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Andrew Thornton posted a video of little known Russian gymnast Oksana Sivovol winning Beam at the 1995 University Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.

Her mount and the 1/1 twist are, I think, the highest I’ve ever seen.

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This video was included in Andrew’s Smooth Skills series on Gymnast.com.

Just as we assumed the International Gymnastics Federation was letting the issue die, the biggest scandal of the 2008 Olympics has jumped back into the headlines.

The FIG has expanded its investigation of the Chinese female gymnasts’ ages to include members of the 2000 Olympic team, it was reported Wednesday.

Secretary General Andre Gueisbuhler said the FIG is looking into reports of falsified ages of 2000 Olympians Dong Fangxiao and Yang Yun, members of the bronze-medal winning team in Sydney. …

FIG Investigating Yang, Dong – International Gymnast

Sept. 19, 2000 file photo, Chinese gymnasts Yang Yun, left, and Dong Fangxiao – source – AP

How did this skill get this name?

Nastia Liukin – larger original – flickr

Deng Linlin – larger original – flickr

UPDATE: The Couch Gymnast linked to a real sheep jump:

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The latest YouTube update on what’s happening at Oakville Gymnastics. Coached by Sue and Kelly Manjak.

Gymnast Sabrina Gill.

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Anne Phillips linked to one of her favourite beam routines of all time:

… includes press handstand to immediate sitting position and the named after her 1 1/4 spin on her back (which hasn’t been repeated by anyone untill today!).

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Li Li now coaches at Buckeye Gymnastics in Ohio.

(via Gymastike)

With a healthy Courtney Kupets back in the line-up, expect 4 time defending Champions Georgia to be ranked #1 in every preseason poll.

Georgia freshmen (from left) Amber Trani, Kat Ding, Gina Nuccio and Mariel Box will try to help the Bulldogs win their fifth straight national championship.

Kelly Lambert/Staff – larger version

… Ding is expected to compete on uneven bars and floor exercise. Trani and Nuccio are projected to compete in all-around.

“They are both very strong, very fit, very explosive and very talented,” Georgia coach Suzanne Yoculan said of Trani and Nuccio. “They will contribute immediately and be real difference makers.” …

Dogs hope freshmen will contribute to 10th title run – Online Athens

Oct. 10-13th Gymnastics Coach Education Course. Contact Catherine Dubinsky from BC Gymnastics if interested:

cdubinsky AT gymnastics.bc.ca

by site editor Rick McCharles

My home club Altadore Gymnastics advertised for a Women’s Head Coach. But better, for us, would be a Technical Director / Head Coach to oversee all our competitive programs: Women’s Artistic, Men’s Artistic, Trampoline and Tumbling.

… I’m a consultant and elder statesman for the program. Currentyly acting “Interim Technical Director” until we find the right person, I’ll be consultant to the hiring committee. Of course I will stay on to assist the incoming TD as long as needed.

If you have good people skills, as well as plenty of experience in leading a National level program, consider this great opportunity. As a training facility, our gym is excellent.

If you want to know more about this opportunity, email Rick McCharles and I’ll send you the details. Or contact the club directly through the website.

Alberta has huge reserves of oil and gas. The economy is booming. Salary and benefits very competitive with any other club in the country. The city is close to the Rocky Mountains and offers great outdoors opportunities.

Altadore Gymnastics Club

When you ask Olympic gymnasts who they admire, many include 2000 Russian Olympian Elena Produnova.

Her greatest moment was nearly sticking this vault at the 1999 World University Games.

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Current A-score: 7.1 (0.6 higher than any other vault being done by a woman, such a Cheng or Amanar vault) and 1.3 more than a DTY.

No other (female) gymnast has successfully landed this vault. Only Choe Jong Sil of North Korea attempted it, at the 1980 Olympics, landing on her back. She clearly could not do the vault.

This video was included in Andrew Thornton’s Smooth Skills series on Gymnast.com.

CAUTION: This vault is extemely dangerous. Most of the catastrophic gymnastics injuries in recent years have resulted from multiple forward somersault skills like this one. One great coach I know has virtually banned them from his gym.

Chris Burdette and wife Kim Zmeskal Burdette are the directors of Texas Dreams Gymnastics in Coppell, TX. They are the personal coaches of US Senior national team member Chelsea Davis at Texas Dreams in Coppell, TX.

Anne Phillips posted a great interview. Chris started as a set-up, take-down preschool instructor. Very entertaining and inspiring.

Click PLAY or watch it on Gymnastike.
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