Uncle Tim talked to the American star – 2014 Winter Cup: Chris Brooks on Broken Bones, Blaniks, and Rio
(via GymCastic)
Amber See – 10.0 Vault
I can live with this one.
It’s not perfect. But lets be happy to see something besides a Yurchenko 1/1 getting rewarded.
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Oklahoma 197.2, Alabama 197.1
The top-ranked Oklahoma women’s gymnastics team battled to a first-place finish at the 2014 Perfect 10 Challenge at the Cox Convention Center Arena Friday night. OU eked out a 197.200 victory over No. 5 Alabama (197.100), No. 7 Michigan (196.200) and West Virginia (193.525). …
Erika Fasana – double double
Erika Fasana (born 17 February 1996) is an Italian artistic gymnast. She competed for her country at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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via GymFever
The Garden Trampoline: Basics
New book by Peter Marino:
Garden trampolines are excellent for learning basic trampoline skills at home. In this handbook you will learn the fundamental skills needed for the trampoline, such as tuck, pike, straddle, seat drops, back drops and much more. The handbook contains chapters as diverse as: safety, body positions, warm ups, skills, and challenges. With topics including: arm circles, straight jumps, tuck position, pike position, straddle position, seat drops, back drops, and front drops.
Olympic class – Dario Cologna
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
become a Contortionist in ONE MONTH
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. …
trampoline park lawsuit
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
Sotnikova v Yu-na
Florida 198.125, LSU 197.625
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.
