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The U.S.A. has a lot of depth. One of the most intriguing up-and-coming talents is Donnell Whittenburg out of Ultimate Gymnastics Inc. in Baltimore.

He recently moved to the U.S. Olympic Training Center to focus on Gymnastics full-time.

Donny’s got plenty of potential on Floor and Vault.

Here he is finishing 7th on Vault in Senior at Championships 2013.

Click PLAY or watch Vault 1 on YouTube.

Click PLAY or watch Vault 2 on YouTube.

How about that physique?

In a hall full of muscle men, he looks the most ripped. Despite his youth, Donnell is already pulling out of strength holds. And competing double double layout!

Click PLAY or watch his Rings on YouTube. (6th)

Sure. Another good American AA who is weak on Pommels.

Nope.

Pommels is his favourite apparatus. He’s got potential.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

I’m thinking Donnell will already be a candidate for Worlds 2014.

Dave Brubaker:

Over 500 in attendance at the 2013 Ontario Gymnastics Congress for the Launch of the new JO program in Ontario….Sue Arkell was an incredible clinician and gave a lot of amazing information during the congress and the Training Camp.

Sue Arkell

Clinicians Steve and Sue Arkell, and Joel Skinner came up for a WAG Developmental Camp for Levels 5-9.

I’m very excited that Ontario is moving yet closer to the most successful gymnastics system in the world — the American Junior Olympic & NCAA rules.

The rest of Canada will be watching closely.

Brigid linked to a Survey on Incidence of Wrist Pain in Gymnasts aged 10 to 18 years.

This survey to investigate the incidence of wrist pain in gymnasts of all disciplines 10-18 years of age forms the initial part of research being conducted by the School of Health and Sport Sciences, Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering, at the University of the Sunshine Coast. This research has been approved by the Human Ethics Committee University of the Sunshine Coast (S/12/446) and endorsed by Gymnastics Australia. It is anticipated this project will provide valuable information and will be beneficial for young gymnasts in the future. …

Researchers:

Beverley Trevithick (Principal researcher and PhD student): Phone: 07 5473 0519 Email: bat009@student.usc.edu.au
Dr Mark Sayers (Principal Supervisor): Email: MSayers@usc.edu.au
Dr Rebecca Mellifont (Supervisor): Email: Rebecca.mellifont@usc.edu.au

Any gymnast aged 10-18 years is encouraged to fill it out. (approximately 10 minutes)

Click HERE.

… a power tumbler for Mile High Tumblers, a cheerleader for the Denver Broncos and for the CU Buffalos …

MCSMaria

Click PLAY or watch him on YouTube.

We’ve not heard much about the defending Olympic Champions.

Uncle Tim weighs in:

No matter how you present the statistics, the Chinese men have dominated the past 5 World Championships.

… It looks like China will be sending a relatively inexperienced team to the World Championships.

The country’s current list consists of Zhang Hongtao, Zhou Shixiong, Lin Chaopan, You Hao, Liu Yang, and Zhang Zhongbo. Of these gymnasts, Zhang Hongtao has the most international experience, having won gold on pommel horse in 2009. …

read more – 2006 and beyond: The Top Nations in MAG

For 2013 Antwerp expect flash mobs.

Here’s the choreography.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

When we saw Yao doing the G element in a belt, I had no confidence she’d actually try putting it in a routine.

But here it is in training.

That’s posted on Blossom, source sports.cntv.cn.

The favourite for Worlds, I reckon.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Maddie’s now starting her Pak from handstand. My buddy Derek stands in.

Click PLAY or watch what happens on Facebook.

https://www.facebook.com/video/embed?video_id=10201765079232732

Nice spot, Deke.

Save the gymnast first. Showboat for the camera after. 🙂

The first championships of the Olympic cycle for the discipline bring together 103 Individual gymnasts and 28 Rhythmic Groups from a total of 56 different nations and representing all continents at Kiev’s Sports Palace. …

32nd FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships

August 28 – September 1, 2013

Click PLAY or watch a preview on YouTube.

Recall that FIG tried to discipline Rhythmic judges.

August 22 – Natalia Kuzmina, President of the Rhythmic Gymnastics Technical Committee, has claimed there is an ulterior motive behind the recent spate of disciplinary action against officials in the discipline as the sport’s world governing body “is trying to discredit rhythmic gymnastics from the list of Olympic sports”.

Speaking to insidethegames, the Russian who was elected in October last year to cover the current Olympic cycle claimed everyone is “appalled” at how the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) has treated senior figures in the discipline, including how it launched action against attendees at a series of judges’ courses based on “unproven and ill-grounded allegations”. …

Inside The Games

I’m not appalled.

From what I’ve “heard”, cheating on the new cycle judging exams was blatant.

Many impossible scores.

Judges know about impossible scores.

A NY Times article confirms what’s stated in the link above: that an appeal tribunal dismissed FIG sanctions against rhythmic gymnastics judges. The accused will keep their brevets.

We’re waiting on an official statement from FIG itself.