Youth Olympic Games 2018

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) … announced that it has received the Candidature Files of five Candidate Cities bidding to host the 2018 Youth Olympic Games. Buenos Aires (ARG), Glasgow (GBR), Guadalajara (MEX), Medellin (COL) and Rotterdam (NED)* all delivered their files by the deadline of 15 October. …

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Here’s an edit highlighting Singapore YOG athletes who went on to success in London. Includes Komova.

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(via FIG on Google+)

flyboard acrobatics

Flyboarding is so new, I can’t find a wikipedia page on it.

This is the best edit I’ve seen so far. Some underwater shots. Some backward somersaults.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

related – FlyBoard fulfils Iron Man fantasies

Thanks Warren.

Iceland, Denmark win TeamGym Europeans

Senior Men Finals:
Denmark – Gold
Sweden – Silver
Norway – Bronze

Junior Men Finals:
Denmark – Gold
Norway – Silver
Sweden – Bronze

Senior Women Finals:
Iceland – Gold
Sweden – Silver
Finland – Bronze

Junior Girls Finals:
Iceland – Gold
Denmark – Silver
Sweden – Bronze

full results

official website

The best place to learn more is the Facebook page for TeamGym2012.

Northern Europeans – Finals

WAG AA
1 52.850 – Ida Gustafsson (Sweden)
2 52.000 – Angel Romeo (Wales)
3 51.200 – Emma Larsson (Sweden)

MAG AA
1 83.600 – Helge Vammen (Denmark)
2 83.100 – Clinton Purnell (Wales)
3 82.000 – Kasper Holopainen (Finland)

see more results and linked videos — on Full Twist

Full Twist also has Apparatus Finals results with some video.

Click PLAY or watch Emma Larsson’s GOLD on Bars on YouTube.

New Men’s Head Coach Jim Holt was well pleased with the performance of Team Scotland. Home at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow.

TuneGym.com

TuneGym offers an unbeatable combination of gymnastics floor routine music. Our hand-picked and edited songs will allow you to demonstrate the beautiful elegance of Individual and Group Rhythmic Gymnastics, intensity and grace of Sports Acrobatics and power and artistry of Artistic Gymnastics to the judges and audience. …

A group of dance choreographers based in London set up TuneGym because they needed better quality music for gymnastics sports.

– very competitively priced online
– no registration needed
– instant music download (no CDs shipped – therefore lower price)
– full length demos available to listen

Check it out at TuneGym.com.

Thanks Xavier.

Bart Deurloo connects 3

Since Epke won the Olympics with 3 huge connected releases (VIDEO), the top guys are training the same. Here’s his teammate, Bart Deurloo, swinging big difficulty.

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In fact, Bart wants 4 connected by Rio.

Thanks sebastiaan.

Jon Horton on Gymcastic

New Vault Code, Gymnastics in the Media & Jonathan X-Games Horton

This week we talk about changes in the vault code, gymnastics portrayal in the media and talk to Horton about his scooter gang, triple doubles, body hair in men’s gymnastics and which of his teammates is the most unique person he has ever met.

Gymcastic – Episode 6

If there are wild parties at the Olympic Village, Jon’s never seen them.