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snake at the Ranch

I’m guessing Bela released a 6 foot pet snake in the Ranch gym. To test the Team’s psychological toughness. 🙂

Nobody’s going to fall off Beam with this guy in the room.

related – Time – Inside Camp Karolyi: Building the US Women’s Olympic Gymnastics Team

China in Northern Ireland

The Chinese Women’s team have arrived … to begin training in Salto Gymnastics Club ahead of the Olympic Games.

Full Twist – Chinese Women’s team arrive in Northern Ireland

Iceland Annie CrossFit Champ

The former gymnast from CrossFit Reykjavik wins again.

2012 Reebok CrossFit Games

1. Annie Thorisdottir (1062)
2. Julie Foucher (977)
3. Talayna Fortunato (973)

Annie’s Got Game – First Repeat Reebok Crossfit Games Champion

“Thor’s daughter” takes home $250,000, the same prize money as is awarded to the top male.

Age:22
Height:170 cm
Weight:67 kg


Annie Thorisdottir on Facebook

MAG named Vaults

UPDATE: NEW version of the video, no longer “private”.

All the named vaults in the 2013-2016 Men’s Code of Points.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

One commenter mentioned that Yurchenko is the only skill in the Men’s Code named after a woman. … Can that be true?

triple twisting Yurchenko

… gotcha

First posted on Tumblr by The Beam Queen.

Marius, as you can see, put together the photo mashup. The original photo is in a Facebook album.

Olympic Gymnastics injuries

These last few days before the Olympics make you nervous. Artistic Gymnastics is dangerous. There will certainly be injuries, primarily landing injuries on competition mats.


Chen Yibing injures meniscus while training Vault in Ireland. He still hopes to compete. They need him.

Nabieva was injured the day before the final Russian Team Olympic selection.

Sounds like it’s also a knee.

23yr-old Lais Souza from Brazil is out after hurting her hand on Bars.

related – Gymnastics Rescue – Knee Injuries and Gymnastics