So says Carol DeMatteo, an investigator with CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario:
… “We’re seeing more and more girls with concussions,” she tells CTV News.
“Our clinics now are 50/50. And most of those girls have repeated injuries,” she adds.
Brantford, Ont. high school cheerleader Shannon Russell is one of those who’ve been injured. During practice one day in October, 2009, she got kicked in the back of the head and knocked unconscious. The hit left her with a concussion.
“I had short-term memory loss for a few weeks and major headaches,” she says. …
The article doesn’t mention Artistic gymnastics, yet includes this photo:
Mary Atkinson of Arizona State hits the vault during her exercise in the individual event finals during the NCAA gymnastics championships in Gainesville, Fla., Saturday, April 24, 2010. (AP / Phil Sandlin)
Aside from that vault, I’m happy to say that Artistic gymnasts are at lower risk of concussion than most other sports, … aside from swimming. 🙂
… The Russians are not in as bad shape as previously thought. Losing Mustafina is a blow, but their World title is not necessarily gone. With Dementyeva, Ksenia Afanasyeva, Komova, Tatiana Nabieva and one or two less experienced but still capable gymnasts like Yulia Belokobylskaya on the team, they should make a formidable showing in Tokyo. …
Good Morning America (GMA) did a piece on Women who are toned or “too toned” in their words. Recently Cameron Diaz was seen rock’n a Hardbody and that has people up in arms. God forbid a woman eat healthy, workout and have abs. …
33.8% of American adults were obese in 2008, yet GMA green-lights a story about the less than 1% who are super lean, costing the health system almost nothing.
… Remind me never to watch Good Morning America.
P.S. There are old men. And fat men. But no old, fat men.
The hands can be forward like that for beginners. Later, of course, the forward angle of the arms should approach 45 degrees as the gymnast gets stronger in the planche.
Sounds like we should despair. More errors than highlights.
Jordyn Wieber of DeWitt, Mich/Geddarts’ Twistars, claimed the top spot in the senior women’s all-around competition after the first night of competition with a score of 59.850 at the 2011 Visa Championships at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minn. The women’s competition concludes on Saturday, Aug. 20, with live television coverage on NBC Sports beginning at 7 p.m. Central time. Tomorrow, Aug. 19, marks the conclusion of the men’s gymnastics competition, while rhythmic gymnastics starts it two days of competition.
“The competition went really well,” Wieber said. “I had a lot of fun. The main goal was to come out and be confident, hitting four-for-four and I did that.” …
The score of is about 0.5 higher than it would be at Worlds due to USAG BONUS rules. (PDF)
I don’t mind bonus rules, but it would be less confusing if nations posted straight FIG results … and then printed a separate results list with Bonus included for ranking, team selection, etc.
Danell’s 92.50 AA, of course, is also higher than FIG.
Thanks to The All Around for finding that Bonus document. We’re assuming the same BONUS system was used for this routine.
