WORLD CUP 2005
Ghent, Belgium, May 1, 2005.
DiLuzio,
brand new to international competition, came up strong on the
vault, scoring a 9.312, and taking the silver medal. But it was
crowd-favorite Alicia Sacramone whose 9.325 on Floor, and 9.462
on Vault made her the big winner of the day.See Article
THE FRONT
HANDSPRING
Vault, at first glance, seems to be a very simple event. Run
fast, fly high, score big, right? Remember, this event is
considered as difficult as any other, so don’t let the very
short performance time fool you.
AMERICAN CUP 2005
US Victorious at the American Cup. The newly revamped
American Cup has been forced to the front of the gymnastics
world this week, with the communities eyes upon the competitors
at the Nassau Coliseum, in Long Island, NY.
THE GIANT
“In the late 1970’s, Elena
Davydova first performed a skill that has become the basis for
today’s optional Uneven Bar routines – the Giant. Technically,
this skill is known as a Backward Giant Circle, and many
variations exist.”
US CLASSIC 2004
DiLuzio. Harris.
Kupets. Orlando. Postell. Uzelac. Vise. The nation’s best
gathered in NY for the U.S. Classic of Gymnastics May 14 – 16,
2004. Rochester’s Blue Cross Arena was the site for this Senior
and Junior Elite gymnastics competition.
How To Parent a
Champion? “Am
I doing the right thing with my aspiring gymnast?” Many parents
are plagued by this question as their daughter progresses
through the sport of gymnastics. What means are available to
the parent to ensure their child’s success in the sport? Article
VISA AMERICA CUP 2004
Exciting coverage of this premier Gymnastics event which took
place Sunday, February 28th at New York's Madison Square Garden.
This event, showcasing Olympians and World Champions from the
past years, is a prelude to the Olympic Trials and the 2004
Olympic Games in Athens.
See Full Story
THE KIP
A gymnast’s career is loaded with skills, increasing in
difficulty from the first forward roll. Like few other
sports, gymnastics is forever demanding more from its
participants. There is always another twist to add, another flip
to learn. And the first major roadblock in most gymnasts’ career
is the KIP.
A VISIT WITH THE UTAH UTES
Gym Rev team
member Lizzie Morton recently
visited Kristen Riffanacht at the University of Utah. See one of
the Nation's premiere NCAA gymnastics teams in a meet with
Minnesota. Lizzie's impressions and photos from the
meet.
THE
SPLIT
Gymnasts around the world are known for their flexibility.
Although the rhythmic gymnast is historically more flexible than
the artistic gymnast, both athletes are among the most limber in
all sports. One skill, one pose, one element seems to be the
benchmark of flexibility, and that skill is known as the split.
See Article
COUNTDOWN TO STATES - PART III "With
approximately 6 days left until the State Championships, Katie,
Lizzie, and Megan are training hard in the gym, and beginning to
gather the focus they will need to excel. As we enter the final
week of preparation for the State Championships, the girls’
training will finally ease up, if only a little." See Full Story
THE HANDSTAND PRESS
Brian Bakalar's latest installment
in his ongoing series of articles
about conditioning. "This skill is among the most important
key elements in the sport, and an effective training element, as
well."
COUNTDOWN TO STATES - PART II
"The girls have learned the routines
to near perfect detail at this point,
so their scores will be based
entirely on their ability to perform the elements. No longer
are they concerned with learning proper hand placements, proper
steps, or alignment in their routines." See Full Story
HAVING A WINNING ATTITUDE A lot has been
written about “attitude,” as it relates to sports in general,
and gymnastics in particular. In fact, in today’s society, we
are inundated with catchy phrases like “attitude is everything,”
and “attitude is a little thing that can make a BIG
difference.”
See Article
COUNTDOWN TO STATES - PART I The first in a series of reports on the
preparation and training of a small group of Level 6 gymnasts
from Gymnastics Revolution. These athletes, ages 10, 12, and
13, will compete in December 2003 in the Connecticut State
Championships. See Full Story
MENTAL CONDITIONING "Ask any athlete
of the highest caliber what allows them to perform, and the
answer is bound to be the same: Mental Conditioning. Coaches
for decades have struggled with methods to instill that
toughness in their athletes, and in today’s world of sports, it
has become an essential part of training." See Article
COLLEGE GYMNASTICS
Kristen Riffanacht is a sophomore at the University of Utah, and
a leading member of Utah’s women’s gymnastics team. As a
freshman, she led the team on Vault, and was a contributor on
all three other events. Read about Kristen's experiences her
first year in the NCAA.
See Story
ABDOMINAL CONDITIONING
"Without question, gymnasts are among the most physically fit
and powerful of athletes. Parents often make comments about
higher-level gymnasts’ bodies, noting the strong arms, the
dynamic calves, or, most often, the trim and carved stomach." See Article
GYMNASTICS AT HOME
"Is home gymnastics a good
idea? The answer is, “does it matter?
I
can say this because no matter how many warnings go out, no
matter how many times they are told otherwise, kids are going to
do their gymnastics at home." See Article
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