Emily Lennon is one of the top Open gymnasts in Canada. She’s had a healthy rivalry with Jessica Dowling over the past season.
Emily’s not verbally committed to any NCAA school as yet. She graduates High School 2013.
Canadian gymnasts to Florida
My friend Lindsay Gallego, an advertiser, tells me there’s a rush of Canadian clubs registering for their meets in the Sunshine State this year:
Dec. 30-31st ~ New Year’s Invite
Jan 27-29th ~ Sun & Surf Meet
Feb 17-19th ~ Presidential Classic
Mar 2-4th ~ Tim Rand Invite
… It’s as if coaches in the Great White North need to get away from winter snow, dark and cold.
I’m looking to attend the smallest meet – New Year’s, myself. As media — NOT a holiday, you understand. 🙂
Netherlands over Spain
Netherlands 221.35
Spain 217.30
Two hot teams leading into World Championships. Netherlands is in better shape to claim one of the top 8 team qualification spots in Tokyo, though.
1. Céline van Gerner 56.15 (Netherlands)
2. Marlies Rijken 55.75 (Netherlands)
3. Ana María Izurieta 55.10 (Spain)
results on IG – Dutch Women Top Spain, Belgium at Home
Click PLAY or watch a montage of the Dutch team on YouTube.
Click PLAY or watch Celine’s Beam on YouTube.
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Meanwhile, in Penza:
… Viktoria Komova and Emin Garibov earned comfortable victories Saturday at the 7th Dinamo International …
Komova 58.350
Emin Garibov 89.200
results on IG – Russia’s Komova, Garibov Dominate Dinamo Meet
new record – simultaneous handstands
USAG’s Amanda Robinson by email:
… 20,478 gymnasts and fans from more than 100 gymnastics clubs nationwide joined together today to break the world record for most handstands performed simultaneously …
Here are Mary Wright’s kids spelling out the name of their club – Olympus.
… more photos from different clubs
Daniel Purvis British Champ
via @Double_Front
1) Purvis 91.500
2) Keatings 90.500
3) Thomas 90.100
4) Whitlock 88.500
5) Firth 86.800
Full Twist – full results and commentary
No bonus point in GBR scoring. Is Daniel Purvis (age 20) the #1 rival for Uchimura in Tokyo?
He can nearly match Kohei in terms of form and artistry. Looking forward to comparing their E scores.
GREAT to see Keatings back from the torn ACL, too.
These kind of numbers put GBR in the fight for the team Bronze at Worlds. USA and Germany have a serious rival here.
Ono updates:
Oh, and none of those top three guys even hit 6 for 6. Keatings and Thomas counted falls.
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…Olympic bronze medalist Louis Smith (Huntingdon) competed three events, scoring 14.90 on pommel horse, 14.30 on still rings and 14.70 on parallel bars. …
Respectable. Louis is on the team, I’ll bet. … Though both Keatings and Max Whitlock scored higher on Pommels.
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GBR WAG defeats Romania in dual. How about that?
Kyle Shewfelt handstand
Rugby World Cup Hakas
Even if you know nothing about Rugby, you’ve got to admire the impassioned posture dances, a pre-match ritual.
Click PLAY or watch two on YouTube.
The louts of Auckland get it on too in this Haka flash mob. (VIDEO)
I’m cheering for the All Blacks.
spotting belts for Acrobatic Gymnastics?
Jessica is looking to put up a rig.
But she’s not sure if they need a “standard” spotting belt, or something special.
Should they have a twist belt? … Or are standard padded belts good enough?
Leave a comment if you have advice.
NCAA WAG Freshwomen
Gymnastike has the first post I’ve seen on the new College recruits, starting with the top 10 teams from Championships 2011. (We need Stanford too.)
You can click on the gymnast’s name to watch video interviews and routines.
NCAA Preview: Meet the 2011-2012 Freshmen! (Teams 1-10)
Nebraska looks interesting. Two new assistant coaches and Jessie DeZiel.
But all eyes will be on UCLA (as usual). Mattie Larson and Cassie Whitcomb and Zamarippa. Wow.
men 81%, horses 10%, women 9%
… Coverage of women’s sport makes up 9% of all sports coverage in Australian television news and current affairs, while male sport makes up 81%.
Horse racing alone receives more airtime that all women’s sport combined, making up the other 10% of all coverage. …
Damien Johnson – Women deserve fair go in sports pages
(via Australian Gymnastics Blog)
Evidence that women should boycott “old media”. And dominate “new media”.
… A new survey … by the Pew Internet and American Life Project corroborates numerous other studies that show women dominating social media websites. This is particularly the case with Facebook and Twitter usage. …
… the social Web is now ruled by estrogen. Women make up over half of all social media users at fifty-six percent, and they hold sway over emailing, instant messaging, blogging and photo sharing, as well. …
Smedio – Women are taking over the Social web
Females dominate the Gymnastics blogosphere, too.
