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On the Lake Owen Facebook page, many are saying the famed Camp is closing.
Is that true?
I’d heard only that they’d decided to leave the Woodward group and continue independently.
Leave a comment if you know for sure.
There’s a discussion thread on Chalk Bucket forum.
😦 Update from Angela in the comments:
Yes, the camp has been sold. They have not released any other details outside of the fact that it will no longer be a gymnastics camp
Workout Wednesday.
Tampa Bay Turners in St. Petersburg, Florida is one of the most successful competitive programs in the country. Head Coach Brad Harris was the 2011 National Coach of the Year …
Click PLAY or watch it on Gymnastike. (free content) Some audio problems. Gymnastics starts at 1min 13sec.
http://www.gymnastike.org/embed/NzcyNjY0MjQ3?related=1
Watch more video of Workout Wednesday, Season 5 on gymnastike.org
Looks like great psychology in that gym.
Brian Taylor lists his Top 10 MAG routines of 2012:
6. Marcel Nguyen, Parallel Bars, European Championships
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Of dozens of gymnasts in contention to be second to Kohei at the Olympics, Marcel was the winner.
Photos on his official website.
See the rest on Couch Gymnast – Top Ten Memorable Routines for MAG in 2012
… video, which was posted online Tuesday, promotes the Blu-ray and DVD release of The Amazing Spider-Man. …
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(via Mashable)
Jacoby Miles is a young girl facing so much, and one of the first things she wants to do is thank others for their support and generosity.
“It’s amazing, it’s awesome,” she said.
On her bed is a stuffed dog sent by Olympic medalist Nastia Liukin, who also sent flowers and made a phone call to tell Jacoby to hang in there. …
King5 – Teen gymnast paralyzed in accident thanks supporters
VIDEO via that link.
This is pretty cool. A 51 m or 170 foot trampoline fast track has been installed in a forest in Russia.
When Arthur Boorman was injured in the Gulf War, a botched surgery left him immobile and depressed.
Having been told he would never walk unassisted again, the 47-year-old ballooned to 297lbs and gave up hope of ever being happy again.
But thanks to a revolutionary form of yoga, Mr Boorman managed to lose a staggering 140lbs in just ten months and now can not only walk without his canes and leg braces, he can run. …
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Arthur credits former professional wrestler / fitness guru Dallas Page.
Great interview — Marina Mazor with Artur Akopyan the morning after Olympic Trials:
After her injury, how concerned were you about her coming back and making the Olympic team?
That was a sad time for me. I thought it was very serious, the head injury. And nobody knew what was going to happen. But I trusted and knew she was strong mentally and has a brave heart. I talked to her parents and they convinced me. Even her father said, “the Maroneys are hard headed. She will come back. She will do it.”
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What is is about McKayla that makes her a special athlete?
First of all, she has a very good heart. She has a beautiful personality. … She’s working hard. I will never have to raise my voice with her. She’s a very strong and intelligent girl. But at the same time, she’s girly and soft. And lady-like.
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When you look at her, you assume that she wouldn’t be strong in the leg events as she has a very slight build. How does she excel on the leg events?
She’s actually a very powerful gymnast. She is has like a gift from God in the power, the quickness. And she is a true athlete. Just a gift from God. Not many people have those things.
What’s your funniest memory working with her?
I don’t know. I would say, we don’t have a funny time because she’s very serious with what she does in the gym. I can not joke with her. I can say something funny and she will smile and walk away and then back to serious and about her training.
Artur says she could compete Yurchenko triple twist.
Canadian talent Shallon Olsen won the all-around and vault titles at the 16th Top Gym Tournament, held Saturday and Sunday in Charleroi, Belgium.
… Canadian teammate Rose-Kalam Woo, also 12, took second over Great Britain’s Georgina Hockenhull, 15.
Olsen had the best scores on vault (double-twisting Yurchenko) and floor exercise (piked full-in; 1 1/2 to double tuck; triple twist; double pike) to become the first Top Gym champion not from Romania, Russia, Ukraine or the USA …
Woo, who trains at Montreal’s Gym-Richelieu club with coaches Michel Charron and Marie-Josee Laperriere, grabbed gold on uneven bars in the finals (Pak; Tkatchev; rare piked double front; click to watch).
That link has full results.
Tumbling has improved since last season.
Click PLAY or watch Shallon’s Floor on YouTube.
13,300 (d=5,70) 24 november 2012 (Day 1)
… “These are great results for Shallon and Rose-Kalam,” said Canadian women’s program director Lise Simard.
“Both girls went 4-for-4 and they bested the two gymnasts from Romania who were second and third overall at their recent junior national championships.”
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