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Swiss cross-country skier Dario Cologna won a gold medal and then waited 28 minutes to congratulate last-place finisher Roberto Carcelen of Peru at the finish line. …

Gold Medalist Waits At The Finish Line For 28 Minutes To Shake Hands With The Guy Who Came In Last

Is there anything the internet cannot teach you?

Marceline Goldstein linked to one of those notorious wikihow articles.

🙂

Step 2

Stretch. You should probably stretch for the first month before beginning the exercises. You should stretch for an hour and a half each day. You can do yoga if you would like. Do stretches like splits, bending down and grabbing your legs, bending backwards as far as possible, etc. …

A lawsuit was filed … by the parents of a Houston teenager who suffered seizures and a traumatic brain injury after falling through a torn trampoline canvas at a local trampoline park last June.

Mike and Traci Menchaca sued National Trampoline Entertainment Centers and National Trampoline Entertainment Dallas, II, D/B/A “Cosmic Jump” in Harris County District Court, seeking damages to include the teen’s past and future medical expenses, as well as his loss of future earning capacity. …

Max Menchaca’s injuries occurred when he fell into an unprotected area underneath the trampoline platform …

Several states, including Arizona, Michigan, Utah, and California have proposed new regulations to promote greater safety and accountability by trampoline parks. Similar measures have not yet been proposed in Texas. …

Parents of Brain-Injured Teen File Lawsuit Against Houston Trampoline Park

Like most coaches, I’m astonished these places in the USA have not been sued out of business.

Kids should learn trampoline with a qualified coach.

related – cosmicjump.com

Wire – Why People Think Adelina Sotnikova’s Figure Skating Gold Medal Was Rigged

Crazy good gymnastics. 🙂

Florida takes the meet, but for the most part there was not a huge different between the two teams. LSU’s struggles on beam and early breaks on floor were probably the biggest difference.

Balance Beam Situation – Friday Meets – LSU @ Florida Live Blog, Georgia, Auburn

LSU will move ahead of Oklahoma to be ranked #1 in RQS next week.

Trailer for the next episode of THWTS.

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Oh, the drama.

Daredevils throughout history have been pushing the boundaries of risk, jumping across canyons and flying over rows of vehicles on their bikes. But have never undertaken this unbelievable stunt by foot alone. …

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One year into her first term as President of the FIG Acrobatic Gymnastics Technical Committee, Rosy Taeymans (BEL) has one big question on her mind:

How to get Acrobatic gymnastics more into the public eye?

While Acrobatic has had a few moments in the sun – most notably, the group Spelbound, with former World Acro champions among its members, captured the attention of millions by winning “Britain’s Got Talent” in 2010, and one of the most viewed videos on the FIG’s Youtube channel is a montage of the 2012 Acro Worlds — the discipline has yet to be included in the Olympic Games.

Because of that, it has been more difficult to garner recognition for Acro …

Q: Acro fans have a lot to look forward to in 2014 — three World Cups and a World Championships in Levallois-Perret (FRA)…

Rosy: “Yes. We have one World cup competition in Portugal, the Maia Cup, in March. The next one is in Aalen (GER) in May and the last one will be October this year. That’s the Patricia Wade Classic in Great Britain. It was an international competition in 2013 and this year it is a World Cup competition. Hopefully it becomes a well-known World competition to honor a great lady in Acrobatic history. This summer we have the World Age Group and the World Championships in Levallois near Paris.

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FIG – Q and A with…Rosy Taeymans, FIG Acrobatic Technical Committee President

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… she became one of the most consistent gymnasts in the United States. She clinched team gold for the Fierce Five in London with a clutch performance on floor. That routine featured some of her trademark INSANE tumbling. She’s back in the gym and ready to return to competition later this year.

We discuss:

• If she’s still on track to be back for Classics in Chicago.

• Bars, bars and bars, yes, she talks about her love/hate relationship with bars.

• Her advice about handling pressure (because she’s so freakin’ good at it!)

listen to episode 77: Aly Raisman

What a wonderful interview.

This was my romantic valentines date. Things got a bit steaaaamy 😉 #justkidding #ILoveGymnastics pic.twitter.com/UngKksaH2c

— Alexandra Raisman (@Aly_Raisman) February 15, 2014

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She talks about boys. And how little time female gymnasts have for them. 🙂

The South African Gymnastics Federation’s National Training Centre at Matsport Centre in Eldoraigne Centurion, has undergone a makeover

The pit, which is 26 meters long and 2m deep, has been under construction during the month of December. The unique pit has a trampoline base 0.7 meters above the pit floor, with the remaining 1.3 meters to be filled with foam. This trampoline at the base of the pit allows for less dust and more elasticity for when the gymnast lands on the foam. …

South African Gymnastics Federation

FIG Age Group Training Camp and competition this weekend.

Comment from Dr. Bill Sands:

Just a short comment on trampoline pits. I have seen, more than once, that the weight of the foam on the trampoline bed presses the bed down such that the foam rests on the bottom floor of the pit. I have built a camera, light, and telescoping pole to look under the trampoline so that one can see if the trampoline remains off the floor. I know of one very serious injury where the victim hit the concrete of a trampoline-type pit. Moreover, when I stood in the foam of this pit, I could jump and my feet struck the floor.

I would just like to caution people to take considerable care in using this type of pit design. Although pit foam seems incredibly light, by accumulation the foam can weigh enough to push the trampoline bed down to the floor surface that the bed was designed to avoid.