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Video clip featuring womens gymnastics in promotion of the 2010 Pacific Rim Championships.

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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?

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. …

Tide bounces back against Florida

Geralen Stack-Eaton won the AA with 39.625, her career best score.

The #1 college gymnast, Susan Jackson, refuses to miss a routine.

Susan won her school record 6th straight all-around with a 39.525.

And she’s leading her team up and up. Last weekend LSU beat #1 Alabama. Tonight they tied their high team score of the season with a 196.475-190.775 win over Texas Woman’s.

I was starting to have my doubts about Shayla Worley. But now with 2 strong AA meets over the past 2 weekends, you have to count Shayla one of the favourites to win the individual NCAA championships.

Click PLAY or watch her Floor (from last weekend) on Gymnastike.

This routine is strong, but doesn’t blow me away.

Georgia, at home, won 196.725-195.872 over No. 3 Arkansas.

Shayla won the AA with 39.375. That won’t be enough to hold her rank at #2 in College gymnastics.

Post meet she tweeted: WE ARE BACK AND HERE TO STAY BABYYY

Another good pick by Quitters Try.

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… the No. 2 ranked Alabama Gymnastics team returns home this Friday at 7:30 p.m. to take on No. 6 Florida in another top-10 match-up.

“I’ve said all along I think Florida might be the most talented team in the country,” Alabama head coach Sarah Patterson said. “We’re excited to have them here and excited to be back at home in front of our great crowd after two weeks on the road.” …

No. 2 Ranked Gymnastics Faces No. 6 Florida on Friday

I’ll be checking in via the internet. But watching the Winter Olympic Games opening ceremonies on TV.

Friends in the States are telling me NBC coverage there is much inferior to host Canada.

Here’s a follow-up to yesterday’s post on front giants. The next step.

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It’s from GymDrills.com.

The IGI Chicago Style Invite goes this weekend, Feb. 12-14th. Good luck to the _____ gymnasts competing.

How many girls are entered this year? … 4000? … 5000?

One highlight will be the NCAA College competition tonight.

Nebraska Heads to IGI Chicago Style Invite with Denver, Illinois and Iowa

Jim Holt related to this article in Sports Illustrated:

Ah, the old system, where perfection was a (10) — remember? …

The prime purpose of the new and unimproved scoring system was to better quantify the various elements in a program — required jumps and spins— so that the famously nefarious judges would have less latitude to cheat.

Alas, this created a scoring system so arcane that, by comparison, it makes computing the Standard and Poor’s index child’s play. Moreover, by emphasizing compulsory obligations, the new system diminished the emphasis on artistry. …

Frank Deford in Sports Illustrated – … Go figure

Bottom line: Frank argues that the scoring system has “destroyed the popularity” an Olympic Sport.

Sound familiar?

Frank is talking about Figure Skating.

… making the rounds at the Vancouver Winter Games this week, with appearances on behalf of McDonald’s and the milk industry …

Shawn Johnson has transformed into pop celebrity

Love the upside down Shawn.