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Bridget Sloan wins, after Rebecca fell on her last tumbling pass.

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All Around Results after 3 rotations:

1. Bross USA,
2. Sloan USA,
3. Tsurumi JPN,
4. Mitchell AUS,
5. Porgras ROM

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Women’s All-Around (1:30PM ET, Oct 16)

Blythe Lawrence has the best preview I’ve seen of today’s Women’s all-around final.

Great commentary. And some of the least blurry videos I’ve seen of top contenders.

Gymnastics Examiner – Women’s all-around preview: Big test for Bross

Click PLAY or watch Rebecca Bross Beam prelims on YouTube.

No big prediction from me. Bross will win if she hits 4 for 4. … But that’s a big if.

Are these the worst in decades?

… London 2012 organisers said that the 38 official pictograms unveiled today were a key staging post in their attempts to engage the British public with every Olympic sport. …

Guardian – London 2012 organisers unveil 38 pictograms

I somewhat like the weird, original main logo. But the individual sports are neither retro … nor interesting.

Consider me disengaged.

This will sell out quickly. Sign up soon if you want to get in.

The first 12wks were excellent, with a few technical glitches. The bugs should be worked out in this 2nd term.

… Project 2012: a Web Event for Coaches highlighting the essential techniques for gymnastics success in the next quadrennium. This 12-week event brings the best coaches in the United States to your computer screen doing LIVE lectures and demonstrations on the most important cutting-edge information in our sport.

NEW! Winter Congress beginning Tuesday, November 3rd through December 8th 10am PST/12pm EST. …

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1996 Olympic gold medalist Dominique Moceanu and her husband, former-gymnast-turned-surgeon Michael Canales, blog on the hits and misses of the 2009 World Gymnastics Championships, taking place this week in London.

Dominique Moceanu was a wonderful gymnast. But her involvement in gymnastics since has been controversial:

• suing for legal emancipation from her parents
• coming out of retirement in 2005 (after 5yrs)
• competing in 2006

Whenever the media needs someone outspoken, they go to Dominique. Especially to get a negative viewpoint on her former coaches, Marta and Béla Károlyi.

You could call Dominique a loose cannon. Or “flaky”.

Yet, I was very surprised how insightful and interesting I found their commentary on International Gymnast magazine. Check it out at:

From the Stands: Women’s Qualification

Yes, there are shots at the Karolyis.

Promoting the World Championships in London, I believe these will be run for the 2012 Olympics, as well.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Thanks Magalie Coleno.

Now this is a persuasive product endorsement.

Click the image to be redirected to the Universal site to watch the amusing bit.

Yes, it’s a long and painful wait. I don’t know why GK Elite does not upload it to YouTube. They’d have 10 times as many potential customers see it.

There are more “commercials” if you hang around after this one.

Shout out for Jon Horton who is a great role model for everyone in sport.

I love his attitude.

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“It’s gymnastics,” said Horton, who trains at Cypress Gymnastics. “It’s a tough sport. Things happen and they happen for a reason, I believe. I have a lot of faith and I have a lot of confidence in myself. It’s the world championships, and some things you just can’t explain. I went out there and I tried to have my best performance. After pommel horse, I went to my coach and said, ‘I can’t be mad at myself. I am not going to quit.’ So then my goal was rings and high bar. I was thinking, ‘Let’s hit and have a good time.'”

“I am going to continue to train my hardest when I get back,” said Horton, who is in the high bar finals on Sunday. “My heart is always in this game. I feel I belong on that medal podium, if not at the top …

read more – original article source unknown – as quoted on mag-nificent.org

Inside Gymnastics has an entertaining daily review they call The Daily Nine.

(Not sure why it isn’t The Daily Ten.)

… This is the first World Championships where Twitter is playing a big role in dissemination of information and instant commentary from competitors, media outlets and fans. Tweets are flowing freely! … find us at http://www.twitter.com/insidegym …

check it out – The Daily 9, Thursday Oct. 15th