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Montage / mashup. New video link — livegymnastics15’s YouTube channel.

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I love their training gym. It’s absolutely perfect.

Mary Lee Tracy. A good drill for the cast is even better for pirouette in handstand.

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Mary Lee has many more videos like that on her YouTube channel.

(posted via gymmomentum)

I don’t link on this site to every free running video I see. They need to have something unique over and above all the rest I’ve seen.

This 13min edit has plenty of unique and interesting stunts. But it nearly gave me a heart attack. Be warned.

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Announcement: Hence forth I’ll no longer link to any edit showing hard landings from extreme height. Or even simple skills on high rooftops where even a minor mistake would mean certain death.

… you have to draw the line somewhere.

(via Jerry Blakley on YouTube)

Most AMAZING young athletes I know are gymnasts. But this is no small achievement.

… “The kid and team summit with all fingers and toes. Descent still to come. Then we celebrate.”

Those were the brief words this past weekend transmitted from Antarctica to a Facebook account and then out to the world foretelling the success of a 15-year-old kid, Jordan Romero, as he reached the 16,050-foot summit of Vinson Massif, the highest peak on the continent, at noon on December 24th.

The Christmastime summit was twice as sweet for Jordan, who has climbed around the world for the past six years with his father, including a successful ascent of Mount Everest at age 13, and who now holds the title of the youngest person ever to reach the top of the fabled “Seven Summits.” …

Gear Junkie

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Inspiring. Touching.

ESPN Short Feature: The Finish Line (Short Version)
Produced by Kory Kozak, ESPN
Filmed and edited by Evolve Digital Cinema / IMG.

Holland Reynolds and the San Francisco University High School cross country team rallied together to get their coach Jim Tracy, who had been diagnosed with ALS, his eighth state championship.

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Skallagromsson is looking for advice on the best, most cost efficient ways to build an above ground safety pit.

That one’s at Pacific Gymnastics Training Center.

A club I visited in the Philippines is researching that project, as well, so if you’ve got plans or photos, I’d love to share them. Leave a comment.

College Gym Fans:

Georgia has the strongest schedule when compared to the Top 10 teams in 2012, according to our annual analysis. … as determined by the Preseason Coaches’ Poll. Read on to find out how the rest of the teams fared. …

Strength of Schedule Analysis: UGA Strongest in 2012

I’m really looking forward to the season start. 🙂

… Make your picks for the top gymnasts in twenty-two different categories. You have until the end of 2011 to vote!

Unlike the Inside Gymnastics poll, on this one you can “write in” a gymnast in the COMMENTS box. Gabby Douglas for “Rookie gymnast of the year”, for example.

Did you get one of these for Christmas?

Jay Soucy, of Evergreen Gymnastics in Lisbon, NH recommends this product for cleaning chalky mats. It’s intended for hardwood floors and other flat, smooth surfaces.

The Shark Steam Mop and replacement Cleaning Pads.

Keeping a gym clean is one of the biggest challenges for any manager.

(via gymmomentum – A NEW WAY TO CLEAN CHALK!)

What did your female gymnasts get for Christmas?

I’m guessing many opened iPads, Kindles and smart phones.

It’s true that women are still disinterested in careers in I.T., but that girls and women are keener on social media than males.

It seems inevitable that women will one day dominate the internet. Most of the most popular gymnastics bloggers today are female.

I got an iPhone 4S, myself.

related – Waldorf Independent Schools bucks tech trend with unplugged approach