Month: July 2022

keeping form on 3/1 twist

Nearly impossible.

I compare every attempt vs Courtney McCool. She had the best twisting form I can recall.

Leanne and Courtney both trained at GAGE. In fact, I would say that’s the Gym with the best twisting form in the USA.

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funding cut to Gymnastics Canada

The Canadian government is serious about making improvements NOW.

Canada’s Sport Minister Pascale St-Onge is freezing Gymnastics Canada’s funding until the national federation signs on with the new Office of Sports Integrity Commissioner.

St-Onge said Thursday that she informed GymCan’s CEO Ian Moss last week that the federation needed to accelerate their process to sign up, or their funding would be suspended until they completed that requirement.

The minister said it was effective immediately.

The news comes on the heels of more than 500 gymnasts calling on St-Onge to do exactly that. St-Onge froze Hockey Canada’s funding in the wake of the national organization’s handling of an alleged sexual assault and out-of-court settlement. …

CBC

Brazil has never been stronger

When Brazil beat the United States at the 2022 Pan American Gymnastics Championships, Rebeca Andrade said this win was “for the girls that are coming up and the ones who came before us.” …

Among those in the stands were Jade Barbosa, Daiane dos Santos, and Lais Souza. They were three of the most important trailblazers in the history of Brazil’s women’s artistic gymnastics (WAG) program. …

Jade Barbosa (L), Lais Souza (M) and Daiane Dos Santos (R)

On Instagram Barbosa has 740K followers. Lais Souza has 709K even though her last Olympic appearance was 2008. Daiane dos Santos has 330K followers even though the most famous portion of her career came in the 2001-2004 Olympic cycle. Hypolito has 478K, Flavia Saraiva has 1 million, and Rebeca Andrade has 2.2 million. …

The Medal Count – Glory of Brazilian Gymnastics

With Russia out of World Championships 2022, you have to count Brazil amongst those nation that could end up on the team podium.

gymnasts with GREAT twisting form

First coming to mind is Courtney McCool.

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Maccabiah Games results

Born in New York, Lihie moved to Israel at age three months.

She won bronze on floor at the 2020 European Championships, Israel’s first medal. And competed in the Tokyo Olympics.

WAG

  1. Lihie Raz ISR 51.100
  2. Hana Strause USA 46.350
  3. Yuli Golan Arnon ISR 44.800

MAG

  1. Robert Kirmes FIN 79.166
  2. Eyal Indig ISR 79.133
  3. Pavel Gulidov ISR 78.867

Flavia Saraiva – Floor

Gymnastics fanatics 😀

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