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He’s OK.

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(via Nick Bejenaru on Facebook)

Here’s another contender for a REAL Yamawaki — Cuban gymnast, Abel Driggs Santos.

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Thanks Carlos.

I’m amazed we haven’t had more problems in sport with Facebook and Twitter.

In London there were astonishingly few problems. Michel Morganella and Paraskevi Papachristou were both sent home for racist tweets. But I expected worse.

How can coaches, clubs and athletes protect themselves?

Kevin Lawrie:

Problems or issues (‘fires’) that sport organizations deal with are handled in two parts – proactive and reactive. That is, there are steps an organization takes before the problem occurs that are aimed to prevent it (proactive) and steps the organization takes after the problem has occurred that are aimed to fix it (reactive). Organizations craft Policies that outline a procedure to cover both the proactive and reactive steps. …

Increasingly, in response to requests and questions from sport organizations, we are recommending the following:

Social Media Use Policy – for the organization’s staff and other stakeholders (internal document)

Social Media Guidelines for Athletes – ‘guidelines’ not ‘policy’ (internal document)

Social Media Guidelines for Coaches – ‘guidelines’ not ‘policy’ (internal document)

Social Media Policy – for coaches and athletes (external document)

Updated Code of Conduct or Athlete Agreement

The five documents work together to give organizations both the proactive and reactive solutions to social media issues.
Canadian Sport Law and Strategy Group – Does Your Organization Need a Social Media Policy?

One guideline for coaches — turn off the phone while in the gym.

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Kristie Phillips was … 1987 senior U.S. National Champion …

By the Olympic Trials in 1988, however, she had endured several coaching changes and a growth spurt, and was only named second alternate to the team. She went on to participate in competitive cheerleading in college and has since enjoyed successful careers as an actress, stunt woman, coach and gymnastics club owner. …

(via Dvora on Unorthodox Gymnastics)

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.