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Past New Zealand L10 National Champion, Karry Summers, started competing in this new sport 2009, finishing 2nd at World Cup in Brazil, November 2-4th, 2012.
Click PLAY or watch that performance on YouTube.
The winner was Anastasia Skukhtorova from Russia. Here’s that routine. (VIDEO)
Akiko linked to this, a video of our Olympic Champ doing triple back dismount on High Bar at an Olympic Team demo. Just for fun.
I’ve never seen him do it before.
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When asked after the performance why he suddenly decided to change his dismount, Kohei said he did it in tribute of Shinji Morisue, an honoured guest in the audience. It was Morisue’s dismount.
North Korea is back, their suspension from FIG competition ended. The Men’s Head Coach is Pae Gil Sue, former world and Olympic champion on Pommels.
Click PLAY or watch Ri Se Gwang‘s insane Vault on YouTube.
That’s from Asian Championships this weekend. He qualified to finals in 1st place on Vault. Second Vault was piked Dragulescu (double pike front with half twist), also 7.2 start score.
related – IG – Liu, Chinese Men Win Asian Championships
No hips were broken in the making of this video. 🙂
This short documentary features a group of seniors called the “U of Agers” who meet twice a week at the University of Alberta to do gymnastics. The U of Agers are just “ordinary” people trying to do “extraordinary” things …
Click PLAY or watch it on National Film Board. (24min)
oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/age_is_no_barrier
Super sick tumbling at Stealth All Stars with special thanks to Team OC, Brandon “Lil B” McCuien, Matt McGrath and Robert “The Beast” Herrera from California All Stars
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via @TripleTwistBlog
1. China 361.500
2. Japan 346.600
3. North Korea 346.500
4. Korea 346.300
Men’s Team results. (PDF)
Japan did not send their top squad.
Some big routines, I’m sure.
Chandler Eggleston linked to this one — Zhou Shixiong P Bars 7.1/16.2
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via @theallaround
Seems Mykola is moving from Kiev, Ukraine to Vladimir in Russia. He’ll strengthen the Russian National team. For sure.
Mykola Kuksenkov is a Ukrainian gymnast. He competed for the national team at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Men’s artistic team all-around and the … all-around. …
They were initially awarded 3rd position although a successful appeal from the Japanese team over one of their athletes scores resulted in Japan being promoted from 4th to 2nd place, displacing Ukraine from the medals. In the individual final Mykola also finished in 4th position, again just missing out on a medal. …
via @AdamPaterson85
This week’s gymnastics workout video takes you inside the program that has won the past two NCAA National Titles, the University of Alabama. Get an in-depth look at their preseason training and how their choreography is coming together.
Click PLAY or watch it on Gymnastike. (8min)
http://www.gymnastike.org/embed/Nzc3NjU5ODYw?related=1
Zarkana was a touring arena show that has played to raves in NYC, Moscow and the Madrid.
Cirque decided to make it permanent, moving it to the Aria in Vegas, replacing Viva Elvis.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Tickets start at $69.
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