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Morgan Hamm wedding May 23
Two-time Olympian Morgan Hamm of Waukesha, Wis., and Megan C. Shemanske were married on Saturday, May 23, at the Sharon Lynn Wilson Center in Brookfield, Wis. Paul Hamm, 2004 Olympic all-around champion and Morgan’s twin, was the best man. …
Also in attendance were 2008 assistant Olympic coach Miles Avery, who coached both Hamms, and his wife, and gymnasts and coach Andre Kan from Swiss Turners Gymnastics Academy.
The couple will live in Chicago, where M. Hamm is interviewing to work in the stock market.
(via Inside Gymnastics on Facebook)
Gymnastics meet in Canmore, Alberta
I’m just home from our last competition of the year. And it was a good one.
The theme was Super Hero. And there were some terrific costumes.
Even better was the fantastic weather in the Canadian Rockies. In fact, Men’s coach Kelly Mock moved the pommel horse rotation outside so everyone could enjoy the scenery.
My favourite special prize was the “speeding ticket”, a $5 prize for the vaulter with the fastest run.
Thanks Marilou Gariepy and the entire Summit organizing committee.
Gymnastics Educational Workshops USA
The upcoming schedule of clinics through to October 2009 has been posted on GymSmarts.
GEW offers affordable workshop that provides tools and ideas to improve, educate and motivate gymnastics class instructors to teach recreational and preschool gymnasts.
Cost $45-$69 / coach for the day long session.
They have excellent coach clinicians led by Cheryl Jarrett from Austin, Texas. She’s the USA Gymnastics Junior Olympic Committee Chairman for Region 3 as well as Director of Education for Gymnastics Association of Texas-(GAT).
Sign up here.
Reiko recommends we check out the 2 day camp for instructors in July in New York.
You for $155 you get a day & 1/2 of workshops, overnight stay & meals. Plus you can add-on the USA Gymnastics saftey course on the Sunday afternoon.
Li Shanshan Beam Routine Guide
Who is MostepanovaFan?
We are not worthy.
Here’s a sample video code of points difficulty analysis (2008 Olympics) from MostepanovaFan.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Of course these will quickly become out-of-date as the good ladies of the FIG change the rules. But it’s the fastest, easiest way to get a quick overview of how modern International routines are put together.
In fact the sample above is already long out-of-date. The women count only the top 8 skills now.
Click through to the MostepanovaFan channel on YouTube for more including:
your coaching posture
As coaches we talk a lot about line and posture.
But how’s your posture, coach?
I am definitely image #1. Monkey posture.
Trainer Pete Friesen, now with the Carolina Hurricanes, wanted to put me in a text book as typical male gymnast bad posture.
The image came from a post on Full Twist – The Educator.
GREAT – gymnastics now more like figure skating
IG is reporting that FIG has made a drastic rules change to improve our sport.
Artistic gymnastics is getting a new “kiss and cry” area, the FIG announced Saturday.
“The Federation is taking steps toward making its competitions more entertaining …
Artistic gymnasts will join figure skaters and rhythmic gymnasts, who already wait in the score zone to receive their marks after competing.
Gymnastics competitions are in “dire need” of overhaul, the FIG Executive Committee and Council decided following a meeting in Lillestroem, Norway. …
The GymBlogosphere is near unanimous in response:
… Dear FIG,Remove your collective heads from your collective anal sphincters …
thailek – IG Forum
Blythe on Gymblog:
… What better way to make gymnastics look less like a sport and more like a beauty contest or reality TV show. …
How embarrassing is this going to be for Men’s Gymnastics?
Now … I don’t mind a rendezvous spot on the competition Floor for coach and athlete to meet after the routine. This is done often now for TV broadcasts. It might even look spontaneous and natural.
FIG is clearly a disaster. Great people. But great people who are making one bad decision after another.
It’s time for a coupe.
We need support a block to replace Grandi and his long time supporters.
future USA Rings star Scott Rosenthal
After we posted the routine of up-and-coming Ring man CJ Maestas, several wrote in to point out that Scott Rosenthal, at Level 10, is as good or better.
Better strength, I’d say, judging from this training footage.
Click PLAY or watch one of Scott’s competition routines on YouTube.
Scott Rosenthal from Gemini Gymnastics has committed to Penn State, home of Ring man Kevin Tan.
Nadia – the PERFECT score
great gymnastics Floor routines
I was surprised at some of the negative comments about Anna Myzdrikova’s Floor routine.
Certainly it does not compare with the greats of the past. But Myzdrikova is much better than most other routines under the current code of points. Anna is much better than He Ning from China, for just one contemporary example.
Here’s one of the great routines from the past that is much, much better in every way.
Click PLAY or watch Lilia Podkopaeyva (Ukraine) at the 1996 Olympics on YouTube.
So elegant. Amazing tumbling. And how I miss the days when girls did not walk backwards into the corners.
Watch 2 more favourites Simona Amanar (Romania) 1996 and Dominique Moceanu (USA) 1996 on Full Twist – Favourite Routines.
The Couch Gymnast has a terrifc rant on this subject – Grace vs Power .
Leave a comment if you have your own favourite Floor routine(s).
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