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Hitler’s mad that no USA WAG are going to the Test Event
via @GetAGripGymblog
another award for Angel Romaeo
Gymnast Angel Romaeo was awarded the BBC Cymru Wales Carwyn James Junior Sportswoman of the Year award after winning gold, silver and bronze at the Commonwealth Youth Games.
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via @GymnationWales
Kolman to 1-arm giant
Many guys have done it by accident.
This guy does it on purpose. 🙂
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Olivia Courtney – Floor
Couch Gymnast:
… This tribal music piece seems to me to be a purposeful revisit of the legendary routine of last year’s floor champion, Brittany McCullough, minus the catwalking and mat beating. …
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It’s no Brittany McCullough routine yet, but I’m sure it will be tweaked over the coming weeks.
See more of the new UCLA Floor routines with commentary – The Bruins ‘Step Up’ for the New Season
FIG Academy program
FIG:
The FIG Academies, a worldwide education programme for coaches in the federation’s six competitive disciplines that was launched in 2002, celebrated the 10th year of its existence in 2011. …
• 118 Academies overall
• in October, overall participation reached 3,000 coaches
• three levels of coach education (for now)
• FIG Technical Committee must have L3 by 2012
• L3 candidates who meet special pre-requisites and achieve exceptional examination results will be awarded with an FIG Coaches’ Brevet.
A total of twenty-five Academies are planned in 2012 …
It was Bruno Grandi who hand picked former MTC Chair Hardy Fink for the job of FIG Director of Education and Academy Programmes. Obviously a good choice.
Right now at an Artistic Academy in Tokyo coaches are being “coached” by Fink, Keith Russell and Valeri Liukin. I think they might learn something. 🙂
… The Academy Programme for Men’s and Women’s Artistic Gymnastics has been supplemented this year with a comprehensive Age Group Development, Competition and Testing Programme that was introduced to 17 countries in 2011 to which will be added as many as 25 more during 2012. …
Philippines MAG adopted the new Age Group rules this season reporting good feedback from coaches.
how to swim like a dophin
Inventor (French Jet Ski Champion) Franky Zapata explains how. He calls it the “Flyboard”.
It gets pretty technical after 2min 40sec.
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$9000
(via Get Outdoors)
underwhelmed at the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame
Double Front’s Kristal Sergent Boulden visited the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in Oklahoma:
… The IGHOF website describes its library collection as “extensive,” “second to none,” and “perhaps the largest gymnastics library in the world.”
And yet when I visited the IGHOF, there was no library collection. A staff member told me it was possible that materials were stored in an onsite archive and were not out for display. I am still waiting to hear back from museum staff about what items comprise the library collection.
Aside from the library collection, the IGHOF exhibit is surprisingly underwhelming. …
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Kristal volunteers to help, if asked.
official site – ighof.com
That’s not the International Gymnastics Federation Hall of Fame, of course, but rather the “International Gymnast magazine” Hall of Fame.
Paul Ziert, CEO of the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame, has promised their Board will look at Kristal’s recommendations.
Leave a comment if you’ve been there.
related – Kristal’s photos & video from IGHOF
MAG Team Canada
FIG posted NOMINATIVE ENTRIES (PDF) for the Olympic Test Meet in January. Don’t get too excited about those — they’re only 7 (tentative) names on paper. Teams have not yet been selected.
The Canadian Men were 12th in Tokyo and plan to have an even better meet in London, clinching one of the 4 remaining Olympic team spots.
… Gearing up for the last chance Olympic qualification meet in early January, the team will hold its final training camp in Canada at the Calgary Gymnastics Centre, December 13-20.
Members of the team are Nathan Gafuik of Calgary, Brandon O’Neill and Jackson Payne, both of Edmonton, Ken Ikeda of Abbotsford, B.C., Casey Sandy of Brampton, Ont., Jayd Lukenchuk of Saskatoon and Kevin Lytwyn of Stoney Creek, Ont. …
A final preparation camp will take place in Lowestoft, England with the British team in January. …
Lukenchuk was the non-competing alternate in Tokyo, but put up some good numbers last weekend. He’s got a shot.
Kyle Shewfelt will be handling media. Spectators happily welcomed.
related – Chris Brooks and Sam Mikulak will compete London Test Event for USA
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I’ve seen no announcement on WAG Team Canada’s final trial. Kyna Fletcher has been very quiet regarding media since assuming the job of National Team Director. The WAG Selection Camp for the 2nd Olympic Qualification Event is scheduled for Dec. 27th at Centre Sportif, Gatineau, QC.
Not open to the Public.
I’m keen to see which gymnasts are invited. And not invited. I notice Brittany Rogers is listed on the nominative list for Canada — not that I’m getting excited about that, yet.
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Lord Sebastian Coe in China
Going for Gold linking to China Daily:
Lord Coe visits the Chinese gymnasts
“Welcome, all of you, to London, We have lots of gymnastics fans in Britain, and you will be great draw there.”
Coe said one of his goals is for the London Games to be athlete-centered.
“We have built the best athletes’ village for you – athletes are always the most important people,” he said.
It’s good to see Cheng Fei as part of the group, even if, like Shawn Johnson was in her return to training, she seems to be the only one not in a leotard!
… Sebastian Coe (center), chairman of the organizing committee for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, laughs with Olympic gold medal gymnast Yang Yilin (left) and Paralympian Lin Furong at the British embassy in Beijing on Sunday. …
Yin Alvarez – H Bar
Yin finally gets the spotlight at the Gala following the Mexican Invite last weekend.
Funny.
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Yin Alvarez is the Coach that Roared, stepfather to Danell Leyva.
Funny to Canucks will be Gerber and Peng Peng’s routine done to … Hockey Night in Canada. (VIDEO)
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