Bezzoubenko – Commonwealth Champion

AA
1. Patricia Bezzoubenko (CAN) 59.175
2. Francesca Jones (WAL) 57.350
3. Laura Halford (WAL) 56.225

Congratulations to Wales. 🙂

Canada won the Team competition, as well.

new book – High Performance Gymnastics

Thomas Heinen from Germany is the principle editor. He’s on the FIG Sport Science Committee.

248 pages

English language

ISBN 978-3-942468-30-5

Google Translate:

The book “High Performance Gymnastics” is of a German-Brazilian cooperation …

It contains the very latest sports science work on device and Gymnastics and Rhythmic Gymnastics. The contributions revolve around sport psychology topics such as the role of the coach or the perception of assets in advance of the Olympic Games, but also movement analytical and biomechanical considerations. …

High Performance Gymnastics

authors

20 EUR

details

Manrique Larduet 89.120

The Cuban champion of Pan-American Sports Festival 2014 is probably the best 89+ AA gymnast we’ve never heard about.

Click PLAY or watch his P Bars on YouTube. 15.570 – double front half out dismount.

Gym Blog Brazil posted all 6 apparatus videos.

Canadian L2 Technical course

For Canucks needing Level 2 Technical WAG, a course is being hosted at the new Taiso Saskatoon.

Aug 29 – Sep 1st

details

Taiso NEW

1,000-foot long SLIP-AND-SLIDE

On Saturday, thousands of Salt Lake residents of all ages slid down a 1,000-foot long and 22-foot wide water slide down the city’s Main Street. The plastic slide sits on a layer of foam and ends in a 75-foot long pool with 3-foot deep waters.

Tickets for the Salt Lake City event started from $15 for single slides, increasing to $25 for triple slides and $35 for unlimited access.

Proceeds went towards Ronald McDonald House and the Utah Aids Foundation. …

1,000 FOOT LONG WATER SLIP-AND-SLIDE

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Joe Moravsky – Ninja Warrior

Incredible athletic performance.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

(via Mashable)

Gymnastics and Injury Seminar

Dr. Dave Tilley:

… Saturday October 18th I will be putting the “1st Annual Gymnastics and Injury Performance Seminar” at our gym in Beverly, MA. …

Presenters (so far) include my good friends Dr. Joshua Eldridge of Gymnast Care (Sports Chiropractor), Dave Picardy (Expert Weightlifting/Strength and Conditioning Coach), a local Orthopedic Surgeon (specializes in the athletic shoulder), and myself. More may be added …

$250 for a single spot registration, with discounts offered for group registrations …

Oct 18


Announcing the 1st Annual Gymnastics Injury and Performance Seminar (G.I.P.S. 2014)

Yamilet PEÑA – Vault

Good news. She did not compete the (dangerous) Handspring double front at Pan-American Sports Festival 2014 Finals.

Click PLAY or watch Vault 1 on YouTube.

Click PLAY or watch Vault 2 on YouTube.

Marisa Dick out of Commonwealths

Marisa Dick, the Canadian gymnast who competed Worlds for Trinidad and Tobago, had to withdraw due to illness.

😦

Get well soon.

BBC reality TV show judges

Tumble is an upcoming British television show, featuring celebrities who take part in gymnastics to win the votes of the public. …

Starts LIVE Saturday, 9 August, 2014.

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