Olympic Gymnastics

This is a repost from Dec. 2007. Friends are building a pit and I recommended they consider this system. It’s the most durable. And costs less over the long term. And it’s incredibly safe too as I learned when I tested the one at Georgia. ==== Jim Walker, President of Excalibur Gymnastics in Virgina Beach, coached [...]  

SUU Gymnastics to host annual fundraiser, Dec. 8St. George Daily SpectrumCEDAR CITY — Southern Utah gymnastics will host its annual fundraiser, Dec. 8, 7 to 9 pm in the Ballroom of the Sharwan Smith Center. The fundraiser will be ...and more »  

In the mission statement posted on Flathead Gymnastics Academy’s Web site, the words “non-competitive,” “success” and “self-esteem” are written in all capital letters. Below those words is a paragraph explaining the emphasis. The second sentence reads: “It is the nature of competition to produce more losers than winners.” The goal of Flathead Gymnastics, the statement goes on to say, is to create an atmosphere where kids hone their athletic...  

Coach Susie Gallagher helps 11-year-old gymnast Jessica Levesque with her floor routine while other members of the Titans gymnastic club look on during a practice in Dartmouth on Friday. (PETER PARSONS / Staff) WHEN GYMNAST Jessica Levesque performs ...  

A badly translated but cute article from China. … Yang Le, deeply influenced by Olympic champion uncle Yang Wei, was fascinated with gymnastics. Her passion for the gymnastics led her to this school when she was only 3 years old. … Future star of gymnastics: Little girl’s champion dream  

• Badminton and rhythmic gymnastics to take place at site• Will save on building temporary venue at Greenwich PeninsulaThe International Olympic Committee revealed today that an agreement had been reached "in principle" for London organisers to avoid the need to build a temporary £42m arena by moving two sports to Wembley Arena.Although the two sports involved – badminton and rhythmic gymnastics – have not yet officially approved the move, the...  

Whoop. I still can’t get too excited about today’s SPECTACULAR. Olympians Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin join us again for this spectular event. This year’s musical host is Ashley Tisdale, who starred in Disney High School Musical movies. NASTIA LIUKIN SAMANTHA PESZEK SHAWN JOHNSON RAJ BHAVSAR COURTNEY KUPET JONATHAN HORTON IVAN IVANKOV Rushmore Plaza Civic Center, Rapid City, South Dakota – Progressive Skating and [...]  

Alicia Sacramone and Brady Quinn? The gymnast and the quarterback? The “Golden Girl” and the one-time “Golden Boy?” While Sacramone and Quinn seem like an unlikely coupling, she confirmed the relationship in an interview with a gymnastics website: USA Gymnastics: I hear you’ve been attending a lot of Cleveland Browns football games lately. Can you talk [...]  

LONDON — The Americans are making a habit of this 1-2 thing. Bridget Sloan edged teammate Rebecca Bross for the title at the world gymnastics championships Friday night, just as Nastia Liukin beat Shawn Johnson for the Olympic gold medal last...  

The LSU gymnastics team signed four gymnasts after receiving their National Letters of Intent on Monday. Sidney Sanabria-Robles from Caguas, Puerto Rico; Gabby Swart from Coopersburg, Pa.; Sarie Morrison from Dallas, Texas; and Maliah Mathis from San...  

Valentin Uzunov posted an article on The Gym Press: … a 12 week off-season sprint training program, for preadolescent gymnasts (7-12 years of age), who have not had formal sprint training. A detailed discussion is presented on the theoretical and practical application of the key concepts to effective sprinting for vault: optimized running mechanics, [...]  

Ekaterina Kurbatova of Russia leads after the first of five qualifying sessions at the world gymnastics championships, edging Olympic bronze medalist Yang Yilin. Kurbatova, somewhat of a surprise all-arounder, finished with 55.950 points Wednesday. Yilin, the only medalist from Beijing co...  

We’re losing one of the good guys. Adam Wong of the Calgary Gymnastics Centre, Senior National Team Member and two-time Olympian has announced his retirement from gymnastics and the Canadian National Men’s Team. “After much deliberation, I have decided to realize and put focus towards my professional goals outside of the sport. … read more – Gymnastics [...]  

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From AshleyakaFlipper: … montage made by my sister & I about elite gymnastics. The footage is all from the 2008 Olympic trials (this was made before they announced the Olympic team) but it applies to all gymnastics. This montage is a huge inspiration to me, and I hope it does the same for all of you [...]