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Wow.

Andreea should be in the Worlds Beam Final 2014.

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(via Fangymnastics – 5 things we learned at the 2014 Romanian Nationals)

Sept 2nd, 2014 – America’s Got Talent semifinals

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Xxon3D4QDI

VOTE

Thanks to the clubs who hosted our 4-day Level 2 Technical over the long weekend.

Ours was the 1st course to be held at the NEW Taiso Saskatoon Training Centre. (Grand opening this coming Saturday.)

For the final day we moved across town to the superb Can-Am Gymnastics club.

All coaches PASSED, by the way. 🙂

Finally, Thanks to Alynn Brischuk who did all the work organizing the excellent demonstrators.

Alynn’s just finished her Masters and will be teaching at the College of Kinesiology, University of Saskatchewan, this year. That school has an excellent educational gymnastics facility. Professor Keith Russell has finally retired. It’s a new era.

Did anyone get stats from the medical team?

I heard it was awful. Not surprising with so many smaller nations trying to compete against the USA. They are generally far more prepared than the rest of the Americas.

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Many coaches are hoping Yesenia defects to their Gym. This is one fantastic example of physical preparation.

3rd at Pan Ams – 14.4 (6.2, 8.2)

Click PLAY or watch her Floor on YouTube.

You can watch a different angle of that routine on Gymnastike. I always link to YouTube, if I can, over Vimeo or Gymnastike because video streams faster.

Sadly Cuba will send neither WAG nor MAG teams to the World Championships. After the latest two defections, we may see even less of these fantastic gymnasts.

For once one of these articles on intense Chinese youth sport schools does not include photos of children crying.

In Anshan city of Anhui Province, a group of children aged from 6-10 years old are committed to diving practice for a whole 2 years. At the end of the training, they either get selected into the official diving regiment, or go home. …

read the article – Life in a youth diving camp

(via Thomas G Trapp)

Another teaser.

A 14 minute excerpt from a 1 hour video tutorial.

GREAT graphics. 🙂

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Launch date of site: October 25, 2014

From September 5 through September 25, preorder a subscription and save up to 50% off the regular price.

September 5: 50% discount to September 25: 30% discount

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I’ve always been a big fan of Jessica Lopez, though she’s broken my heart more than a few times. 🙂

It was great to see her collect a silver Pan Am medal on both Floor and Beam. These medals are important in Venezuela.

Click PLAY or watch her FX on YouTube.

2nd, 14.475 (5.7, 8.775)

Here’s her Beam Final. (VIDEO)

2nd – 14.1 (5.8, 8.3)

Gold medal at Pan Ams.

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

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At Russia Cup.

‘I was practicing new connections for the World Championships. We also needed to make the girls feel like a team. It wasn’t my intention to win medals here.’

She won four gold, and a silver. …

Aliya Mustafina : ‘It wasn’t my intention to win medals’