Miss Val on Zamarripa

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Aunt Joyce posted one of his excellent NCAA projections – UCLA Preview – predicting line-ups on each apparatus with Zam out.

Khorkina – gainer 1/1 on Beam

Svetlana Khorkina gets a lot of flack for her many faults.

Yet she’s innovated more skills than anyone else. Eight skills in the Code are named after her.

Somehow they missed this one.

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Camelia Voinea did it tucked (VIDEO) in 1985.

Karpenko amazing tumbling pass

How is this possible. She actually has room to spare on a 6 element line.

Ro, bhs, whip, bhs, arabian double front, punch front, by Viktoria Karpenko circa 1997.

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Bronwyn loves the girl with big bangs.

online sport psych

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This would be appropriate for either coach or athlete.

Zamarripa OUT for NCAA season

Rats.

On the UCLA site right now:

NCAA vault champion and U.S. National Team member Vanessa Zamarripa will miss the 2011 collegiate gymnastics season after tearing her left Achilles tendon in practice on Tuesday.

Let’s hope she pulls a Courtney Kupets and returns next season to win the all-around.

best playgrounds?

A theme on this blog is acrobats using free playgrounds for training. (I worked out myself at one today.)

Full Twist reports on a new one in the U.K. branded by Adidas:

… The “adiZone” or outdoor gym in Verulamium Park includes a basketball, football and tennis area, a climbing wall and a freestyle area to encourage dance, aerobics, martial arts and gymnastics.

Daniel Keatings was there for the launch.

Looks a contender for best playground in the world. Stacy tells that at least 40 adiZones will be available across England by the end of 2010.

(via St Albans City & District Council)

gymnastics coach spinal injury

Canadian coach Michael Outram was badly injured landing in a pit in a U.S. club.

Seems he may have hit the bottom.

I was happy to see him look strong in an interview with CBC television (Dec. 7th) saying, “I’m a fighter.”

Best way to send your good wishes is via Facebook. Search for “Michael Outram“.

Donations towards medical costs can be made at any TD Canada Trust to “Michael Outram” in Trust acct# 0125 6321315.

in praise of Nabieva

One of Brigid’s posts is right on the mark. Trying to make sense of the enigma that is Tatiana Nabieva:

… In Rotterdam, Tatiana Nabieva proved herself to be everything she has promised. She was inconsistent, but she was brilliant. She was by turns funny and sad, angry and calm.

Laughter would turn to tears at the in the blink of an eye- and just as quickly in the other direction. A skill was performed spectacularly one day and flubbed the next. She demonstrated skills, like her toe-on laid out Tkatchev and an Amanar vault that many gymnasts would only dream of, but when it counted individually, couldn’t pull them out for a medal for herself. …

Couch Gymnast – Tatiana Nabieva- Serious Fun