Tomorrow I’ll visit Chow’s, home of Shawn Johnson and Gabby Douglas. My first visit to the famed gym in West Des Moines, Iowa.
Click PLAY or watch a Gabby montage on YouTube.
Johanna Quaas – fall on dismount
GYMmedia posted a new video of the 86yr-old internet superstar gymnast from Germany.
She just competed 4 apparatus at the “International Senior Gala 2012” in Markkleeberg.
Click PLAY or watch Johanna’s Bar on YouTube.
… wait ’til NEXT Year! 🙂
FX – Mitchell vs Moors
The top 2 Floor routines qualifying in Zibo.
Click PLAY or watch Lauren Mitchell on YouTube.
Click PLAY or watch Victoria Moors on YouTube.
See more Floor routines via Couch Gymnast.
Yao Jinnan – Bars 15.625
Three Stalder variations including Shaposhnikova and Shaposh 1/2.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
That’s a lot of lateral travel on the high rail.
See more videos from Zibo Bars qualifications on Couch Gymnast.
Yamilet Pena – Produnova
The best one I’ve seen her do.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
See more prelim Vault videos from Zibo including Cheng Fei and Thi Na Thanh Phan via Couch Gymnast.
Alexander Balandin – Rings 15.775
not safe for the office …
Unorthodox Gymnastics dug up a bizarre pop music video:
Mason vs. Princess Superstar puts the beam, rings, p-bars, pommel horse and some large plastic workout balls to some very interesting use in this 2007 video for their song “Perfect.” …
Cirque Swinging Rings Team
Reinventing the former NCAA discipline Flying Rings.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Swinging Rings were at one time included in the Olympics.
(via Cirque casting scout Magalie Coleno on Facebook)
Gymnastics Adventure to Westerns
CONGRATS to these gymnasts from my new club club, Gymnastics Adventure, who qualified to Western Canadian Championships 2012, Langley, Vancouver, BC May 4-6, 2012.
GA Coaches: Rick McCharles, Janna Koski
GA Provincial Level 5: Brenna Fonagy, Courtney Biever, Taylor Gaudet, Kori Clark
GA National Open: Breanna Franklin, Kaitlyn Clark
GA National Novice: Mia Dimas
GA Pre-Novice Aspire: Sarah Franklin
GA Pre-Novice Elite: Mackenzie Nestman
GA Chris Baraniuk is Head of WAG Team Saskatchewan delegation.
Our team needs to verify fitness at Sask Provincial Championships, April 20-21st. Staying healthy and happy are the highest priorities. 🙂
related – Tony Retrosi:
… March … My goal is to get the kids through the State Meet and to Regionals and Nationals without injury. We Train Hard. Nearly 100% focus on perfecting routines and consistency. I get pretty paranoid and really try NOT TO take any unnecessary risks in the gym. Even a twisted ankle at this point in the season could be disastrous.
We try very hard to make every practice like a competition. Timed warm up etc. …
Stalder Shaposh 1/2 = Jacq Johnson
Danita linked to Cincinnati Gymnastics’ Jacqueline Johnson competing Stalder Shaposhnikova half at the 2006 American Cup.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Can you recall anyone doing it earlier?
Yao Jinnan is competing it in 2012.
Moustafina has competed it.
The question is, who will it be named after in the Code of Points?
Danita is sure that it must be competed at World Championships or Olympic Games. We’ll see it in London, I’m sure.
