Watching amazing NCAA athletes, I sometimes forget they are there mainly for the academics.
European Championships 2023, Antalya, Turkey
Definitive entries have been posted.
Entry tickets will be free — but I can’t imagine how they will organize that. First come, first served? Lottery?
11 to 16 April 2023 in the tourist city of Antalya.
Adem Asil – Egypt to Turkey
Adem Asil (né: Abdelrahman Elgamal (Arabic: عبد الرحمن الجمل) is an AA superstar and the Worlds 2022 Rings Champion.
He was 15th AA at the Tokyo Olympics.
After finishing 37th AA representing Egypt at the 2017 Worlds, Adem left his parents in Egypt to move to Turkey (Türkiye) because his coach had relocated there.
Be clear that Adem did not move because of problems in Egypt. In fact, Gymnastics in Egypt is booming. They have a terrific National Training Centre.
He began competing under the name Adem Asil in 2021. A reinvention. But his teammates still call him Abdel in the Gym.
It’s a great story. Click over to FIG to read more:
Click PLAY or watch his Qualification routine on YouTube.
Beat Surf Tendo Dancers – Doing it to Death
This video from last year keeps popping up on my social media feeds.
I love it.
They’ve got soul in Yamagata, Japan.
Choreographer moga_almeri.
introducing Cartwheels
Happy 102nd Birthday Ágnes Keleti
A famed Hungarian-Israeli retired Olympic and world champion artistic gymnast and coach, Ágnes is the oldest living Olympic champion and medalist, reaching her 102nd birthday January 9, 2023.
Becky Downie – 2023 Bars
Queen Derrian Gobourne
My most memorable choreography of 2023, so far.
And I’ve seen Barbie Girl. 😀
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (music cuts out at one point)
Fisk ~ history
Something tells me it won’t be too many years before Fisk is one of the National contending teams.
NCAA Power rankings – week 1
Spencer would never call his overview a “power ranking” — because that’s ball sport talk. 😀
But in his analysis these teams are happy with their first meet:
- #3 Cal
- #6 UCLA
- #9 Denver
- #10 Ohio State
- #20 Pittsburgh
- #1 Oklahoma
These teams will be reconsidering line-ups:
- #4 Michigan
- #10 LSU
- #14 Missouri
- #26 Oregon State
- #38 BYU
Detailed review – Week 1 Rankings and Notes
Gymnastics Coaching.com 