First Position recently had its World Premiere at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival and was named the audience choice’s first runner up for Best Documentary.
… Remember the 2000 Olympic vault final? I do. A Huge amount of tension surrounded the apparatus following the height mishap in the All Around competition, adding extra excitement to wat was already a great showcase of talent.
The lineup was starstudded: lots of top all around competitors were present along with some wildcards like Laura Martinez, whose DTY had been super consistent during her stay in Sydney. There was a nice variety of vaults, high levels of execution, and the general feeling that the vault title was as prestigious and important as any other gold medal in the sport. …
Ron Noe made the trip to Reno for Region 1 Men’s Gymnastics Championships 2012:
… The first day featured the Level 10 competition, followed by the next day’s Level 9 meet. Region 1 is unique in that they also stage an event finals competition among the top finishers in the optional ranks (levels 8-10). As it is at JO Nationals, it’s quite an achievement to earn a spot in event finals, where the competitors are announced right before they begin their routines. …
Ron is posting routines using TwitVid. This is the first time I’ve ever embedded one. Refresh your page if it doesn’t come to life first time.
Savona was recruited by famed Head Coach, D-D Breaux:
… already the most-tenured coach in LSU sports history, will complete her 35th season as the Tigers’ coach at the NCAA Gymnastics Championships beginning Friday in Duluth, Ga.
Yet Breaux, the mother of two and grandmother of two, has no plans of slowing down.
“I still enjoy what I’m doing,” Breaux said. “I still come to work every day with an intensity and burning desire to make things better, and continue to push my team for excellence. …
“The most important part of that drive is I still enjoy the recruiting process,” she said. “When a coach stops enjoying it and no longer participates in the recruiting process, things go downhill.” …
A creative summary montage from the Brazil meet featuring moments of Ellie Black, Hugh Smith, Talia Chiarelli, Brittany Rogers, Dominique Pegg, Diego Matias Hypolito, Arthur Nabarrete Zanetti.
… he’s already on a big rehab programme and is working to try and qualify for the European Champs and hopefully to make the grade for the Olympic Games,’ said coach Paul Hall. …
But GBR has depth. They could still do well at Europeans without Dan starting each apparatus for them, as he did at the London Test Meet.
Opus Energy asked Dan what he most admires most about his team mates:
Louis Smith – he really knows how to handle pressure and nothing fazes him;
Reiss Beckford – really has the ‘wow’ factor with some amazing big skills;
Daniel Purvis – unbelievable work ethic, he just never stops;
Sam Hunter – dedicated to gymnastics and a true professional;
Kristian Thomas – also works unbelievably hard and has fantastic team spirit;
Theo Seagar – very powerful gymnast;
Ruslan Panteleymanov – this guy has awesome style and puts the artistic into gymnastics; and
Then there are Sam Oldham and Max Whitlock – both of them are young and very talented gymnasts who push the Senior Team every day. Two names to look out for in the future.
