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high front salto contest

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(at Camp) … the most exciting contest is the Front-Flip for Height. We start with a low stack of mats and the girls run and punch off a spring board and they do a front flip.

If they land and stay on their feet they advance to the next round. Each round the mat stack gets higher. This year Jenna won the contest for the seniors on a mat stack 8′ tall. Here she is sitting on the mat stack at her winning height.

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Rebecca Tunney British Champ

… Rebecca Tunney stamped an impressive national title to her name … at Liverpool’s Echo Arena. Tunney took the title with 56.750 as a total score ahead of her Liverpool teammates Jennifer Pinches (56.350) and reigning champion Hannah Whelan (55.800).

Tunney, who was part of the European team that finished fourth in Brussels, went four for four …

Couch Gymnast

Commentary and videos from the top Olympic team contenders via that link.

Click PLAY or watch her Bars on YouTube.

related – Examiner – A few thoughts on the British women’s Olympic selection

UPDATE – Craig Tilley for Couch Gymnast – British Championships Event Finals

Louis Smith Pommels 16.375

Louis Smith scored a 16.375 (7.1 D score / 9.28 E score) … at the British Championships Event finals. …

Smith beats Australia’s Prasanth Sellethurai’s highest score of competition so far this season which was 16.200 according to The All Around’s MAG Best Scores. …

Full Twist

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

I’d say Louis will be named to the Team, their strongest MAG medal contender.

But we should feel badly for the next AA not selected.

Acrobatic Gymnastics Workshops – Calgary

Judging course
July 30th & August 6th

AGC Acro Camp
July 31st—August 2nd August 7th—9th

Acro Clinic
August 10th—11th

Altadore Gymnastics Club will be hosting an Acrobatic Gymnastics clinic … to teach how to develop an Acrobatic Gymnastics program at your club.

Georges Sauvage – Acro Program Director for Belgian Francophone Federation

Josiane Piette – Acro Choreographer and Judge Formation Director for Belgian Francophone Federation

details (PDF) or contact Yves Hauglustaine.

Belgium is a super power in Acro. 🙂 Click PLAY or watch mixed pairs World champions Laure de Pryck and Nicolas Vleeshouwers on YouTube.