Month: August 2017

gymnasts with most worlds medals

1 Svetlana Khorkina Russia 9 8 3 20
2 Gina Gogean Romania 9 2 4 15
3 Simone Biles United States 10 2 2 14
4 Larisa Latynina Soviet Union 8 4 1 13
5 Lavinia Milosovici Romania 5 3 5 13
6 Ludmilla Tourischeva Soviet Union 7 2 2 11

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Compulsories Vaults from 1972-1996

The Tsuk tuck quadrennial was tough. You had to completely finish the 1/2 turn on to the horse or take deduction.

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Pan American Championships in Peru

I haven’t heard all that much about the competition coming up in Lima Aug 10-12th.

Anya Pilgrim – Patterson dismount

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https://www.tumblr.com/irishdaniel/163770096248/simonebiles-12-year-old-junior-elite-gymnast

FITNESS – functional training

🙂

Functional training is a classification of exercise which involves training the body for the activities performed in daily life. …

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Thanks Jeni.

U.S. Classic highlights

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Kohei v Oleg in Rio

I was OK with Uchimura winning over Oleg. But I wouldn’t have complained if it had gone the other way.

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Canadian coaching course Kelowna

Congratulations to those coaches completing the WAG NCCP Competitive 2 course today at Okanagan Gymnastics Centre.

Great demonstrators were a highlight of the course. Brilliantly the host club credited parent volunteer hours for gymnasts volunteering over the long weekend.

Tatiana Kunitcyna from the host club took the course. But with her excellent background working at the highest level in Russia, she was also guest expert. Tatiana and Sergei Chelest coach Junior national team member Lucia Jakab.

 

Thanks Jamie Gardner – Trampoline Gymnastics (TG) Head Coach – for assisting with an advanced Trampoline for gymnasts add-on section.

top 10 U.S. Jr Men’s Invitationals

  1. Houston National Invitational: February 2-4, 2018
  2. Black Jack Invitational: February 15-18, 2018
  3. West Point Open: January 12th – 14th, 2018

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