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West Coast Team Challenge Floor Champion 2013
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https://www.facebook.com/v/10152395254835571
Tas is the son of Uldi Hajdu, former Hungarian National Team gymnast. Coach. Circus acrobat. Actor.
You know Uldi if you’ve seen the 2006 film White Palms.
Triple Twist has entertaining and detailed interviews with the up-and-coming American Jr Elite.
Mom Laura:
… My husband is Chinese so it seemed fitting to adopt from China. We did the paperwork and waited one year, then we received notice that a little girl from Hunan Province had been identified for us.
This little girl was just under a year old and had been in the Changde Orphanage since she was found in a park earlier in the year. It is common for the babies to be left in open public places so that they can be found and taken to an orphanage because the birth mothers cannot directly take the babies there, for fear of their identity being discovered. We flew to China to get Amanda on Christmas of 1997.
Two years later we adopted a second girl from China, Evelyn (Evi), who is now 13 and a Level 9 gymnast …
Triple Twist: You’ve trained at NorthWind Gymnastics your entire life under Elena Piskun. How has she contributed to your gymnastics and what advice does she give you?
Amanda: Elena always says to me- “I will support you in whatever you want to do!” Since Elena was a former Olympic champion she knows what it’s like to compete at a high level. She’s like me (or I’m like her!) since we both pay attention to details. …
read more – The story of Amanda Huang
She’s verbally committed to Alabama for 2015-2016.
Uncle Tim’s got a post explaining the new skill named after Sam Mikulak.
Not my favourite single leg swing requirement skill.
Overrated at “D”.
Nick Blanton:
This is my most cherished video of someone practicing spotting – Sorry Alicia 🙂 It is still the best and makes me smile every time I see it!
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She was there. Focused. Ready in case the tumbler needed help.
He didn’t need help. No need to bump. 🙂
Right Alicia?
The Island Gymnastics Academy is pleased to be hosting the largest competition in Atlantic Canada, the Prince Edward Classic on the week-end of Jan 25-27th, 2013.
• 520 athletes MAG & WAG
• 17th annual
This might not be a photo of the venue. 🙂
Full Twist linked to this great edit.
Heem Wei was Singapore’s sole female representative at London 2012 this summer, the first ever gymnast to qualify.
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The most decorated Rhythmic gymnast in the history of the discipline, Evgeniya Kanaeva (RUS), twenty-two, announced her retirement from competitive sport following her election as Vice-President of the Russian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation at the organisation’s conference in Novogorsk (RUS) on December 4, 2012.
The news has been officially confirmed by the Russian Gymnastics Federation. …
That post has a nice career retrospective. And WHAT a career. Two time Olympic Champion.
Click PLAY or watch a dreamy montage on YouTube.
Great memories of Rotterdam.
I miss Alicia and Porgras most of all.
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(via Brigid on Facebook)
Not at Southern Utah. 🙂
Click PLAY or watch their Vaults on Gymnastike.
http://www.gymnastike.org/embed/NDgxNjc3MTI3?related=1
Watch more video of #2 UCLA v Southern Utah on gymnastike.org
The final vault is supposed to be handspring 1.5 twist on, full twist off.
The first time I’ve ever seen it. 🙂
Ever wondered what the Fierce Five would look like up against the Magnificent Seven?
… match up montages – comparing Dominique Dawes‘ double layout with Jordyn‘s double double on floor, Amanda Borden and Kyla Ross‘ double tuck dismount off beam, or both Jordyn and Dominique Moceanu‘s full twisting double layout dismount off bars. Guess which two vaults were compared? …
Arabian Punch Front – First Montage Monday of the Year!
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Fight For You. The Fierce Five & the Magnificent Seven.
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