Now over 4 million hits, I guess I’ll finally share this funny Tampon commercial.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
retiring Chinese gymnasts
A tribute to the Chinese WAG who will retire after the 2013 National Games (or, in the case of Cheng Fei and YYL, who haven’t been active in a while).
Click PLAY or watch it on Yuku.
http://player.youku.com/player.php/sid/XNTg4MzU3Mzky/v.swf
You might wonder why gymnasts kept training through to these National Games.
As I understand it, funding is based on results there. The gymnasts were asked to stay on long enough to help their home teams.
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Fangfang is unbeatable
Fangfang Jia easily won Tumbling at the 2013 World Games. There are only a few competitors on Earth that can challenge her.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
She’s 2011 World Champion.
I assume Chellsie is checking these videos. 🙂
Acrobatic & Rhythmic videos
World Games in Cali.
A sample – CHN Men’s group balance
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
more Acrobatic & Rhythmic videos on Don Olivero’s YouTube channel.
Thanks Bea.
Acro, T&T at World Games
Brilliant slideshow.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
I saw a few competitors comment online that this competition is better than World Championships.
I’m feeling rotten for the German and American athletes forced to withdraw. 😦
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Bellu interview – part 1
Translation: Bea Gheorghisor:
Octavian Bellu:
… as a gymnast I did not excel. I participated in Nationals, in average competitions, but I never reached high performance because after a point I was not built for gymnastics. …
You said that you wanted to study medicine?
I even studied for Medical school. But when I arrived in Bucharest for the exam, my colleagues hijacked me and I went to IEFS (Institute of Physical Education and Sport).
When did you start growing a mustache?
In high school in the ninth grade. I had great difficulties, because all the teachers claimed it would be better to shave. Just as I had difficulties when I went to Valea C?lug?reasc? teacher with long locks.
Locks?
I had long hair, yes. I am a rocker.
What music are you listening to?
Woodstock ’62. Beatles, Rolling Stones, Uriah Heep, Janis Joplin. …
To the National team, how did you get?
There was this Balkan Championship and two little girls from my club went to Onesti, the people from the Federation saw me and in ’81 when Bela Karoly left for the U.S. Athanasia Albu was a coach at the Federation at that point, I got a call: “Do you want to go to Deva?”. I said, “Yes.” …
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Source for the interview: adevarul.ro
Octavian Ioan Atanase Bellu (… born February 17, 1951 …) is the current head of the Romanian national women’s artistic gymnastics team. He was the main coach with interruptions, between 1990 and 2005 and returned as head of the national team in 2010. …
Bellu has one daughter, Iolanda, born in 1978, with his first wife Camelia … In 2008-2009 Bellu married his coaching partner Mariana Bitang. …
Nia Dennis – best Arabian EVER
Spanny is in lust with this Arabian on Beam.
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OMG
She could go Arabian punch front any time.
Workout Wednesday: MG Elite
is week’s workout takes us to Morganville, NJ and MG Elite. MG Elite is home to National Team Member Laurie Hernandez as well as junior elites Ariana Agrapides and Jazmyn Foberg. The elites train under Coach Maggie Haney.
Click PLAY or watch it on Gymnastike.
http://www.gymnastike.org/embed/NTc1NzE4ODIz?related=1&autoplay=false
Watch more video of Workout Wednesday, Season 5 on gymnastike.org
Who needs a male coach? 🙂
You can WATCH AN EXTENDED VERSION OF THIS VIDEO in Gymnastike Gold …
I have to admit I’m getting tempted to pay for a year. Many subscribers have been enjoying the premium service.
The main reason I haven’t is my disappointment in the way they rolled out the paid service.
I believe it’s $147 for the year. Or 19.99/month and cancel at any time.
meteor Gold medals
Chellsie the Power Tumbler?
Chellsie Memmel:
I’m so excited to finally announce that I’m officially back in the gym training with the goal of being able to join the Senior Elite U.S. T&T Team to compete for Team USA & USA Gymnastics in power tumbling!!
My ultimate goal is to qualify to be named to the USA Gymnastics Senior Elite Trampoline and Tumbling Team and be able to compete at the World Cup and World Championships this fall.
Shocked?
Yea, so am I! I never imagined that at 25 years old I’d be working towards making another World team …
Click PLAY or watch her on Facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/video/embed?video_id=148405392025927
You might fear that an older tumbler is risking Achilles injury. Happily, Power Tumblers suffer far fewer than do Artistic gymnasts.
Watch her backward handspring in 1992. VIDEO Age 3 1/2.
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