I Just Got Pantene-rolled!

How on earth do you tie together a feel-good drama to a hair product?

Well.....kinda like this:



That is one long commercial!  If you're rolling your eyes, just look at it like this:  At least it wasn't an ad promoting the virtues of soft drinks or fast food.

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Les Jeunes Filles et la Vie

I mentioned the movie White Nights yesterday.

Here is a video I did for the LASG rhythmic gymnastics team several years ago, using the music from that opening piece that I liked from the movie:

Saturday Morning Cartoons

Well, it's getting tough finding any "new" cartoons that are gymnastics-related; so this will have to qualify for this weekend:

Rhythmic Gymnast = Mad Ninja Skills

Not only can they pitch a baseball with style....

How rhythmic gymnasts shoot free throws. Noa Kadosh is on staff for the summer at Camp Ramah in the Poconos.

Considering all the amazing things they can do with a ball anyway, color me impressed but unamazed.

She could join the Harlem Globe Trotters.

Hat tip:  Gymnastics Coaching.com

Shin Soo-ji throws like a girl...rhythmic gymnast

Rhythmic gymnast Shin Soo-ji threw the opening first pitch yesterday at a baseball game at Jamsil baseball stadium in Seoul, South Korea:

The South Korean rhythmic gymnast threw out the first pitch at a baseball game in Seoul, South Korea, between the Doosan Bears and the Samsung Lions. But Shin Soo-Ji didn’t just throw her pitch.

 She twisted her body, spun in a circle, threw her leg over her head, and then tossed the ball directly over home plate. 

OK, so it wasn’t directly over the plate. It probably wasn’t even a strike. But the video isn’t really impressive because Soo-Ji’s accuracy. It’s impressive because she practically does a flip mid wind-up and still manages to get the ball to the catcher. 

The pitch stunned the baseball players, got a great reaction from the announces, and amazed the internet. 

According to All K Pop, Shin Soo-Ji’s pitch used an acrobatic move called a “back illusion.” I guess that’s because it looks like the gymnast is turning her back to the plate but she’s actually spinning under leg. 

And here is Son Yeon-jae at the same stadium 2 years ago for the LG Twins, throwing out the first pitch: