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I’ve posted this in the past. But was never sure what competition it was from. Until now.
It was the 1988 Soviet Jr Championships.
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Yeesh! 😦 Who is that guy?
Update – Jason thinks it might be Yuri Yermakov.
… It must be Kolyvanov on Pommels just before the start of the Floor routine.
Thanks Anna.
Recall when people used to say that African American kids make poor gymnasts?
I do.
In the era of Curtis Hibbert, for example. He won the silver medal on Horizontal Bar at the 1987 World Championships. And made 3 apparatus finals at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.
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Nobody is saying anything like that in 2015.
In the past not many African American kids got the chance to try Gymnastics. Access to expensive sports is still a problem today, but less than in the past.
African American girls like 12-year-old Elizabeth Moore of OSEGA Gymnastics, Miles Avery’s Gym, have role models. 🙂
RICHELLE SIMPSON was the 2003 NCAA All-Around & Floor Champion for Nebraska.
She was back in Lincoln to be honoured at the inaugural University of Nebraska Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony, followed by recognition during halftime of Saturday’s Nebraska-BYU football season-opener.
Simpson is in her ninth year performing for Cirque du Soleil and year seven entertaining at Treasure Island’s Mystère. …
“I never thought I would be there this long, but it’s so creative and so energizing,” Simpson said. “We have many people who have worked for the show for many years, including two or three who have been here since we started. …
It’s gratifying to see the SoCal group so proactive in trying to save and build collegiate men’s gymnastics. 🙂
Shelli Koszdin posted an interview for Stick it Media:
… Long a hotbed for men’s gymnastics talent, the Southern California area has been without a intercollegiate program since the demise of UCLA’s storied program back in 1994. Aside from Stanford and Cal, Southern California high school graduates have had to venture out-of-state to participate in men’s intercollegiate gymnastics.
Along came Schulmeister, a men’s club coach at Torrance’s Studio West, to found an exciting new collegiate club program in Southern California. SCU is an interesting amalgam of student-athletes, attending various junior colleges and universities throughout the area. …
SM: About how much capital did it take to get this team started? How much to keep it running for each year?
Heinz: Startup costs in the 1st year were about $45K. We were able to raise about $30K. So out of pocket about $15K, give or take a few.
If we keep everything as is, we are looking at an average of about $60K$100K per year. But we need to look ahead and make sure the coaches that currently donate their time are eventually paid. Having our own training facility is being planned as we speak. …
SM: Have there been other attempts to follow in the footsteps of SCU?
Heinz: We have certainly made an impact: Sacramento State is working on having a team. Also, there will be the New York Alliance. Based on the email I received from Brockport’s head coach, they are planning to bring together several small college teams from the New York area to create another D2 team. …
StickItMedia Exclusive Interview: Heinz Schulmeister
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Gymternet:
The Tkatchev, named for Alexander Vasilyevich Tkatchev, is also known as a reverse hecht. At its most basic definition, it’s done from a back giant swing, involves a release backwards and over the bar, and is caught again on the other side. Where it gets interesting is the entry (i.e. from a stalder, inbar, toe-on, or clear hip instead of a giant) and then the body position in the air (i.e. straddle, pike, or layout). Here’s a handy chart I made to help with the variations.
Straddle Pike Layout Giant Tkatchev (D) Piked Tkatchev (E) — Toe-On Ray (E) Church (E) Nabieva (G) Clear Hip Hindorff (E) Shang (F) — Stalder Ricna (E) Downie (F) — Inbar Galante (E) — —
That’s from You Asked, The Gymternet Answered 61st edition. Of the fan sites, The Gymternet is most valuable for the WAG coach.
Update – George sends the link to the 2013 sporteverywhere edit of Tkachev releases.
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In training. Jacob thinks this video was taken around 2012.
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(via @GymCastic)
The South African city of Durban has been selected as the host for the 2022 Commonwealth Games at the Federation’s general assembly in New Zealand on Wednesday.
The coastal city was the only bidder for the multi-sports event after the Canadian city of Edmonton withdrew from contention in February, citing falling oil prices …
Unfortunately Durban did not include Gymnastics in their bid because they had no suitable venue. Durban Gymnastics coach Jesse Kitzen-Abelson says Gymnastics can still be added. My guess is that it will.
UPDATE: Over on the private Gymternet Clan Facebook group, there’s much discussion on that topic. The proposal in the works would require Commonwealth Games to include 16 mandatory sports, one of them Artistic Gymnastics.
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