Entries Tagged 'Rhythmic' ↓

Disappointed that none of the Japanese teams performed at Gymnaestrada 2011, I was extremely happy to see this performance before the awards of the Junior Japan International, September 24th in Yokohama

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Incredible talent, synchronicity and showmanship.

That was the highlight of the day’s competition for me.

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figchannel on YouTube uploaded a highlights clip from the Rhythmic Team World Championships.

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Hey, Russia lost something. Italy defended their World title in Group All-around.

These 6 teams qualified already through to the Olympics:

Gold: Italy – Total: 55.150
Silver: Russia – Total: 54.850
Bronze: Bulgaria – Total: 54.125

4. Belarus – Total: 52.850
5. Japan – Total: 52.725
6. Germany – Total: 52.675

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Our Rhythmics Olympic Champion is still on top.

Results Individual All-around Final

Gold: KANAEVA Evgenia (RUS) – Total: 116.650
Silver: KONDAKOVA Daria (RUS) – Total: 116.600
Bronze: – Total: GARAYEVA Aliya (AZE) – Total: 112.450

Kanaeva outscored her compatriot Kondakova, who wins World for the third time this year, by a .05 margin. The All-around marks Kanaeva’s sixth Gold medal at this tournament, after having won all Apparatus Finals and helped Russia to Gold in the Team event. With her success a repeat performance of the record she set two years ago in Japan where she called a full house at a world championship event for the first time in her career.

read more from FIG – Kanaeva repeats six Gold medal record

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BOOK LAUNCH
Monday September 26th, 2011

Alexandra Orlando is an Olympic athlete who dedicated seventeen years of her life to the sport of rhythmic gymnastics, winning almost two hundred medals. She was Senior Canadian National Champion by the age of sixteen— a title she won five times, earning her the reputation as one of the few non-Europeans competing at the highest level in this sport …

Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships is in progress in France.

… Gymnasts placing among the top 15 in the All-around qualify their country directly for the Olympic Games 2012 in London, while ranks 16-24 will have participation rights at the second Olympic qualifier, the test event on January 16-18, also in London. …

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There were plenty of problems at USA VISA Championships this year. But the event website and communication was superb. … USAG has really got this internet thing figured out.

From the event page it’s easy to find results, photos and videos

MAG, WAG and Rhythmic are all linked from that page.

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26th Summer Universiade in August in Shenzhen, China. Canada and China are tight these days. The MAG team wouldn’t miss this one.

TEAM CANADA ROSTER: MEN’S ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS

Nathan Gafuik – Athabasca U – Calgary, Alta.
Jayd Lukenchuk – U of Saskatchewan – Saskatoon, Sask.
Kevin Lytwyn – McMaster U – Stoney Creek, Ont.
Jackson Payne – Athabasca U – Edmonton, Alta.
Casey Sandy – Seneca College – Brampton, Ont.

STAFF

Coach: Liang Cheng – Edmonton, Alta.
Coach: Mitsugu Ikeda – Abbotsford, B.C.
Therapist: Karie Farrer – Vancouver, B.C.

TEAM CANADA ROSTER: WOMEN’S RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS

Kelsey Anderson – Okanagan College – Vernon, B.C.
Jessica Ho – UBC – Vancouver, B.C.

STAFF

Coach (Ho) Dajana Kosarac – Vancouver, B.C.
Coach (Anderson) Camille Martens – Vernon, B.C.

Aerobics will be included, as well.

Wikipedia – Gymnastics at the 2011 Summer Universiade

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The Special Olympics World Games 2011 will take place in Athens, Greece June 25th – July 4th. 7,500 Special Olympics Athletes from 185 nations will compete in 21 Olympic-type sports. These will be the first games that founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver will not attend, Ms Shriver passed away in 2009. …

The Artistic Gymnastics events will take place from June 26th – June 29th in the Hellinikon Olympic Indoor Hall and the Rhythmic Gymnastics will also take place in the same venue on June 30th – July 3rd. I know that Ireland have 5 gymnasts competing in Artistic Gymnastics (Alan Quinlan, John Michael Gannon, Carole Ryan, Laura Rumball & Pauline Connell) and 2 gymnasts competing in Rhythmic Gymnastics (Barbara Norris & Una McGarry). …

read more on Full Twist

official website

I saw the Iceland Special Olympics team training last week. Never had I seen athletes with intellectual disabilities so serious. Athens will be a very serious competition.

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I volunteered last week at Renmore, an up-and-coming club. They’ve doubled (or tripled) their membership since moving into a full time facility about 18 months ago.

I tried to work with as many kids as possible,( … though I wasn’t much help with the Rhythmic girls). Renmore offers Tumbling, Rhythmic, WAG and MAG Artistic. And a bit of Acro.

Here’s a brief glimpse of what happened that week, culminating in the Year End Show.

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That was one of the club’s first late Blind changes without spot.

GymFest was scheduled during the last few days of the school year, helping motivate kids to keep coming to gym.

See a longer highlights video edit of the year end GymFest on RecGymnastics.com.

Thanks sincerely to Head Coach Sally Batley, the multi-National coaching staff and parents representative Rob Fuller for inviting me.

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In 2010 Hardy Fink, Director of FIG Education & Academy Programmes, organized 30 courses worldwide. Yet it seems there’s no slowing down.

During the remainder of 2011 there are four confirmed Level 3/Brevet Academies:

For Acrobatic Gymnastics (Lisbon, Portugal, June 22-29),

Rhythmic Gymnastics (Tokyo, Japan, December 5-12)

Artistic Gymnastics (Cancun, Mexico, November 14-21 and Tokyo, Japan, December 13-20).

FIG is looking for host nations for these courses to be held in early 2012:

MAG-WAG French/English proposed for Europe;
AER in Europe and Spanish in Central/South America;
RG February 18-25 in Portugal and Spanish in Central/South America;
TRA proposed January 15-22 in Europe and Spanish in Central/South America;
ACRO English/Spanish proposed for Europe.

Details

I recommend Iceland for the MAG/WAG.

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David Durante, Chellsie Memmel, Steve McCain, Olga Karmansky will perform at the U.S. Pavilion in Venice, Italy, June 4-Nov. 27, 2011.

USAG posted some preview photos of the gymnasts from a performance called Gloria.

More photos. Details on USAG.

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Following world championships have been assigned by the Council:

2015 Rhythmic Gymnastics – GER – City of Stuttgart;
2015 Trampoline Gymnastics – DEN – City of Odense;
2015 Artistic Gymnastics – GBR – City of Glasgow

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Whilst Beth Tweddle has more than hinted she will retire after London 2012, hopefully it will persuade more of the current crop of seniors to stick around for another olympic cycle …

On a related note, the Liverpool girls (Tweddle, Whelan, Pinches, Caig, Tunney & Jameson) have won the 2011 British team title. …

1 – 167.200 – Liverpool
2 – 154.400 – Cardiff Central
3 – 153.850 – Heathrow

Going for Gold

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Have you seen this document online?

It’s more promotional than informational. All disciplines get a 2 page write-up.

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Klara Kesmarky Miller announced the new website.

May 21-26th, 2012

Regina will welcome over 1100 gymnasts, coaches and officials to the 2012 Canadian Gymnastics Championships where four disciplines will hold their championships together. We are looking forward to hosting Canada for this celebration of gymnastics! …

Gymnastics2012.ca

Saskatchewan does a terrific job of hosting major meets.

PEI is hosting this year, 2011.

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