Author: Rick Mc

Career gymnastics coach who loves the outdoors, and the internet.

NatWest Island Games

June 24 through June 30 in Gotland, Sweden.

1 Tara Donnelly Isle of Man 49.950
2 Nicole Burns Isle of Man 47.700
3 Anna Francoeur Bermuda 46.700
full AA results

The Island Games (currently known as the NatWest Island Games for sponsorship reasons) are an international multi-sports event organised by the International Island Games Association.

introducing Aerobic Gymnastics

Gymnastics Australia is promoting their LaunchPad Aerobics program. Kids and instructors can give it a go.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Canadian Women’s National teams named

Dave Brubaker:

“Our athlete pool is deeper than ever with a high retention of our most successful athletes in history, so that, combined with a strong field of junior athletes and an excellent field of future prospects in the novice age group will enable us to build an excellent program for 2020 and 2024.”

SENIOR NATIONAL TEAM

  • Ellie Black, Halifax, NS – Halifax Alta
  • Jade Chrobok, Oshawa, ON – Gemini Gymnastics
  • Haley de Jong, North Vancouver, BC – Flicka Gymnastics
  • Sophie Marois, Terrebonne, QC – Viagym
  • Brooklyn Moors, Cambridge, ON – Dynamo Gymnastics
  • Shallon Olsen, Coquitlam, BC – Omega Gymnastics
  • Isabela Onyshko, Brandon, MB – Brandon Eagles Gymnastics
  • Megan Roberts, Toronto, ON – East York Gymnastics
  • Brittany Rogers, Calgary, AB – Calgary Gymnastics Centre
  • Audrey Rousseau, Sainte Catherine, QC – Club Équilibrix
  • Rose Kaying Woo, St-Hubert, QC – Gym-Richelieu
  • Victoria Kayen Woo, St-Hubert, QC – Gym-Richelieu

Click over to see the Junior and Youth National Team lists — Gymnastics Canada Announces 2017-2018 Women’s Artistic Gymnastics National Team Members

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FIG Education Commission

Better Gymnastics. Safer training.

The new FIG Education Commission, which held its very first meeting at the Federation’s headquarters in Lausanne June 15-16, looked into areas from A to Z that can be included in the field of development for helping and supporting athletes, judges and coaches. …

“It is amazing the amount of things that we already do and have done and the projects that are going on,” said Tanskanen. “We feel that we can achieve a lot quickly by simply promoting the existing material, because we have good quality videos and manuals.” …

FIG

Marco Bortoleto, Jevgenijs Sapronenko, Youssef Altabbaa, Jani Tanskanen, Hardy Fink and Tseko Mogotsi.

 

Aly’s double layout

It’s very easy for her. Arms vertical on set to increase height because rotation is not a worry.

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Nastia on falling at Olympic Trials

TG: When was the last time you felt you failed and how did you overcome it?

NL: 2012 Olympic Trials. I went in as the reigning Olympic All-Around Champion.

All eyes were on me. On my best event, I fell…face first. I was so embarrassed, I wanted to crawl under a rock. I got back up and finished my routine, knowing I had absolutely no chance of making my second Olympic Team. I landed on my feet, and for the first time in my entire life I had a standing ovation. 20,000 people were on their feet cheering for me, for the absolute worst routine of my career.

When I won the Olympics four years prior, nobody stood on their feet. Sure they were cheering for me, but when I fell on my face in front of 20,000 people, when I finished that routine they all rose.

It truly became the defining moment of my career. I also thought that in order for people to love and support me, I had to win, to be the best, to get a gold medal. The moment I had at the 2012 Olympic Trials made me realize life isn’t about winning, but more so the journey. …

Nastia Liukin On What It’s Like to Fail In Front of 20,000 People

The Olympic gold medalist talks failure, burnout and how she deals with email.

Click PLAY or watch that routine on YouTube.