cute FISU promo video

watch it here

Arabian Punch Front – Why I’m Excited for Universiade

Examiner – 23 reasons to get excited for the 2013 World University Games

GymCastic – Victoria Moors

This week 2012 Canadian Olympian, Victoria Moors joined us for a chat about: her legendary coach, two time Olympic Team Champion , Elvira Saadi, how long it took to learn the double twisting double layout, what really happened at Canadian Championships this year that limited her performance, what to do when your grips break seconds before you are up, upgrades, her unique bar dismount, Nutella, and her internet-famous cat, Boston. …

Episode 39: Victoria Moors

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That graphic was created by Claudia. Check out her Facebook page — The Magnificent “USA, Russia & Romania”.

quick links

University Games July 7-10 | RRG | Gymnastike

VIDEO: WAG prelims (1hr 43min) | WAG prelims (7hrs) | MAG prelims (2hrs) | WAG AA (1hr 37min) | MAG AA (1hr 37min) | MAG & WAG Finals | NastiaFan

UTRS: WAG & MAG | July competitions | EYOF July 12-16

Science Gymnastics Journal

Latest edition now available. Free.

Ivan Cuk
Editorial

Roman Farana, Daniel Jandacka, Gareth Irwin
INFLUENCE OF DIFFERENT HAND POSITIONS ON IMPACT FORCES AND ELBOW LOADING DURING THE ROUND OFF IN GYMNASTICS: A CASE STUDY

Oya Erkut Atilgan
EFFECTS OF TRAMPOLINE TRAINING ON JUMP

Hannah Clowes, Zoe Knowles
EXPLORING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PRE-PERFORMANCE ROUTINES IN ELITE ARTISTIC GYMNASTS: A MIXED METHOD INVESTIGATION

Jerneja Fišer Kurnik, Tanja Kajtna, Klemen Bedenik, Marjeta Kova?
WHY PARENTS ENROL THEIR CHILDREN IN RECREATIONAL GYMNASTICS PROGRAMMES

Trevor Dowdell
ACHIEVEMENT GOALS AND MOTIVATIONAL CLIMATE

George Dallas, Paschalis Kirialanis
THE EFFECT OF TWO DIFFERENT CONDITIONS OF WHOLE-BODY VIBRATION ON FLEXIBILITY AND JUMPING PERFORMANCE ON ARTISTIC GYMNASTS

Haitao CHEN, Shu LIU, Mei. WANG, Yubin HUANG, Shuqing CUI, Weiai ZHOU
A CASE STUDY OF THE BODY WEIGHT MANAGEMENT OF AN ELITE GYMNAST DURING THE PREPARING PERIOD FOR 2012 OLYMAPIC

Heimo Nupponen and Seppo Penttinen
In Memory of Mikko Pehkonen

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Jeffrey Gluckstein 17.3 DD

… completed a 17.3 DD (with no mat) time to get my name up on that wall!

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Jason Burnett’s World Record is 18.8.

(via Greg Roe)

Here’s brother Steve Gluckstein training Miller++ … double back layout with 5 twists (1800 degrees of twist)

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https://www.facebook.com/video/embed?video_id=10201256712563185

Tkachev to Gienger

Super combo. 🙂

Inspired by a question on Region 5 Insider.

Larissa Fontaine (1993)

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Doni Thompson (1994)

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Kristy Powell (1997)

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Andree Pickens (1996)

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Walker recalls Kim Bonaventura competing the sequence, as well. Back in the early 1990s. I couldn’t find it on YouTube, however.

Xiao Tingting (2006)

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BONUS. One of the top Bar routines in the world right NOW.

Shang Chunson (2012)

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Moreno – P Bars dismount

World Cup Portugal.

Full-in off the end.

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I’ve not seen that dismount since the days when “Originality” was rewarded up to 0.2.

“Original” dismounts like that — and sideways flyaway double tuck — were not uncommon.

Age group boys competed layout flyaway off the end. Some did double tuck. It’s fairly easy.