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1984 Olympic Vault finalist Warren Long posted some of his pics from the OLD, OLD days.
Some from his years on the Cal Berkeley team (hippy) and some from his long Canadian international career. He was one of the most popular gymnasts worldwide.
There are a few of other gymnasts from that era.
more Warren Long photos
He’s still doing some coaching at Taiso in Saskatoon.
Some gymnastics “Floor Exercises” I’d never seen before. This is the kind of creativity no longer rewarded in Artistic gymnastics.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Comment on that post from explodingp:
… Next video Floorgy? 😉
Tumbl Trak is my favourite gymnastics equipment company.
SA Sport (Spieth Anderson) is not my favourite company. In Canada they’ve had a near monopoly for decades. And you know how customers get treated by monopolies.
However, Spieth just got a whole lot better in my estimation. As of January 1st they became an official distributor of Tumbl Trak equipment.
Good move for Spieth. They’ve been under increased competitive pressure from AAI in the West, GymNova in the East. Not to mention Inspire Sports (Gaofei) in Alberta.
More choices for coaches in Canada. That’s always a good thing.
Vanda Maria Hadarean (born May 3, 1976 in Cluj-Napoca, Romania) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast who competed in international events between 1990 and 1993. She is an Olympic silver medalist and a world bronze medalist with the team and a European all around bronze medalist.
Vanda is also a successful fitness model and she has won various world class fitness competitions. She is a three time Ms. Fitness World (2008, 2009 and 2010).
You may have seen her on the newsstand.
In recent years she’s been coaching at Tumbler’s Gymnastics Centre in Canada. She still rents space there, coaching competitive Aerobics and Fitness.
Check her official home page – InspiredByVanda.com
(via Senor Nico on IG forum)
You know those Japanese reality TV game shows?
Here’s the real thing.
The 24th annual Tough Guy Challenge took place last weekend, on Sunday, January 31st, on South Perton Farm, near Wolverhampton, England.
… this year’s race still attracted over 5,000 men and women – all of them signing a disclaimer saying “It’s my own bloody fault for being here”. …
The Challenge is annual event to raise cash for charity with funds going to the Mr. Mouse Farm for Unfortunates.
more photos – The Big Picture
Wow.
She makes it look easy.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Alexandra is a junior international elite who trains at Brestyan’s Gymnastics in Massachusetts. Alexandra turned elite in 2009. See an August interview with her on Gymnastike.
Thanks MostepanovaFan.
Some headlines from the weekly Gymnastics Examiner post called The gymnastics week in review:
• Daria Joura back in the gym
• Kytra Hunter wins the Parkette Invitational
• Daiane dos Santos gets five months (suspension for banned substance)
• Jani Tanskanen elected FIG Athletes Commission President• Utah gymnasts organize shoe drive for Haiti
Click through for more. Commentary and links on Gymnastics Examiner.
Here’s the most interesting story to me:
• Tim McNeill moves from Cal Berkeley to the National Team Training Center in Colorado Springs
… It was a really tough decision to make but I think it was the right one for my gymnastics.
I absolutely loved my life at Cal which made the decision that much harder. I already miss my girlfriend, friends, coaches, and teammates. Oh and I miss the weather too!
But nevertheless I made the move and the transition is getting easier and easier. It would have been pretty tough to pass up an all expense paid life in an ideal training environment with an incredible medical staff!I really like my new teammates and I couldn’t ask for a better training environment. My new coach, Vitaly Marinitch, is incredible and I think we’ll make a great pair.
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The MAG American model is ideal, I think. National Team gymnasts can stay with their clubs or Universities. Or train full-time at Colorado Springs. It’s great they have that choice.
College Gym Fans posted an update.
Michigan takes over the top spot in this weeks rankings, overtaking Illinois. Illinois’ Paul Ruggeri leads the AA.
Don’t put as much weight on this ranking as you do with the Women’s NCAA list. With so many fewer teams trying to qualify for Championships, there’s not as much pressure on the top Men’s teams to put up high scores in the early season.
This past weekends line-ups were changed, in some cases, to rest some of the top guys for the Winter Cup in Las Vegas.
Gymnastics Examiner has commentary including a video of Paul Ruggeri competing Tamayo (layout Arabian) on Floor.
Gymnastike has links to even more videos.
Just a few days age we posted a feature on gymnastics coach Barb Gibson of UW-La Crosse, an NCAA Division III program.
Some great news!
Barbara Gibson was honored Jan. 29 for her 25th season as the Eagles’ gymastics coach. …
UW-L Foundation President Al Trapp presented her with the Barbara Gibson Endowment Fund for UW-L Gymnastics. Gibson’s assistant coaches and family members had been working since October to establish an endowment fund for the gymnastics program in Gibson’s name. Over $20,000 has been donated to the fund so far. …
It’s great to see a Division III school gain some financial stability. $20k/yr is a drop in the bucket for Georgia, but it’s a lot of money for UW-La Crosse.
Boosters are trying to increase that fund.
1. Donate Online … Click on “Other” and Write Gymnastics Endowment Fund.
2. To Mail In A Check: Write checks out to: “UWL Foundation” and write gymnastics endowment fund in the “For” section. PO Box 1148 La Crosse, WI 54602-1148
Congratulations.
related: Supporters present UW-L’s Barb Gibson with endowment fund
I never miss a post from The Couch Gymnast in Australia. It’s one of the best blogs.
Just released is an associated online magazine. From the editor:
… I was inspired to do this project by my readers and their comments. … I wanted to make a space where people who don’t have time to make their own blogs… could contribute to this ongoing discussion about our favorite sport. …
And who are these contributors?
Greg Marsden, Nicola Cairns, Amy Kleefisch, munchthesilivasfan, Nastiafan101, Sing Hon Lo, Nicole Langevin … and many more.
It’s a huge project! Here’s the table of contents:
YOUR SAY: what would you change about elite gymnastics if you could?
Q&A: with Utah coach Greg Marsden
ARTICLE: Rare Birds- a look at Romanian’s best ‘performers’
OPINION: Why don’t gymnasts get enough support?
AMY’S GYM DIARY: What it’s like to go back to the Gym after a looong break!
FEATURE: Ceresela Patrascu, not going home empty handed- not if she can help it!!
NCAA PROFILE: UCLA’s Lone Senior, Anna Li
PROFILE: Making British Gymnastics History- Avril Lennox
TECHNICALITIES: Decoding the Code of Points with Marcus
THE ITALY UPDATE: Giulyx16 tells us what is new in the world of Italian gymnastics
PROFILE: Gymnastics photographer, Sing Hon Lo
INTERVIEW: Precision Choreography’s Nicole Langevin
THE LIST- TCG’s favorite gymnasts without medals
FROM THE VAULT: “It’s not the Olympics”
Random Photo Fun!
QUIZ: How much do you know about gymnastics?
Contributions for future issues are welcomed.
I’ve just started digging into it.
See for yourself by clicking over to The Couch Gymnast Magazine issue #1.
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