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All possible new Olympic sports.

… a decision due at the IOC Session in Buenos Aires in September 2013. The IOC Executive Board will add another to the mix in February when an existing Olympic sport gets cut. …

… While baseball-softball, karate and squash have the finance to promote their bids internationally, some of the smaller federations don’t have the money to invest in promoting their profiles globally. …

Around the Rings – IOC Warns Sports Bidding for 2020 Olympics Against Lavish Spending

I’d wager on recently merged baseball-softball getting back in. Then roller sports.

Personally, from that list, I’d vote for sport climbing. 🙂

related:

• Skateboarding in the Olympics?

• The Summer Olympic Sports of the Future

• White pushing for Olympic skateboarding

(via sportsmyriad)

Fruit of the Loom underwear is a new advertiser on NBC during the Olympics.

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My favourite is Traveling Rings.

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One more featuring former UCLA gymnast Kiralee Hayashi.

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Thanks wordsmith.

High Speed video. Cats. Physics. Weightlessness. …

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GiGi was not hurt during the making of this video. We took great care to make sure she would be safe.

… this involves some serious math. (PDF) …

(via Kottke)

The terrific Canadian gymnast who was unable to try out for the Olympic Team is back in the gym with Elvira Saadi. And looks pretty good after a long break.

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Good to see you back. 🙂

Thanks @GrishinaFan

… Larisa Latynina and Michael Phelps. Gymnast and swimmer of legend for Louis Vuitton. …

Update – Will Michael Phelps LOSE his medals? Swimmer in hot water after Louis Vuitton ad is leaked before end of Olympics

Russian Punk Rock Band Pussy Riot was found guilty of “hooliganism motivated by religious hatred” by a Russian Court, according to a report from The Guardian UK. The judge sentenced three members of the 10 women band to two years in prison. …

Mashable

Their performance in a Church was … pretty bad. In every way. I’d call it “hooliganism” if they’d done it in my town.

Paul McCartney and many others defend freedom of speech.

Lesson learned? Be careful not to get on the wrong side of this guy.

Drive, Aliya, Drive.

I saw Jessica at IGC this summer, in great shape … though letting a minor elbow injury heal.

One of the best available NCAA recruits in Canada, she’s decided to stay elite, taking a few classes at McMaster University in addition to full-time training. She could compete for either Netherlands or Canada this cycle.

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via @theallaround

Rewriting Russian Gymnastics linked to a charming pre-London video interview with 2000 Olympic Floor & Vault Champ, Elena Zamolodchikova, now a Coach and Judge.

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Many gymnasts have already reported to their schools.

Savona is loving LSU, so far.

Click PLAY or watch a Men’s Temple Team montage on YouTube.

… highlighting the 2012 season where the ‘][’emple Owls recorded one of the program’s best years in recent history …

This Russian montage begins with Aliya’s injury on Vault. (Note, again, that it was quite well executed. Certainly far better than her average Amanar.)

Then documents her recovery to a surprisingly successful Olympics.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. She truly is an athlete.

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