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Results are in.

1. Dasha Joura
2. Allana Slater
3. Hollie Dykes

full results – The Couch Gymnast

Dasha – The Australian

Photos, videos and Finals results are being linked from Triple Full.

Gymnasts, I understand, were only allowed to compete a maximum of 2 of the 4 apparatus in Finals. Jordyn won Bars and Beam.

Jordyn Wieber (photo: Sandra Janssen)

Triple Full – More on Top Gym 2008

Another terrific MostepanovaFan video.

As requested: A guide to uneven bars mounts using the 2009 Code of Points.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Thanks TCO.

related MostepanovaFan posts:

balance beam dismounts video

video guide to beam mounts

I’ve built many a crappy pommel bucket. They turn out like this one.

source

The best I’ve seen is the one at my club, Altadore Gymnastics.

larger version – flickr

This is the most recent of many variations built by coach Physical Ed Vincent.

The bucket sits in a “twisting belt“.

It’s connected by 2 carabiners, one on either side of the belt. That cable runs up and through the last link in the roof chain.

larger version

Most critical of all is the heavy duty boxing swivel mounted to the roof. (Without this swivel, the chain will twist and shorten as the gymnast does circles.)

larger version

Click through to flickr for more photos.

I post these for Don Anweiler in Iceland who is looking to build one.

Is Team Chevron dropping their Gymnastics Sponsorship after 2008?

They’ve sponsored Raj Bhavsar, Alex Artemev, Sean Townsend, Justin Spring, Dave Durante, Kevin Tan and many, many more over the past 10 years.

I read that in a StickItMedia interview with Team Gattaca’s Diego Garcia.

Team Gattaca has been a corporate sponsor of Men’s Gymnastics in the USA since 2003. And they plan to continue into the future.

I want to thank Team Chevron and Team Gattaca for everything they’ve done.

We need more companies to step up like this in future.

Gymnastics is a rough sport. We have a lot of injuries, it’s true.

… studies have suggested that the rate of injury in gymnastics is almost as severe as that in contact sports. For every 10,000 children doing gymnastics each year, 52 will need hospital treatment compared with 75 young rugby players. …

But this new study from data collected by Jerry Dwek at the University of California, San Diego article is over the top, in my opinion:

… In the report to be presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, researchers noted that the gymnasts studied showed a “broad constellation of recent injuries” to their wrists and knuckles and evidence of early necrosis, or “death”, of bones.

Using magnetic resonance imaging and other scans, the researchers studied the wrists and hands of 125 child gymnasts …

Young gymnasts risking a life of pain in quest for perfection – Times Online

Necrosis?

I don’t believe that for a second.

Will Dr. Dwek mention all the benefits of increased bone density due to gymnastics training along with the injury results?

related: Gymnastics Rescue – Wrist Injuries and Gymnastics

Claudine emailed us a link to an interesting article from the NY Times:

Born to Run? Little Ones Get Test for Sports Gene

Kevin Moloney for The New York Times

Genetic testing to determine if your child has “talent” for gymnastics?

I believe that day will come.

Genetic engineering is capable of anything. I fully expect to see dinosaurs (Jurassic Park) in my lifetime.

But is a genetic test for sport talent available already?

… The ACTN3 test has been available through the Australian company Genetic Technologies since 2004. The company has marketed the test in Australia, Europe and Japan, but is now entering the United States through Atlas. The testing kit was scheduled to be available starting Monday through the Web site atlasgene.com. …

NY Times

Interesting.

I’m skeptical. But would like to learn more.

The test is purported to “determine whether a person would be best at speed and power sports … or endurance sports like distance running, or a combination of the two.”

I’ll forward the article to Dr. Jeni McNeal to get her opinion.

… According to a recent study, exercise in kids plummets from 3 hours a day at age 9 to less than 1 hour a day at age 15. …

Kids Need Motivation to Exercise – Sierra Trading Post

Last week I did a short session with female gymnasts on “nutrition“.

We shared personal “tips” on healthy eating. Timely … with holiday gluttony impending.

Congratulations!

Gymnastics clubs across the country have raised more than $1 million for Children’s Miracle Network since USA Gymnastics first partnered with Children’s Miracle Network in 2001. Gym clubs and their members raised a record $201,203 in 2008 as part of their celebrations for National Gymnastics Day through the Tyson Fitness Challenge, a joint initiative of USA Gymnastics and Tyson Foods that helps today’s kids get more physically fit through fun activities and raises money to help kids who are fighting illness at Children’s Miracle Network hospitals around the country. …

The three clubs and three individuals who raised the most money for Children’s Miracle Network in 2008 are listed below.

Clubs
1. Gymnastics World, Broadview Heights, Ohio, $32,000, taking its six-year total to $122,951
2. Massachusetts Gymnastics Center, Boston, Mass., $30,066
3. John Macready’s and John Roethlisberger’s Flip Fest of Lake Frances, Tenn., $14,000

Individuals
1. Emma Timblin, Northern Elite, Flanders, N.J., $4,425
2. Michelle Mook, Gymnastics World, Broadview Heights, Ohio, $4,000
3. Mary Kate Cacchione, Northern Elite, Flanders, N.J., $3,700

Four other individuals raised more than $2,500: Lauren Wise, Sonshine Academy, Conway, Ark., $3,228; Lauren Briskey, The Flip Zone, Plainfield, Ind., $3,174; Andrew Wise, Sonshine Academy, Conway, Ark., $2,925; and Abby Vienneaue, Gymnastics World, Broadview Heights, Ohio, $2,851. …

GYMNASTICS: USA Gymnastics exceeds $1 million total for Children’s Miracle Network

GymnasticsRecruiting.com is a site providing information for gymnasts, parents and coaches considering making application to compete in the NCAA.

Check it out: GymnasticsRecruiting.com

They have products for sale, as well, priced from $10 – $99.

Andrea Barnes, author of those materials, posted a good article on College Gym Fans:

Top Ten Things You Should Know About College Recruiting

#1 Athletic Preparation

#2 Academic Preparation

#3 Relationship with Your Club Coach

#4 College Research

#5 Know What Types of Scholarships are Available

#6 Record-Keeping

#7 The Recruiting Timeline/NCAA Rules for Recruiting

#8 The Marketing Process

#9 Questions Every Gymnast Should Ask

#10 Physical Fitness and Your Health

Top Ten Things You Should Know About College Recruiting

You become an official prospect for college recruiting in the 9th grade. Gymnasts need to start planning EARLY.

There are 86 women’s gymnastics teams in the country. 65 are Division I teams and 21 are Division II and III teams. Not all offer scholarships.

Better, though likely more expensive, is the personalized service offered by Victory Recruiting.

Florida gymnast Melanie Sinclair finishes her floor routine with a chomp – Alligator