How should libraries handle Lance Armstrong’s confessional with Oprah?
Thanks Krishele.
rest in peace Dian Kolev
Terrible news. Tragic and unexpected.
Michigan Academy of Gymnastics:
We are sadden to say we have lost one of our beloved coaches Mr. Dian Kolev. He was a part of our MAG family for 18 years. He will be truly missed by all. A Memorial Gathering will be held at the Turowski Funeral Home on Monday, January 21st from noon till 5:00pm. If you would like to help the family you may make a donation to the Dian Kolev Memorial Fund.
Checks are to be made payable to Dian Kolev Memorial Fund and mailed to:
Michigan Academy of Gymnastics
5870 North Hix Rd.
Westland, MI 48185
Kolev was born Dec. 18, 1965, in Targovishte, where he was coached by his father, Hristo Kolev. He finished fourth on vault at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul — missing the bronze by .038 — and helped the Bulgarian team finish fifth in Seoul and 10th in Barcelona. …
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NCAA rankings
gymnastics related gifts
Coach Cassie is a blogger at I Flip, You Flip, We Flip!
But she also makes Gymnastics speciality gifts. Slap Bracelets, dog tags, and much more.
She now made some printable Gymnastics wrapping paper.
… Fierce 5 8-bit printable paper is perfect for Fierce 5 fans. I’ve added another free downloadable wrap to include my personal favorite Italian Gymnasts featured the Calotta Code Wrap. …
Those are free.
30yr-old Lisa Mason is back
Former British Olympic gymnast Lisa Mason is to return to the sport more than 12 years after retiring.
Huntingdon-based Mason, who turns 31 in February, won Commonwealth gold and competed at Sydney 2000 before quitting gymnastics in the same year.
But now she is hoping to qualify for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. …
That post has an excellent video.
Here’s another. A BGTV interview from Mar 29, 2012.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Lisa is still very much involved in gymnastics as a coach and a choreographer and is also a stunt double and sports model. …
On 15 May 2005 she gave birth to a daughter named Yalarna Elena Mason. …
World Games 2013 Cali
The World Games of 2013 will take place in the city of Cali, Colombia from July 25 to August 4.
32 official sports and 4 invitational sports include:
Acrobatic gymnastics
Aerobic gymnastics
Artistic roller skating
Dancesport
Rhythmic gymnastics
Trampoline & Tumbling
Sport climbing
Waterskiing
Click PLAY or watch a Gymnastics sports preview on YouTube.
Anastasia Skukhtorova – Pole Dance
1/1-out progressions
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
GymPOWER adds English
The premiere Dutch website has a new address:
And is now being updated in both Dutch and English. No more Google Translate for me.
Thanks Lisa.
UPDATE:
The regular website http://www.gympower.nl will soon be in the new format, as well. So you can check http://www.gympower.org OR http://www.gympower.nl.
They are updating the huge archive of posts over the past 5 years.
Australian Youth Olympic Festival
WAG 1998-2000
1. China 162.963
2. Great Britain 160.064
3. Australia gold 150.798
Brigid McCarthy:
… The tiny Chinese team were exquisite and had some huge skills on bars. On this event we saw some multiple releases, and several full-twisting double layout dismounts. …
… China was exactly as I expected. Bars were nearly flawless, while there were some falls and mistakes once they hit beam and floor. But there was also that magical, stunning Chinese form and dedication to execution. They were expected to win on difficulty and, despite the mistakes of youth, they prevailed …
… for me, it was the British girls who were the revelation of the meet. … They had big skills, wonderful presentation, great choreography and showed great calm under pressure given their limited experience in international competition. Catherine Lyons, who is already known for her stunning form, was magical on beam and floor, and came out on top in the beam rankings. …
Click PLAY or watch Catherine Lyons’ Beam on YouTube.
The GB men’s team stole the show taking the title in style. The team of Courtney Tulloch, Nile Wilson, James Hall and Dominick Cunningham powered through to be crowned champions ahead of China …
1. Great Britain 250.050
2. China 243.050
3. Australia 231.550
Catherine at Beautiful Gymnastics has commentary and links to video.
