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A 22 year old Australian tourist miraculously survives after her cord snapped during a bungee jump ….
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
That’s Erin Langworthy jumping off the 111m-high Victoria Falls Bridge in Zimbabwe.
Over 70,000 people have jumped off that bridge. Bungee jumping is statistically quite safe. 🙂
I’m cheering for David.
Blythe posted a recap of the end of his (first) career in 2009:
… The Olympic dream had crashed down on him the year before, when in spite of being the U.S. champion and petitioning directly onto the team after spraining his ankle jumping down from high bar before the Olympic Trials, the men’s selection committee not only not named him to the team, it did not even made him an alternate. (Meanwhile, in spite of his broken hand, Paul Hamm was named to the team and given every opportunity to prove that he was fit for competition before the U.S. men left for Beijing.)
… Three years later, here we are — Sender finished sixth all-around at Winter Cup, earning a place on the national team and signaling that he’s a threat to make the U.S. men’s five-member Olympic team. …
Examiner – Flashback: David Sender, circa 2009
Click PLAY or watch his Yurchenko double back on YouTube.
He was an excellent, artistic and tough all-arounder. With some excellent difficulty, especially on Rings. Though he looked a bit loose at Winter Cup, David’s got a real shot at London.
A washboard stomach thanks to this new product recommended by George Thomas:
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6 February 2012 – by Total Season Average
1. Utah
2. Alabama
3. Arkansas
4. Florida
5. Oklahoma
6. Georgia
7. UCLA
8. Nebraska
9. Oregon State
10. Penn State
11. Ohio State
12. Stanford
see the entire list on GymInfo
http://eplayer.clipsyndicate.com/embed/iframe?pl_id=20010&page_count=5&windows=1&tags=sports&rel=3&va_id=3246389&pf_id=9207&show_title=0&aspect_ratio=3×2&auto_start=0&auto_next=1&volume=8
video via ABC – #1 Red Rocks beat 4th-ranked Georgia
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 Sports) – The top-ranked Utah gymnasts edged past 4th-ranked Georgia, 197.150-196.950 before a raucous crowd of 14,926. …
Even given the fierce competition between two of college gymnastics’ top programs. Not only did the caliber of competition have a national championship feel to it, so did the judging panel, which required the gymnasts on both teams to earn every tenth. Asked later by reporters about the tight scoring, Utah coach Greg Marsden said, “When two teams are of this quality, the judges score very tight to leave room to reward exceptional routines. …
Did you catch slacker Andy Lewis, aka Sketchy Andy?
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
He’s sponsored by Gibbon Slacklines (Facebook).
Click over to YouTube to see Andy’s 2011 Showreel.
(via Browbeat – Who Was That Guy in the Toga With Madonna? And What Was He Doing?)
John Orozco, USOTC
Danell Leyva, Universal
Jonathan Horton, Cypress Academy
Steven Legendre, Oklahoma
Jake Dalton, Oklahoma
Alex Naddour, Oklahoma
Chris Brooks, Cypress Academy
Brandon Wynn, Ohio State
David Sender, Illinois
Paul Ruggeri, Illinois
Sam Mikulak, Michigan
Jesse Silverstein, U.S. Gym Center II
Glen Ishino, Cal
Adrian de los Angeles, Michigan
C.J. Maestas, Illinois
It’s still possible for Paul Hamm and others to make the Olympic Team.
Right now for LONDON most would pick the top 3 from VISA Championships 2011:
Orozco, Leyva, Horton … and …
Blythe:
… Given that Orozco is looking more and more like a lock for the team, Leyva isn’t bad on horse either, and the general agreement is that the team needs a specialist like Ishino or Alex Naddour to round out their potential, pommels might actually be considered a strong event for the U.S. men in London. …
Like 2008, it’s not going to be easy for the Olympic selection committee. They could assemble at least 2 very competitive teams from this pool.
Update: Andy Thornton’s top 10 Olympic Contenders:
1. John Orozco
2. Danell Leyva
3. Jonathan Horton
4. Jake Dalton
5. Glen Ishino
6. Steve Legendre
7. Alex Naddour
8. Brandon Wynn
9. Chris Brooks
10. David Sender
Ishino’s surprisingly high on that list, I’m thinking. Wynn a bit low, perhaps. A team including Wynn for Rings and Naddour for Pommels looks interesting — assuming Alex is better overall than Ishino.
I could easily see Sender improving to the point where he’d rival Horton for the #3 spot.
Sadly injuries will likely factor in the final team.
Next 5:
CJ Maestas
Paul Ruggeri
Sam Mikulak
Paul Hamm
Ty Echard
… sort of. 🙂
Britain’s Got Talent winners Spelbound limber up for the Olympics – as it was revealed they are being lined up to star in the opening ceremony. …
Oldest member Alex Uttley, 25, said: “Being part of the Olympics has always been one of our dreams and it is very close to coming true.”
Watch their first audition on YouTube.
Nice to see Simon blown away.
A comic parody of the unrelentingly sexist music videos featuring bimbos.
Not safe for watching at work. … or anywhere, really.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
“Sexy and I Know It” is a song by American electro-hop duo LMFAO …
(it) became the group’s second number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States …
Thanks Jessica.
On a serious note, the Egyptian revolution has not done much yet to remedy gender discrimination. Of 508 seats in the first ‘free’ election, only about 2% will be filled by women.
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