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Campeonato Nacional por Aparato, Santiago, Chile.
Bárbara Achondo Campeona.

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Qualified in 1st place to the Floor final.

She finished Gym in 1999 but has recently made a comeback. Leave a comment if you know more.

Update.

Rafael Marin Andaur via gimnasialatina (Spanish):

… With just three months of training I won the National and there I qualified for the South American where, besides the team bronze, was a finalist in jump (Vault) and got fifth place …

Gracias antonia and Rodrigo.

(via Beam Queen)

You know a coach who tosses his own children for FUN?

One of my coaches, Shiro Tanaka, could do Geinger and Jaeger with all of his kids.

Is it safe?

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… all a matter of perspective.

This video posted by Stefani Art Agency has been getting much love. It combines elements of other performances into something fresh.

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https://www.facebook.com/v/10151295087679493

Please post videos on YouTube, not Facebook.

Facebook videos are difficult to share.

Who would be your gymnastics idols and why?

When I was little I loved watching Catalina Ponor compete on beam in the 2004 Olympics, and earlier in this year I competed alongside her in Doha during beam finals…So surreal! She is an amazing beam worker and an inspiration. I also admire gymnasts who have fought through potentially career ending injuries and demonstrate mental toughness, namely, Courtney Kupets, Aliya Mustafina, Rebecca Bross.

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What would be the highlight of your career so far to date?

Representing Australia at the 2011 World Championships in Tokyo. This was a great team of girls and we really had a goal that we wanted to achieve and this was helping qualify a team for the Olympics. Also, being a reserve for the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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read more on Full Twist – 10 minutes with: Mary Anne Monckton

Here’s her training hours:

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 7.00am 10.15am Training, 11.00am -3.00pm School, 3.30pm – 6.40pm Training

Wednesday, Friday : 8.30am – 1.00pm School, 1.30pm – 5.00pm Training

Saturday: 8.00am – 12.00 noon Training

Sunday – Rest

Click PLAY or watch her Bars on YouTube (14.90)

She had taken out the “Monckton” — after FIG devalued it.

GymNiceTic linked to some favourite Acrobatic Gymnastics performances from 2012.

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FIG Official — Acrobatic Gymnastics, Women’s Group Qualifications (Combined). Aigul Shaikhutdinova, Ekaterina Stroynova and Ekaterina Loginova (RUS) : 28.703 (difficulty : 10.053; artistic : 9.150 ; execution : 9.500). Total of the qualifications : 85.516, rank 1.

#UngroundUFCheer

Florida officials told cheerleaders Nov. 16 they could no longer perform acrobatic stunts and tumble during games. The decision came days after an Orlando Magic cheerleader was injured during a performance at a basketball game.

University officials said they took a proactive stance “to protect the cheerleaders” instead of waiting for a tragedy to occur.

Cheerleaders disappointed that they couldn’t tumble at their last home game of the season took their protest to social media, tweeting under the hashtag #Unground UFCheer.

Athletic association spokesman Steve McClain said the danger associated with acrobatic stunts is “simply not worth the risk to the cheerleaders or to the University of Florida.”

WPBF

Injured stunt team performer Jamie Woode will meet with local media on Friday to give an update on her recovery. She had three vertebrae fractures and a broken rib.

In related news, Steve McClain proclaims that birds at U Florida are no longer allowed to fly. They must walk while crossing campus. 🙂

They might fly into his thick skull.

I assume McClain will next be cancelling Football. Too dangerous.

In response to Uncle Tim’s query as to whether there are any TRUE Yamawaki’s on Horizontal Bar …

Nick Blanton:

Here is a pretty good version. Back is turned before passing over the bar, and pretty straight body….no catch though.

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Some cited current Japanese international Koji Yamamuro as the best they could recall.

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Still not happy?

How about this computer graphic?

Kyoji Yamawaki has two named skills. He was a Bronze medalist in Team at the 1984 Olympics.

Here’s an opportunity. My friend Brodie is off for Maternity Leave.

She needs a one year interim replacement at Explosion Gymnastics, a WAG Head Coach Level 3 Certified (Canadian) or the equivalent. A proven coach who has developed gymnast to a National level.

$55,000.00/yr

– 3 weeks paid vacation
– $1000 health benefits package
– $1500 moving allowance

Qualified coaches apply to explosion.gym (a) live.com

Yes, in socialist Canada families get a full year maternity leave. 🙂

And that job has potential to be continued after Brodie gets back from Maternity.

Episode 10:

Blythe brings us news on up and comers from the Asian Games, NCAA signing week and Philip Boy.

We begin the first part of our chapter by chapter feature on the tome, The History of USA Gymnastics: the early years through 1991. Uncle Tim takes us back to the days of Frederich Jahn and the Turners.

We delve deep into the proposed deductions for artistry in the 2013 code and talk to marketing badass Greg Marsden of the University of Utah. Check out our votes for most artistic routines …

Gymcastic