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Speaking of powerful vaulters not retiring, GymNiceTic translated a GYMmedia post (German):

… Oksana Chusovitina plans to compete in 2010! At the moment, she trains everyday on vault, which she will hopefully show at the World Cup in Cottbus next March (in three month!), as well as on beam for the Worlds in Rotterdam.

In January she will return from Tashkent to Cologne and continue her training at the age of 34 (!) with her longtime coach Shanna Poljakova. …

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Recall that Chusovitina tore her Achilles’ tendon Nov. 2008 on floor, landing double back short in competition. (video)

Oksana Chusovitina. Gymnastics Hall of Fame. For sure.

The first 10 episodes are available free to watch on ABCfamily.com … if you live in the U.S.A.

Some full episodes are free for Canadians on MuchMusic.com.

The new series starts in the States on January 4, 2010.

Several suggested others as powerful or more powerful than Alicia Sacramone.

Most often mentioned, Yelena Produnova, in her prime. The argument being, can Alicia do this?

Click PLAY or watch the only gymnast to ever successfully land this vault on YouTube.

… This vault was listed by selecious as the most “difficult, forget the code” of all time. I’d agree.

Like just about everyone else, I love Yelena Produnova.

But I think she was more freaky good at forward somersaulting than “powerful”.

This montage by Lexness captures her unique style well. Watch her leg “power”. Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Cool. Outrageous. Gorgeous.

I recall watching Charlie Tamayo doing Handspring Front Layout up on to a stack of mats. And thinking, Nobody in the history of gymnastics ever did that as “easily”.

I still believe Alicia could do Handspring front up on to a stack of mats more “easily” than Yelena. Or any other vaulter I can recall.

… We need sport scientist Jeni McNeal to do some research on this for us.

From Don Eckert:

Rick form AZ is a great spotter as you can see by this spotting of one of the prettiest skills in gymnastics.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

This is the first time I can recall seeing it spotted.

Don’s saltocafe YouTube channel is one of the best. Subscribe.

Nobody else has such a collection of unique, interesting skills and drills.

The girls at Gymtastics Gymnastics, Calgary presented coach Jeremy Mosier with … a blow horn.

The perfect gift for a gymnastics coach.

Unfortunately it did not have the “emergency siren” feature. … NEXT Christmas.

Gymnastics Saskatchewan

Gymnastics Saskatchewan will host the 2012 Canadian Gymnastics Championships. It will feature all 4 disciplines (WAG, MAG, RG, T&T) and be held again at Evraz Place in Regina similar to 2007. This time there will be much more room for the competition as 2 newly built hockey arenas will be used as training gyms.

This time I promise not to do any local cable TV colour commentary. I promise.

Click PLAY or watch it on JibJab.

(via My Sports Dreams)

Shawn is “training”. … OK, in the gym for a few days.

But I’m far, far more optimistic about a possible comeback by Alicia Sacramone. Last I heard, she was “she was working her way back on vault and beam and hopes to add in floor at some point.”

That point is now.

From @PrecisionLA on twitter:

Alicia Sacramone’s routine is officially done! thanks to mgc for letting us work in the gym and look out world…SAC IS BACK!!

Alicia is superhuman on vault, the most powerful female gymnast I’ve ever seen. I don’t think it would take her long to get back on that apparatus.

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… And, she’s got a lot to prove.

Precision Los Angeles has a division called Precision Choreography. That’s Nicole Langevin, Alicia Sacramone, Courtney L. McCool, Natalie Briggs, Rachel Rosenberg, Jordan Goldberg and other professionals.

How much would it cost to have Courtney McCool choreograph my Floor routine?

From Nicole at Precision: Our current rates run between $305-$425. Special considerations are made for large groups and combos (beam and floor choreography).

Update: Andrea in the comments thinks it’s about $500 a routine for a Precision Choreography routine. (You might pay that much for the best choreographer in my city.)

(via #FlipperXten)

Shawn Johnson has started workouts at Chow’s Gymnastics in West Des Moines as she continues to explore whether to return to elite-level competition — and a run at the 2012 Olympics in London. …

DesMoinesRegister.com

How about that?

Merry Christmas.

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