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American men on Ipanema beach
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Jim Hartung profile
Here’s an excellent article on one of the greatest American gymnasts all time.
A longtime Nebraska assistant coach under Francis Allen and now Chuck Chmelka, his prep and collegiate teammate, Hartung helped lead Nebraska to four consecutive national team gymnastics championships in 1979-80-81-82. …
He’s a cancer survivor.
“I was judging the World Gymnastics Championships in Belgium in 2010,” he told me. “I wore a tie all day, and when I took it off, I rubbed my neck and found a bump. I remember thinking ‘I don’t have a sore throat. I don’t have a cold.’ I just had an ominous feeling from that moment to the rest of the trip. When I got back to Lincoln, I saw a doctor the next morning. I was diagnosed with a type of throat cancer that was right behind my voice box.”
Joe Fraser 2015 montage
Joe got famous literally throwing the Code on Pommels at a very young age. He’s a strong AA gymnast too, obviously. 🙂
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Katelyn Ohashi is back
Click PLAY or watch her Beam for UCLA on YouTube.
Kenzo training Li Xiaopeng
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keeping knees straight on Giants
The tap on a giant is like a soccer kick. You can gain power by bending your knees through the bottom.
… Unfortunately the judges may deduct for bent knees if you do. Jason recommends some drills.
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Leyva – Kolman gif
working out with a toddler
No excuses, Mom. 🙂
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point-of-view H Bar
With the great former Stanford gymnast Rico Andrade. A new perspective.
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related – Rico’s Double Twisting Kovacs attempt from 2008 (VIDEO).
harder vaults in the NCAA
Now that Yurchenko layout 1/1 is only out of 9.95 maximum, there’s more incentive to compete other vaults.
CalicoIzzy is compiling a list of women competing alternatives.
Yurchenko doubles
Ashleigh Gnat, LSU
Piked front 1/2s
Hunter Price, Oklahoma
Alexis Mattern, Ohio State
Bailey Abernathy, MinnesotaTsuk fulls or Kasamatsu fulls (1/2s?)
Nina McGee, Denver
Emily Richardson, Cal
Mary Jacobsen, Oregon State
Click through to see the rest.
