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?.. He is totally inverted before pole recoiled. In some frames, body vertical angle looks like greater than 90 degree (negative inversion?). Right before fly-away his body is in strange position - twisted back in inverted C. ... Barely one year later in London (5.90m) and Rome (5.94m) his jump loo...

I often watch this video from Helsinki '83 (YouTube, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4WUhpPHbgw ). The quality is poor and camera angle is not perfect - it is way back and far from pit, probably across the track lines. My observations could be totally wrong because of that, but this video is weird. ...

Didn't see this before. Here is a interesting historical video of young Russian vaulters including Bubka, Tradenkov, Yegorov: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaCL2J04z8k Russian original ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-Eiij4QWFk ) was made in 1988, but all 3 looks much younger. How old they are he...

Isi's secret is finally revealed: Here is a famous "black stuff":


It is a klister ski grip spray.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ski_wax#Klister_wax

And I am weirdo because I'm using Colophony (pine resin for violin bow)...

Dry:
Spiegelburg
Suhr
Silva

Rain:
Suhr
Spiegelburg
Murer

Isinbaeva and Bleasdale will NH in qualifications.

It will be rainy in both qualifications and final. 5.75 will be enough for gold.
Mesnil
Otto
Walker

Horvat is using tennis ball over the pole tip. I thought I was the last one who ever use it:

Here is a Horvat's 5.55 jump: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnNPQk7IMns And whole day 3 afternoon session is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQDRX9IoIEg Pole vault is at: 49 - 53 min 1h12 - 1h15 1h17 1h24 - 1h26 1h28 - 1h32 1h37 1h50 1h55 2h02 2h14 2h18 - 2h20 2h25 2h31 - 2h42 2h47 2h54 - 2h5...

Here is a Horvat's 5.55 jump:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnNPQk7IMns

Just one surprise: Wei Zhang (CHN) with 5.50 PB didn't qualify (NH).
Ivan Horvat, my countryman and big favorite for gold, qualify for the final.

Hi- I live on Alki and look forward to this event every year. I've posted the photos I took on my website--feel free to take what you need. I don't know a heck of a lot about pole vaulting, so I can't guarantee I got good shots of any particular attempt, but I did try to shoot everyone while I was ...

He was twittering this today:
"Lots of good jumps today in training. Now just need London's miserable weather to clear up for Friday! What are the chances? @AirLewis"