I don't get the wearing eye liner and mascara to gym practice and at competitions - gymnastics is a sport - or you have to be really careful about it at least - better to think more on the sport of it than like it's a dance or fashion show or something like that..Des Moines Muay Thai

Thank you! :) I`m happy to hear you enjoy them! :)

Cool! You submitted some great photos to the multimedia page for the 2007 World Championships: http://www.gymchat.com/multimedia/artisticgymworlds2007.php !

We have photos online, too! :) So far most of the qualification is up, but team finals and AA are still to come also! :)

"US Anastasia Liukin is seen in action to win the silver medal the women's uneven bars final at the Gymnastics World Championships in Stuttgart, southern Germany, Saturday, Sept. 8, 2007" Talk about flexible! Overflexibility! ...The pancake with legs oversplit on mats.

Awesome photos!

ESPN has good gymnastics photos from the 2007 World Gymnastics Championships! The index page is: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/apphoto/wire?id=1550 Some awesome ones: Nice splits from Shawn Johnson! There has been a lot of talk about Shawn's unflexibility and not getting the 180 on her split jumps - this is good though! :D "U.S. Shawn Johnson competes on the floor on her way to win[ Read More... ]

you could try using beam slippers also, related post: "skin peel off from turns on beam" http://www.gymchat.com/messageboards/viewtopic.php?t=373

For the USA, Bridget Sloan was selected as the alternate, announced Thursday. [quote]Team newcomers are new national champion Shawn Johnson, Ivana Hong, Samantha Peszek and Shayla Worley. Bridget Sloan will serve as alternate, sources with the U.S. team confirmed to IG on Thursday. Johnson, Liukin and Worley will compete all events on Sunday. [/quote][ Read More... ]

The alternate Andreea Grigore on Romania's women's team is going in, Ana Maria Tam

For German team: Fabian Hamb

[quote=frizzy]Zamo helping the team: Rodionenko said a solid performance at the recent University Games helped Zamolodchikova make her seventh consecutive world team. "I'm a grown up and I understand perfectly that right now I am not at my peak," said Zamolodchikova, who will turn 25 on Sept. 19. "I don't doubt that I wouldn't even be on the team if there weren't any injuries. I feel like[ Read More... ]

German team: men's: Fabian Hamb

We take bites of snacks when we get hungry too, but no set time for it unless like you said it overlaps lunch time or something like that. Fruit, vegetables, crackers, cereal, popcorn, the left over pizza, lol. I don't think kids should have to ignore being hungry or thirsty - it can really affect your concentration and increase your risk of injury then. Plus, anyways it is recommended that you[ Read More... ]

my gym isn't in those hot hot areas, but we have air conditioning yay! :D spraying is fun too tho and we do that too! with the increased temps. now, getting hotter and hotter temps., global warming, maybe more gyms will get the air conditioning rather than lose business!

the switch to allow the girls to compete in tank leotards rather than just long sleeve leotards was a good change, now time for allowing girls to compete in shorts too!

cool idea on posting new different hair styles! i don't get the wearing eye liner and mascara to gym practice and at competitions - gymnastics is a sport - doesn't it smear off? - or you have to be really careful about it at least - better to think more on the sport of it than like it's a dance or fashion show or something like that like why do we have to use tan tape at competitions - in[ Read More... ]