Stamina11 Gymnastics, Dubai 

Coach Mikey Malin is super impressed with the clean, well equipped program.

Stamina11 Gymnastics is located in Dubai Studio City.

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straight front leg on Round-off Hurdle

Personally, I’ve had a lot of success over the decades introducing the aerial phase of the Round-off hurdle with the front leg quite straight.

NEXT I work on a deep lunge before the Round-off.

And finally combine the two segments.

I know Chinese coaches and many others who prefer a bent front leg in the hurdle — and it works for them. My fear is that lifting the knee is backward rotation, and it may limit my ultimate forward rotation.

Here Tammy Biggs emphasizes the straight leg.

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Simone Biles Rising

This 4 part documentary on Netflix is extremely good.

It was fun reliving Paris.

Good editing. They got the Gymnastics right. Yet didn’t overwhelm the general public with too much technical jargon.

All gymnasts should see it if only to know that EVEN Simone Biles gets nervous at age-27. It’s normal.

Laurie Hernandez is the best colour commentator.

I was impressed with Joscelyn, too. So charismatic and well spoken.

Simone’s Mom is charming. I’m not surprised she got so much screen time.

I did NOT enjoy reliving Simone’s (possible) calf injury in Paris. … Whew.

Imagine the storyline if she had withdrawn before Vault in qualifications.

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Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

GymCastic has a comprehensive review.

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Mya Lauzon – Beam

Sienna Schreiber – Beam

Excellent.

The Flying Gym Boys

A circus act that includes Oliver Hegi and Christian Baumann.

Follow them on Instagram.

The Flying Gym Boys are a performance troupe based in Switzerland that specializes in gymnastics, comprised of a diverse assemblage of former artistic gymnastics professionals and elite male athletes.

The team currently comprises 15 members, collectively possessing an impressive total of over 200 years of experience in the sport. …

zhoxxyy – From Men’s Artistic Gymnastics to Flying Gym Boys

Chloe Widner – Beam

Gymnastics Ethics Foundation

Micheline Calmy-Rey, the President of the Gymnastics Ethics Foundation (GEF), addressed delegates of over 150 member federations of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG), who are currently attending the 85th FIG Congress. …

… the GEF, operational since 2019, has handled 261 cases to date. …

Read the report on their website:

Gymnastics Ethics Foundation presents latest case numbers to FIG Congress