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Triple Full posted some interesting news:
— Two years from now, Dutch ring specialist Yuri van Gelder will be seen doing something quite spectacular: Performing his ring routine while suspended from Rotterdam’s Erasmus Bridge, so as to promote the 2010 World Championships, which will be held in Rotterdam (also site of the 1987 Worlds).
The stunt was announced yesterday by the organizing committee of the 2010 Worlds. …
larger original – flickr – name
The Couch Gymnast has posted 6 leotards to choose from in a poll: World’s Worst Leotard Heat 1…
I voted for …
#3; Nineties Geometric Uzebekistani style (Oksana Chussovitina) – larger version
Triple Full has a scathing review of the FIG (International Gymnastics Federation) website. Especially their photo galleries.
… Have you ever had the feeling that the FIG didn’t really know what it was doing? That it was just making things up as it went along, with nary a thought for the consequences of its decisions? We most definitely have. Over the years we’ve had countless discussions about how the FIG was ruining our sport with its trillion stupid rules, none of which increased the appeal of the sport in the slightest. Over the years we’ve spent days if not weeks lamenting the fact that gymnastics is no longer the artistic sport it once was, that competitions are no longer held the way they once were, etc. Often these conversations ended in a mega-frustrated “Can’t the FIG see what it’s doing? Don’t they watch their own competitions?”
Well, it appears they don’t. Or at least their press people and webmasters don’t. …
Triple Full – In Which We Say Unkind Things about the FIG
The FIG website for years barely worked at all.
The current edition I would say is “not bad”.
Federation International Gymnastique – official website
At least it provides RSS feeds like this one: Main RSS. If you are one of the 10% of people who use an RSS Reader, that feature is critical.
Certainly I ignore their site, visiting it as infrequently as possible.
This is the last of the MostepanovaFan video guides to the 2009 Code of Points.
Many are hoping she makes more. Leave a comment or rating on any of her YouTube videos if you want to add your voice.
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related MostepanovaFan posts:
gymnastics – bar mounts video balance beam dismounts video video guide to beam mounts
I’ve seen a few male gymnasts do Manna (high V-sit) press to inverted position.
The best was Bill Roth from Temple. (A BIG guy.)
But nothing like THIS.
A gymnast from Jamaica (near the end of her beam routine) at the WOGA Invitational.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
This was linked from Andrew Thornton’s weekly video column on Gymnast: Smooth Skills – Part 18
One commenter says her name is Shanay Gentles.
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.
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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.
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.
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.)
Click through to flickr for more photos.
I post these for Don Anweiler in Iceland who is looking to build one.
Gymnastics Coaching.com 