tumbling, tramp, diving, acrobatics, circus, cheer, dance, martial arts, X sports … and more
Romanian Champion 2008 Steliana Nistor finished 5th all-around in Beijing. Monica and a friend launched an impressive fan blog published in both English and Romanian.
Check it out: Steliana Nistor – A Real Champion
Steliana stated she will announce by Oct. 1st whether she will continue competing. Like many Olympians world wide, she is making promotional appearances right now.
original – flickr – Ballerina109
Gymnastike is posting gymnastics training video every Wednesday. Here’s a sample:
Junior National team member Donothan Bailey of Azarian’s Gymnastics in California trains new skills on vault and high bar.
http://www.gymnastike.org/assets/portal/add_ons/mediaplayer-3-16/mediaplayer.swf
Donothan is on the men’s 16-18 junior national team. He trains at Azarian Gymnastics in Aliso Viejo, CA under Coach Eduard Azarian and Coach Tim Klempnauer.
Donothan Bailey Workout – Gymnastike
Vietnamese gymnast Do Thi Ngan Thuong has retired after being suspended by F.I.G. at the Olympics for testing positive for a banned substance. She was the last female gymnast added under the “wild card†program.
… Thuong is a first-year student in the Gymnastics Faculty at Sports and Physical Training University No. 1 in Bac Ninh province, where she is studying to become a coach.
Gymnastics star says goodbye to career – Vietnam Net
I often find people too critical of leos.
Not this time.
Here are some of the worst EVER.
Click PLAY or watch fashion disaster on YouTube.
The Canadian Premiere of a German documentary is Friday, September 19th at the Calgary International Film Festival.
… this tiny little film perfectly captures the paradoxes and myths of the Chinese Olympic juggernaut in its training regimes for children. Seeing the Machine’s toll on the small faces of exhausted, crying children is a revelatory snapshot of a nation’s insistence on dominance and a testimony to its poor citizens and their obligations to the state.
The gymnastic children of The Red Race carry all of these expectations on their proud little shoulders and, through tears and injury, manage to maintain their dignity, striving above all else to make their parents proud and to realize their potential. Despite the slender odds and ceaseless criticism from instructors, they stand firm and behave well beyond their years to exemplify courage and perseverance.
The Red Race is a fascinating study in Chinese methodology and gives us glimpses of golden Olympic obsession and the human costs necessary to achieve it.
The Red Race (2007) – Calgary International Film Festival
This show by Cirque du Soleil opened on 27 July 2008 in Macau.
ZAIA presents a young girl’s perception of the stars and planets, space and infinity, all populated by a panoply of fantastic, literally out-of-this-world creatures. The title, ZAIA, comes from a Greek name meaning “life” and is also reminiscent of Gaia, the living, self-aware, spirit of Earth.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Cirque du Soleil Official Website – ZAIA
I’ve been browsing the internet looking for better software for scheduling rotations in the gym.
Currently I’m using iCal from Apple:
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It’s good. But limited. I’d like something much more powerful. (And not Excel.)
An online solution would be ideal.
Leave a comment if you have a recommendation.
A conference hosted in Calgary, Alberta, Canada November 6-7, 2008.
The 2008 SPIN Summit will highlight a variety of topics relevant to the practical application of applied sport science and medicine with high performance athletes and coaches. A complete schedule will be available shortly but some of the highlights include:
Supplements in High Performance Sport Effectively Servicing Decentralized Training Groups Integrating Sport Science and Medicine with Coaching Keys to Servicing Developing Athletes There will be many other sessions including sport psychology, performance technology and sport medicine.
Guest Speakers
Dr. Gord Sleivert, Canadian Sport Centre Pacific
Dr. Arne Gullich, Germany
Dr. David Smith, Canadian Sport Centre Calgary
Dr. Bob McCormick, Chief Medical Officer, 2008 Canadian Olympic Team
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