tumbling, tramp, diving, acrobatics, circus, cheer, dance, martial arts, X sports … and more
Full Twist linked to a montage of yet another talented up-and-coming gymnast from England: Reiss Beckford.
The 19 year old British gymnast currently in training for the London 2012 Olympics has put together a montage of skills he is perfecting. Reiss competed at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Dehli winning Team Silver, AA Silver and a silver medal on Floor. …
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I like the Felge to 1-bar, direct Heally on P Bars.
Jenn Isbister interview:
Earlier this month (July 2011), Bianca Dancose-Giambattisto traveled to San Juan for the Puerto Rico Cup. Planning to compete only bars and beam, she arrived to find her senior teammates unable to compete. Unfazed, Bianca decided to compete the all-around, placing second. She went on to win 3 medals in the apparatus, continuing to show improved technique.
Especially strong on bars and beam, she fills a niche roll amongst a team that is suddenly – and uncharacteristically for Canada! – strong on vault. But as Puerto Rico (and Canadian Nationals earlier this year) showed, she can also more than hold her own in all-around competition. She’s a favourite heading into the selection camp for the World Championships team in Tokyo, Japan later this year. …
read the interview on Gymn.ca
Good news … for some gymnastics fans.
… Universal Sports made its DirecTV debut July 27 on channel 625. For the first time ever, DIRECTV’s 19.4 million U.S. customers will be able to watch the world’s top athletes competing … including the Visa Championships next month in Saint Paul …
USAG – Universal Sports Debuts on DIRECTV in Over 19 Million Homes
DirecTV is a California based TV broadcaster with 19.2 million subscribers.
Even if you are not one of those 19 million, this should mean that highlight routines make their way to YouTube even faster.
As of July 2011 the only platform that reliable plays video on most devices in most nations of the world over WiFi is YouTube. Universal Sports is improving, but still leaves many potential customers frustrated.
The 2011 Canada Cup Trampoline & Tumbling competition is ended. Gymnastics Alberta has made videos available online. Free.
Canada Cup gold medal favourites Karen Cockburn, Jason Burnett and Corissa Boychuk didn’t disappoint on the final night of competition, sweeping gold on Saturday in the men’s and women’s individual trampoline events and women’s double-mini. …
read more on Gymnastics Canada
Gymnastics Alberta – Olympic winners Karen Cockburn and Jason Burnett highlight trampoline and tumbling meet in Airdrie
Shout out to my man Jon Shwaiger (VIDEO) who finished 2nd in Senior Men’s Tumbling. (He successfully transitioned from Men’s Artistic at age-16.)
Grace Chiu posted a few photos on Facebook, the rest on GraceClick.ca.
related – Box Score – USA Wins Three Medals At 2011 Canada Cup
Former UCLA gymnast and team manager Alyssa Kitasoe talks about her eating disorder that started the year after she left the Team.
… Since she was no longer working out 25 hours a week, the pounds crept onto what had been her fit 5-foot-1, 115-pound frame — a frightening prospect for a girl who for nearly 10 years had endured weekly weigh-ins.
“You still have the mind-set that you need to be tiny,” said Kitasoe, now 24 and four years removed from the most dramatic of her struggles. “You compare yourself to the way you were.”
It was the start of a destructive cycle. …
At least one-third of female college athletes have some type of eating disorder, according to studies published in 1999 and 2002 by experts Craig Johnson and Katherine Beals, who together examined nearly 1,000 female student-athletes participating in various sports. …
… Film made by Devin Graham …
Shout out to the Ensoul team, a team of extremely talented bikers , break dancers, poppers, and free runners. We had several of their team members doing the stunts for the video. ..
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Only one person was injured in the filming of this video. (6 stitches)
via The Gymnast Life
Danell in training, doing his 17.2 start bar routine. The best he’s ever looked.
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Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
The author of that poem is unknown. The video editor is BRAIESMOM, inspired by her daughter Braie Speed.
(via sophgymnast on Chalk Bucket)
related – Do You Remember When? (VIDEO)
Bad news.
” Due to major illnesses in families of two (2) key members of the Organizing Committee, the 2012 Triple Flip Wild Rose has been cancelled. This decision was not made lightly. Both families are now focusing on their loved ones as they will be going through a difficult time in the next few months. “
Gymnastics Coaching.com 