Maria KHARENKOVA – Floor

In addition to her Gold on Beam, Maria Kharenkova (RUS) won her second junior European title on Floor : 14.233 (Difficulty : 5.60, Execution : 8.733.

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Rings – introducing Maltese

Coach Sommer:

Negative Maltese Board Presses (NMBP) are an excellent introductory exercise for those ready to begin maltese work on the rings. Note that the elbows are supported during the entire exercise …

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fwd somersault drill

I’ve never seen this one before. Introducing front tuck on a metal rail with a hip pad mat.

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That’s from Lee Woolls via gymnastikfabriken.

Coach in New Brunswick

Beauséjour Gymnos Gymnastics Club is a not-for-profit organization located in Moncton, New Brunswick – one of Canada’s top rated places to live! The club has a large recreational membership with an average of 700 participants …

We are currently seeking an enthusiastic, responsible, and dynamic team member to fulfill the position of Recreational Program Director. …

details on Rec Gymnastics

Greg Roe’s Trampoline Compilation 3

Extreme Trampoline.

… I don’t have enough fingers and toes to count the flips & twists.

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The crew from Skyriders in Toronto will be a highlight of the Canadian National T&T Championships next week.

Recommended by TrampGuy.

Jordyn Wieber – FIGHT TO WIN

The latest excellent edit by Chris Saccullo aka iLITTER.

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Sophie Scheder – Bars

Sophie Scheder (GER) is the new Junior European Champion on Uneven Bars : 14.566 (Difficulty : 6.00, Execution : 8.566 …

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Overuse of one kind of skill, in my opinion. But it’s nice to see someone besides Russia win Bars. 🙂

tramp skillz without names

The only rule for Action Sports trampoline is that you can NEVER do any conventional trampoline skill, correctly.

Here are the coaches at Woodward Copper Mountain goofing at the end of the Winter season.

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… I don’t know what to call that triffus at 3min 37sec.

(via Mike Jacki on Facebook)

Winning Balance by Shawn Johnson

Shawn previews her new book. $12.50

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She’s canceled out of Secret U.S. Classic May 26. That’s the final qualifier for Visa Championships in St. Louis, Mo., June 7-10.

She can still compete Visas and try to qualify for the Olympic Trial in San Jose. But I have my doubts that she will.

… Chow said Johnson is still recuperating from a knee injury, and said he wasn’t sure if she’d be able to compete in St. Louis. If she misses that event, she wouldn’t be eligible for the Olympic Trials in San Jose at the end of June, meaning her longshot attempt to make a second U.S. Olympic squad would be over. …

Des Moines Register

But as Shawn says in that video, “Failure’s a wonderful thing“.

A learning experience.

She’s already one of the great champions of all time.