Four-time World All-around champion Kohei Uchimura is gearing up for a rare World Cup appearance at this weekend’s FIG Tokyo World Cup, the final event of the 2013-2014 FIG World Cup series. …
Also set to compete in Tokyo is Ryohei Kato, 20, whose silver medal All-around finish at the 2013 World Championships in Antwerp (BEL) marked him out as one of the biggest stars of a younger generation gunning for Rio …
FIG – World champion Kohei Uchimura returns for Tokyo World Cup
Sydney Sawa’s alien battle
apparatus for Rio?
FIG and IOC have not decided as yet.
SPIETH Gymnastics … announce an important deal with Brazil.
Director Henning Hauser informed that his company was chosen to supply Brazil with Gymnastics competition equipment until the end of June.
“This enormous assignment is also an important step towards Rio 2016,” Hauser said. “It is our goal to supply the Gymnastics equipment for the Rio Olympic Games.” Rio de Janeiro would be the 11th Olympic Games to be supplied by SPIETH Gymnastics.
Zonderland – Doha – H Bar
Our Olympic Champion looks a little cleaner in this routine.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
(via gymnasts391)
391 links also to his wild and crazy P Bar routine.
150lb women
A number of friends shared this on Facebook.
They all weigh 68kg.
Muscle and bone are heavy.
Keep reinforcing the message that a good body is one that can get the job done.
Greece cancels National Championships
Sad.
Amanda Turner:
The Hellenic (Greek) Gymnastics Federation announced Tuesday it has cancelled the upcoming national championships, leaving its top stars shocked and frustrated with the decision.
“All I can say is that everything seems to go from bad to worse,” rings specialist Eleftherios Petrounias told Greek media on Tuesday. … Seriously we didn’t ever expect that we wouldn’t even have the chance to compete at the Greek championships, even traveling at our own expense.”
The federation cancelled the event after the Greek Olympic Committee urged a boycott Monday of all national sports competition from April 12-13, to protest the Greek government’s actions amid the nation’s ongoing financial crisis. …
Mykayla Skinner – quad double
can swimmers, football players Gym?
🙂
Watch as Florida football players and swimmers try to compete like the Florida gymnastics team!
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World Autism Day
Wednesday, April 2, 2014 is World Autism Day. One of only four official health-specific United Nations Days, this annual day focuses on bringing the world’s attention to autism.
One in 88 children are affected by Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). And the number of children with autism continues to grow. Between 2007 and 2012 there was a 78 percent increase in reported diagnoses. …
Traditional therapy options include behaviour and communication therapies, educational therapies, family therapies and medications.
Another option is gymnastics. Yes, gymnastics! …
(via Rec Gymnastics)
Sam Sendel – 8 Triples
On Supertramp.
Samantha:
Made an 8 triple routine. I know its not as cool as Jason’s 10 triple routine but i hope you enjoy. 🙂
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Happy (belated) 50th birthday Trampoline!
