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gymnastics poem …

Debbie Broderick Rodriguez of Byer’s Gymnastics, California:

Rachel Holman, one of my gymnasts, wrote this poem…it is awesome!

Tis the week before State
And all the through the gym
Gymnasts are training
To get ready to win

All landings are stuck
With elegance and grace
Routines are done right
And at a fast pace

The gymnasts are prepared
And ready to kick butt
Because we’ve done the assignments
So we’ll walk in with a strut

The judges won’t cringe
Because we have pointed feet
And our legs will be straight
So we can win the meet

And out on the floor
Our scores won’t even matter
Because we’ll be having fun
And it will sure flatter.

Away to the meet
And off we go
We’re bringin’ the heat
We’re stopping the show

The leos we’re wearin
Make us stand out
The luster they have
Will make other teams pout

When what to my wondering
Eyes should appear
But a high team score-
The best of the year!

With so many great coaches
Who are a joy to work with 😉
Our reputation is legendary
Definitely no myth

Saudi women to Olympics?

Here’s a breakthrough for equality in sport.

… Nayef, who is heir to the aging king, has approved the participation of women at the London Olympics in sports that “meet the standards of women’s decency and don’t contradict Islamic laws.”

Saudi sports officials could not be reached to confirm Tuesday’s report in the Arabic-language newspaper.

The IOC said Monday that progress has been made in talks with Saudi Olympic officials on sending female athletes and officials to the games.

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Beach Volleyball is OUT.

Peng – Bars

Mohini agreed this is the best Bhardawaj she’s ever seen. 🙂

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What’s unique about Christine is the joy she brings to every routine. She seems more interested in the performance than the score.

related – Examiner – Five things to know about…Peng Peng Lee

Russian Championships Mar 21-25th

One of the Russian WAG National Championships goes March 21-25 in Penza.

Andrey Rodionenko on russiangymnasts.net:

This Russian championships is direct preparation for European Championships, and it’s schedule is very close to that of the European Championships, both in terms of the number of athletes competing and in terms of time. The organizers are striving to do everything so that the technical schedule matches the way the competitions are held at European and world championships. Penza is the only place in Russia with a modern gymnastics podium in both the training and competition halls. And we are trying to organize the Russian tournament on the highest world level. …

Q — Looking at the national team members, can we expect them all to be in shape at the beginning of the season? After all, some get into shape faster than others…

They all get in shape differently and feel different. We have a lot of gymnasts who are hitting puberty and that means a lot of problems with weight and height. The girls are getting stronger, but they are changing physiologically and that requires some corrections. It’s very hard to stay competition-ready. Some are ready right now, some are worse off and some will miss the meet altogether, like Viktoria Komova. She had a small problem with her leg and that required two-three weeks of therapy, so she is not able to participate in the championships. …

Andrey Rodionenko: the championships will show who the leader is

I’m hoping Nabieva is in the mix. We need to see her release back for the Olympics.

That photo linked by Rewriting Russian Gymnastics.

iLitter – Pacific Rim montage

Team USA.

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Andy Thornton:

An Extended Analysis of The Women’s Pacific Rim Championships

Norah Flatley – Beam

@amygymnastike:

This kid is going to be amazing! Norah Flatley of Chow’s.

Click PLAY or watch her Beam on Gymnastike.

http://www.gymnastike.org/embed/MzE4NjE5NzY4?related=1

U Oklahoma Men’s training

Gymnastike visited Norman.

Go inside the training gym with the #1 ranked men’s gymnastics team in the country, University of Oklahoma.

See how they condition early in the morning and then perfect routines in the afternoon.

… Jake Dalton is the top ranked NCAA gymnast in the all around, floor, and parallel bars.

Also, last year’s Nissen Emery Award winner Steven Legendre has graduated from the team but still trains in Norman alongside his former Sooner teammates and coach Mark Williams. Both guys are training to make the 2012 US Olympic team. …

Click PLAY or watch it on Gymnastike.

http://www.gymnastike.org/embed/NTY2NjE3NjEy?related=1

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