Began today for WAG and Rhythmic.
… No, I do not know why she’s warming up on the Parallel Bar rail. 🙂
Aliya Mustafina update
Published on Feb 24, 2014
Russian Olympic Gymnastics champion Aliya Mustafina on Trans World Sport. At home in Moscow.
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Pushy Queen linked to a page full of full turn .gifs.
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Walvis Bay Gymnastics, Namibia
I visited the tourist town of Walvis Bay, Namibia to see 200,000 flamingos and gymnasts.
The club is impressive to look at. MAG, WAG, Rhythmic, Trampoline & Tumbling.
Unfortunately this facility must be set-up and taken-down each day. 😦
Walvis Bay Gymnastics Club is run by Vesko and Roumi Kostin from Bulgaria.
Surrey Gymnastics – conditioning
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USA Pacific Rim Teams
2013 World all-around champion Simone Biles of Spring, Texas/World Champions Centre, 2012 Olympic team gold medalist Kyla Ross of Aliso Viejo, Calif./Gym-Max, and 2014 AT&T American Cup champion Elizabeth Price of Coopersburg, Pa./Parkettes, headline the six women slated to compete at the 2014 Pacific Rim Championships in Richmond, B.C., Canada, April 9-11.
Juniors Bailie Key of Montgomery, Texas/Texas Dreams Gymnastics, Nia Dennis of Westerville, Ohio/Buckeye Gymnastics, and Norah Flatley of Cumming, Iowa/Chow’s Gymnastics and Dance, have also been named to the team. …
Earlier, USA Gymnastics announced the six men who will represent Team USA at the event: John Orozco of Bronx, N.Y./Team Hilton HHonors (U.S. Olympic Training Center), Alex Naddour of Gilbert, Ariz./Team Hilton Honors (USA Youth Fitness Center), and Chris Brooks of Houston/Team Hilton HHonors (Cypress Gymnastics), seniors; and Davis Grooms of Katy, Texas/Champions Gymnastics, Marty Strech of Fountain Valley, Calif./Azarian U.S. Gymnastics Training Center, and Alec Yoder of Indianapolis, Ind./InterActive Academy, juniors.
watching Gymnastics with non-gymnasts
GymCastic:
If you don’t follow Dorkly already, you should. They understand your nerd needs.
Dorkly has the most fabulous, nerdtastic, humor-filled comics. This one just had to be adapted for gymnastics. So, Ms. Spanny Tampson worked her magic. If you are watching gymnastics with one of these seven characters this weekend, we sympathize. …
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Teams arrive African Champs
I flew in with Team Namibia.
Quite surprised with the media blitz at the airport, the girls took turns getting their photos taken. 🙂
Some were interviewed for the official YouTube channel.
A good way to follow the competition is on the 12th African Gymnastics Championships, Tshwane Facebook page.
Andrea Munteanu – Beam
half straddle press position
The most difficult phase of the swing or press is this — hands, shoulders, hips over the base of support.
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The more hip flexion, the more straddled the split, the better.
Practice jumping or pressing to this position against the wall.
