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click through to see the latest round of fan favourites – The Couch Gymnast Awards: Part Three

Aunt Joyce linked to this article:

… the Ute gymnasts have decided to incorporate the “U” into all of their floor routines this year.

“I think that is such a fun way to get the crowd involved,” said Ute junior all-arounder Stephanie McAllister …

“We all started to talk about it,” McAllister said of the “U” hand-sign, “and decided it would be a fun and good idea, so we all put them in our floor routines. It makes our routines more fun.”

“They got together and decided they’d all choreograph the ‘U’s’ into their routines,” said coach Greg Marsden. “It’s just something within our team and with our fans.”

It’s not totally original as all Florida floor workers have the two-armed Gator Chomp in their routines, but this is much more subtle. …

read more – Red Rocks incorporating ‘U’ into routines

You know what would be original? … A College team deciding NOT to put on face tattoos. Leave a comment if you know of any that do not have them.

related – Vanessa Steck dishes on the rather disappointing first weekend of College Gymnastics on Couch Gymnast.

Several blogs linked to this routine recently. I’d forgotten about the unique skills she competed.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Erin’s now a coach. Watch her interview on Gymnastike.

Mark Friesen started an open Facebook group called Gymnastics Coaches in BC:

A group for gymnastics coaches in BC to meet one another, share information, and to post requests for substitutes and new job opportunities.

If you are a coach looking for work, if you’re a coach needing to find a substitute, or if you’re a club looking to put up a job posting, you’ve come to the right place!

Good idea.

Former twice NCAA all-around champion with UCLA, gymnast, stuntwoman Heidi Moneymaker is one busy gal.

… Scarlett Johansson’s stunt? double in Iron Man 2.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Check her Filmography.

Linked by Aunt Joyce.

I’ve not seen this before.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Diego posted it on his Facebook.

Another year, another comeback by hall of fame Romanian gymnast Marian Dragulescu.

GymNiceTic links to the interview with Marian on GYMmedia.

Though he just competed in October, GymNiceTic found that he’s listed in the FIG gymnast-database as “retired“.

He doesn’t want to get reprimanded, again.

John Crumlish interviewed the injured UCLA and USA National Team member for IG:

She sounds very upbeat …

read it here – IG Online Interview: Vanessa Zamarripa

I was surprised to hear the Achilles went on a punch layout. More often it’s on a BIG TRICK with maximum force. (e.g. double Arabian)

The 18 qualifiers included in the Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup Series are:

CGA Parents Club Coaches Spectacular, Covington, Ky., Jan. 14-16
Folger’s New Year Invitational, Wichita, Kan., Jan. 14-16
Lady Luck Invitational, Las Vegas, Nev., Jan. 14-16
Flip Fest Invitational, Knoxville, Tenn., Jan. 14-17
Circle of Stars, Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 21-23
Wisconsin Dells Gymnastics Vacation Classic, Wisconsin Dells, Wis., Jan. 28-30
Parkettes Invitational, Allentown, Pa., Jan. 28-30
Metroplex Challenge, Fort Worth, Texas, Jan. 29-30
2011 Rock-n-Roll Classic, Broadview Heights, Ohio, Feb. 4-6
Pikes Peak Cup, Colorado Springs, Colo., Feb. 4-6
The 37th Annual Fiesta Bowl, Chandler, Ariz., Feb. 4-6
IGI Chicago Style Meet, Chicago, Ill., Feb. 11-13
Buckeye Classic, Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 18-20
Cereal City Classic, Kalamazoo, Mich., Feb. 18-20
Presidential Classic, Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Feb. 18-20
Excalibur Cup, Virginia Beach, Va., Feb. 18-20
WOGA Classic, Frisco, Texas, Feb. 19-20
Classic Rock Invitational, Glendale, Ariz., Feb. 19-21

The second annual Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup is held the evening prior to the prestigious AT&T American Cup, using the event’s podium. This year’s Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup will be televised live on Universal Sports. For more information on qualifiers, results and photos from each invitational, go to www.nastialiukinsupergirlcup.com.

more details on USAG

Double Front likes Supergirl, as do I. It’s the best thing Nastia’s done to give back to the sport.

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