I’ve not yet heard why Moors withdrew.
Patricia Bezzoubenko – 6 medals
Patricia Bezzoubenko … is the two-time Canadian National champion. She holds dual citizenship with Canada and Russia. …
She had a chance to match the single-Games record with a sixth gold medal in the closing ribbon event, but had to settle for bronze.
Canadian rhythmic gymnast Alexandra Orlando won six gold medals at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia, sweeping the five individual competitions and adding gold in the team event. …
Bezzoubenko was born in Vancouver but has lived in Moscow since she was four. She lists Thornhill, Ont., as her hometown.
meet Morgan Hurd
The pixie everyone’s talking about.
… Morgan, who turned thirteen last week, is preparing to compete in the 2014 Secret U.S. Classic in Hoffman Estates, Ill. She qualified to both this meet and to the 2014 P&G Championships at the American Classic in Huntsville, Texas, earlier this month, making her the first Delaware gymnast to reach this level in roughly three decades. …
Idaho Gymnastics Camp
nothing but net
Sky Tower In Denmark Might Be The Scariest Theme Park Ride Ever
… nearly 100 foot total free fall at 55MPH is one of the most CRAZY rides on the planet! There is NOTHING between you and the net below!
This version of the ride is called “Sky Tower” and is located at Tivoli Friheden in Denmark.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
(via HuffPo)
gymnasts say the darn’dest things
Cute overload from Gym Gab. 🙂
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
(via Gymnast Crossing and Rec Gymnastics)
Bezzoubenko – Commonwealth Champion
AA
1. Patricia Bezzoubenko (CAN) 59.175
2. Francesca Jones (WAL) 57.350
3. Laura Halford (WAL) 56.225
Congratulations to Wales. 🙂
Canada won the Team competition, as well.
new book – High Performance Gymnastics
Thomas Heinen from Germany is the principle editor. He’s on the FIG Sport Science Committee.
248 pages
English language
ISBN 978-3-942468-30-5
Google Translate:
The book “High Performance Gymnastics” is of a German-Brazilian cooperation …
It contains the very latest sports science work on device and Gymnastics and Rhythmic Gymnastics. The contributions revolve around sport psychology topics such as the role of the coach or the perception of assets in advance of the Olympic Games, but also movement analytical and biomechanical considerations. …
20 EUR
Manrique Larduet 89.120
The Cuban champion of Pan-American Sports Festival 2014 is probably the best 89+ AA gymnast we’ve never heard about.
Click PLAY or watch his P Bars on YouTube. 15.570 – double front half out dismount.
Gym Blog Brazil posted all 6 apparatus videos.
Canadian L2 Technical course
For Canucks needing Level 2 Technical WAG, a course is being hosted at the new Taiso Saskatoon.
Aug 29 – Sep 1st
