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… Sport doesn’t care where you’re from, if you’re a man or a woman, tall, thin, big or short. Sport doesn’t care how you got here, how much money you make, what you believe in or not. It doesn’t care if you have two legs, one leg or wheels. Sport only cares that you’re here to take part and give your all to win.

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For me, the Paralympics are not nearly so important as Olympics. But I’ll be watching. These are some serious, hardcore, inspiring athletes.

via @gymfanica

No apparatus has changed so much.

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I’m old enough to recall my club Bars coach complain: “Giant is a boys move.”

While he was away at Nationals for a week, I taught the first girl in our gym a giant on the women’s rail. 🙂

In general, I don’t like handstand walking.

It teaches bad form and bad technique.

But I must admit, this is the most challenging course I’ve ever seen.

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(via All Things Gym)

@TheGymPress linked to this Bar routine by Phoebe Pummarachai from Gym-Max, uploaded by MostepanovaFan.

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It reminded me of one of the great Shantessa Pama’s Gym-Max routines, also uploaded by MostepanovaFan.

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Update: Ivana Hong, McKayla Maroney and Kyla Ross all competed the skill for Gym-Max, too. Check the comments.

… An impoverished South Korean gymnast has not only struck Olympic gold, but also reaped 500 million won (US$444,000) in the latest donation in a veritable rags to riches tale. …

The latest donation of 500 million won (US$444,000) comes from the chairman of LG Group, Koo Bon Moo, who announced Thursday that the gift was intended to help Yang put aside financial worries and focus on his training. …

CNN

Only age-19, he’s just starting.

Watch a Flash animation of his signature vault.

With medals in the past 4 Olympics, Trampoline is one of Canada’s most successful sports.

2008 Silver medalist Jason Burnett

more photos of Jason on Facebook

related – Karen Cockburn photos

… The 23-year-old, who won the all-around title in London earlier this month, said the teenager had chased after him on her bicycle.

“I was scared so I ran into the house and hid,” Uchimura told Japanese media. …

“I have to forget London and concentrate on what’s next,” he said, adding that he had taken to wearing sunglasses to disguise himself while riding his bicycle to training.

“I’m still pretty drained. I’d like the fans to just stick to (seeing me at) the venue.” …

Olympic golden boy files ‘stalker’ complaint

Cover Boy. The price of fame.

supermura

(via GYMMIN’ MIEL)

The only Olympic gymnast (2008) from Yemen, Nashwan al-Harazi, now coaching at Seattle Gymnastics Academy, is heading back to his homeland for a visit.

Conditions are not good:

Gaar Adams, a freelance writer based in Abu Dhabi:

… “There is no money,” says Ali al-Harazi, Nashwan’s brother who serves as a coach for the Yemen Gymnastics Federation. Crumpled pictures of ousted Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh still sit in the corners of the gym, a reminder of the past year’s turmoil. The Yemeni government, which used to supply funding through the Ministry of Youth and Sports, has not been able to provide the kind of financial support needed to run the gym. Amid the tumult of 2011’s Arab Spring, the sport of gymnastics was, understandably enough, not deemed a top priority. …

read more … Pommel Horses and Protestors

Best wishes for everyone in Yemen.

Thanks Brigid.

… FIG-slideshow is a tribute to Gymnastics fans and to the impressive North Greenwich Arena …

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British divers train Bars. Already have their upstarts (kips).

Look out Beth Tweddle. 🙂

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(via Brigid Couch Gymnast McCarthy on Facebook)