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That magazine does a terrific job of updating on both Twitter and Facebook.

If you are using Facebook, find them on this page.

As you know, Facebook is confusing. Often I click links from their posts expecting to go to the online magazine, … only to find myself on the Inside Gymnastics Facebook page. Recently Facebook bought Friendfeed, a far better competitor, but one that never caught on. Hopefully Facebook will adopt some of Friendfeed’s simpler “river of news”.

The Inside Gymnastics site seem to crash today during the live broadcast of their Radio show with host John Roethlisberger. The Radio page is back up now. Hopefully they will post it soon so we can listen to a “repeat”.

Better than this, of course, would be a regular gymnastics audiocast available from the Podcast section of iTunes. There are no gymnastics audiocasts available currently.

If you are a Twitterer, follow them at twitter.com/insideGym

This is not how I teach forward layout, full twist. But it’s very similar to what is taught by Russian Head Coach Andrei Rodionenko.

Something tells me I should listen to Sean Golden. I already know I need to listen to Andrei!

Click PLAY or watch it on Gymnastike.

http://www.gymnastike.org/assets/portal/add_ons/mediaplayer-4.2/player.swf

Gymnastics Videos on Gymnastike

This is part of the Technique Tuesday series of tutorials. (Workout Wednesday is tomorrow. I can hardly wait.)

Good luck and have FUN to everyone going !!

2009 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, a Facebook group, is posting regular updates and photos.

American coach Hal Halverson is over in London helping organizers. He emailed:

… very very large set up .. seven full mens and womens gym set ups … it is being conducted in the O2 Stadium which was formerly referred to as the Millenium Dome … so some heavy work days ahead …

John Roethlisberger will be there as a commentator for NBC Universal. Great call. He’s one of the best informed and most entertaining colour guys. … What !? … There is no Wikipedia page for John? That’s crazy. Someone correct that oversight. His sister has one.

John will be on Inside Gymnastics Radio tonight LIVE. (Hopefully that episode will be available to stream in a few days … but don’t count on it. Inside Gymnastics has promised and not delivered many times on that terrific, innovative addition to their website.)

I’m so happy that the Smooth Skills series highlighting great performances has been resumed on Andy Thornton’s American Gymnast blog – Andy’s Angle.

Smooth Skills Episode 3 highlights amazing Chinese beam workers

Click PLAY or watch Li Xue Hong Beam EF 2001 Chinese Nationals on YouTube. Very pretty.

Along with a number of Chinese gymnasts in Episode 3, Andy includes one PRK Bar routine. Click PLAY or watch Han Jong Ok Bars 2005 East Asian Games on YouTube. Tkachev direct to Geinger.

All WAG coaches need click through to every video Andy links:

Smooth Skills Episode 3

I’m totally enjoying this oddball TV show.

Click PLAY or watch Don’t Stop Believing on Viddler.

http://www.viddler.com/player/2ef3e81e/

Click PLAY or watch Golddigger on YouTube.

trailer for season 1

Another terrific montage from MostepanovaFan.

Montage showing the most successful gymnasts of the 1993-1996 quad.

Success was worked out by: total number of World and Olympic individual medals won …

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

(via The Couch Gymnast)

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January 16 & 17, 2010

Byers Gymnastics Center, Elk Grove, California

details … (PDF)

The Associated Press:

… A ruling on whether China competed with two underage gymnasts at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney has been pushed back until at least next year.

A disciplinary commission of the International Gymnastics Federation told that group’s executive committee, which met Sept. 23-25, that it has yet to finish its investigation.

…

If the gymnasts were underage, the commission could recommend sanctions to the FIG’s executive committee. It won’t meet again until the end of February, so no decision can come before then …

The gymnasts, Dong Fangxiao and Yang Yun, are suspected of being as young as 14 in Sydney. Gymnasts must turn 16 during an Olympic year to be eligible to compete. …

read the entire story – Chinese gymnast age probe continues

AP Photo by AMY SANCETTA

Senor Nico on IG Forum points out some errors in the AP story. There’s some interesting discussion on that thread too.

Who are the “investigators”?

GHARBI Mohamed Rached – Tunisia

ALTABBAA Mouhammed Youssef – Syrian Arab Rep.

ENGELMANN Paul – Switzerland

SCHOENMAEKERS Marc – Belgium

HAGVERDIYEV Nihad – Azerbaijan

DIAS FERREIRA Margarida Eugenia – Portugal

FIG – Disciplinary Commission

If you know any of these men, ask them what’s taking so long?

Tony Retrosi shows a good technique and drills on how to use your arms to accelerate rotation.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

The Gymnastics Minute is a series of free introductory video tips produced by GymSmarts.

I’ve just subscribed to a blog flying under the radar posted by a gymnast named Kayleigh. It’s quite good. I’ve linked to it under BLOGS in the right hand navigation.

Kayleigh is also a video editor, kimberlyann56 on YouTube.

Check one of her recent posts … a first draft of montage from the 2009 VISA Championships: Fame Montage Teaser

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Check out GymChat – the blog … not to be confused with GymChat the online forum.