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Art and philosophy.

… a professional hand balancer originally from Finland but now based in Cardiff. …

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from Gingenious Productions on Vimeo.

… see more of Jaakko’s work …

Thank Gregor of All Things Gym for the link.

GymPOWER is uploading routines from World Cup Stuttgart.

Here’s one. The highest score in prelims ahead of Aliya.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. 14.850

related – Examiner – Aliya Mustafina returns to competition at Stuttgart World Cup

Marta could easily have chosen Elizabeth Price for the London Olympics. She’d now be a Gold medalist.

But that’s not what happened.

Click PLAY or watch her Bars on Gymnastike.

http://www.gymnastike.org/embed/OTQyNjY0MjA5?related=1

Watch more video of 2012 Stuttgart World Cup on gymnastike.org

She’s probably the best active competing gymnast in the World right now, so many Olympians having taken a break.

… Elizabeth Price of Parkettes will represent the United States December 1st at the 2012 Stuttgart World Cup event, and again at the Glasgow World Cup on December 8th. …

Couch Gymnast:

… Aliya Mustafina, Vanessa Ferrari, Elizabeth Price, Janine Berger, Oksana Chusovitina, Rebecca Tunney …

Stuttgart World Cup: Everything you Need to Know and (Possibly) More

The 2016 Code of Points is far from finalized. Rumour is that we will be returning to 10 counting skills for WAG, to match MAG.

In the end, what will happen to the trend of jumping out of landings?

Mr. Hang on Gymnast #391 reluctantly concedes he’s starting to like them. Just as they are likely to be restricted over the next 4yrs.

I’ve always liked them — when done well. Gabby’s split jump is far better executed than her double tuck 🙂 … but note she still takes a landing deduction after the jump.

Amplitude and split should be specified. No bonus awarded.

The problem with the last Code was too many low, soft stag jumps. In fact, I’d be satisfied if the jump had to be full split with straight legs, over hip height.

There are three alternatives:

1) simple somersault out of a more complex somersault. Love it.

2. “stuck” landings like MAG

Top male gymnasts know how to land safely. The technique used by Kohei Uchimura in his best years — that’s the technique we want to encourage for WAG.

Click PLAY or watch a stuck landing montage on YouTube.

Unfortunately, WAG judging over the past 4yrs has been poor. Superb landings like those are often wrongly deducted. “Chest low” or some such thickheadedness.

Girls who stick sometimes gain no score advantage over those who don’t. How many times has Vanessa Ferrari been burned? Not getting real credit for her excellent landings.

3) lunge step back to presentation.

I still like the lunge step back for WAG. It’s the safest landing (absorbing impact force over time and distance) and is aesthetically pleasing for WAG.

I’m sure some readers will disagree. Feel free to rant in the comments.

Light Emitting Dudes takes a team of freerunners, geared up from head to toe with LED lights, and sets them loose on the streets of Bangkok at night. …

Jason Paul, Shaun Wood, and Anan Anwar …

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Light Emitting Dudes – LED Freerunning from Frank Sauer.

Real life Tron.

Gymnastic Canada’s Stephan Duchesne on Facebook:

Sad message received from Rusty Pierce …. Aaron Johnson passed away today as a result of a bad fall 😦

… RIP to one of the pioneers of trampoline in Canada

Darryl Scheelar’s remembrances on Facebook

related article – Meet Aaron Johnson, co-founder of the Vancouver Circus School (August 4, 2012)

You’ve outdone yourself, Chris. This is magic. 🙂

Viktoria Komova – Ever from CSaccullo on Vimeo.

CSaccullo is truly the leading Gym montage editor in 2012.

In sad news, the Flamengo Club headquarters of Gym Claudio Coutinho gymnastics centre where the Hypolitos, Jade Barbosa and up-and-coming junior star Rebeca Andrade train was burned in a terrible fire this morning. One third of the club had been destroyed, including $300, 000 worth of equipment provided by the Brazilian Olympic Committee …

Couch Gymnast – Brazilian Gymnastics Club Partially Destroyed by Fire

There were no injuries.

Discussion on Facebook.

more photos

Update from my friend Pascal Tremblay:

This is a Trempo-Tramp from Gymnova

That trempo-tremp have been use on competition in Quebec since 2010 and is now part of the FGQ required equipment on competition.

Since ABEO (owner of Gymnova) bought SA Sports some R&D exchange between both companies will happen in the future.

I’d incorrectly identified it as an SA mini.

Bluewater Gymnastics Club Inc. on Facebook:

Check out the new tramp board …

Using mini-trampolines for Vault risks teaching high preflight. The lower and stiffer the tramp bed, the better.