who’s watching Apprentice?

Not me.

Shawn Johnson was FIRED by the Donald.

Ludmilla Tourischeva documentary

MissLyra has translated another classic Soviet Gymnastics documentary.

This is a documentary about Soviet gymnast Ludmilla Tourischeva with English subtitles.

It was filmed in the summer of 1974 before and during the World Championships and shows the national team preparing for them. It also includes a lot of scenes with Tourischeva’s legendary coach Vladislav Rastorotsky and some clips and a very short interview with a young Natalia Shaposhnikova.

The translation of the poem at the end by Aleksandr Blok was taken from the internet. …

Rastorotsky was harsh, be warned. I saw him in Canada with Shaposhnikova once. He was even more severe in person.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (50min)

See her Olga Korbut and Elena Mukhina documentary translations.

Thanks Kevin.

Laney Madsen – GymMax

2014 -13 yrs old

2yrs in the Sport of Gymnastics with no prior experience.

GymMax, California

Rae points out that she’s a newcomer to Artistic Gymnastics, but has trained as a Cheerleader since age-6.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Strong and flexible. Good air sense. This is talent. 🙂

Laney’s bio. She’s half American, half Bulgarian. Lived 8yrs in Germany.

via GymFever2012

Giarnni Regini-Moran 2014

Giarnni Regini-Moran (born 2 August 1998) is a British artistic gymnast. He is the 2014 Youth Olympic All-around Champion and the 2014 European Junior floor champion.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

(via gymnastikfabriken)