Little Links 27/2/2010
Do swimmers sweat? Sports MD on The Role of Balance in Sports Blog of Sport on how Gymnastics Equipment Creates Balance Barefoot Running Biomechanics Expert Casey Kerrigan, Hopes to Develop a “Naturally Compliant” Shoe
Decision made on Chinese gymnasts
FIG have released an update on their website regarding Dong Fangxiao and Yang Yun. In the case of Dong Fangxiao, the Executive Committee constituted that there was a
Decision expected regarding Chinese age controversy
In December, FIG released a statement regarding the two Chinese gymnasts who were suspected of having violated minimum age requirements for participation in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.
Little Links 25/2/2010
Char wrote a nice piece on Aerial Skiier Ashley Caldwell Your chair is your enemy - a piece from The New York Times Aileen Gallagher of NY Magazine on Why figure
Music Choice
A few months ago, I posted about music choice in gymnastics. Ollie Williams, a Sports journalist for the BBC is currently in Vancouver covering the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Nastia VS the Media
It seems that Nastia Liukin isn't too impressed with the media attention she is currently
Little Links 23/2/10
Shawn Johnson has suffered an ACL tear and under went surgery last week - I wish her a successful & speedy recovery Well done to Chris O'Connor of Ireland who won the U17
And in first place…
My girls competed excellently at the competition last weekend. Their individual scores were so consistent that we came away with the team gold. I'm so delighted for them.
A Quick Update
This is just a quick little post to update you on how things are going in my gym. We’re smack – bang in the middle of competition season
Little Links 17/2/10
Become a fan of British Gymnastics on Facebook New Shawn Johnson leotards for spring - opinions? Sports MD has an article on "Healing after a Traumatic Event" Blythe is running a poll
Little Links 16/2/10
As mentioned in a previous post Dublin has been chosen as the European Capital of Sport for 2010. Keep an eye on what's going on sports wise in
Hand Positions for Back Flips on Beam
Yet again, another great video from Gymstarts Community - "The Gymnastics Minute". Kellie Mizoguchi discusses hand positioning for back flips on the beam. It's something my gymnasts find
Little Links 12/2/10
With 895 days to go until the London 2010 Olympics, a decision has been made to hold the rhythmic gymnastics competition in Wembley Arena, BBC Sport have an update on
2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics on Twitter
With the Winter Olympics fast approaching wired.com have compiled a list of all of the American Olympians who are on Twitter. It's great, over a third of the
Little Links 10/2/10
Irish Gymnastics maintains funding levels for the 'National Governing Body (NGB) Core Grant' allocation for 2010 receiving an allocation of €169,545, the same as in 2009. Read more







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