let the Games begin

Canada at Pan Am opening ceremonies.

U.S. Elite Compulsory Beam 1

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15 more Women’s Elite Compulsory Routine videos are linked from that same page.

Via the EDGE (Elite Developmental Gymnastics Education) Symposium June 19-20, 2015. I was there as an observer for Tumbl Trak.

Polina Semionova – ballet solo

Polina Semionova … is a Russian ballet dancer who is currently a principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre. …

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(via Ellen Konert-Dowling)

Heidi Moneymaker – stunt woman

If you’ve seen Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow, you’ve seen former UCLA gymnast Heidi Moneymaker.

Cake Oven posted a terrific profile piece – SCARLETT JOHANSSON’S STUNT DOUBLE *IS* THE BLACK WIDOW

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Thought of You – Ryan Woodward

This beautiful dance animation got me thinking …. Could a computer judge artistry?

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (2010)

I actually prefer the music in a variation on Facebook. (VIDEO)

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Gaylord 2 before Kovacs?

Langley Gymnastics Head Coach Kris Kunick suggested we teach all the Kovacs progressions. Then catch Gaylord 2 before trying to catch Kovacs.

Gaylord 2 is more complex, but less scary than Kovacs for some guys.

Less scary. But still scary. 🙂

Click PLAY or watch one guy trying to catch his first Gaylord 2 on YouTube.

In fact, Kris had one gymnast who caught Kolman before Kovacs.

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No female has competed Kovacs. Several have competed Gaylord 2.

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