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… Jacoby was practicing her double back dismount off the high bar into the pit. She opened prematurely, stating she “got lost”, before her 2nd flip was complete and landed on her neck on an 8 inch mat. …

The extent of the spinal cord damage is still being determined.

Follow her recovery on a new dedicated blog – GET WELL JACOBY.

Her club has set up a recovery fund.

One of her coaches, Melanie Roach, has already donated 100% of the profits of a new book “Lift: Enjoying the Journey of Life”.

The gymnastics community is cheering for you, Jacoby.

Another of the good Canadian Juniors coming up. Sydney is only age-12.

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Thanks Aaron.

… Choose your favorite athletes in a variety of different categories—including several new ones for this years’ edition of the awards.

We are and always have been a publication based on feedback and input from our fans, and this is a perfect way to let your voice be heard! Voting is open until Monday, December 3rd …

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Kohei already got the nod from Guinness World Records as 3 times World Champion and Olympic Champion in the same cycle.

(via Akiko on Facebook)

We’re going to miss his candid, entertaining interviews.

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(via WOGymnastike)

POTUS face.

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(via Brigid on Facebook)

China’s tiny Shang Chunsong added gold medals on balance beam and floor exercise to become the most successful female gymnast of the Asian Championships …

Sixteen-year-old Shang, who is looking more and more like a contender for multiple medals at the 2013 Worlds, earned the highest difficulty and execution scores of the event finalists on both beam and floor. …

Examiner – Shang Chunsong makes a name for herself in finale at Asian Championships

Click PLAY or watch her Floor on YouTube.

Click PLAY or watch her Beam on YouTube.

Results: Event Finals Day 2

Looking for a present for a gymnast?

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Floor Training Bar: $169.00

An excellent product. And safer for the wrists than the flat floor.

Uncle Tim:

Russians are basically the pommel horse equivalent of a dog chasing its tale. Woof. Because Russians look so funny, they are pretty easy to spot. (Even a men’s gymnastics neophyte can pick out a Russian in a pommel routine.) So, I have chosen to start my pommel horse primer with the Russians.

Yes, you read that correctly. I plan to write several posts that break down the most boring event on earth, which means…

You’ll no longer have an excuse to call every skill on pommel horse a “spinny thingy.” …

Pommel Horse Primer: What the H is a Russian?

related:

• Pommel Horse Primer: Traveling Russians
• Pommel Horse Primer: Dismounting with a Russian

Blob Jump Official Guinness World Record. … Cham, Switzerland, 17 Metres …

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via Rusty Pierce and Brett MacAulay, who love this kind of stuff. 🙂