Month: February 2019

Women’s Canada Winter Games Finals

Vault
1. Dahlia Solorzano-Caruso ON
2. Emilie Hong BC
3. Chloé Lorange QC

Bars
1. Chloé Lorange QC
2. Hannah Scharf ON
3. Rya Wiebe SK

Beam
1. Hannah Scharf ON
2. Alexis DiDomizio ON
3. Gabriele Deslauriers QC

Floor
1. Montana Fairbairn AB
2. Alixandra Pierce SK
3. Hannah Scharf ON

full results

https://twitter.com/ABGymnastics/status/1098818192766513157

Hannah Scharf from Shenderey Gymnastics:

“My highlight has really been hitting four for four, three days in a row – that’s like 12 routines so I`m really proud of that.”

tumbling / Slinky analogy

I can go with this.

It’s similar to the ‘curvilinear action‘ still used in the Canadian coach education system. That was introduced by Gord Osbourne and Boris Verkhovsky back in the day. That version looks at the body more as a flexible rod … with a spring attached to either end.

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Sarah Shaffer – 10.0 Vault from this judge

But not the ones at the competition. ☹️

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(via GymCastic)

body “shaping” drills in warm-up

Swing Big posted some good ideas – What I would add to daily warm-ups

Click PLAY or watch an example on YouTube.

It’s Sarah Finnegan’s world

… The rest of us just live in it. 🙂

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Click PLAY or watch Vault on YouTube.

via GymCastic

FIG Gymnastics Ethics Foundation

The Council of the new Gymnastics Ethics Foundation held its first ever meeting on 19 February in Lausanne. …

As the Foundation’s supreme body, the Council defines its strategy and ensures that it is functioning properly. The following eminent personalities have accepted to become the Council’s first members.

President
Ms Micheline Calmy-Rey, former President of Switzerland

Members
HRH Prince Feisal Al Hussein, member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC)
Mr François Carrard, former Director-General of the IOC
Ms Slava Corn, Honorary Vice-President of the FIG
Ms Ivana Hong, former athlete, US gymnastics team

Director of the Foundation
Mr Alexander McLin

The Foundation is made up of three sections: a “Safeguarding” section, including a helpdesk for reporting any case of harassment or abuse; a”Disciplinary” section, which includes the two existing FIG disciplinary bodies, the Disciplinary Commission and the Appeal Tribunal; and a “Compliance” section, to monitor good governance and respect for the ethical principles of the FIG. …

For more information on the Gymnastics Ethics Foundation, please access its website: gymnasticsethicsfoundation.org

FIG

Lexy Ramler – Beam

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Rachel Borden – Beam

Rachel did not get invited on to the Illinois team this season.

… So she trained with the club.

Until this past weekend. 🙂

Coach called her up. Put her in the line-up and Rachel hit a unique and memorable routine.

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Jess loved the story so much she called this week’s GymCastic podcast …

The Rachel Borden Appreciation Episode (and other things about gymnastics)