Follow the incredible Olympic journey of Bulgaria’s gymnastics icon Iordan Iovtcev as he wins 1 Silver and 3 Bronze medals appearing at 6 editions of the Olympic Games.
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(via Coach Christopher Sommer)
Chenglong Zhang – ripped grip
In the Horizontal Bar final at Worlds 2014 Zhang broke one of his grips. Then was allowed to continue well after his 30 seconds was over.
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We’ve heard FIG MTC plans to allow gymnasts time to get a new grip in the future. But that rule change was not in effect for 2014.
Has anyone heard any follow up from FIG on this incident?
Fantasy Gymnastics stats sheet
If you are in an NCAA Gymastics Fantasy league, check out the average and high scores for gymnasts in the 2014 season.
Road to Nationals Fantasy Helper page
Larissa Latynina interview
I hadn’t realized how little I knew of Latynina before reading this post. She was one feisty athlete.
An interview with the most decorated Olympic Champion of all time, Larissa Latynina, by Dmitry Efanov and Alexander Lyubimov for ‘Kultura’.
Nine time Olympic champion gymnast Larissa Latynina will be 80 years old on the 27th December. A few days before her birthday, the legend of world sport answered some questions. …
RRG – No retreat, no surrender
… Her success, she says, is partly down to the fact that she was always ruthlessly competitive. …
Larisa Latynina: An unbeaten Olympian for 48 years. (photos)
Australia Institute of Sport reopens
Men only.
… Gymnastics Australia is pleased to announce that Vladimir Vatkin and Sergei Chinkar have been appointed to the Coach roles with the MAG NCE in Canberra. Both men are well-known to the Gymnastics communities within Australia and overseas as a result of the successes of their athletes at benchmark events over a number of years.
Gymnastics Australia is very excited that Australia’s NCE athletes will be directed and supported by such well-credentialed coaches and look forward to their technical leadership both within the NCE and across the pathway for MAG nationally. Vladimir and Sergei will take up their new roles at the MAG NCE on 27 January 2015. …
10 athletes are offered scholarships to train in Canberra. Click through to see those names.
triple twist to triple cork
respect the training
Stick-It TV
GymFever2012 linked to a new YouTube channel. All things Gymnastics.
Click PLAY or watch a promo on YouTube.
Looks like they will have some original content. For example, hosts Aaron Barbaro and Ben Congedi from Australia interview 2012 Olympian and Commonwealth Games gold medalist Emily Little (VIDEO).
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Louis Smith wins another Strictly Come Dancing title
Louis Smith has won his second Strictly Come Dancing title after triumphing in the 2014 Christmas special.
The Olympic gymnastic silver medallist, who won Strictly in 2012, earned his latest success on the night that Sir Bruce Forsyth returned to the show.
Smith and professional partner Aliona Vilani earned a perfect score of 40 points from the judges for their quickstep to Jingle Bells. …
Click PLAY or watch Louis and Aliona on YouTube.
Chellsie Memmel interview
Tumbl Talk:
… what are some of the most significant changes you’ve seen over the last 2-8 years?
The biggest change still to me is the scoring system. I believe there has been a decrease in artistry because of the emphasis on getting a higher start value and the only way to build a score is with more skills. …
… Do you see these changes being beneficial to the sport?
Right now, the code favors big gymnastics…to do that you need to be very strong so it is beneficial to those athletes that are. Like I said before, I think the code will keep being tweaked until there is more of an emphasis on both artistry and big skills. …
What are you finding enjoyable about your life AFTER competitive gymnastics?
That there is life outside gymnastics!! …and how so many lessons I have learned carry over. I love spending more time with my family. Love being married. I like that I am still very involved in gymnastics by judging and coaching. …
Click PLAY or watch 3yr-old Chellsie on YouTube.
Soon her own toddler will be bouncing. 🙂
What type of mom do you want to be?
I want to be a good mom, of course. My parents gave me the opportunity to try different sports and when I did fall in love with gymnastics they helped and encouraged me to be the best I could be. They were great role models …
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