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Some videos of the 2009 World Gymnastics Championships posted already on Gym Chat TV. Here's Ivana Hong's prelims uneven bars routine: [GCTV]2635[/GCTV]

After the 1st day of qualifiers WOGA's Rebecca Bross is first in the all-around. China's He Kexin is first in the bars...no surprise on that one...here's some results posted at the USA Gymnastics website: 2009 World Championships London, Great Britain Oct. 14, 2009 Women’s preliminary round standings [COLOR=#003399]Complete results[/COLOR] All-around 1. Rebecca Bross, Plano, Texas/WOGA[ Read More... ]

Good choice for Nastia, DWTS takes a lot of practice time and it is also not worth the injury risk for her when she really wants to compete and compete to win and is training new routines. And then there would be another ballerina on the show besides Melissa Rycroft (from Bachelor) - who also was a Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader - Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders do have lots of dance experience/practice.[ Read More... ]

I thought Dancing with the Stars asked Nastia too! It is a lot of practice time they do. You can read about Shawn's experience on Dancing with the Stars directly from Shawn on her blog, on her official website (www.shawnjohnson.net). Here is what she wrote after the 2nd week of competition (last week): [quote]

Related: "What's your BMI? Too thin going out of style!" https://www.gymchat.com/totally-off-topic-forum/98/whats-your-bmi-too-thin-going-out-of-style Also info on how to calculate BMI.

Diego Hypolito not an actor: [quote] Diego Hypolito, double world champion in the men's floor exercise, hopes to win his country's first Olympic gymnastics gold and prefers his down-to-earth gym to the trappings of a celebrity lifestyle. "I'm not an actor, I'm an athlete and the big problem with the Brazilian people is that they want to turn athletes into actors," he told Reuters in an[ Read More... ]

I do just the 'regular' stuff for rips - clean it with soap and water, put bandaid on it, etc. Some of the girls have those gibson sticks, I don't know any of them that use Preparation H, or Udder Balm, or the other ways. Anwyays, Rick from gymnasticscoaching posted where to get the Udder Balm and how gymnasts use it to help heal their rips faster. [quote]UltraBalm - Udder Balm for gymnasts[ Read More... ]

It was a good one! Double-twisting layouts, they got more tumblers! The roller-coaster move was cool!

Bring It On #4: In It To Win It on ABC Family tonight, check post http://www.gymchat.com/messageboards/viewtopic.php?p=20605#20605 for youtube previews.

Bring It On #4 is on tonight on ABC family: Bring It On 4: In It To Win It - Trailer [youtube]wHv3hdP9M08[/youtube] Bring it On: In It To Win it - The Shets Routine [youtube]7jolpgERw4s[/youtube] cheerleading routine

Alicia Sacramone withdrew from college (Brown University) to concentrate on the upcoming 2008 Olympics. Courtney Kupets decided to concentrate on college and not go for the Olympics: [quote]Kupets would have been the first American gymnast ever to try out for the Olympics while still in college. Brown University's Alicia Sacramone withdrew from college to continue her Olympic bid. Even in an[ Read More... ]

I agree with you hotchili! Here's Mary Lou Retton's opinion on ballet: Ballet not for mary lou retton "I knew right away that the ballet class was not for me. {Bela laughing] I didn't like the frilly little you know graceful dance moves" From a video on Sidewalks TV, interview with Bela Karolyi and Mary Lou Retton: http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1321252331/bctid1323280306[ Read More... ]

Girl Thrown Through Basketball Hoop (high quality) [youtube]WcD8ExEKxcg[/youtube] posted on http://www.gymchat.com/messageboards/viewtopic.php?t=9214

Ballet can be boring. Gymnastics clubs shouldn't require it. There are other ways to build the dance skills. It would be more fun at least if they included the boys in the class and did the lifts and dance parts together. My gym doesn't require it. Alicia Sacramone did miss points on the same dance skill at 2 major competitions; she says it looks like they're taking that skill out. She[ Read More... ]

I think it's a great idea. Ballet really helps you get great scores, it helps develop a strong toe point, good balance, nice straight legs and good technique and teaches you how to dance with the music for floor routines as well as how to present your routines better. You often find those who have done dance, especially ballet will do great in competitions. Ballet also helps a lot with turns[ Read More... ]

Ballet is a lot different from gymnastics, gymnastics practice, even gymnastics conditioning - it's a lot slower paced you know. So, a lot of gymnasts probably would not want to be required to take ballet. There isn't one way to training / practicing, so gymnasts should do what works for them. Shawn Johnson is an awesome example of different than usual training that works and is fun!!

It is not required, though was highly stressed by our old director. We even had a class called, "dance for gymnasts'. It was kind of boring, and the girls who took it were pretty much forced to by their parents, but I took it seriously and benefited A LOT. I'm now known for being one of the best dancers in the gym, even other teams notice. The class is still offered, but the new director[ Read More... ]

Anyone's gym require a ballet or dance class/instruction for the competitive/pre-team gymasts? My gym used to bring in a dance teacher for like an hour a week to do dance with the team girls, but they cut it out, not sure why. Guess they didn't get the results for the amount of time spent with practice on the dance, or complaints. They had brought in a ballet teacher in years ago to do the same[ Read More... ]

Requiring ballet for gymnasts: [quote]Today, the ballet school offers world class programs from pre-ballet to advanced levels. Clifford said all students enrolled in gymnastics are required to take a ballet class. The center also offers Fit by Five preschool learning experience for toddlers, gymnastic and cheerleading classes for boys and girls from beginner to advanced levels as well as special[ Read More... ]

[quote]The 9-year-old capped off a stellar season by earning "A" camp status at the 2007 USA National Top Testing Gymnastics competition, beating out 100 other gymnasts in her age group to qualify for the competition's highest honor. Over the course of the two-day event, held Oct. 5-7 at the USA National Team Training Center in Houston, Tori scored 83 points and earned an all-expenses paid[ Read More... ]

Sports Illustrated photo shoot: [quote]When a Sports Illustrated photographer arrived for a shoot, they headed for a cornfield - of course. But the shot won't be all cliche. "He put a (balance) beam in the cornfield," Johnson said. "It was stacked on a bunch of crates until it was 11 feet high." Up went Johnson, balancing high above the stalks. "My dad had to stand underneath," she[ Read More... ]

Shayla Worley is going for the Onodi to two feet on beam getting named after her at Worlds: [quote]"I'm super excited that hopefully I will compete my skill on beam (Onodi to two feet), and it will be named after me," Worley said. "The biggest goal is to help our team win the World Championships - to win that gold! All we need to do is hit. We are, in my opinion, by far the best team out there.[ Read More... ]

[quote=gotchalk35]lol..im 5' 10" and im a level 7...lol i never really let it get in the way of gymnastics tho =][/quote] Cool! tallest acrobat? "At 6'5", Leland Tilden of RISING DESCENT stunt team is the world's tallest acrobat." video: http://www.metacafe.com/watch/259506/gymnasty/ Tallest female elite artistic gymnast: Svetlana Khorkina: 5'5" ? 6 moves named after her in the Artistic[ Read More... ]