Month: April 2017

Balance Beam Situation – NCAA proposals

The best and funniest coverage of College Gymnastics is from Spencer on Balance Beam Situation.

He posted his BIG PICTURE recommendations for improvements to the system. Read those as well as the comments —

SPENCER FIXES COLLEGE GYMNASTICS

My favourite part is a four-on-the-Floor Team final with 6 gymnasts / apparatus and 6 gymnasts counting. That would be excitement.

Summer Gymnastics Camp, Edmonton, Alberta

Alberta now has 3 great summer Gymnastics residence camps. I can recommend all three.

New in 2017 is Pine Valley Gymnastics Camp.

An awesome facility.

Myself, Andrew Vetter and Kelly Manjak will be three of the lead coaches for week 1 — July 2-8th.

 

1-arm release moves on H Bar

These were very exciting. Back in the day.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovxUjQNXUZ0

wrong grip skills on H Bar

Click PLAY or watch Guilherme Pinto (BRA) HB @ Seul Olympics 88  on Facebook.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9x5gWp8Wp4

(via Marcos Aurelio)

Canada and Malaysia bid for 2022 Commonwealths

Canada and Malaysia have both joined Australia and England by launching bids to replace Durban as host of the 2022 Commonwealth Games. …

It is a remarkable turnaround for the CGF who had been forced to award Durban the 2022 Commonwealth Games in September 2015 after its only rival, Edmonton in Canada, withdrew due to the impact of falling oil prices on its economy.  …

Inside the Games 

original logo

via Fans of Canadian Gymnastics

NCAA Vault repeat Champ Anthony McCallum

Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter.

Phoebe Turner – Beam mount series

Click PLAY or watch it on Facebook.

via Gymternet Clan

Johanna Quaas in Singapore

Johanna is now age-92. And still performing Gymnastics.

World’s oldest gymnast, 92, performs during International Ageing Week in Singapore

Johanna Quaas, German gymnast and Guinness World Record’s oldest gymnast promotes active ageing

16-Year-Old Russian Gymnast Hip Replacement

Terrible news. 😦

Dvora Meyers:

Ekaterina Sokova, a 16-year-old Russian gymnast and former member of the national team, has made a video alleging that coaching neglect led to a deterioration of a hip joint injury and, eventually, a hip replacement surgery. …

Deadspin

Click PLAY or watch her on Beam on YouTube.

Gymnastics Decathlon is a thing

Turns out there were 7 competitors competing all 6 Men’s apparatus as well as all 4 Women’s apparatus at NAIGC Nationals.

1. Justin Powers
2. Julia Sharpe
3. Nate Sharpe

Click PLAY or watch Justin Powers’ routines on YouTube.

Click PLAY or watch Nate’s routines on YouTube.

If you’ve got the stuff they are looking for even more gymnasts to compete all 10 at NAIGC Nationals next season.