Carly Patterson is married

The athlete, who took home the gold medal for women’s all-around in gymnastics in the 2004 Olympics, tied the knot with Mark Caldwell, in Dallas, Texas, on Saturday evening, her rep confirms to PEOPLE exclusively.

Patterson, 24, and Caldwell, 27, exchanged vows at the Main Street Garden Park in front of about 250 friends and family members. …

People

Read the romantic story of the engagement on Inside Gymnastics.

Send congratulations to @CarlyPatterson

(via Examiner)

Swiss Cup – Hak Seon Yang

Our Olympic Vault Champ makes it look easy.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

He’s better than most at making the “Tsukahara” look like a round-off, rather than simply a Handspring with hands staggered.

@theallaround linked to more videos from the competition.

Fabian and Elisabeth Seitz (on her birthday) won mixed Team (PHOTO) as they did in 2010.

1. Elisabeth Seitz Fabian/Hambuechen
2. Giulia Steingruber/Claudio Capelli
3. Kim Bui/MarcelNguyen

Examiner – Notes from the 2012 Swiss Cup

U.S. Juniors montage

Team USA has more depth than any other nation. They are going to be tough to beat this quadrennial.

From Nationals 2012.

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Alexis Beucler
Amanda Huang
Amelia Hundley
Arianna Guerra
Ashley Foss
Ashton Kim
Bailie Key
Jessica Wang
Katelyn Ohashi
Lacy Dagan
Lauren Hernandez
Lexie Priessman
Madison Desch
Maggie Nichols
Megan Skaggs
Meredith Sylvia
Nia Dennis
Nicole Lehrmann
Peyton Ernst
Polina Shchennikova
Shannon McNatt
Simone Biles
Veronica Hults

@Ashley_Flipper

Romanian Bars?

Now that they’ve started wearing grips, will that apparatus improve?

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That’s Andreea Iridon, the Romanian girl who did 115 presses in series.

(via Couch Gymnast – Romanian Junior Nationals: All Around Results )

how many calories McDonald’s?

Good move.

McDonald’s USA announced that they will be adding calorie information on restaurant and drive-thru menus nationwide. Local Dallas McDonald’s Owner/Operator, Jeff Smith said, “At McDonald’s, we recognize customers want to know more about the nutrition content of the food and beverages they order.” …

Hardbody

It was being done at some locations already.

Banning junk food won’t work. Taxing fat and sugar processors might help. Keeping it out of schools and children’s fitness facilities might help. Education might help.

… I’m not optimistic.

Especially on Halloween.

Alberta Gymnastics Congress

Best write-up I’ve seen on the first annual. 🙂

Tony Retrosi:

… It really was a fantastic conference. Well thought out, well organized, and pretty well attended. What made the biggest impression on me was the enthusiasm of the coaches that were in attendance. Following one of my lectures I had so many questions that I had to move out into the hallway to answer them to let the next speaker into the room. Out in the hallway BETH GARDNER was running a preschool warm up with 20 coaches rolling around and doing a crab walk! I took “my group” down to the hotel lobby (which had a very nice fireplace) and continued our discussion for about 45 minutes. …


Beth Gardner, Christophe Lambert, Tony, Dave Ross

read more on Gym Momentum

Two more much appreciated American clinicians: Steve Greeley and Frank Sahlein.

tour jeté half

… Kathryn Geddert, coach of World Champion and Olympic Gold medalist Jordyn Wieber from Twistars Gymnastics …

Click PLAY or watch it on Gymnastike.

http://www.gymnastike.org/embed/MzgyNjYwMjg5?related=1

Watch more video of Technique Tuesday on gymnastike.org

Elite Gymnastics. Space Oddity

Brigid Couch Gymnast McCarthy on Facebook:

… a space-y Montage (not just because it is Natalie Merchant singing ‘Space Oddity’) …

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