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The Dutch girls did not qualify as a Team to London. But all 5 elite girls from BOSAN TON Almelo plan to continue training for the coming cycle.

Good luck.

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Gymnastike:

The official early period for signing a National Letter of Intent for Gymnastics began on November 14th. It’s an exciting day for athletes around the world to “make it official” with their college of choice. These signings, in addition to another set in the spring, will comprise the incoming class of 2013-2014.

Below is a … list of the female gymnasts who have signed NLI’s for women’s gymnastics thus far. …

NCAA Women’s Gymnastics NLI Signing Week for the Class of 2013!

Coach Mary Wright has had 83 athletes receive full college scholarships. Sydney Townsend (Southern Utah University) and Kana Kobayashi (Oregon State University) this season.

Tomorrow I fly to Dakar in West Africa.

I’ll be volunteer Expert at a week long FIG Age Group Programme in the westernmost country on the African mainland.

Senegal is a very stable nation, Dakar a popular tourist destination for Europeans. But I’ll be returning directly to North America after the clinic.

related:

• FIG Age Group Programme begins to go into high gear
• More experts introduced to the FIG Age Group Programme

Georges St-Pierre wants to be the best martial artist of all time.

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The Canadian Olympic Committee announced today an unprecedented funding boost of close to $100 million dollars to assist high performance sport, games preparation, best-in-class NSF development and a specific envelope for the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games team. …

The Canadian Olympic Committee is funded almost exclusively by the private sector, a testament to the value of sport in Canada. …

Specific details of the funding will be announced over the coming weeks in locations across the country.

UNPRECEDENTED FUNDING ANNOUNCED

Lausanne (SUI) / FIG Office, November 14, 2012: Convened at FIG headquarters in Lausanne (SUI) on November 5 – 7, 2012, the FIG Disciplinary Commission issued its ruling on two doping cases.

The first case involved Uzbek Artistic Gymnast Luiza Galiulina, 20 years, who tested positive for Furosemide at the London Olympic Games. Galiulina has been suspended for a period of six months …

The second case examined by experts involves Russian tumbler Andrey Krylov, who tested positive for stimulants at the Trampoline World Cup stage in Loulé (POR), September 2012. Krylov received a twelve-month suspension …

… the gymnasts and their respective national federations may appeal …

FIG

… We talk to Chellsie Memmel who gave us very honest and frank answers about her experience being eliminated from the 2012 Olympic trials process; how Steve Penny suggested her retirement after Classics, being announced as an alternate live on television in 2004, finding love while being an elite athlete, making the team but competing with a severe injury in Beijing and how she made the decision to move on from her longtime coach Jim Chudy at Salto.

Gymcastic – Episode 9: Chellsie Memmel, Swiss Cup & FIG Presidential Proposals

Gymnastike – Chellsie Memmel: Is This Really The End?

Update – USAG – Six-time World medalist, 2008 Olympic silver-medalist Memmel retires from competitive gymnastics (Nov. 14th)

She’ll be very involved as a judge, coach and celebrity. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised to see Chellsie learn some new skills in the gym, now that she has time. 🙂

Gold 2012 Asian Championships EF.

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UCLA Senior Alyssa Pritchett reveals she has been training a huge new tumbling pass for the 2013 NCAA season, a double twisting double back. This tumbling pass is rarely seen at the elite level and should she compete this pass in NCAA competition, Pritchett will make history.

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Watch more video of NCAA Gymnastics 2013 Preseason on gymnastike.org

Sean MacCormac (Skydiver), Joey Brezinski (Skateboarder), Rickie Fowler (Golfer), Danny MacAskill (Trials Biker), Ryan Sheckler (Skateboarder), Drew Bezanson (BMX Rider), Bryce Menzies (Off-Road Truck Racer), Rhys Millen (Drifter), Robbie Maddison (Freestyle Motocross Rider), Lolo Jones (Hurdler), Pat Moore (Snowboarder)

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Red Bull seems to have more money than God. Or Cirque du Soleil.