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Gymnasts are amazing. The general public is reminded with sport science TV shows like these.
Click PLAY or watch Jessica Lopez on YouTube.
A true sport scientist would have some quibbles, I think.
Click PLAY or watch Kohei’s triple double off H Bar on YouTube. Super slow-mo. A Japanese sport science clip.
related – NY Times – The Near Perfection of Kohei Uchimura
So speculates Stoi:
As with beam, Romania are well out in front. They actually have five TF worthy routines, and are likely to bench a world and European individual medallist. The other three (teams) are all sporting a quite weak third routine. …
… the Romanians can leap. Ponor, Izbasa, and Iordache are 3 of very few that should receive credit for their Gogeans. If you’re thinking the American contingent will be receiving credit for those 1/2 arsed attempts, it might be time to reconsider and remove the blinders. …
Click PLAY or watch defending Olympic FX Champ Sandra Izbasa on YouTube.
I liked it when Ferrari started this trend to connecting back tuck somersault at the end of a tumbling line. But it looks totally goofball when NOT connected, like that.
related:
• Top 4 teams preview: Beam
• Top 4 teams preview: Bars
• Top 4 teams preview: Vault
This is cool.
… acrobatics/power moves and part of my act CirKolution …
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
#london2012
Kyle Shewfelt thinks she could.
I do too.
The AA Champion will hit 4/4 very well. At least as well as Nastia in 2008.
Odds are Jordyn Wieber will win. Her or Gabby. (… If Aly somehow is one of top 2 Americans in prelims, I don’t believe she can podium.)
My best wild guess is that Larisa will be next.
Gymnast #391 has her AA D-Score = 25.2 or 25.9 with Amanar. Strong, despite Bars. Iordache could win it all, in fact.
More likely to make mistakes in the AA final: Viktoria Komova (RUS), Aliya Mustafina (RUS), Yao Jinnan (CHN), Huang Quishang (CHN) …
These predictions are mostly based on what I saw at Worlds 2010 and 2011. USA and Romania organized, disciplined. China inconsistent. Russia a mess, especially in 2010. That was a shocker.
The Olympic Champion must first qualify during prelims. Then HIT when it counts.
Anything could happen. 🙂
Gabby Douglas was one of 5 Olympic athletes each on a different cover of Time magazine in the USA. Other athletes were featured on Time in other parts of the world.
Worth seeing. 74% on Rotten Tomatoes.
LOTS of swinging and acrobatics.
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012 film) is a reboot of the Spider-Man film franchise, portraying the character’s origin story and his development into a superhero while still a high school student.
The film stars Andrew Garfield in the title role as Spider-Man/Peter Parker, with Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy and Rhys Ifans as Dr. Curt Connors.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
I like the cast. Especially Emma Stone. She reminds me of a younger version of Marg Helgenberger circa China Beach.
Mother Russia will likely be the most dramatic Team to watch in London. And by dramatic, I mean … uncertain to hit. Emotional. Controversial.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
I hope I’m wrong and they hit every routine. 🙂
Too little, too late are complaints about the American Olympic uniforms. The Team is already in London.
Marketing guru Michael Jacki is appalled.
Yet these outfits are so wacky, that I can’t help but like them. 🙂
Full Twist:
… approximately 60 coaches from Great Britain and Ireland attended a Chinese Coaching Masterclass in City of Lisburn Salto National Gymnastics Centre. The class, taught by coach to Sui Lu and Yao Jinnan, Xu Jinglei and coach to reigning Olympic Bars Champion He Kexin, Liu Guicheng, spent two hours educating the enthusiastic coaches. Coaches were encouraged to take photographs, videos and notes, questions were also welcomed. …
Click PLAY or watch Sui Lu training Floor on YouTube.
hmm …
Gymnastics Coaching.com 