Ever wondered what the Fierce Five would look like up against the Magnificent Seven?
… match up montages – comparing Dominique Dawes‘ double layout with Jordyn‘s double double on floor, Amanda Borden and Kyla Ross‘ double tuck dismount off beam, or both Jordyn and Dominique Moceanu‘s full twisting double layout dismount off bars. Guess which two vaults were compared? …
Romania will not be on the podium in 2016 unless they improve drastically on Bars.
Routine of the Year: Catalina Ponor FX Olympic Final
… also nominated: Sandra Izbasa VT EF London 2012, Catalina Ponor BB TF London 2012, Sandra Izbasa FX Bucharest friendly meet July 2012
Coach of the Year: Lacramioara Moldovan
… also nominated: Mariana Bitang, Octavian Bellu, Adela Popa
Elizabeth Price had a fantastic breakout season in 2012 and is the #1 in shape gymnast in the world right now.
… so what was the highlight of the Olympic year for Ebee?
The most awe-inspiring moment of 2012 for me, was breaking the 10,000 mark for the number of followers I have on Twitter. That was like a huge goal of mine for the longest time and I finally reached it after my World Cup meets.
Follow Elizabeth Price on Twitter at @elizabeth_ebee.
… if you could change one thing about the sport of gymnastics, what would you change?
I think the one thing I would change about the sport of gymnastics, is the amount of requirements expected by the judges. I understand that higher levels require more difficulty, but to me it seems like the routines become less and less optional. And I feel this way because there are only so many skills or movements you can do to fill the requirements and everyone’s routines start to look similar. And to me, that takes away the variety and individuality of the sport, which ultimately lowers the excitement and wow factor of gymnastics.
Backers hoped the show would be a long-running tourist attraction at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. The closing is attributed to disappointing ticket sales.
… Certainly gymnasts should be only allowed to compete one variation / routine.
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Very nicely done!? Just a little remark: The ‘Yao’ wasn’t officially named – it’s known in parts of the internet gymnastics community as the ‘Yaostafina’ since Yao Jinnan and Mustafina both competed it at the same time.
Beth Tweddle made her debut last night on ITV’s “Dancing on Ice”. She’s the early favourite to win. Former Baywatch actress Pamela Anderson was first to be voted off last night.
… December 17-21, Yemen hosted the third of a series of FIG Age Group Programme training camps in the city of Sana’a… The training camp was for MAG only as Yemen does not formally train female gymnasts at this time.
The FIG expert for this camp was once again … Rick McCharles of Canada. … leader for this three-week three-country Age Group Programme Camp tour that featured the participation of 37 coaches from 14 different countries.
These camps are intended to expose as many coaches as possible from the host country to the FIG Age Group Programme so that it will be implemented and understood uniformly. …
GAAR ADAMS summed up the situation eloquently in an August 2012 article:
Inside a stuffy, ramshackle warehouse on the northern outskirts of Yemen’s capital, a dozen male gymnasts line up at the end of a tattered vaulting runway. Wedged into a tight corner on the opposite side of the warehouse, the bright red steel of a high-tech Gymnova vaulting table donated by the Japanese Embassy in Sana’a to the barebones Yemen Gymnastics Federation stands in stark contrast to the corrugated metal and cracking cement of the building surrounding it. …
Four years ago, Nashwan al-Harazi did something only four-dozen other people in his country of nearly 30 million people can say – he competed in the Olympic Games. At just 21 years old, not only was Al-Harazi the first Yemeni to compete in gymnastics at the Olympics, but he also did so representing a country with a tradition in the sport barely older than he was. …
“There is no money,” says Ali al-Harazi, Nashwan’s brother …
The gym is crammed with boys excited to do Gymnastics and the relatively new sport of Tricking.
The level of skill and technique on Pommels, Floor and Vault is surprisingly high. A number of the boys do good two and a half twist on Floor. Twisting forward and backward is strong. Many want to be the NEXT Nashwan.
Coach Jim Holt has some good stories on Nashwan’s incredible story. He identified the 10yr-old boy as “potential” back in 1996.
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