Month: September 2016

Alberta Gymnastics Congress

OCT 13-16, 2016, Calgary

Hideo Mizoguchi, Frank Sahlein, David Kenwright, Alex Bard, Linda Thorberg, Kate Richardson, Chris Shaw and many more.

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coach in Australia

Gymnastics Australia is looking for internationally proven coaches. I saw this blurb on Gymternet Clan.

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The National Coach position was advertised 4 years ago, recall. Peggy kept the job that time.

If interested email Mark Rendell, CEO Gymnastics Australia.

MRendell (a) Gymnastics.org.au

Simone’s double layout might be getting HIGHER

The rest after the Olympics didn’t hurt a bit. 🙂

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Mark Williams talks Rio

Despite initial concerns and media coverage of athletes’ health in Rio, Williams said most venues and lodging were more than adequate. When it came to Zika, Williams had no worries.

“I think I saw two mosquitos while I was down there,” Williams said. “For the first week we’re dousing ourselves with Off and stuff, and after a while, we opened the windows and just kind of forgot about all that and did our jobs.” …

“The all-around final may have been one of the best-contested men’s gymnastics meets ever. I think in the gymnastics sense of things, it was a huge success …

U.S. Men’s Gymnastics Coach Mark Williams Talks Olympic Success, Cultural Confluence

From left, gold medallist Germany's Fabian Hambuechen, bronze medallist Britain's Nile Wilson, and silver medallist United States' Danell Leyva celebrate during the medal ceremony for horizontal bar during the artistic gymnastics men's apparatus final at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
From left, gold medallist Germany’s Fabian Hambuechen, bronze medallist Britain’s Nile Wilson, and silver medallist United States’ Danell Leyva celebrate during the medal ceremony for horizontal bar during the artistic gymnastics men’s apparatus final at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Nick Ruddock in Australia

A series of coaching events Down Under went well.

Sia – The Greatest

Dark and intense. Sia’s latest features child dancers including Maddie Ziegler. It’s something of a tribute to the 49 shooting victims in Orlando last June.

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Sia’s Wonderful and Sad Music Video for Orlando

Shaun the Sheep – 10.0 Rings

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(via United States Elite Coaches Association)

Loughborough Student’s Gymnastics Club

An entertaining edit. 🙂

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Loughborough University in the U.K. is famed for its sports-related courses and achievements.

via Gymternet Clan

Canadian Men’s 2020 Camp

I’ve only heard good things about the first 2020 Camp in Calgary and the second in Montreal. The guys are psyched.

Joel Gagnon and Justin Karstadt were interviewed.

Gymnastics has CHANGED over 40 years

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Thanks Hal.