… No, not one of the disasters on reality TV. 🙂
This is Victor Minibaev off 10m.
Back 2 1/2 with 3 1/2 twists in pike.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
(via Diving News on Facebook)
what’s happening at Missouri?
Rob Drass, after 14 years, resigned following a tough season in the SEC, missing Regionals.
Jennifer Green is interim Head Coach.
Now the club training in the same facility, Tiger Academy Gymnastics, has been asked to leave.
Serious shake-up.
Update – former Michigan assistant coach, Shannon Welker, has accepted the position of Head Coach.
CONGRATS
Kohei of the Day
Chris Talbot:
My boys at cal star gymnastics …
… hardest working and best attitude of the week is gets to use the Kohei of the day band on Fridays workout.
The boys have been fighting to see who can keep the title the longest …
Ruggeri Kolman on WAG rail
I’m betting Paul Ruggeri will bring the house down if he catches this on a woman’s rail at the Pro Gym Challenge.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Has any guy ever caught Kovacs on that rail?
(via Tkatchif-your-lucky)
G’day Naoya Tsukahara
Every gymnast knows the name Tsukahara, even if they cannot spell it.
Father Mitsuo Tsukahara popularized the vault.
The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) greenlighted Japan’s Naoya Tsukahara to compete for Australia …
Tsukahara, 35, is the son …… (who) led the Japanese men’s resurgence during the late 1990s, winning all-around bronze at the 1997 World Championships and silver in 1999. In Athens in 2004, he helped the Japanese men to their first Olympic team title in 28 years. …
read more on Examiner – Gymnastics star Tsukahara set to suit up for Australia (Photos)
Question is … can a 35yr-old beat out young Aussies for international assignments?
I’m betting he will. 🙂
Yao Jinnan – Chinese Nationals
Yao Jinnan has qualified 1st into the all-around competition and lead the rest of the field by almost 3 points at the 2013 Chinese National Gymnastics Championship. She’s still competing her London Olympics routines at this point. …
… scores are based on the ridiculous and demoralizing Chinese judging system, so feel free to add a point or two to the total …
Yao Jinnan 57.468
Shang Chunsong 54.735
Huang Qiushuang 54.735
Zeng Siqi 54.635
Liu Tingting 54.582
Xiao Kangjun 54.402
Tan Sixin 54.401
Cheng Fei is there as a coach.
Beautiful Gymnastics commentary.
world record jump for height?
This is being shared on Facebook right now.
64.4375″ Standing Box Jump (163.67cm)
Unofficial World Record
Published on Oct 9, 2012
Kevin Bania, 175lbs, 70.5″ (179cm) tall
Cream City CrossFit
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Leave a comment if you know of anyone who’s jumped higher.
Or higher relative to height.
Uchimura – baby girl
… his daughter was born April 19. “She is very cute,” he told media Thursday, describing himself as a “doting dad.”
Uchimura, who declined to share his daughter’s name, was married last fall to a former gymnast.
Girls Unstoppable
Olympic Trampoline champion Rosie MacLennan:
… is promoting a Dove campaign — “Girls Unstoppable” — to help raise awareness about body issues among young female athletes. …
MacLennan said she suffered from self-doubt when she saw that there were a lot of trampolinists who were smaller and skinnier. Her mom Jane was always there to help her see herself in a positive light. …
… Together, we can help them build strong self-esteem and body confidence so they don’t quit doing the things they love. Get involved and make a girl in your life unstoppable.
Download our toolkit of confidence-building activities …
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fwd layout to double tuck
Wow.
Tough tumbling line.
To watch you could click on the embed on this site. Or click through to Gymnastike.
The embed has no video ad. The Gymnastike page does.
I mention this as I’m a bit irked at Gymnastike for not being more transparent on which of their links lead to the membership only videos, and which are free to all.
Normally I’d tell people to go to Gymnastike rather than watch on this site. But right now, if you are not a paid Gold member, you should be leery of wasting your time on a Gymnastike link. Not knowing in advance whether or not you can watch it.
I’d recommend you to join Gymnastike Gold, but I’m also irked they are so reluctant to tell folks the price of membership up front. (My personal philosophy is not to buy any product that has deceptive or hidden pricing.)
All that said, this is a very cool tumbling sequence. Thanks for posting it Gymnastike. 🙂
Click PLAY or watch Nia Dennis on Gymnastike.
http://region5insider.gymnastike.org/embed/MTE2NzA4MTQ0?related=1&autoplay=false
Watch more video of Nia Dennis on gymnastike.org
related – Checking in with Junior Elite Nia Dennis
