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Heidi Hornbeek, age 36 of Phoenix, passed away December 22, 2013.

… graduating from University of Arizona, where she was also a highly decorated gymnast and a member of the hall of fame. She then attended medical school in Kirksville, MO. Heidi then practiced medicine in the Arizona area until her passing.

A memorial mass will be held 10 am on Friday December 27, 2013 at St. Vincent De Paul Catholic Church, 3130 N. 51st Ave, Phoenix. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to Halo Animal Shelter of the Humane Society of Arizona.

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Heidi was an NCAA Champion on Floor.

Mary Wright recalls her competing triple tuck dismount on Bars. Others recall Heidi training Def.

Cause of death has not been confirmed.

Sporteverywhere’s Code of Points 101 is one of many trying to make sense of the latest mid-Quad rules change recently posted, then withdrawn, by the FIG WTC.

Or was it posted, withdrawn, and reposted?

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

(via MCSMaria)

American Douglass Johnson raised $2,265 on indiegogo.

Another gymnast has an indiegogo fund-raiser. 18yr-old Wolfe Gazer training in Burlington, Ontario.

So far Wolfe is up to about $1700.

From the brilliant Awkward Family Photos blog.

Shining Star

Gymnastics New Year:

On the first of January, take a picture of yourself, friends, family, pets… doing this pose to start the year all around the world doing gymnastics.

– Share your picture via facebook, instagram or twitter with the hashtag #GymNewYear2014

– And send your picture to gymnastics.newyear (a) gmail.com, we will do a big collage.

Let’s show the world our big gymnastics family!

Former U.S. Champ impresses the fam. 🙂

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All the best over the coming year.

A $4 million fund where the interest could pay for the relatively inexpensive Men’s program.

Began in 1926. This is our 88th year

Olympians: Chet Phillips (36), Bob Stout (52), Dominick Minicucci (92)

Olympic coaching staff members: Fred Turoff (92), Miles Avery (04, 08)

Highest GPA of all Temple teams the past three years

Top 3 highest GPA of all NCAA Men’s Gymnastics teams the past three years

We’ve run Philadelphia Boys’ Gymnastics, the only competitive program for area boys, for 11 years

via Some facts about TUMG (PDF)

That PDF has contact information for 3 administrators at Temple who could be petitioned.

Ted Pearson, a historian who teaches at Franklin & Marshall College, said his sons Will, 15, and Owen, 12, have been attending gymnastics at Temple for about five years.

“They really like it,” said Pearson, who brings the boys from their home in Merion. “It teaches them discipline, gives them physical fitness and mental alertness.”

“If we lose this program, I don’t know what we’re going to do,” Pearson said. “There’s no boys gymnastics where we live.”

Read more at Philly.com – Will boys’ gymnastics program at Temple survive?

related – Neil D. Theobald, president of Temple University, gives the media his version of why 7 teams were cut. He’s clear that cutting Football, instead, would not have saved those seven.

The former World Champ is looking pretty good in his comeback.

2nd with 15.800

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Thanks Joel.