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Episode 4: Louis Smith, Spanny’s Athlete Oath, Making Men’s Gymnastics More Popular

Guest appearance – Dvora Meyers

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related – Uncle Tim has been posting like a madman. All MAG coaches should be following that blog.

Another excellent collaboration with Chris Saccullo on the video edit, D. Santos rapping the mash-up.

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Dan Alch helped organize a training camp fund raiser at Northwest Gymnastics for coach Mike Armstrong, who’s ill.

160 athletes enjoyed working with 30 top coaches. 3rd Level Consulting, Tumbl Trak, and many many others contributed.

Leave comments on Dan Alch’s Camp of Champions Facebook.

Dominic Lacasse. Special thanks to Geneviève Bérubé. On September 28th at the circus school of Quebec city.

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(via All Things Gym)

Nick Blanton:

… lengthen the body using mats and a low Pommel Horse both in the front and the back sections of a basic circle.

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Here’s a name you might want to remember, Jordan Chiles. At just 11 years old, Jordan is already training some big skills …

It’s a shame she’s 9 months too young for the 2016 Rio Olympics. …

Click PLAY or watch 3 1/2 twist on YouTube.

Click PLAY or watch fwd 3/1 twist punch layout on YouTube.

Tkachev is looking good. (VIDEO)

Jordan lives in Oregon and trains at Naydenov Gymnastics with her coaches Erika Bakacs and Dimitri Taskov. She trains around 32 hours a week and is working hard to qualify elite for the 2013 season. …

Triple Twist – One to watch: Jordan Chiles

One of JAO’s kids.

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She proved the critics wrong — including me — over and over and over again.

montage of America’s most decorated gymnast at the most recent Olympic games. … @Ashley_Flipper

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You shout it out
But I can’t hear a word you say

Talking loud
Not saying much
Criticize
But all your bullets ricochet

Shoot me down
But I get up

I’m bulletproof …

David Guetta – Titanium Lyrics

A NEW much higher quality video has been posted of the most difficult vault ever competed.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. 9.85

Yelena Produnova … … we’re not worthy.

(via Lærke Bisschop-Larsen on Facebook)

Cedrick has full results — prelims & finals — posted on Gym Blog Brazil. Men and Women. You can translate the text of that page to your own language using the Google Translate button top right.

Brazilian wunderkind, Rebeca Andrade has dominated another junior meet again, taking the top junior AA score at the South American Championships, with a score of 54.800. In fact, Brazil dominated this junior ‘Juvenil’ division, taking the top three spots in the all around and the team title. …

Couch Gymnast – South American Champs: Andrade Does it Again

GYMMIN’ MIEL has a couple of ladies on site reporting, too.