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An oldie, but a goodie.

Keith Russell, current President of the FIG Scientific Commission, wrote this decades ago. Advocating to keep some kind of gymnastics in school Physical Education. A losing battle, I fear.

… The most useful aspect of the “Activity of Gymnastics” is the principle that you teach a student to control their own body in a variety of situations; while doing various locomotor activities: swinging, springing off hands and feet, balancing, landing etc and while on the ground, off the ground, right side up, upside down etc. …

It seems quite reasonable to assume that if students can first control and manoeuvre their own bodies with a fairly high degree of skill then they can subsequently better control and manoeuvre themselves PLUS an implement (bat, stick, racket) or themselves plus a projectile (ball, discus etc). Likewise, they could then better control themselves in various mediums (water, snow, etc), or better handle themselves PLUS an opponent. …

GYMNASTICS – WHY IS IT IN SCHOOL CURRICULA (PDF)

Keith also developed the Up Down All Around lesson plans, the best school gymnastics resource anywhere.

He hit pommels! …

… 2008 Olympic silver-medalist Jonathan Horton of Houston came from behind to take the lead after the fifth rotation in the men’s all-around with a score of 90.350 on the first night of the senior men’s competition at the 2010 Visa Championships at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn. …

read more on USAG

Danell Leyva is in second place. … Chris Brooks down the list.

Sean Melton of Orlando, Fla., and Sam Mikulak of Corona del Mar, Calif., won the 14-15 and 16-18 junior men’s U.S. all-around titles, respectively, at the 2010 Visa Championships at the XL Center in Hartford. …

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Gymnastics Examiner:

Wednesday night, the 2000 U.S. Olympic team — Tasha Schwikert, Elise Ray, Kristen Maloney, Dominique Dawes, Jamie Dantzscher, Amy Chow — received in Hartford the bronze medals they had earned in Sydney. …

The U.S. was awarded the bronze in April after a lengthy investigation by the IOC and International Gymnastics Federation concluded that China’s Dong Fangxiao, who was supposedly 17 in 2000, was actually 14. …

Ten years after the fact, the 2000 women’s Olympic team receives their bronze medal

Reaction has been mixed. Many people, including me, are more interested in the consequences of China losing than the USA winning the team medal.

Will this prevent future age falsification?

… Let’s see what happens at the Youth Olympic Games.

His first meet back from major knee surgery.

Good luck! … But simply getting back to that level of competition I’d call a win.

Sho’s blog – Game Time

Having graduated Stanford, he’s now now training with Chinese-born Zhang Jinjing, a 1996 Olympian and the 1997 world champion on parallel bars, at Champions Academy in Morgan Hill, Calif.

Love it.

Katelyn Ohashi on beam during podium training at the 2010 US National Championships.

photo by USAG – more photos of podium training

(via Gymtage)

This is getting to be a trend.

Couch Gymnast:

In British Gymnastics News, both Imogen Cairns and Marissa King have been invited to join the National training squad, as long as they both commit to training to potentially be a part of the Rotterdam World Championships squad. Form British Gymnastics;

Imogen (21), from The Academy GC did not compete for more than a year due to injury, but returned at the 2010 British Championships in Guildford in excellent form; winning the Gold medal on vault, placing fourth on beam and floor, and fifth in the All Around.

Marissa (19) from Huntingdon GC left for the USA soon after Beijing 2008, to study and compete for the University of Florida (USA). Marissa is also hoping to qualify for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, October. She returned home to compete in the 2010 British Championships where she achieved a Silver medal on vault and 8th place on floor. …

read more – GOLDEN OLDIES….

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Many are watching the progress of the 10yr-old phenom from Vancouver, Canada.

Did you catch the Gymnastics Examiner interview?

Examiner.com: What are your future goals in gymnastics?

S.O.: “My future goal in gymnastics is to go to the Olympics.”

… Examiner.com: Who are your role models in gymnastics? Who do you look up to?

S.O.: “My favorite gymnast is Nastia Liukin. I look up to Shae Zamardi who trains with me.”

Shallon Olsen: ‘I vaulted out of my crib…’

Victoria Komova and Daniil Kazachkov will represent Russia at the looming Youth Olympic Games.

Too bad I don’t speak Russian.

Click through to watch a TV interview on YouTube.

http://www.viktoriakomova.ru/player/player-viral.swf

(via Aunt Joyce)

Thanks Alan Owen for the video embed.

Jordyn Wieber told Blythe that she’s been playing with 3/1 twisting Yurchenko.

World Champion Bridget Sloan is out of the all-around competition, injured. Likely she will compete only Beam.

USAG – more Junior Women’s Podium Training photos

Sadly, I’m not attending this year. Stacy Clark will be representing Cirque du Soleil. … Look for Stacy if you are convinced you should be in the new Michael Jackson show.