vs. Drive
Failure vs. Setback
Short-term vs. Long-term goals
Criticism vs. Coaching
Tragedy vs. Disappointment
Difficulty vs. Challenge
Competition vs. Motivation
Winning vs. Celebrating
Quit vs. End (or retire)

Napoleon Hill wrote, “Think twice before you speak, because your words and influence will plant the seed of either success or failure in the mind of another.” …

Words have power. Choose them carefully.

10 WORD CHOICES THAT SMART ATHLETES (AND THEIR PARENTS AND COACHES) MAKE TO BE THE BEST OF THE BEST

… 3,500 enthusiastic spectators came to celebrate the twelve finalists from nine countries …

In a thrilling superfinal on a dual boulder, on which the two best athletes climb simultaneously an identical route, the 2014 Overall World Cup Champion Akiyo Noguchi (JPN) and the reigning Climbing World Champion Overall, Sean McColl (CAN) claimed the title adidas ROCKSTARS 2014 …

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The favourite at the 2014 World Rhythmic Championships in Izmir, Turkey.

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OMG

No push at all on the backward handspring.

🙂

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1. Japan 355.475
2. South Korea 350.875
3. China 350.300
4. North Korea 338.575
5. Vietnam 333.500
6. Chinese Taipei 329.800

Japan had the top 3 AA scores in prelims. Seems Uchimura was not competing, despite the many news reports that he was planning to be there. Zou Kai did compete.

Japan take men´s team gymnastics gold in Asian Games

Full Twist has more. @theliukin commented on the LIVE stream.

Update: The Liukin posted a detailed write-up including a list of finalists.

Zou Kai was 1st on H Bar, 2nd on FX behind Shirai. Not Kenzo, his brother. 🙂

Slava Corn didn’t mince words. Speaking slowly and clearly before representatives of more than 50 Federations gathered at the Orientation Meeting at the 33rd World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Izmir (TUR) Friday morning, the FIG First Vice President (CAN) made it clear that FIG authorities and Technical Committee expect nothing less than clean, unbiased scores from the judges.

… Corn said. “We want this sport to be ethical. We want fairness from the judges and we want you the federation leaders to help us so the judges are free to make a good judgment, a fair judgment at the competition.”

Rhythmic’s reputation has been sullied since allegations of irregularities at a Rhythmic Gymnastics Judges Course in Bucharest (ROU) in December 2012. All judges attended a new course and were retested for this cycle. …

FIG

related – Podium training begins at 2014 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships

Dmitry Malakhov.

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World Record?

I’ve never seen anywhere near that many.

Thank George Thomas for the link.

Vitaly Golovko posted this in 2012. But I’m not sure he is the editor.

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(via Dave Brubaker)