Year: 2016

Leah Griesser – Floor

My favourite choreography at the Rio Test Event.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (preliminaries)

The judges liked it too. Even with average tumbling, Leah ended up with the Bronze medal in the final. Some felt Isabela Onyshko (4th) should have had that medal instead.

Belgium’s 1st team Olympics

Belgium just missed team qualification for London. These ladies got the job done this time. 🙂

Belgium

Read the Belgian Gymnastics blog summary.

emotion at Rio Test Event

Julia Fincher collected social media posts – Gymnasts’ emotional reactions to the Rio Test Event

Two of my favourite gymnasts qualified to Rio. 🙂 I’m emotional, too.

Emyre Cole – big tumbling line

E was inspired by Dominick Cunningham’s huge new tumbling pass. (VIDEO)

Click PLAY or watch E on Instagram.

Catalina PONOR – Beam

Cata led Beam in preliminaries in Rio with this routine. Opted not to compete in the Final.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Vitali Laurentide spotting Bars

I suppose I’d better link to this as it’s gone viral. Gym Magic Gymnastics coach at Ontario Championships.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Most coaches can recall similar rolling spots over the years. 🙂