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Crystal sends us a link to an an interesting study that seems to indicate that landing barefoot on soft mats causes more “distress” on the feet than on harder mats.

Certainly many higher level gymnasts prefer stiffer mats for landings for many reasons, especially as the risk of ankle sprain is lower.

Sport Science geeks should click through:

Orthotic effect of a stabilising mechanism in the surface of gymnastic mats on foot motion during landings

Dr. Bill Sands tells us that Sport Science research in gymnastics is dying. … If so, why don’t they make their reporting documentation and language more accessible?

The format and unnecessarily complex wordusement of that abstract makes me want to burn my most recent issue of the Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology.

Epic FAIL. CRASH. Bleepin’ blooper.

… Normally I don’t link to those videos. … But in this case, I’ll make an exception.

On behalf of Cam and Scott, I submitted this video to the Gymnastike Gymnastics Bloopers Contest. And, as this crash is BRILLIANT, it made the FINALS.

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Click through to Gymnastike to vote for that one (5 stars) and to downvote the other 6 (1 star).

🙂

Gymnastike posted some training footage.

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That’s Leann Sweny, the women’s team coach and co-owner of Top Flight Gymnastics Training Center.

World Gymnastics posted an exclusive interview with Canadian gymnast Brittany Rogers, slowly recovering from a foot injury at Pacific Rim Championships in May.

If you follow Brittany on twitter @brittyrogers, you know she’s been frustrated.

The interview is much more upbeat. After the most National Team Training Camp:

… I think Canada has a great chance of making the Olympic team. We are so determined and so ready, and are all working towards it. Every little bit counts, and no matter who is chosen to represent Canada in London, everyone’s effort helped. 2012 is still one of my biggest goals. I haven’t lost sight of it, …

World Gymnastics – Catching Up With: Brittany Rogers

I’m surprised there’s no discussion regarding her coach Vladimir Lashin, resigning as National Coach, and returning to her gym full-time.

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Australia’s Commonwealth Games men’s team:

* Phil Rizzo
* Prashanth Sellathurai
* Sam Offord
* Thomas Pichler
* Josh Jefferis

Australian Gymnastics Blog

Grace Chiu already has her 2010 Canada Cup Trampoline & Tumbling pics online at GraceClick.ca.

Karen Cockburn and Rosannagh MacLennan, both of Toronto, turned the tables on China’s world champions on Friday to win gold in women’s synchro trampoline at the 2010 Canada Cup.

At last year’s world championships in St. Petersburg, Russia, Li Dan and Zhong Xingping edged the Canadian duo for top spot in the event but this time around it was a different story. Cockburn, who has won a medal at the last three Olympic Games, and MacLennan finished with a total score of 132.90, well ahead of the Chinese pair at 129.5. …

Alberta Gymnastics

… Alex Seifert of Calgary and Emily Smith of Burlington, Ont., captured the men’s and women’s senior tumbling …

Sounds like it was a great event.

Photos from the Facebook album: 2010 Canada Cup Trampoline & Tumbling competition by Grace Chiu GraceClick

full results on Gymnastics Canada

Coach Lukas Stritt used this graphic posted on the wall to emphasize some key points with his boys.

related page – Newfoundland MAG Winter Games Camp

At our 3-day fun camp in Newfoundland, kids had a half hour free to invent fun gymnastics activities. The best were put on this video.

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Cygnus Gymnastics in St. John’s.

related post – Mountain Shadows – Have more FUN in the Gym

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I’m en route to gym camp in Idaho. Doug Davis of Tumbl Trak will be bringing by some “toys” for us to test out. Fun.

The 17-year-old Grandville High School graduate was born with a right arm that extends to about elbow length, although she has no elbow, and one finger.

Growing up, she participated in soccer (her favorite), volleyball, basketball, and track.

But it was Dohring’s participation on the varsity gymnastics team that recently earned her a spot as one of four finalists for the ESPY Award for Best Female Athlete with a Disability. …

read more – The Detroit News

Good luck Linnea.

(via Gymnastics Examiner)

related post – Carol Johnston – Lefty