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Men’s Gymnastics Team Competition is VERY competitive around the World.

I am not all that surprised that tiny Puerto Rico (pop. 4million) knocked off the USA (300 million) and Brazil (190 million).

Under the new FIG code of points, your team score can drop by several points for a single error.

But this is a fantastic result for Puerto Rico. Congratulations to everyone in gymnastics on the island!

“It’s a historic medal,” gymnast Tommy Ramos said. “I’m not surprised because we have worked hard for this and always believed we would succeed.”

Puerto Rico wins historic gold in men’s team gymnastics at Pan Ams – International Herald Tribune

GymnasticsResults.com

Favourites USA had problems early on. But I still have faith they will rank in the top 12 at Worlds 2007. The team is definitely on the upswing. Details on the American performance:
U.S. men win bronze at Pan Am Games – WCSN

I’ve been twice to Gymnastrada in the past. And certainly wish I could have been there in Austria. Looks like this was the best ever.

Photos from the FIG Gala:

Esthetics from SCHWEDEN… light, playful, but with total assurance!

Precision and elegance from JAPAN…

GymFamily.Com FIG Gala

GYMmedia.com has a section of their website dedicated to coverage of the event which wrapped up July 14th.

GYMNAESTRADA 2007

ORLANDO, Fla. — An Alabama woman died after she fell 15 feet from an apartment balcony, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

Jessica Ashley Hawkins, 20, asked two friends to take her to the hospital after she struck the ground headfirst Thursday evening. …

Hawkins lost consciousness in the car on the way to the hospital, according to a sheriff’s incident report. …

The investigation revealed nothing had gotten out of hand,” Solomons said. “By all appearances, this is just a very, very tragic accident.”

FOXNews.com – Woman Dies Doing Handstand on Balcony – Local News | News Articles | National News | US News

Thanks Jacob Small.

Keeping up a great tradition of success in acrobatic sports, the fans in Rio had much to cheer about.

Members of the women’s Brazilian gymnastics national team salute the crowd after winning the silver medal in the team competition of the Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Saturday, July 14, 2007. The US took the gold, and Mexico took the bronze.

(AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

ESPN – Gymnastics Photo Wire

Canada’s Jared Walls performs on the high bar during the men’s qualifying round and team competition of the Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Saturday, July 14, 2007. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

ESPN – Gymnastics Photo Wire (Click NEXT or PREVIOUS to see more gymnastics photos from Brazil.)

Jared was married in June, by the way. Congratulations!

And he qualified for the Final on horizontal bar.

We’ve linked to a trampoline and tumbling blog posted by American Brett Miller under both Trampoline and Tumbling in our right hand navigation column. And subscribed.

News and information from the world of Trampoline and Tumbling (with a special focus on Missouri and Region IV)

It’s well done.

Check Brett’s sample post regarding Facebook:

While exploring in Facebook, trying to understand more about the site, I found that there are a couple of groups set up specifically for trampolinists and tumblers:

• USAG – Tumbling & Trampoline: For all us who know that tumbling is not “just rolling on the ground” and trampoline is not “like what you do in your backyard.” Just figured this was a good way for all of us to stay in touch with each other. (created by Gino Mortillaro)
• Elite Trampolinists and Tumblers: For every elite trampolinist and tumbler. (created by Nate H)
  
  Tramp and Tumble across the web

You need to be a member of Facebook (free) if you want to see those pages, of course.

This is Dr. Jeni McNeal, a sport scientist to whom we frequently link from this site. She works with the U.S. Elite Coaches Association and the U.S. National Diving Team amongst many others.

We got in a day hike after Adlard’s High Performance Training Camp.

photographer – George Novak – larger original

TOPs National Testing at the Women’s National Team Training Center in Texas.

TOPs National Testing – flickr – more photos

TKO has been commenting on different BIG release skills.

When asked about Gaylord 2 on Women’s Bars, I was left scratching my head. Had it ever been done?

Click PLAY or watch Chelsea Otto’s bar routine at the 1999 American Classic on YouTube.

That’s what Men would call a Gaylord 2. The unusual dismount is full-twisting double back OVER the bar.

For comparison, watch mighty Mo Huilan at the 1994 Asian Games on bars doing what Men call a Gaylord 1 (double front over the bar to regrasp). It’s now called the Mo Salto on Bars in her honour.

Click PLAY or watch Mo on YouTube.

And wrong-way el-grip dismount.

Interesting release move on horizontal bar despite deduction for extra swing.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Thanks TCO.

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