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Jordyn Wieber’s Olympics

In a Couch Gymnast London Olympics Awards post, Jordyn was picked for a ‘Tear-jerker’ Moment of the Games.

And also for the ‘Sportswoman Award’, for demonstrating sportsmanship throughout the meet. And contributing brilliantly to her team effort after personal disappointment.

Arabian Punch Front posted a number of Jordyn Wieber montages. Including this one.

… It captures the heartbreaking emotions of the All Around final and, at the same time, shows how strong of an athlete Jordyn is, physically and mentally, to perform so well for her team the next day. …

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

She’s World and an Olympic Team Champion. For the rest of her life. 🙂

what is TeamGym?

The Icelandic Jr Women’s Team, European Champions 2012, will show you.

Some big time difficulty.

It begins with Floor. Tumbling starts at 3:12. Trampette at 4:40. And Trampette Vault at 5:30.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Thank Niclaes Jerkeholt for the link.

Alicia – buns of steel

John Macready shows you what the athletes do before each show at the Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Youth Olympic Games 2018

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) … announced that it has received the Candidature Files of five Candidate Cities bidding to host the 2018 Youth Olympic Games. Buenos Aires (ARG), Glasgow (GBR), Guadalajara (MEX), Medellin (COL) and Rotterdam (NED)* all delivered their files by the deadline of 15 October. …

details

Here’s an edit highlighting Singapore YOG athletes who went on to success in London. Includes Komova.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

(via FIG on Google+)

flyboard acrobatics

Flyboarding is so new, I can’t find a wikipedia page on it.

This is the best edit I’ve seen so far. Some underwater shots. Some backward somersaults.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

related – FlyBoard fulfils Iron Man fantasies

Thanks Warren.

Iceland, Denmark win TeamGym Europeans

Senior Men Finals:
Denmark – Gold
Sweden – Silver
Norway – Bronze

Junior Men Finals:
Denmark – Gold
Norway – Silver
Sweden – Bronze

Senior Women Finals:
Iceland – Gold
Sweden – Silver
Finland – Bronze

Junior Girls Finals:
Iceland – Gold
Denmark – Silver
Sweden – Bronze

full results

official website

The best place to learn more is the Facebook page for TeamGym2012.

Northern Europeans – Finals

WAG AA
1 52.850 – Ida Gustafsson (Sweden)
2 52.000 – Angel Romeo (Wales)
3 51.200 – Emma Larsson (Sweden)

MAG AA
1 83.600 – Helge Vammen (Denmark)
2 83.100 – Clinton Purnell (Wales)
3 82.000 – Kasper Holopainen (Finland)

see more results and linked videos — on Full Twist

Full Twist also has Apparatus Finals results with some video.

Click PLAY or watch Emma Larsson’s GOLD on Bars on YouTube.

New Men’s Head Coach Jim Holt was well pleased with the performance of Team Scotland. Home at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow.