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Recall this?

November 6th, 2010 – Dasha Joura officially retires

Never say never.

Here’s what I just read on the Australian Gymnastics Blog:

… Queensland State Championships are on next weekend, Sunday the 22nd April …

Come along and show some support for Olympic hopefuls Joshua Jefferis, Chloe Sims, Larissa Miller, Dasha Joura …

She’s back.

Daria “Dasha” Joura (Russian … born 2 May 1990 in Leninsk-Kuznetsky, Siberia, Russian SFSR, USSR) is an Australian gymnast. She is a triple Australian senior all around champion and competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in 2006 and 2007. …

Gymnasts from Switzerland and Britain divided the gold medals Saturday at the 17th International Junior Team Cup in Berlin.

Eddy Yusof (Switzerland) won the 1994-1995 age group in Berlin.

Switzerland outscored Great Britain and France to win the overall team title at the Junior Team Cup, one of the largest boys invitationals in the world. …

Swiss junior Eddy Yusof won the all-around title in the 1994-1995 age group. …

read more – IG – Swiss, British Best in Berlin at Junior Team Cup

That link has a summary of results.

Click PLAY or watch some highlights on YouTube. (9min)

official results (PDF)

… podium training at the World Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships.

USA Gymnastics on Facebook:

One of the most incredible things we’ve ever seen – you’ll have to watch what this men’s group from China can to do to believe it!

Double pike Jaeger. Triple pike backward. Comedy and theatrics worthy of Cirque du Soleil. This is the ultimate in acrobatic sport.

http://www.facebook.com/v/10150703618568277

More good international results for the Canucks.

Dave Brubaker @ruflova:

Team Canada wins the 2012 Brazil/Korea/Canada team competition in Sao Paulo. Congrats to Kristina Vaculik 1st Overall.

1 Kristina Vaculik CAN
2 Brittany Rogers CAN
3 Daniele Hypolito BRA

With Vera Marinova Atkinson and Atsuko Watabe.

“Rhythmic Gymnastics – A Tribute.”

… it is a large coffee table publication printed on quality photographic paper with 240 photographs – so buyers get plenty for their money!

Self publishing is not a cheap option and this book will be something of a special purchase for interested buyers. I’m conscious that the price puts it out of the range for many younger gymnasts and fans so have arranged for the book to be available in e book format for viewing on iPads and iPhones. The price for this option should bring it within their reach. …

Where Sport Meets Art

Details and sample pages via that link.

The book itself is about $130, a collector’s item. The Apple ebooks edition less than $12.

Rewriting Russian Gymnastics links to and translates a number of reports.

They’ve got challenges.

… If the Russians win in London it will be thanks to meticulous planning, outstanding coaching and vastly superior gymnastics at the highest level that during competition will not heed the cautions of risk. No playing it safe or relying on stolid consistency possible – all the Russians have to be at their best. …

… four all arounders …

Viktoria Komova, Aliya Mustafina, Anastasia Grishina and Ksenia Afanasyeva …, but the Russians will need more than four good gymnasts to make good their European advantage on a world scene, where US and China are their main rivals. To add depth to strength they are looking for a good vaulter to round out the mix – this could be Maria Paseka, Anastasia Sidorova, or 2010 World Championships veteran Tatiana Nabieva. …

Press day at Lake Krugloye!

Nabieva is back home, trying to get in shape.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

A new film — Bully —  is being rolled out across North America. Educators, including coaches, should see it.

Click PLAY or watch a trailer on YouTube.

Bieber decided to lend his voice to a song featured in the documentary …

After watching the film that premiered in various theaters on March 30, Bieber took to his Twitter account to speak about the inspiration it had given him, and urged witnesses of bullying to speak up and help protect victims of the act.

“Just watched the #BULLY movie. really intense,” Bieber tweeted. “Really powerful. We need to stand up for each other.”

Justin Bieber, Bullied in School, Stands Up for Victims in Song

It’s great to see the Bieb adding his celebrity to this cause.

In 2012 there’s far less bullying in school than when I was a child. The bigger danger is online bullying.

I’ve not yet seen anyone name Ukraine as a possible team medalist for London.

Yet they are bloody good.

… one of the top men’s programs in the world.

… With only a dozen or so guys on the national team, the unassuming Ukrainians stunned by quietly finishing fifth as a team at the 2011 World Championships, and since then they’ve only gotten better.

Gymnastics Examiner – This could be the golden age of Ukrainian gymnastics

For example, Igor Radivilov on Vault. Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

What’s he applying to the Vault horse? Just water?

(via The Gymnast Life)

Igor won Vault (PDF) in Zibo, China, last weekend.

related – Legendre won Floor and was 2nd on Vault at that meet. Congratulations.

Update – After I’d written this post, I saw Alexa Ainsworth post:

… With six apparatus to complete – anything can happen in the men’s team final, so don’t count out Germany, Russia, or Ukraine either. …

Irish coach Elaine Ryan told me she was leaving her club, Renmore, for a few months to teach snowboard in Japan.

That’s not Japan, Elaine.

Balance Beam Situation is posting detailed previews leading up to Championships.

Rhonda’s not quite sure what to say after a good performance at Regional Championships. Her Gators are a slight favourite to win it all.

http://www.gatorvision.tv/mediaPortal/embed.swf

I’m locked and loaded for Duluth, Georgia, traveling on behalf of the Cirque du Soleil casting department. If any coach or athlete would like to speak to me, leave a comment on this post. Or email me …

Rick_McCharles@hotmail.com

(via Manual on Handstands)