Shona Morgan signs with Stanford

View on the stanford site here.

Initially I thought that this might mean an end to her international career, but the article does say that she will stay on the national team, so that is good news. Some international gymnasts such as Daria Bijak have maintained their international careers while competing in the NCAA. The team environment of NCAA can be very motivating, however, I believe there is a limit to the amount that athletes can train while competing in the NCAA. I think this is about 20 hours per week, which is much less than most international gymnasts train. Still, it will be interesting to see how she progresses and we wish her the best of luck.

Pit System

Check out the pit system in the video below. It looks like an interesting way to convert a multi-purpose hall into a gym.

Ads with gymnastics

The recent Toyota Hybrid Camry ad here in Australia featured some gymnastics. Watch it below:

Rizzo has surgery

The shoulder injury that caused Philippe Rizzo to withdraw from the Pacific Rim Championships turns out to have been more serious than initially thought. He has recently had surgery on his shoulder, which now puts both Commonwealth Games and Worlds in doubt for him this year.