tumbling, tramp, diving, acrobatics, circus, cheer, dance, martial arts, X sports … and more
Typically one of the older guys at Canada Winter Games wins Rings, the strong man apparatus.
But in 2015 it was one of the little guys. Age-12 or 13.
Click PLAY or watch his finals routine on YouTube.
Foundation Georges St-Pierre sponsored Félix $2000. A good investment.
Megan is the current Elite Canada Jr Champion, age eligible for the Olympic Test meet in 2016.
Click PLAY or watch her Canada Winter Games Finals Beam on Vimeo. (Silver)
Click PLAY or watch her CWGs FX Final on Vimeo. (Gold)
UPDATE: gymbot points out that the good ladies of the FIG fixed one of their many naming mistakes in the Code of Points.
If you check the current edition you’ll see the Salto fwd stretched with 2 1/2 twist (900°) is now named for Sabina Cojocar ROU from Worlds 2001 Ghent (BEL).
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MostepanovaFan:
Montage of all the gymnasts who have competed the … (2.5 twisting front) on floor in chronological order (to the best of my knowledge). People seem to cheat this skill …
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (as of 2010)
(via Pushy Queen)
Hopefully we’ll see our Olympic Champion start her competitive comeback in Italy. 🙂
Click PLAY or watch it on Facebook.
(via Craig Smith)
An Italian coach at Gymnix?
Nope. It’s Ben Carson
Tips for coaches: whenever a gymnast looks like they are in trouble, it’s always best to stop their swing for them. Sometimes they let go …
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The sport of “Acrobatics and Tumbling” continues to grow. 🙂
“Congratulations to NCATA for continuing to build the acrobatics and tumbling varsity programs,” said Steve Penny, president of USA Gymnastics. “The addition of Georgetown College extends the opportunities for women to enjoy competing in acrobatics and tumbling for their university while gaining an education.”
In addition to the announcement of the sport, Georgetown College has also announced the hiring of Alicia Castagneto as the first coach in program history. Castagneto arrives in Georgetown after coaching acrobatics & tumbling for 10-plus years, additionally serving 12 years as a judge for USA Gymnastics, most recently at Southern California Elite Gymnastics Academy. …
Varsity collegiate competition began in the Spring of 2011 and Acrobatics & Tumbling was adopted as a discipline of USA Gymnastics in 2013. NCATA member institutions include all levels of the NCAA – Division I, II, and III. …
Member institutions have team roster sizes of 30-45 athletes …
Though Bridget Sloan returned to compete Bars, D-D’s Tigers were clearly the superior team tonight.
Balance Beam Situation has the LIVE blog.
See the crowd of 12,000 spectators on twitter.
https://twitter.com/coreyromero/status/568975213649530880
The Legend is back. He missed Pommels, but would be unlikely to compete that apparatus for USA anyway.
Steve was one of the highlights of the Winter Cup prelim competition.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
