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Now this is wild.

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From Shergymrag:

That low to high bar transition is in the code. 2.303 is a C. The dismount, 6.311 is also a C.

Thanks to xmaestro for pointing us to this.

My club has attended this excellent event in past years.

Saturday, April 4th 2009

Location: Vancouver, Canada – Phoenix Gymnastics Club

Registrants must be at least 18 years of age and have NOT been enrolled in competitive gymnastics for at least one year. Two categories: Under age-30. And age-30 and better.

“Athletes” Can Compete in the Following Events:

Women’s Artistic Gymnastics
Women’s Floor Exercise (with music)
Uneven Bars
Balance Beam
Vault

Men’s Artistic Gymnastics
Men’s Floor Exercise
Vault
Parallel Bars
High Bar
Pommel Horse
Rings

Trampoline Gymnastics
Trampoline
Fast Track

Questions? Contact Mary Morice at (604) 737- 7693 ext. 24 or email at mary AT phoenixgymnastics.com

Or download the official documentation to your computer:

Phoenix Masters Meet.pdf

Adult Code – 2008-2009.pdf

Thanks Louise Demers.

I had never seen this before. Epke Zonderland, Netherlands, in training. Cassina direct Kovacs direct Kolman.

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What! No pit?

This next one has been done in competition.

Gaylord piked with half out. Or, you could call it a piked Pegan. I prefer to call it the “Maras“, after the inventor Vlasios Maras from Greece.

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These were linked from Andrew Thornton’s Smooth Skills series, posted Mondays on Gymnast.com.

Fan favourite, Russian gymnast Anna Pavlova will have a tough time coming back from this one, I fear.

LBLG blog posted information on Anna Pavlova from the editor of her website:

I have heard back from Anna on her condition. She has torn two ligaments and is recovering from surgery now. Surgery went well for her!

Unfortunately it will be hard for her to recover, and recovery will take a lot of time so she won’t be at any future competitions this year.

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She was injured at the DTB World Cup on (not a particularly dangerous looking) beam dismount — 2.5 twist. Video.

Nice!

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That’s Casey485 from Louisville, USA.

UPDATE: Or is it Anatoli Dronov?

This video is 9min long. But well worth watching. Another terrific peek into a top American Gym from Gymnastike.

NCAA Gymnastics is a totally different sport than club gymnastics.

Auburn Facility Tour, part 3: The Gym

Head Coach Jeff Thompson gave me a tour …

Auburn’s old gym, aka “The Barn” burned down in a large fire in 1996 and left the Tigers without a facility for a few years. Jeff told me that when he came in as head coach 10 years ago, the old coach had already planned the layout for the new facility to be built with everything going into one large pit in the center of the gym, but he was not satisfied with those plans. He was given three days to refigure the layout and draw it out to scale. He managed to get it done and this beautiful facility is the result. …

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I like that “trench pit”. It’s probably even better than the Forster Sliding Platform bar at Georgia.

Even with this unbelievably great gym, Auburn is “only” ranked 15th in the NCAA Preseason Coaches Poll.

related:

Utah Gymnastics Facilities Tour

University of Georgia Gymnastics photos – flickr

Here’s a weird bar routine you really should see.

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Lia Parolari from Italy scored 14.700 (6.1/8.60)

I’ll bet the judges had to look up that dismount in the Code.

This vid is one of those linked from an International Gymnast post: He Kexin Scores Another 17

There was a small but elite field in the Italian Grand Prix, held last Saturday in Milan. Sandra Izbasa took away one gold and one silver.

Results are linked from Triple Full.

Olympic gold medalist sprinter Tim Montgomery:

… said he took testosterone and human growth hormone before the Sydney Olympics, and does not deserve the gold medal he won in the 400-meter relay.

The admission was made during an interview scheduled to air Tuesday night on HBO’s “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel.” …

Montgomery never tested positive for drugs, but he was banned from track for two years and his world record in the 100 was erased after he was linked to the BALCO investigation. He retired after the ban was imposed in 2005. …

Yahoo News

What happens to his Relay teammates if Mongomery is retroactively stripped of that medal.

What happens to the teammates if gymnasts Dong Fangxiao or Yang Yun are (someday) confirmed to have been too young to compete in Sydney? China won the Bronze medal as a team.

Retroactively disqualifying athletes is a tricky business.

There’s no perfect solution. But better, I think, is to punish the offending nation in the future. In the case of Montgomery, for example, perhaps the USA should not be allowed a 4x100m Relay Team at the next World Championships.

That, at least, would provide some incentive for the nation to police their own athletes.

A shout out for the Cheer team that trains out of my gym, Altadore.

There’s a pep rally tonight at 9PM — Monday Nov. 24th — for the Open team before they leave for Canadian Nationals!

Our top gymnast from last season joined the squad this year. And made the transition easily. Cheer teams are always looking for gymnasts!

At Power Cheer Calgary we are 100% committed to our athletes. Our focus is to supply them with the best instruction and the most up-to-date, safe training techniques. We are focused on providing our athletes with individual attention, helping them to set and attain their goals, to learn the value of hard work, team spirit and commitment. …

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