The good old days.
larger version – flickr – Miami U. Libraries – Digital Collections
Imagine how uncomfortable this heavy garb must have been.
Today even traditional Muslim women have better sport wear.
gymnasts distracted by phones?
Are kids getting mobile phones at too young an age?
source – All Media
(via Dark Roasted Blend)
We don’t allow the kids to bring them into the gym.
Our coaches opt to not bring them in the gym. But we have no rule against it.
Leave a comment if you’ve had any issues with phones in your gym.
==== Update:
Our girls do bring video cameras into the gym. Recently they love uploading clips — good and bad — on to Facebook. I have a camcorder on my hip at all times. We review recent footage on my laptop about every second day.
Chinese Junior Gymnasts
Triple Full posted an update.
On Thursday, January 15, the 2009 competitive season kicks off with the Australian Youth Olympic Festival (AYOF) in Sydney, featuring teams from Australia, China, Great Britain, Japan, Malaysia, and New Zealand. …
… The story focuses mainly on China’s most famous junior, Cui Jie, but there is some material on the three other girls as well. Enjoy! …
International Gymnast website works
After weeks “broken”, the IG website seems to be working.
On the homepage are interviews with Canadians Kyle Shewfelt and Brittany Rogers, Aussies Lauren Mitchell and Dasha Joura.
The video tab takes you to Universal Sports. The clips won’t play, however, unless you are in the USA.
FIG Bar Release Moves video
We need all send a note of thanks to MostepanovaFan who painstakingly puts together these code of points montages. It’s by far the best way to review the new rules.
Guide bars release moves based on the 2009 Code of Points. I have included a couple of moves which aren’t in the Code yet but might be in the future.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
gymnastics – bar mounts video acrobatic elements on beam balance beam dismounts video video guide to beam mounts
strength – front lever chin-ups
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Yewkis are a multi-plane pulling movement which simultaneously incorporates a pull-up, a bodyweight row and a front lever.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
I like this drill even for young and beginner gymnasts. It’s ideal for girls, as well.
more conditioning videos from Coach Sommer on YouTube
Coach Sommer is offering a 2-day clinic May 23-24th at Woodward West, California. Thanks Blair Lowe for the tip.
related – Team USA gymnast Yewki Tomita
Evolution of Dance 2
The sequel to the immensely popular Evolution of Dance YouTube sensation is here.
It’s funny. Judson Laipply goofs on dance cliches from over the decades. But I don’t think this one will go viral like the first.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Evolution of Dance 2 has finally — finally — been released. After a long gestation, during which he dealt with song clearances, sponsorships and hosting (back story here), inspirational speaker Judson Laipply has put out the sequel to his chart-topping Evolution of Dance snap-shot tour of dancing styles through the ages. …
giant gymnastics murals at Gold Cup
GymnastTV posted a nice feature on Gold Cup Gymnastics in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Coach founder Ed Burch hand painted murals of 4 of his gymnasts that went on to compete at the Olympics: 2008 Olympian Joey Hagerty, 1996 Olympians Mihai Bagiu, 1992 Olympic gold medalist Trent Dimas and team mate Lance Ringnald.
Chainey Umphrey, the 5th Olympian from Gold Cup, declined to have a giant mural. Modest, I assume.
see the other paintings on GymnastTV – Gold Cup Gymnastics’ Wall of Fame
American Cup competitors
The Men’s field looks stronger than the Women’s. I’m extremely happy David Sender is competing. (He missed out on the Beijing Olympics due to a fluke ankle injury.)
Men
Benoit Caranobe, France
Fabian Hambuechen, Germany
Koji Uematsu, Japan
Luis Rivera, Puerto Rico
Flavius Koczi, Romania
Yury Ryazanov, Russia
Joseph Hagerty, USA
David Sender, USA
Jose Luis Fuentes, Venezuela
TBD: two U.S. and one internationalUSOC – 2009 Tyson American Cup features mix of world’s top gymnasts and rising stars
StickitMedia speculates that the final two American Men will be selected based on results of the 2009 Winter Cup.
Women
Brittany Rogers, Canada
Kim Bui, Germany
Rebecca Downie, Great Britain
Koko Tsurumi, Japan
Ksenia Afanasyeva, Russia
Bridget Sloan, USA
Jordyn Wieber, USA
Jessica Lopez, Venezuela
TBD: two U.S. and two international
Gymblog is surprised no Romanian woman was named. We expected Ana Maria Tămârjan.
Russian gymnastics photos posted on kellichka mikhailovna Live Journal account.
Ksenia Afanasyeva – more photos
3D animation horizontal bar
UPDATE: The creator Anton explains that the odd skill that looks like Def was an accident. (He originally intended it to be a Geinger, but it did not turn out that way.)
SavaToxa used 3ds Max (formerly 3D Studio MAX) software to create this routine.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
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