Don't mind me, just testing YouTube embedding. Can't believe I didn't try it before. This is all VERY complicated for a newbie blogger such as myself. Hope it works!
Trudy McIntosh and Melinda Cleland cooked up a storm in this little-known profile piece that aired in the lead-up to the Sydney Olympics. Very cute. "Whaddya reckon, Min?" Video courtesy of AusGymVids (whose magnificent archived collection is making its way over to YouTube).
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I'm trying to figure out who the man is who narrates that fluff. I so know it but it's not coming to me!
Thanks for sharing though Mez. Love things like this! I hope there are a few before/during Beijing. I know the Olympics on home soil really called for fluffs like this to be made for Sydney, therefore we have less a chance of getting fluffs for this Olympics, but I really do want to see some. This is probably the first time since Sydney where we've truly deserved some fluff pieces, as I think, at least individually, that Australian gymnasts are in a great palce right now and deserve some fluff. Think of all the possibilities! :)
Keep embedding Mez, if you find good stuff like this video. But don't overdo it. One thing I hate about that blog, the Olympic Effect is how every entry has about 17 videos embedded into it and it gets kind of annoying trying to scroll down.
Larissa
Oh don't worry. I will do my best to exercise restraint :P I don't plan to go crazy with it, I know how annoying excessive scrolling is. It took enough trouble putting one video in, let alone six or seven!
I joined a forum that gives blogging advice so I hope to be able to shape the blog from their tips.
:)
Love the blast from the past!
Hey there.
Glad you enjoyed it Mez and shared it. You'll have to keep an eye out, I have heaps more "fluff" pieces coming - that's what I'm doing at the moment. As you could probably imagine, transferring all the comps I've previously shared would and is taking me forever.
Anyway here's the URL for my Groups where it's easy to keep track of things:
- http://www.youtube.com/profile_groups?user=AusGymVids
I'm not sure if this vid has already gone up or not but there's a great one of Frketic training a double layout full twist off bars. Great technique and it looks quite dynamic. One that's up shows you Zeena getting a DTY around in training (mat in the pit I think, but still).
The best one I have though I think is yet to be captured but it's coming - it's pre-Sydney but after team selection and Peggy saying she told Alex she needed a 9.8SV vault (which Peggy didn't expect) and right at the end (so final Trial I gather) she did the Y1.5 and that's what sealed her spot on the team. All quite stupid though when you consider that she then never used her on vault, lol.
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