Created by Brian Howell of Jungle Gymnastics, this multi-piece mat system has endless uses …
Carolina Gym Supply $1,954.00
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(via Swing Big)
foam pit or Air Bag?
I’m worried some landings will not be absorbed by an Air Bag. AND the electric Air blower is pretty noisy.
See what you think.
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What about an Air Bag base with foam on top?
An Air Bag does seem more forgiving than a Resi pit.
PETROUNIAS Eleftherios – Rings
Classy. Fingers extended on Crosses.
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1. Back Roll to Planche E IV
2. Lower Back Lever to Maltese E IV
3. Back Roll to Maltese F IV
4. Felge to Hdst C II
5. Back Uprise to Planche D III
6. Back Lever to Cross D IV
7. Whippet to Cross D III
8. Yamawaki Pk D I
9. Back Uprise to Hdst C II
10. Double Back 2/1 E V
D:6.8 + E:9.066
Score: 15.866
King of Gymnastics has all the European Championships Finals routines with a judging breakdown of each.
Thanks Ono.
Austin Nacey – Quad off DMT
… double mini at the Elite Challenge 2015 in the Olympic Training center. To my knowledge this is the first quad ever competed by an american.
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(via Justice Frangipane)
Oklahoma Men won 2 National Championships
Did you know that OU Men’s Gymnastics actually won TWO national team titles this season? Watch this video to learn more about OU Gym’s best kept secret …
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Pura Vida competition, Costa Rica
At the 5 Star Riu Hotel, Guanacaste Costa Rica. On the beach. 🙂
May 21 – 23, 2015
Tom Koll is the meet director.
Brazil World Cup – Apparatus Finals 2
Beam
1. Shang CHN 15.400
2. Saraiva BRA 15.100
3. Scheder GER 14.000
Click PLAY or Saraiva’s Beam on YouTube.
WAG Floor
1. Saraiva BRA 13.625
2. Seitz GER 13.400
3. Griesser GER 13.325
MAG Floor
1. Sepulveda CHI 15.625
2. Hypolito BRA 15.550
3. Fahrig GER 15.475
Pommel
1. Xiao CHN 15.075
2. Zhang CHN 14.900
3. Toba GER 14.400
Rings
1. Zanetti BRA 15.900
2. Medina Flores BRA 15.100
3. Molinari ARG 15.000
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Full Twist has a summary with links to some routines.
Shang Chungsong – Bars
Ana Livia:
… Shang Chungsong redeemed herself from yesterday’s fall and hit her full routine. She achieved a 6.7 difficulty level –we know she is capable of a 6.9- and got away with a rather scary double with a twist dismount. …
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Bars
1. Chunsong CHN 15.025
2. Scheder GER 14.875
3. Seitz GER 14.700
See more routines on Couch Gymnast – Sao Paulo Word Cup: Vault and Bars
IOC likes Swimming, Gymnastics
Swimming and gymnastics are the biggest winners and modern pentathlon the biggest loser in the new revenue distribution framework finalised by members of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) here this week.
The International Swimming Federation (FINA) and the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) are each set to receive a 28 per cent increase over the next Olympic quadrennium in comparison with the post-London 2012 period. …
I know IOC is very happy with how FIG is working to develop the sport around the world. They partially funded our recent FIG Age Group Camp in El Salvador, for example.
biomechanics of Circus
Zarkana by Cirque du Soleil in Vegas.
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After all these years, Boris Verkhovsky is still energized. He’s Director of Acrobatic Performance and Coaching at Cirque. And Boris is very much a biomechanist coach. He loves to push the limits of the laws of physics. 🙂
