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Dominique Moceanu tweeted a link to this – a “Gymnastics Cruise“. It’s a week long cruise stopping at Texas, Cayman Islands, Jamaica and Mexico. From the prices it looks like the cheapest you would pay for it is just under $1,500 .
The only connections to gymnastics are the following:

Fun Activities with Special Guest Dominique Moceanu
Meet & Greet, Autograph and Photo Session….More to be announced

There are some gymnastics related activities:

Handstand Contest (lets see how long you can hold it on a boat)
Gymnastics Trivia
Private Showing of Stick It!
Scavenger Hunt (Find passengers …

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The Hindu asks “Can India do the unbelievable in gymnastics?”
Isle of Man gymnast Alex Hedges has been blogging for Channel 4 – here he watches as two teammates succumb to injuries
Char from Sports Girl Play has ditched her Super Mom Cape for a while
Star Tribune has a Q & A session with Bela Karolyi
Q: How long will it take Johnson to get back into peak form?
A: I knew the time would come very, very shortly to see her back with the same kind of hunger and same kind …

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With 12 days to go, the FIG has put up their World Championships website. The side bar links to press  coverage, training schedules, participants list, start lists & results and much more. Check it out!

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Andy Thornton has written about who he feels are the top 12 contenders to take the All Around Gold at the World Gymnastics Championships in Rotterdam this month.
1. Rebecca Bross
2. Aliya Mustafina
3. Ksenia Afanasyeva
4. Jiang Yuyuan
5. Ana Porgras
6. Mattie Larson
7. Tatiana Nabieva

8. Huang Qiushuang

9. Deng Linlin
10. Koko Tsurumi
11. Lauren Mitchell
12. Bridget Sloan
What do you make of Andys selection? Who would you include to or remove from the list above?

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Poor Olivia Curran, only days before competing she has had to withdraw from the Commonwealth Games. Olivia tore her ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) whilst training on bars on Wednesday. What a pity. Olivia is obviously gutted, she deferred going to University to qualify for the Commonwealth Games, she tells the BBC;
“I’ve been doing gymnastics since I was three. I went to the Commonwealth Youth Games when I was 13 and that really opened my eyes to big competition,” she added.
“I’ve had four-year plan to get to …

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BBC will show Gymnastics events from the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, broadcasting is scheduled to begin at the below times. Note that there will be highlights and live coverage so the times will not be exact and also other sports are included in the program time. The gymnastics coverage will be shown at some time during the scheduled program. I’d suggest Sky +ing or taping if you’re afraid of missing anything.

Monday 4th October

BBC One 14.15 – Men’s Artistic Team Final
BBC One 17.00 – Highlights of Mondays events with a …

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The BBC will broadcast the Opening Ceremony of the 2010 Commonwealth Games from 2pm on BBC One
Sue Barker presents live coverage from the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi, India, as 60,000 spectators and a television audience of millions witness the official opening of the 19th Commonwealth Games. A spectacular and colourful curtain-raiser is expected as India celebrates hosting the event for the first time, while competitors from 71 nations enter the arena in the Parade of Athletes, which marks the start of 11 …

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Shannon Miller was named AT&T American Cup Honorary Chairperson for 2011. Tickets for the event, taking place in the Florida’s Veterans Memorial Arena (Florida) on March 5th next year went on sale on Wednesday. Shannon and Bela Karolyi were present at the event.

The 2011 AT&T American Cup -  an all-around competition for both men and women, will begin at 11:30 a.m. on March 5, 2011. For only the second time in the competitions history, the AT&T American Cup will be part of the FIG …

Tweet Huntingdon gymnasts Luke Folwell, Alex Hedges, Charlotte McKenna, Luke Carson, Tori Simpson and Emma White all set for the Commonwealth Games
Burren Gymnastics Club in Ireland is looking for a WAG coach
Alicia Sacramone launches new website and Fan Club
Al Sharif, Secretary-General of the Dubai Sports Council believes Dubai can do well at gymnastics

Tweet If like me, you read message boards such as The Chalk Bucket and have no clue about how the USA’s Level’s System works – luckily Geoffrey Taucer has posted up a brief enough explanation of the levels.
In the USA Gymnastics Junior Olympic program, there are set rules throughout the country for each level. For the lower levels (2-6 for girls and 4-7 for boys), there are specific routines set by USAG, so every kid in the country will be doing the same routines at these …

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Former Olympic Gymnast and current Sky Sports Presenter Suzanne Dando talks about her early struggles and rise to fame.
BBC’s Ollie Williams reports on Daniel Keatings missing Worlds and what Beth Tweddle makes of the gymnasts representing GB in the Commonwealth Games.
Going for Gold talks about the nominative team entries for Worlds.
New Zealand Commonwealth Gymnastics Teams have injury problems

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The gymnastics competitions will take place in the Indira Gandhi Arena or IG Indoor Stadium.

Artistic Gymnastics will take place from the 4th to the 8th of October
Rhythmic Gymnastics will take place from the 12th – 14th October

Check out the Commonwealth Games official website for more scheduled events.

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A new interview has been published on Russian gymnast Anastasia Grishina’s website with her Personal Trainer Sergei Zelikson. Here in Part 1, Sergei discusses the current status of gymnastics in Russia and about Anastasia. Google translate has done a good job here – so you can read in english. It’s an interesting read. Wonder when part 2 will be.

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Like Shawn Johnson in the USA, Beth Tweddle has joined the campaign in the UK to highlight the benefits of drinking milk. It’s similar the campaign in the USA, celebs and idols lending a hand to promote something good.
“I am very passionate about sport and living a healthy lifestyle and want to encourage young people into physical activity. I think that this campaign will achieve exactly that.
“Milk has maybe been seen as a bit old fashioned by young people in the past but it’s …

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Gator’s gymnast Marissa King is said to be out of the Commonwealth Games. The English gymnast has apparently has a slight tear in her left pectoral muscle meaning that she needs rest and won’t heal in time for the Commonwealth Games.
“This is a disappointment for Marissa because she was so looking forward to representing England at the Commonwealth Games,” UF Head Coach Rhonda Faehn said. “She needs to just take some time off so this injury can heal.”
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