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Great Beam.

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Game day hydration. 🙂

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… “Tumble” will be broadcast this summer with two time Olympic gymnast Louis Smith and five time Olympic medallist Nadia Comaneci acting as judges. Also joining them on the judging panel will be Comonwealth Games gold medalist Craig Heap and reknowned choreographer and aerialist Sebastien Stella. Acting as a mentor is Britain’s most successful female gymnast Beth Tweddle. …

Full Twist

No doubt Louis will still have time to train his one apparatus for Commonwealth Games.

English teams will be announced May 30th. Here’s the appeal process, if Louis is not selected. 🙂

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I love JAOs video tutorials. The tight editing. High quality of gymnastics.

But what I like most is that he doesn’t simply copy the drills of established Bars gurus. He analyzes the skill. And comes up with his own series of drills.

In this case, one of our biggest problems on pirouettes is turning too late. Right from the start he preps kids to be comfortable finishing in handstand.

Keep them coming, please.

Historically, coaches frowned on tattoos. The Bible warns against them.

UCLA Basketball legend John Wooden did not like them.

But in 2014 they are increasingly common. Not many would question double Olympian Jon Horton’s ink.

Alicia can do no wrong.

But at some point, some are going to start questioning whether tattoos are too large? Or too conspicuous.

Like most parents, (and all old curmudgeons), I worry that young people will decide to get a tattoo too soon. And later regret it.

I worry they will feel peer pressured into it.

This random Facebook image featuring someone I don’t even know caught my eye.

A comic argument against the trend of tattoos.

Here’s an even better argument from We Re The Millers. 🙂

___ Update. Our Olympic Silver medalist has gone way, way too far, in my opinion.

GBR is set for Pommels for many, many years into the future.

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via GymFever

The Power Tumblers look positively in control compared with the big trick TeamGymnasts.

“TeamGymnasts” … Is that a term?

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(via Euro Gymnastic Equipment and Anders Jacobsen)

Novice is the youngest age division at the Canadian National Championships. #cangym2014

MAJOR bonus points are in play in these scores relative to FIG.

High Performance Novice
1 Chrobok, Jade 62,525 – Ont
2 Padurario, Ana 59,525 – Ont
3 Fiorito-Laplante, Molly 58,975 – Que
4 de Jong, Haley 56,150 – B.C.
5 Jurca, Victoria-Georgiann 55,050 – Que
6 Pouliot, Enya 54,700 – Nova Scotia

full results

Nat Novice
1 Guthrie, Emma 53,425 – Alberta
2 Wang, Lauren 51,275 – B.C.
3 Milne, Emma 50,925 – Ont
4 Giard, Sara 49,675 – Que
5 Foucault, Audrey 49,625 – Que
6 Zhong, Cathy 49,575 – B.C.

full results

Nat Novice Team
1. Ontario
2. Quebec
3. Alberta

full results

Amanda Turner’s summary & results – Black Lead Canadian Women’s Championships

New gym shoes for @EllieBlack_ unofficial 1st prize in Sr Qualifying at #cangym2014 Competed smart today pic.twitter.com/UPdZ6mbz5K

— Grace Chiu (@GraceClick) May 27, 2014

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