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All her former and current coaches are thrilled that Stephanie is back competing for OSU, her 5th year, after rupturing an Achilles last season.

They’re even more thrilled after the 9.925 on Bars last weekend.

Oregon State gymnastics team went 24-for-24 Saturday night at the Metroplex Challenge. The Beavers scored a season-high 196.825 and finished third overall knocking off No. 9 Georgia. …

“This is the performance we’ve been looking for and expecting,” head coach Tanya Chaplin said. “We hit all 24 routines and that’s what we’ve needed to do. We had to scramble several lineups this week and I’m really proud of the way these gymnasts stepped up for each other.”

McGregor and Stambaugh each nailed their routines to establish personal marks as well at 9.925. …

The Beavers travel to Berkeley, Calif. next week for the third of four straight away meets as the road show continues in a dual at California Sunday, Feb. 3. …

Beavers Tally 196.825; Blalock & Tang Score Career-Best in All-Around

Watch an interview with Steph and Bars coach John Carney on YouTube.

related – The long road to recovery

Here’s an intense and inspiring article. Talk about psychological toughness.

On the first day of October, Babcock, a rising star in the Canadian trampoline firmament and past recipient of the Gus Marker Trophy as Kingston’s top athlete (2009), misfired on a triple-back pike. He’d practiced and pulled off the manoeuvre, which demands three back flips in the pike position on a double mini-trampoline, without incident the past two years.

This time, though, he landed on his neck, dislocating the C5 and C6 vertebrae. The injuries originally left him paralyzed from the neck down. He has since regained some movement in his upper body. …

To help defray costs, Kingston family physician and Babcock family friend Barbara Fuller has set up a trust account for Babcock. Cash donations can be made at any RBC branch. Donors must ask specifically for the “Barbara Fuller in trust for Brett Babcock” account. Corporate and personal cheques should be sent and made payable to: Barbara Fuller in trust of the Brett Babcock Personal Tragedy Fund. The address is 122 Lakeshore Blvd., Kingston, Ont., K7M 6R5. People who have an account at Royal Bank can make donations electronically.

read more – The Whig – ‘As soon as I hit, I knew’

related – Michael Zeuner – BG’s youngest triple in competition (VIDEO)

One of the best in the world.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

I’ve linked to her 1/1 twist before.

Check the great tumbling potential in this routine from the same Massilia 2012 competition.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

She competes for Brantford Gymnastics Academy in Canada.

UPDATE from @ArabianPF_- someone recently made a montage

I’m going to miss Beth Tweddle. Who’s the next gymnast who’ll compete anything like this in connection?

Note how she ends up centred on the high rail.

(via electra18)

Coach Adrian Boboc (Romanian) has a Guatemalan team training at WOGA right now.

It’s a preparation Camp working towards the 2013 Central American Games March 3-17th 2013 in Costa Rica.

Those are held every 4 years, following the Olympics.

sanjose2013.com (Spanish)

Tsukahara tucked

UPDATE:

The Guatemalan boys are scheduled for a preparation camp in Guadalajara Feb. 4-15th. The girls will have another camp in Monterrey, Mexico.

It’s official.

USAG – 10-time World medalist Sacramone retires from competitive gymnastics

Evan Heiter:

On the eve of the announcement of her official retirement from the sport of gymnastics, we chatted with Alicia Sacramone about the past, the present and the future. Not only will fans around the world miss her dynamic, signature style of gymnastics, but her engaging & intense personality will also be missed on the competition floor. …

If you could change one thing about the sport of gymnastics, what would it be?

I think I want to go back to the Perfect-10 scoring system. It made gymnastics so well known for that one aspect and it was so easy to understand and people could watch and know what was going on. I miss that! I miss having the perfect score. …

Inside Gymnastics – Fond Farewell with Alicia Sacramone

Click PLAY or watch a montage on YouTube.

Summer Olympics
Silver 2008 Beijing Team

World Championships
Gold 2005 Melbourne Floor Exercise
Gold 2007 Stuttgart Team
Gold 2010 Rotterdam Vault
Gold 2011 Tokyo Team
Silver 2006 Aarhus Team
Silver 2006 Aarhus Vault
Silver 2007 Stuttgart Floor Exercise
Silver 2010 Rotterdam Team
Bronze 2005 Melbourne Vault
Bronze 2007 Stuttgart Vault

World Cup Final
Gold 2004 Birmingham Vault

Pacific Rim Championships
Gold 2004 Honolulu Team
Gold 2004 Honolulu Vault

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related – another terrific montage by SuperGymmie – Alicia Sacramone – Eternal

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Thanks Blythe.

Warm-up 1993.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

(via Rewriting Russian Gymnastics)

Head Over Heels About Gymnastics is a child friendly picture book written by Gemma Coles that introduces aspiring young gymnasts to the basics of gymnastics. Through photographs and easy to follow steps, the author guides you through the essential floor skills, and includes little helpful tips along the way!

… Overall I found this book very well written, and I would certainly recommend it to any parent interested with helping their young gymnast succeed.

Triple Twist

Click through for links to the book itself.

Coach Gemma Coles runs a successful gymnastics club in the U.K.

Mark Goto, coach of Olympic Rings Champion Arthur Zanetti, was chosen by the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) as one of the two best “technicians” in 2012. He received an award for Best Coach of the Year during the Brazil Olympic Award ceremony on 18 December.

It was an amazing upset result.

Yet the Best Coach of the Year was not offered a contract by the Brazilian Gymnastics Confederation (CBG) at the end of December.

Arthur Zanetti was extremely pissed, loudly criticizing the Brazilian sport system in the media.

It sounds like Luciene Resende, president of CBG, finally confirmed the renewal of Goto’s contract. But this is more bad press for Gymnastics in the Olympic host nation.

I’m getting all this garbled by Google Translate.

Leave a comment if you’ve got more specific information on whether or not Arthur is happy with the resolution.