Author: Rick Mc

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

Danell Leyva – actor

When Danell Leyva trained gymnastics, he needed to devote 100 percent of his time and effort to become a triple Olympic medalist.

“Now that I’m acting, I’m doing the same,” Leyva said recently. “One hundred percent of my time and effort and focus is surrounding acting and the acting world.”

That leaves no time for gymnastics. …

Leyva moved from Miami to California in December, four months after bagging two silver medals in Rio. He signed up for acting classes, filmed two commercials (one already aired), appeared in a Nickelodeon show and was a choreography consultant for “Brooklyn Nine-Nine.”

Biggest of all, Leyva bought and opened a production company with one of his managers.

It’s called “Parallel Entertainment,” an obvious homage to Leyva’s best gymnastics event …

Danell Leyva’s gymnastics streak ends as he pursues acting

One of the greatest American gymnasts all time. And one of the greatest personalities all time. Danell is unique.

Melissa Doucette – Power Tumbler

Melissa is competing this weekend at the U.S. Championships in Milwaukee.

Doucette got her start in gymnastics at age 5, competing until she was 12 when she suffered a serious shoulder injury.

“I quit gymnastics and found diving,” she said. …

“Diving was fun,” Doucette said. “But it didn’t give me the same pleasure that gymnastics did. It was my first love. I found my way back.”

She returned … and eventually earned an athletic scholarship to Alaska. …

Doucette excelling at her new sport

related – Sept 2016 interview – Can’t Stop Won’t Stop: Doucette Keeps the Dream Alive

Canadian Men’s National teams named

“It was very difficult selecting the 2017-18 men’s national teams, as never before has there been so much depth in the Canadian men’s program,” said Tony Smith, national team director for men’s artistic gymnastics at Gymnastics Canada. …

Camp starts next week. Canada will be deciding on their teams for World Championships Montreal from October 2-8, and 2017 Universiade in Taipei in August.

SENIOR NATIONAL TEAM

Damien Cachia, Calgary, AB – University of Calgary
Zachary Clay, Abbotsford, BC – Twisters
Rene Cournoyer, Repentigny, QC – Gymnika
Evan Cruz, Halifax, NS – Halifax Alta
Mathieu Csukassy, Montreal, QC – Centre Père Sablon
Joel Gagnon, Minneapolis, MN – University of Minnesota
Justin Karstadt, Minneapolis, MN – University of Minnesota
Kevin Lytywn, Burlington, ON – Burlington BGs
Aaron Mah, Berkeley, CA – University of California, Berkeley
Scott Morgan, North Vancouver, BC – Flicka
Scott Nabata, Kamloops, BC – KGTC
Ryan Oehrlein, Mississauga, ON – Futures
Samuel Paquin, Montreal, QC – Centre Père Sablon
Cory Paterson, Toronto, ON
Jackson Payne, Calgary, AB – Calgary Gymnastics Centre
Thierry Pellerin, Charny, QC – Gymnamic
Samuel Zakutney, State College, PA – Penn State University

Click over to Gymnastics Canada to see the JUNIOR (16-17 YRS) and (14-15 YRS) teams – Gymnastics Canada Announces 2017-2018 Men’s Artistic Gymnastics National Team Members

Scott Morgan

Gymneo – Blind Change

The new tutorial is up on Gymneo for paid subscribers.

Click PLAY or watch a teaser on Facebook.

P Bars – Healy to Double Front

Dom Cunningham.

Click PLAY or watch it on Instagram.

interview with Komova’s coach Gennady Elfimov

Elena Vaytsekhovskaya interviewed Gennady Elfimov, the personal coach of Viktoria Komova, for Sport Express. Elfimov talked about Komova’s comeback, how their training changed and his vision of gymnastics. …

Q: How close to the truth is the information that your gymnast [Komova] is seriously considering to participate in the August trials for the World Championships?

A: At the moment, we’re not thinking about it. The only goal for her is to recover. Systematically, calmly, without any kind of commotion. …

… My work, at this stage, is not even coaching. Mostly, it is necessary to be a psychologist, to convince her. In terms of gymnastics training, Vika is able to figure everything out herself – she can even determine the training load herself. …

ELFIMOV: GYMNASTS SHOULD BE ALL-AROUNDERS

Vika is training at Round Lake. But with the Junior squad.

Spiderman drops into a local Starbucks

In a new viral video produced to help promote the upcoming film Spider-Man: Homecoming, Chris Silcox, star Tom Holland’s stunt double, dropped down from the ceiling at a local Starbucks to surprise unsuspecting customers. …

Mashable

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. Stan Lee cameo.