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German gymnast Fabian Hambuchen the reigning European all-around champion may not be able to compete all six events at the 2010 World Championships in Rotterdam next month. The All Around has reported that at the German National Championships last weekend, Hambuchen competed on 4 pieces only, missing out on vault and floor due to an inflamed achilles tendon.

Hambüchen’s uncertain status leaves head coach Andreas Hirsch with a daunting task. “Fabian has always been a strong all-around gymnast for the team ever since 2003. He will compete at a …

Tweet Spelbound performed with opera singer Katherine Jenkins at Wembley Stadium on Sunday for the Concert For Heroes 2010.

Watch it on YouTube or below:

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Shawn tweeted last night:

The BBC is becoming apart of the Johnson family this weekend They’re moving in!! Haha It is an honor to be working with them!!!
Does anyone know anything about this? The BBC must be making a documentary of some sort based around Shawn….interesting!!
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Thanks to BBC’s Ollie Williams for his speedy response in the comments below!
As far as I’m aware, a crew from our World Olympic Dreams team are with Shawn. She’s one of around 25 athletes from around the world being followed by the BBC …

Tweet I was doing some reading on nutrition this morning and came across this old link from the LA Times from 2008. You may have seen it before, I haven’t. In the below image the LA Times compares the height, weight, age of the 2008 Olympic USA and Chinese Women’s Teams. They wonder does the age requirement in Olympic Gymnastics give  the young and mostly smaller Chinese gymnasts an advantage.

We could discuss the possibility that these “sixteen” year old’s are lying about their age but let’s leave that out …

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From British Gymnastics:

Women’s Artistic
Beth Tweddle
Rebecca Downie
Danusia Francis
Nicole Hibbert
Jennifer Pinches
Hannah Whelan
Men’s Artistic
Sam Hunter
Ruslan Panteleymonov
Dan Purvis
Theo Seager
Louis Smith
Kristian Thomas

Great to see Danusia Francis, Jennifer Pinches and Nicole Hibbert included in the Women’s team but no Daniel Keatings in the Men’s Team. What do you make of the selection?

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This Saturday, six members of Bath Rhythmic Gymnastics Club will be performing live on the BBC1 National Lottery Show. Helen Christie, Annabelle Bartlett, Lynne Hutchinson, Sarah Dennis, Hannah Waite and  Francesca Fox are among a number of groups showing off skills developed using Lottery grants. The National Lottery is underway searching to find the country’s favourite Lottery-funded projects.

Read more This Is Bath.Co.Uk

Tweet Mark from FlipCatch is requesting for readers to send him videos of the worst back flip tutorial ever. I’ve seen some pretty bad ones on YouTube, I’m sure you have too! If you know of any, send them to mark@flipcatch.com

Tweet After a few weeks break I’ve just started training with my gymnasts for the 2010 – 2011 Season. They did really well in their first round of competitions last year, not so well in the second, so this season I’m hoping they’ll continue to enjoy gym but will step up their game. I’ve been looking at their competition requirements and they need to be working hard and concentrating, we have plenty of time – main competitions not beginning until 2011 and some friendlies this side of Christmas.
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Tweet With 32 days to go to the 2010 Commonwealth Games, British Gymnastics has released the names of the members who will represent English Gymnastics.

Women’s Artistic Gymnasts
Marissa King
Imogen Cairns
Laura Edwards
Rebecca Wing
Jocelyn Hunt

Men’s Artistic Gymnasts
Reiss Beckford
Luke Folwell
Danny Lawrence
Max Whitlock
Steven Jehu

Rhythmic Gymnastics Team
Francesca Fox
Lynne Hutchison
Rachel Ennis

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I was reading through the forums on the Chalk Bucket. The 7 page thread began with this post :
I’m just curious as to what other gyms policy is for allowing parents to watch. As of now, my gym allows parents to stay. The problem I find is that many try coaching through the window or from the second floor! I think it might be a distraction and there are some kids who turn around to get mom or dads reaction after each skill. We are making some renovations and …

Tweet A team from Bracknell Gymnastics Club has been invited by British Gymnastics to represent the UK at the Team Gym European Championships in Sweden in October. Unfortunately, as British Gymnastics are not funding their trip to the event, the gymnasts may not be able to travel to compete next month unless they receive extra funding. Between team kits, travel, expenses and accommodation the club estimates that it will need over (at least) £2000 to fund the trip.

Read more on GetBracknell.co.uk

If you or your company are in a position …

Tweet I was so delighted this morning when I opened my reader and saw The Couch Gymnasts latest magazine issue, and was even more so delighted when I read that it featured a section on Irish Gymnastics. I’ve spoken before about the problems that Irish Gymnastics has with funding, I think  Ariel Edesses of Renmore GC has given a fantastic explanation in her interview, as to why you don’t see Irish gymnasts in the Olympics, coach education in Ireland and the levels of fundraising done for clubs and why.
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Tweet A new blogs (at least, to me!) – Elite Gymnastics Stars and The Split Leap
The “40 Hottest Gymnasts of All Time”
Boris Pilkin – The Man Behind Khorkina
World Gymnastics Championships 2010 – Tickets being dispatched soon!

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British Gymnastics is delighted to be working closely with London 2012 on the delivery of Games, which is now just two years away. The full time position of Artistic Gymnastics Manager, which will be crucial to the success of the Men’s and Women’s competitions at North Greenwich Arena has just been advertised on the London 2012 web site.

More information on the British Gymnastics website and job spec here

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Violetta Ballirano aged 15, a member of the Italian National gymnastics team (rhythmic) has reportedly been hospitalized and classed as in a serious condition since falling out of a sixth floor window whilst in Moscow on Saturday. It seems to be rather unclear how the incident happened, reports says that she entered the building and 3 minutes later she landed on the roof of Nissan Qashqai vehicle parked near the entrance to the building. Ballirano is said to be in a critical condition suffering from closed cranial trauma, brain concussion …