Canadian Men’s DMT team announced for World championships: Keegan Soehn, Dennis Oppenlander, Denis Vachon and Jon Schwaiger.
29th World Championships – Sofia, Bulgaria November 7-10, 2013.
Click PLAY or watch some of Denis Vachon’s DMT on YouTube.
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Bailie Key wins Japan Jr
2013 International Junior Gymnastics AA
1. Bailie Key 58.400
2. Yan Wang 56.900
3. Lauren Hernandez 56.750
4. Aleeza Yu 55.800
5. Andreea Munteanu 55.250
6. Maria Bondareva 55.200
Couch Gymnast has full results – Japan Jr. International: All Around
GBR v Russian Men
Rewriting Russian Gymnastics has a terrific post up on the friendly rivalry between GBR and Russia. And the special relationship with famed Nikolai Tolkachev Gymnastics School, Vladimir, Russia.
Len Arnold of the new Europa Gym Centre outside London on the 2012 Olympics:
… ‘In my lifetime, I never thought I would see British Gymnastics win four medals in the Olympics, never thought I would see Britain above Russia in the medals table’, says Len, with a twinkle in his eye.
‘I cheekily phoned up Vitaly [Director of Vladimir School] after the Olympics and said, would you like me to send an English coach over? …
Vitaly laughed …’
25 years ago, when the first exchange programme with Vladimir took place, world gymnastics was dominated by the Soviet Union, and Vladimir was the home of 1988 Olympic all around Champion, Vladimir Artemov. …
read more – Sport and friendship …
In 2013 the Olympic Bronze* medal GBR Team is very competitive with Russia. And the future looks bright for GBR. They’ve got many young guys coming up. Even without Louis Smith GBR is likely the strongest Pommel team in the world.
Click PLAY or watch Nile Wilson – High Bar on YouTube. (14.400)
That’s from the recent London Open competition. Nile won that apparatus and the AA.
@NileMW is competing Japan Jr this weekend.
* Yes. GBR should have won the Silver in Team.
World Championships dance
introducing beat swing
Sarah’s first kip
Team Germany to Worlds
Hannah of turn-news.com posted a very comprehensive preview of the women competing for Deutschland.
Elisabeth Seitz
Sophie Scheder
Cagla Akyol
Pauline Schäfer
See Bios, Successes, Videos, Opportunities for each here. (German)
Chusovitina is competing for Uzbekistan this time ’round. … Who can keep track?
related – IG – ‘Reborn’ Chusovitina Celebrates 38th Birthday (June 2013)
double back progressions
GymneoTV just posted another visually superb tutorial.
Click PLAY or watch it on Facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/video/embed?video_id=689452627751485
Nice to see the demonstrator show hands on shins. 🙂
Charlie Tamayo – double double
Charlie goes BIG as a parent.
He and wife Nicole now have two sets of twins. 🙂
National Gymnastics Day USA
USAG:
All gymnasts, coaches, gymnastics clubs and fans are invited to turn upside down and show us how you play on Saturday, September 21, 2013. Take photos and share them on the USA Gymnastics Facebook page.
Goal of National Gymnastics Day (PDF):
To increase excitement for the sport of gymnastics and to communicate the healthy benefits that gymnastics fosters while teaching the importance of charitable outreach.
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