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Veterans in their 20s and 30s now outnumber teens in Olympic Gymnastics.

The largest age group in WAG are the 20-24-year-olds who make up 55% of the competitors.

The oldest female competitor is not Chusovitina, but 39-year-old Athens trampoline Olympic champion Anna Dogonadze (nee Mcxeta).

The oldest male competitor is Jordan “The Hotness” Jovtchev , rockin’ it silver fox style at 39. …

Masters Gymnastics – Veteran Gymnasts in Their 20?s and 30?s Now Outnumber Teenagers Competing at the Olympic Games

I’m very surprised to see those statistics in Women’s Artistic. And highly doubt it will be repeated in Rio.

USA had the youngest women’s team.

For National Gymnastics Day USA Gymnastics asked people to share handstand photos on Facebook.

see hundreds …

USAG linked to this video from August, as well.

Click PLAY or watch the Global Gymnastics Project montage on YouTube.

This is a timelapse video of the setup of the 2012 Canadian Gymnastics Championships in Regina, Saskatchewan.

The setup took three days and involved hundreds of volunteers from the community. Prairie Wave setup a single camera to capture images every ten seconds, then after assembly, 3D motion effects were applied to the video. …

Click PLAY or watch it on Vimeo.

Prairie Wave was an excellent partner in this event, LIVE streaming most routines in WAG, MAG, T&T and Rhythmic.

That’s Pascal Tremblay and the Gymnova Canada crew getting it right in a very unusual venue. The company provides equipment for about 50 competitions each year.

Sammy Smith has trained in the martial arts over 10 years and is a 2nd degree black belt from New York.

She has crushed multiple competition forms and weapons grand champion records and continues to be the leading female double nunchuck competitor. Her innovative weapons tricks, clean basics and high-level kick combos keep her performances respected and exciting …

Click PLAY or watch her on YouTube.

International Gymnast:

Zeng, a first year senior and Olympic contender, claimed her first national title with four hit routines, while all five members of China’s Olympic team sat out the competition. …

On the men’s side, the 21-year-old Deng won the all-around title with with 89.650, followed by Zhou Shixiong and Yang Shengchao. None of the members of China’s gold medal-winning team from the recent Olympics are set to compete but two former world champions — 2009 world pommel horse champion Zhang Hongtao and 2009 parallel bars champion Wang Guanyin — both topped their specializing events in qualifications. …

WOMEN’S ALL-AROUND FINAL
1. Zeng Siqi Hunan 55.650
2. Huang Huidan Zhejiang 55.350
3. Shang Chunsong Hunan 54.400

MEN’S ALL-AROUND FINAL
1. Deng Shudi Guizhou 89.650
2. Zhou Shixiong Guangdong 89.450
3. Yang Shengchao Guizhou 88.000

read more …

Click PLAY or watch Zeng’s Beam (2001) on YouTube.

Today is the day.

USA Gymnastics is preparing to ‘Turn the World Upside Down’ on National Gymnastics Day, Sept. 22, 1 p.m. ET.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

via IGC on Facebook

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

I saw this bizarre gif on Literal Movies:

Looper … gymnast is stuck in an infinite loop …

A gymnastics nightmare.

As part of its ongoing efforts to promote a safe environment for athletes, USA Gymnastics is launching the “Clubs Care Campaign” in October. This educational initiative, designed specifically for gymnastics clubs, focuses on raising awareness about child sexual abuse so clubs can further their work toward establishing and maintaining a safe environment in their gyms. …

details on the ClubsCare page

Many resources and links are available to anyone, not only members of USAG. For example this related article (PDF) published in Technique.

related – USAG Permanently Ineligible Members

Very cool. Great Britain Rhythmic Senior Group special effects.

… official video for the new single from Michael Woods ft. Ester Dean new single ‘We’ve Only Just Begun‘ …

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (light show starts 1min 50sec)

I love seeing Rhythmic not constrained by RULES in competition. These girls are amazing.