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April 30th, 2012 — Gymnastics
CDN Championships May 21-26th | competitors | Facebook | Twitter | most up-to-schedule (PDF)
Aussie Championships begin May 22
Men’s European Championships May 23rd–27th
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CDN Jr Women’s prelims
May 22nd, 2012 — Gymnastics
A very strong meet. Vault, in particular, was impressive for such young, small girls.
1. Shallon Olsen 55.65 (two falls on Beam)
2. Rose-Kalum Woo 54.05
3. Aleeza Yu 53.15
4. Victoria-Kayen Woo 53.05
5. Maegan Chan 52.25
6. Ivy Lu 51.90
7. Jordyn Pedersen 51.30
8. Heaven Latimer 51.25
9. Casey Carvalho 50.85
10. Marianna Colussi-Pelaez 50.50
full results will be posted on Gym Score Depot
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CDN Sr Women’s prelims
May 22nd, 2012 — Gymnastics, Olympics
1. Kristina Vaculik 56.35
2. Victoria Moors 55.650
3. Ellie Black 54.90
4. Jessica Savona 54.30
5. Mikaela Gerber 53.40
6. Maddie Gardiner 52.80
7. Anysia Unick 52.75
8. Brittany Rogers 52.40
8. Dominique Pegg 52.40
10. Jessica Dowling 51.80
full results will be posted on Gym Score Depot
… “There’s a lot of pressure right now and it’s really good to see how everyone is doing,” said Vaculik, who is vying to earn one of five spots on the Canadian women’s team heading to London this summer.
Results from the Canadian championships and a final selection meet at the end of June in Gatineau, Que., will count heavily towards the outcome. …
Vaculik, a two-time Canadian all around champion taking a year off from Stanford University to pursue her Olympic dream, played a key role in helping Canada earn one of just 12 full-team berths at the final qualification for the Games last January. …
GCG – Vaculik tops women’s field in qualifications at Canadian gymnastics championships
Click PLAY or watch an interview with Kristina on YouTube.
Contrary to initial prognosis, it turns out that Peng dislocated the same kneecap a second time on the same skill — double twisting Yurchenko.
Peng Peng Lee Dislocates Knee, Plans Recovery for London
Get well soon.
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LIVE video CDN Championships
May 22nd, 2012 — Gymnastics
Give it a try here.
WAG Floor is streaming. The other 3 apparatus should be working … soon.
Reports are that some folks never did get Vault to stream. We’ll try to get it “fixed” overnight.
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Canadian Championships begin
May 22nd, 2012 — Gymnastics, NCAA, Olympics
Sr FIG women are first up at 3:30pm. Followed by Jr FIG women at 6:30pm. The PLAN is to LIVE VIDEO STREAM every routine from our VIDEO page. You choose the discipline and apparatus you want to watch. Of course it only streams while the competition is in progress.
NCAA Coaches will be welcomed with a VIP credential. And be given start lists.
A fan wishing Peng a speedy recovery from her knee injury suffered yesterday posted this montage of her and Victoria Moors.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
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Aussie Championships podium
May 22nd, 2012 — Gymnastics, Olympics
Brigid McCarthy is covering the Australian National Championships in Sydney.
… the Australian senior WAG team and the visiting Japanese team took to the floor for podium training.
As ever in a podium training there were mixed performances. The core group that started on floor and is ostensibly the group Peggy will select her team from for the head-to-head with Japan consisted of Lauren Mitchell, Emily Little, Ashleigh Brennan, Larrissa Miller, Mary-Anne Monckton, Nikki Chung and Georgia Rose Brown. …
Lauren Mitchell looked super-fit and dynamic and much like a former World floor champion two months before the Olympics. …There were some very welcome returns on floor too. Angela Donald … NCAA returnee Olivia Vivian … Dasha Joura …
read more on Couch Gymnast
photos by Nadia Boyce
related – Australian Nationals: IDP Six Teams results
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Cassina + Kovacs + Kolman
May 22nd, 2012 — Gymnastics, horizontal bar, Olympics
Epke Zonderland: Cassina + Kovacs + Kolman on high bar!
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
That’s from podium training at European Championships. Epke is defending champion.
(via Examiner and @GymPOWER1)
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Daniele Hypolito – Beam
May 22nd, 2012 — beam, Gymnastics, Olympics
Daniele Hypolito (BRA) training towards a a 6.7 D beam routine at the Olympics …
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(via The All Around Gymnastics News on Facebook)
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handstand walking wanderer
May 22nd, 2012 — Gymnastics
As a coach, I don’t like kids walking forwards in handstand. It helps them perfect multiple bad habits. But this guy’s good.
Surrealism and athleticism combine in the upside-down world of a unique individual. Starring the amazing athlete Mark Daniel. Filmed in Madison, Wisconsin on 16 mm film in 1981 by Joel Fletcher.
Click PLAY or watch it on Vimeo.
Did you make it to 4min 35sec?
(via Dian Nissen Ramirez and Milton Giancarlo Mora on Facebook)
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Men’s Gymnastics montage
May 22nd, 2012 — Gymnastics
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Peng Peng injured
May 21st, 2012 — Gymnastics, safety, sport medicine, vault
… this sport is simply too dangerous.
Canadian gymnast Peng Peng Lee was injured in the first day of training at Canadian Championships. On Vault landing, Double Twisting Yurchenko. On the same skill she dislocated her kneecap last year. The same knee was injured.
Fans everywhere are wishing a speedy recovery.
Photo via Grace Chiu on Facebook.
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Men’s Europeans venue
May 21st, 2012 — Gymnastics, photos
A few pics.
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HBO – Weight of The Nation
May 21st, 2012 — physical preparation, psychology, safety
The biggest threat to the health & happiness of children in 2012.
… The four-part HBO Documentary Films series, The Weight of The Nation explores the obesity epidemic in America. Watch all four parts of The Weight of the Nation …
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
… Sodas, juice, sugary breakfast cereals, fast food and most processed snack foods are bad for us, their proliferation corresponding historically with the national weight gain.
Fresh food costs more than junk food, which puts the poor more at risk. Children are surrounded by the siren call of unhealthful food, fad diets don’t work and real change takes time. …
LA Times – Review: HBO’s ‘Weight of the Nation’ pounds away at obesity
… sugary soft drinks are the no. 1 source of calories in our diets,” said Margo Wootan, director of nutrition policy at the Center for Science in the Public Interest. “We get more calories from sodas and sugary drinks than any other individual food — cake, cookies, pizza, anything.” …
Soda giants scramble to fill void as sweets consumption declines
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London 2012 video game
May 21st, 2012 — humour, Olympics, product endorsements
London 2012™ – The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games
Key Features:
Go for Gold
Compete in over 45 events* including all the blue ribbon events plus some all-new events to Olympic videogames offering the ultimate depth and variety. *Includes Motion Control and Party Play events.
More ways to play
Compete in a wide range of challenges and game modes including Olympic Games, Events Mode, Online Mode and Party Play.Feel the Burn
For the first time ever in an Olympic Games video game, play using Motion Control with a dozen different events enabled for PlayStation®Move and Kinect™ for Xbox 360®Compete for Global Glory
Take the competition online with leader boards tracking personal medal counts, and earn National Pride points with each medal you win for your country – keep playing and improve your nations standing! …details
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Here’s the Olympics venues flythrough. (VIDEO)
See how that game was created using Autodesk. (VIDEO)
via @gymnewstics
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