Just added some dates to my personal calendar.
gymnast on holidays
From one of my former gymnasts.
Port-au-Prince government getting Cirque tents
Several large circus tents previously used by Cirque du Soleil are on their way to Haiti to be used as a temporary headquarters for the Port-au-Prince government, according to the man donating them.
The self-contained tents would replace government buildings destroyed a month ago by the devastating earthquake that killed at least 200,000 people, Nevada real estate developer Tom Schrade said Thursday. …
The tents have 33,000 square feet of interior floor space, including heating and air conditioning systems, interior and exterior lighting, toilets and 900 padded chairs, Schrade said. …
Conrad Hilton and the Clinton Foundation are transporting the tents.
(via Cirque Tribune)
are you a UCLA fan?
Anna’s boyfriend says he’s UCLA Gymnastic’s BIGGEST FAN.
It’s hard to argue after seeing this interview. Don’t bother sending Anna a valentine.
Click PLAY or watch fan boy on YouTube.
(via @uclagymnastics)
Shawn Johnson Got Milk photos
new Science of Gymnastics Journal
From Ivan Cuk, Editor in Chief:
The new issue starts with an article by German authors Thomas Heinen, Pia Vinken, and Konstantinos Velentzas addressing a very interesting dilemma of twist directions.
The second article is the contribution by Trevor Dowdell from Australia who is exploring characteristics of coaching.
The third article is about the reliability of judging in men’s artistic gymnastics at the University Games in Belgrade 2009, written by a group of authors from Slovenia and Hungary: Bojan Leskošek, Ivan Cuk, Istvan Karacsony, Jernej Pajek and Maja Bu?ar.
The fourth article comes from Slovenian author Matjaž Ferkolj who has researched kinematic characteristics of Roche vault on vaulting table.
The second issue of our journal concludes with an article from Portugal in which José Ferreirinha, Joana Carvalho, Cristina Côrte-Real and António Silva analyze the evolution of flight element on uneven bars from 1989 to 2004.
It’s all free. Click through to the home page for links (PDF) to each article.
who is hand balancer Artur?
This guy is as good as they get in Acrobatic Gymnastics. But who is he?
UPDATE: Cirque’s Stacy Clark confirms this is Artur Bezkorinnyy, a graduate of the Kiev Circus School.
Click PLAY or watch Artur on YouTube.
gymnastics club NIGHT OUT
Cincinnati Gymnastics offers a “Parents Night Out” for Valentine’s Day. Drop off your kids at the gym for $25ea.
Good idea.
Pacific Rim Artistic Gymnastics
Video clip featuring womens gymnastics in promotion of the 2010 Pacific Rim Championships.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Pacific Rim this year features Artistic, Acrobatic, Rhythmic and Trampoline sports April 29th – May 2nd, in Melbourne, Australia.
2010 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships
I heard a rumour that Gymnastics Australia CEO Jane Allen is leaving. True?
Florida 196.6 at Alabama 197.425
Alabama had the better Bars in a showdown of super powers.
The No. 2 Alabama gymnastics team (6-1, 4-1 SEC) defeated the No. 6 Florida Gators (4-2, 3-1 SEC) 197.425- 196.6 Friday night in Coleman Coliseum. Despite questionable weather conditions earlier that day, attendance was still more than 12,000. …
Geralen Stack-Eaton won the AA with 39.625, her career best score.
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