New Science of Gymnastics Journal – with FIG Contributions

FIG have just posted on the website that the new Science of Gymnastics journal is available on ScienceofGymnastics.com with contributions from FIG members. Below is a list of the contributors and the articles they have contributed to.

Laurita Marconi Schiavon, Roberto Rodrigues Paes
The formation of Brazilian female gymnasts taking part in the Olympic Games (1980-2004)

José Ferreirinha, Joana Carvalho, Cristina Côrte-Real, António Silva
The evolution of real Difficulty Value in elite gymnast Uneven Bar routines over the last five Olympic cycles

Saša Veličković, Dragoljub Petković, Emilija Petković
Case study on different characteristics of the run-up approach for Vault between top and middle class gymnasts

Marise Botti, Juarez Vieira do Nascimento
The teaching-learning-training process in Rhythmic Gymnastics supported by the ecological theory

Vasilis Kaimakamis, George Dallas, Panagiotis Stefanidis, George Papadopoulos
The spread of Gymnastics in Europe and America by education pioneers during the first half of the 19th century

With this and my new The Science of Gymnastics book – I have a lot of great reading to do!