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The dual meet of the year, so far.

The No. 2 Oklahoma women’s gymnastics team posted a school-record score, defeating No. 5 UCLA in a 198.375-197.200 win in front of a record crowd of 2,874 Friday at the Lloyd Noble Center.

The 198.375 surpassed the program’s previous best score of 197.950 set against Alabama in 2010. …

… the Sooners posted season high marks on every event, including a 49.525 on vault, 49.575 on bars, 49.550 on beam and a 49.675 on floor. OU’s beam and floor scores are the highest of any team in the nation this season coming into the day.

Olson took the all-around title with a 39.700, a career high score that topped UCLA’s Vanessa Zamarripa, the nation’s top all-arounder, who scored a 39.650. …

Sooner Sport

Watch a full replay of the meet on Sooner Sports.

NCAA Friday LIVE

I’m updating the website and coordinating social media for Adlard’s annual competition in Idaho.

First session begins in minutes.

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Legit. Rod Floor.

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Respect.

The Moors after Victoria Moors (CAN) – rated as a D skill.
The Wong after Hiu Ying Angel Wong (HKG) – rated as an E skill.
The Ferrari, after Vanessa Ferrari (ITA) – rated as a D skill.

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When I was a young coach in the 1970s, Boris Verkhovsky happened to immigrate to my city. In fact, his family moved in just a few blocks from my house in Calgary.

Introduced by a Tumbling Master of Sport from the Soviet Union, it wasn’t long before Power Tumbling was an important part of the Gymnastics scene in Alberta.

Boris organized us to construct the first “ski” floors. Springy, but incredibly narrow.

I love Trampoline and Tumbling, especially Power Tumbling. It’s an ideal compliment to an Artistic Gymnastics Club.

Here’s a runway extension we added to our tumbling trampoline a few years ago.

The sport has changed a lot since I was a trampolinist.

In 2013 I’m seeing a trend to grow the sport. 🙂
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The 3rd Kalon Ludvigson Invitational is already an International Event with 37 teams from 8 states and 5 nations.
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USA Gymnastics Trampoline and Tumbling will identify 10 gymnastics clubs in 2013-14 to participate in the pilot program as Trampoline Development Centers …

Here are some examples of the support that USA Gym TDCs will receive:

Three onsite comprehensive visits by TDC Coordinator Joy Umenhofer over a three-month period

Clinics to educate club staff on scheduling

Coaching and teaching trampoline

Basic skills, conditioning and flexibility

Progressions

Available talent identification development programs

Interactive coach and athlete training sessions

Marketing materials

Operational guidelines and curriculum support

USAG

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Trampoline will make its debut appearance at the 2015 Canada Winter Games in Prince George BC in February 2015. As part of the lead up to the Games, funding has been provided by the Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks and Wildlife Foundation to help develop the athletes and coaches in the next two years.

The first event is being hosted by the Grande Prairie Gymniks … Long time Provincial and National Team coach, Brett MacAulay, will be travelling up to Grande Prairie for a Coaches Clinic to 10 local coaches, introducing them to the sport of competitive trampoline.

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Kat Driscoll

If interested in growing T&T in your club, be sure to follow Trampoline Pundit.

March 7-10th, 2013

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The Romanian team that will attend to the 22nd edition of International Gymnix in Montreal will be Andreea Munteanu, Andreea Iridon, Laura Jurca all from CSS Cetate Deva and Paula Tudorache from Dinamo Bucuresti.

Tamayo is an F-part (0.6) — double layout Arabian. Named for the great Charlie Tamayo … who did not compete it often. I couldn’t find a routine on YouTube.

Everyone’s raving about Stacey Ervin’s at Winter Cup.

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Here’s Kieran Behan training a good one. (VIDEO)

Here’s Kyle Shewfelt training it.

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Kyle trained it into punch front 1/1, as well.

… On the other hand, that’s the skill where Kyle broke both legs and did ligament damage. At 2007 World Championships podium training. The landing is blind and dangerous.

As Jessica O’Beirne pointed out in the most recent episode of GymCastic, Winter Cup AA Champ Jake Dalton mounts with double layout half out, not Tamayo.

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That’s a great trick too. But it’s only a D-part (0.4) — and it’s in the same box as double layout, so you can’t compete both elements in the same routine.

In these cases, it’s clear. But there are going to be variations where it’s very difficult to tell the difference.

If I was Steve Butcher, I’d propose both be valued as E-parts. Both be considered the same skill.

One of the most interesting interviews so far, 2004 Olympic Floor Champ Kyle Shewfelt.

In this episode, Kyle chatted with Uncle Tim about the Winter Cup; then told us what it felt like to compete in the mythical “zone,” how to party at the Olympics, what it felt like to break both legs at once, about his FIG proposal to bring men’s gymnastics back to its artistic roots, gives tips on combating homophobia and bullying of gymnasts, and how to put on an innovative fun meet that creates memories for kids and their parents. Yes, we said parents!

Listen on GymCastic

Kyle’s competition is March 14-17, 2013 at the University of Calgary.

Host Canada will take on the USA.

Senior
Adrian de los Angeles
Marvin Kimble
Sean Melton
Akash Modi
Donnell Whittenburg (alt)
… coached by Vitaly Marinitch

Junior
Fabian DeLuna
Yul Moldauer
David Jessen
Marty Strech
Tristan Burke (alt)
… coached by Sergei Pakanich

(via USAG)

Leave a comment if you’ve got a list of the Canadians. As usual, it’s not easy to find on Gymnastics Canada online. So far I see no improvement in communication in the new quadrennial.

UPDATE: Gymnastics Canada on Facebook:

Senior
Ken Ikeda
Scott Morgan
Anderson Loran

Junior
Aaron Mah
Mathew Halickman
René Cournoyer
Teagan Marsden