Summer Camps ending

Summer Gymnastics Camps are ending.

Click PLAY or see photos from the Camps hosted by Gym Momentum.

Tony Retrosi will be presenting at the first ever Alberta Gymnastics Congress in Canada, Oct 11-14, 2012.

Uchimura triple double STICK

From a new Uchimura tumblr.

source

If you aspire to have gymnasts train the most difficult skills, you first must physically and technically train athletes to “land“. Many of the Vault injuries in competition we’ve seen of late are athletes who train only on mats in a pit.

To compete triple double, you need train at least quad double. (VIDEO)

The Women’s Technical Committee should research the best “landers” in the sport, and set ideal models on how to do so most safely. Those would be the correct (not deducted) techniques.

(via Gymnast #391)

baseball/softball, karate and wushu, roller sports, sport climbing, squash, wakeboard

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 ads

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

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

My favourite is Traveling Rings.

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One more featuring former UCLA gymnast Kiralee Hayashi.

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Thanks wordsmith.

cat twist – literally

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)

Sabrina Gill back to training

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.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Good to see you back. 🙂

Thanks @GrishinaFan

Latynina and Phelps

… 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

Pussy Riot found guilty

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.

Jessica Dowling training

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