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I’ve been following a sad court case in northern Australia. The death of adult recreational gymnast, Michelle Maitland, who fell from a tumbling trampoline, hitting her head on the concrete floor.

The final appeal for Townsville Gymnastics Association Inc AND Dean Allan Coggins was turned down. They were found guilty of not providing a safe facility:

(1) Concrete flooring and/or

(2) The failure to provide adequate protective covering to the landing area for gymnastic apparatus, namely a tumble tramp/tumble track.

Read the details of the appeal – Townsville Gymnastics (PDF)

What does that mean for us?

There should be no exposed concrete in any gym, especially anywhere near trampoline devices and pits.

If you offer adult recreation gymnastics, you need an excellent, experienced, authoritative coach who can ensure safety.

Rest in peace, Michelle.

related post – Queensland gymnastics safety assessment

Two big competitions in Alberta, Canada this weekend.

… young gymnasts and their coaches needed to be inspired and … exposed to a high level of gymnastics … gymnastics in Alberta and in Western Canada (and throughout Canada for that matter) would grow. …

Couch Gymnast – Wild Rose Triple Flip Preview

International WAG competition – CHINA v CANADA v AUSTRALIA

Chinese Gymnastics Blog – Wild Rose Cup Schedule and more videos

International MAG competition – CHINA v CANADA v USA

… the first annual Kyle Shewfelt Gymnastics Festival, hosted at the University of Calgary, the weekend of March 25-27th, 2011.

In partnership with Right to Play, we want to host as many ‘gymnastics’ athletes as possible in a big, prestigious event. This will be truly memorable. Truly unique. ..

Kyle’s bringing in celebrity judges scoring routines out of a PERFECT 11.0

Yin Alvarez:

Only Danell could do this !!! A routine that could have been a miss, Danell turned it into a HIT!!! That is what makes this medal such a big deal.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Be sure to watch the celebration dance after the dismount.

In the 19th century (around 1830), there were reports of uneven bars in France, but it was only in the second half of the 20th century when this apparatus with the asymmetrically adjusted bars gained its importance.

It was at the first “real” World Championships in Budapest in 1934, which were the very first ones for women as well, when it came into favor as a competition apparatus and two years later, when it had its Olympic debut in Berlin. …

The Olympic Games in Helsinki … pushed the development of the apparatus forward, since it was a full apparatus there. The first Olympic Champion at uneven bars was the Hungarian Korondi.

At the World competitions in 1954 the still non-stayed uneven bars were placed as full and lone apparatus; the growing dynamics of modern gymnastics led to 39 (!) bar-breaks then!

… read more

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

The first French bid video was promoted at Bercy.

Très chic. It stars Thomas Bouhail and Marine Debauve.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Or should Worlds be hosted in Glasgow, Scotland?

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Glasgow details on Full Twist

Renown coaches Tom Forster & Neil Resnick are offering what they call an “Uneven Bar Boot Camp”. It’s hosted by Aerials Gymnastics in Colorado Springs.

June 17-19th, 2011

$750 for the entire weekend. This price includes your hotel, food and all materials. The hotel price is based upon two coaches per room. If you want your own room the cost will be $850. (Colorado Springs Marriott)

Colorado Springs Airport – 25 minutes driving time from the gym.

Denver International Airport – 1 hour 25 minutes driving time from the gym.

details: 719-322-7826

Thanks Corey.

NCAA Regionals

Six regional meets will be held at campus sites on Saturday, April 2, with the top two teams from each regional advancing to the NCAA Championships in Cleveland, Ohio, April 15-17. …

Denver Regional – Denver University 1. Florida 2. Arkansas 3. Boise State 4. Denver 5. Arizona 6. Brigham Young

Tuscaloosa Regional – University of Alabama 1. Alabama 2. Penn State 3. Illinois 4. Auburn 5. Central Michigan 6. Kentucky

Corvallis Regional – Oregon State University 1. Oregon State 2. Nebraska 3. Iowa 4. Southern Utah 5. San Jose State 6. Michigan State

Ann Arbor Regional – University of Michigan 1. Stanford 2. Michigan 3. Ohio State 4. Iowa State 5. Minnesota 6. Kent State

Norman Regional – University of Oklahoma 1. Oklahoma 2. Utah 3. Washington 4. New Hampshire 5. Missouri 6. North Carolina

Athens Regional – University of Georgia 1. UCLA 2. Georgia 3. LSU 4. North Carolina State 5. Maryland 6. West Virginia

USAG

… I’m going to add this to the ABOUT page on this site. This is what gymnastics sports are all ABOUT.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Thanks for the link, Brett.

Stock RoboBuilder Huno doing a one-arm handstand. It took much tweaking to get this right!

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

via BeastSkills on Facebook

One of the best things about sport is how it breaks down walls: racial, ethnic, social class and religious.

Here’s one example:

… Parkour is big in Jerusalem. Perhaps it’s no wonder that a sport dedicated to overcoming physical barriers should take off in a city where division is an enduring source of conflict.

Photographer Matanya Tausig has been capturing the stunning jumps and stunts pulled by groups of young men, across the roofs, walls and streets of the city. …

details on The Independent – High times in Jerusalem: How free-running is uniting Arab and Israeli teenagers