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Or did it?

Taken by Tove Sjöholm in the town of Mute, Sweden.

(via The Goat)

Turn down the volume before you play this clip. It’s LOUD.

TRIPLE RAINBOW loud.

The skill is shown in slow motion, as well.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Thems a lot of twists.

But I have no idea what a Cork is, never mind a Triple Cork.

2009 Vault World Champion Kayla Williams, committed to Alabama, competed Level 10 Open all-around at the Cincinnati Gymnastics Coaches Spectacular on Friday.

She vaulted Yurchenko 1/1 (9.625) second in her age group.

Kayla scored 37.725 AA second behind Cassie Whitcomb.

Amanda Jetter competed 3 events.

Details on an IG forum thread.

The No. 1 University of Florida gymnastics team … Friday evening with a 196.775-192.90 win over No. 16 Kentucky … in front of Stephen C. O’Connell Center crowd of 4,552.

Gator Zone

Chomp. This team is really rolling. And look at the depth:

… Tonight’s meet saw four Gators making their season or career debuts in event lineups as the Florida coaching staff looks to see how the gymnasts perform in a competitive situation. UF Head Coach Rhonda Faehn liked what she saw Friday.

“We’re extremely pleased once again with how the team did, especially with so many different lineups that we added and new routines. Some different athletes got an opportunity to get out there tonight,” Faehn said. “I think the vault and bar performances were stellar. …

UCLA put up some new routines too, … and lost to Southern Utah. (194.750 to 194.425)

Nobody aside from Head Coach Scott Bauman thought that defeating the defending champions was remotely possible.

There are set to be two less countries competing at London 2012 following the International Olympic Committee’s decision to suspend Ghana and stop recognising the Netherland Antilles.

It reduces the number of countries eligible to compete from 205 to 202, with Kuwait already suspended.

India have also been warned that unless they resolve several issues they face the risk of being banned from competing at London next year. …

Inside the Games

Big decisions. Especially India.

Tickets go on sale in March.

The host of the 2020 Games will be decided September 7, 2013.

Doha, Dubai, Istanbul, Madrid, Rome and Tokyo are likely to bid. Perhaps others.

An update from FIG:

What are the major changes in 2011?

• As of January 1, 2011, Declarations of Use (DoU) no longer exist.
• Beta-blockers are no longer prohibited in gymnastics.
• Salbutamol and Salmeterol taken by inhalation are no longer on the list of prohibited substances. For any other beta-2 agonist, a TUE is requested. …

Leave a “translation” in the comments if you understand what this means.

Bea posted her favourite Bar routines over the last year. Here’s one.

Click PLAY or watch her on YouTube.

Ultra clean.

Wu Liufang was Chinese alternate in Rotterdam.

See the rest on Gymnastics – No Ceiling – Favorite moments of 2010 – Uneven Bars

John, the editor, posts in English. Yet has some insider information on the sometimes mysterious gymnastics superpower.

check a sample post – Photos from Winter Training

If you asked me what coach I’d most like to invite to a clinic, I’d likely name Paul Hall from England.

Mark Taylor:

Louis Smith is already an Olympic star, Daniel Keatings is on his way to becoming a household name and Luke Folwell made his big breakthrough at last year’s Commonwealth Games.

Behind those success stories lies Huntingdon Olympic Gymnastics Club, and therefore head coach Paul Hall.

He is softly spoken, affable and very modest, but not very much is said about the man who has played an integral part in increasing the profile of British gymnastics.

Essex-born Hall has been at Huntingdon for 17 years …

read more – Cambridge News – Hall, the reluctant coach who hit gold

Paul has an excellent video on GYMsmarts.

related – Keatings will be back and better than ever

What is Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark?

It’s a Broadway show with music and lyrics by Bono and The Edge from Irish rock band U2. It is being directed by The Lion King creator Julie Taymor …

Aunt Joyce posted this comic magazine cover:

… The New Yorker poked fun at the injury-plagued production with a cover featuring “a hospital wing populated by convalescing Spideys.”

Yet Monday brought one important piece of good news for “Spider-Man:” The show is attracting record crowds. The New York Times reports that “Spider-Man” topped perennial favorite “Wicked” as the highest-grossing production on Broadway last week, making close to $1.6 million. …

read more – The Week – Could the musical Spider-Man be the ‘biggest disaster in Broadway history’?