gymnastics – History of Rings

… The former name “Roman rings” reminds of the older rope and pole swings of the artists and indicates Italian origins.

Adolf Spiess described them for the first time as “Ringeschwebel” in his “Turnlehre” (gymnastics lesson) in 1842.

Eiselen, student of Jahn, introduced the swinging horizontal bar. His “rings” were triangular handles. …

At the VIII Olympic Games in Paris in 1924, the apparatus appeared in the Olympic programme for the first time. Rings with a relatively big diameter hang on a massive wooden trestle. …

Francesco Martino from Italy is the first best gymnast at the rings in the Olympic protocol. Four years later it was the Slovenian Leon Stukelj, who achieved the Gold medal and who astonished with the first “head cross” and ideal horizontal arms. …

… read more

Each Wednesday we are linking to a different apparatus posted on GymMEDIA – Apparatus HISTORY. (English and German)

Amy Regan – Scottish Champion

Amy Regan has been crowned Scottish Champion for the second year in a row over second placed Holly Ramage from Lasswade in a closely fought competition. …

i-Gym

She was also named Evening Times Glasgow Young Sportsperson of the Year. Congratulations.

Jordyn Wieber training vid

Gymnastike:

This week’s gymnastics workout video features one of the top gymnasts in the world, USA National team member Jordyn Wieber, and her teammates at Gedderts Twistars USA. This workout was filmed on February 26th as Jordyn was preparing to be the alternate for the 2011 American Cup, but just 3 days later she got the call that she’d been added to the field and is expected to compete this weekend. …

Click PLAY or watch it on Gymnastike.

http://www.gymnastike.org/embed/OTY2NDcxOTg3

If Jordyn HITS she just might get close to Mustafina. Good luck.

WAG coach needed in Omaha

Girl’s Artistic Team Director – This full time position has the responsibility of overseeing the entire girls artistic team (Pre Team – Level 10). Coaching responsibilities will be Level 7-10 vault, bars, tumbling. Supervisor responsibilities include: maintaining/building a strong cohesive staff, ensuring all levels are working toward set goals and standards, setting meet schedules, staff education, lesson plans and more.

This position will become available after May 15, 2011.

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Florida, Stanford, Alabama

Utah is back on the list, having gotten an RQS score this weekend.

Gymnastike:

Despite suffering their first loss of the season in an upset at Arkansas, the Florida Gators hold on to their #1 National ranking. The only 2 undefeated teams left in the top 25 are #2 Stanford and #4 Oklahoma.

OU survived tough competition at #8 Michigan, but UM’s Kylee Botterman won yet another all around title to remain undefeated in the all around this year and continues to hold the #1 all around ranking. …

Videos linked from the Gymnastike Women’s College Gymnastics Rankings page.

Tong Fei on Horizontal Bar

A difficult concept to introduce is the exaggerated ‘tap’ often called after the 1985 World Champion Tong Fei.

… Hideo (Mizo) Mizoguchi shows a drill to develop the Chinese tap swing for flyaway dismounts.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Mizo’s one of the most effective coaches in the gym I’ve ever known.

In Canada we use a piked toe-on, toe-off as a progression, earlier than this stage.

Check the Gymnastics Minute YouTube channel for more. And GymSmarts for Mizo’s DVDs.

Jordyn Wieber to American Cup

Jordyn Wieber has been added to American Cup, replacing Nicole Hibbert of Great Britain.

Click PLAY or watch her Bars on YouTube.

http://www.gymnastike.org/embed/MjYxNDY1MDY0

Watch more video of 2011 WOGA Classic on gymnastike.org