The FloGymnastics documentary is up. Paid members only.
Click PLAY or watch a teaser on YouTube.
Author: Rick Mc
Career gymnastics coach who loves the outdoors, and the internet.
Brianna Comport – Floor
Superb execution. But I don’t like such an imbalance of front tumbling over back tumbling.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
(via Irish Daniel)
Berki – Pommels
It’s not easy to beat the big man when he hits.
Click PLAY or watch it on Facebook. Prelims World Cup Melbourne.
50 most photogenic gymnasts
The annual Inside Gymnastics special edition is available.
8 Canadians in Men’s NCAA
The most in many years, I believe.
Stick it Media has a rundown – Canada’s Big Impact on NCAA Men’s Gymnastics
- Sam Zakutney (Penn)
- Corey Paterson (Iowa)
- Aaron Mah (Cal)
- Justin Karstadt (Minnesota)
- Joel Gagnon (Minnesota)
- Wyatt Tyndall (Penn)
- Sam Ito (Oklahoma)
- Jake Bonnay (Nebraska)
The former Canadian Men’s National Coach Edouard Iarov was very negative about College Gymnastics. He preferred gymnasts stay home training with their clubs.
The new National Team Director Tony Smith is much more encouraging of the guys taking advantage of College training in the States. They are welcomed back to attend national team training camps & qualifiers.
In fact, Canada has a team headed to compete at Stanford this weekend — the International Collegiate Challenge (Stanford, Minnesota, Japan, Canada).
I’m hoping scores for Justin Karstadt & Joel Gagnon will count for both teams. 🙂
the Vitaly Marinitch resignation
Click through to listen to Alaina Legendre (née Williams) tell the story in her own words.
On Sunday, August 24, 2014 after the P&G Championships in Pittsburgh, Olympic hopeful Steven Legendre and his wife Alaina went to the hotel bar. It was there that Alaina alleges U.S. Olympic Training Center men’s coach, Vitaly Marinitch sexually assaulted her.
Since the incident isn’t mentioned as a catalyst for Vitaly’s stated voluntary resignation, the Legendres have decided to publicly share their story …
related – USA Today – Couple unhappy with USA Gymnastics handling of groping complaint
I’ve not seen any official response from USAG.
Thanks to GymCastic for their investigation on this: 1) Orange County Register, 2) Indy Star, 3 GymCastic.
2014 Olympics: Paris or L.A.?
Los Angeles and Paris will go to Lima as the only two bidders for the 2024 Olympics.
Budapest will be withdrawing its bid for the 2024 Games a Hungarian government spokesperson said according to international media reports. …
2nd Annual Canmore Adventure Camp
Aug 13-19, 2017
update – registration is open for the sleepover summer Camp that’s 50% Gymnastics, 50% Rocky Mountain adventure.
Here’s the registration link. All costs included. Meals catered.
Following Camp the heli-hiking trip for coaches / adults to Mount Assiniboine is confirmed.
Canmore, Alberta is an outdoor adventure sport mecca in the Rockies. Gymnastics and one or two action activities every day. (Rock climbing, swimming, hiking, Acro Yoga, Hula Hoop, Slacklining, river rafting, Juggling, Diabolo & Devil Stick, mountain biking on Olympic trails, paddle board, etc. all with expert instruction.)
J.O. Levels 3-10. Age 9 and older.
Click PLAY or watch it on Facebook.
Email the Camp Director with any questions.
Ashley Sportun, Camp Head Coach
ashley (a) canmoregymnastics.com
related – my write-up of last year’s Canmore Camp
buy Olga Korbut’s Olympic medals
… From Feb. 25-26, five of Korbut’s Olympic medals — her floor exercise gold from Munich among them — and some of her Olympic memorabilia will be available at Heritage Auctions’ Sports Platinum Auction.
Korbut and Schanfeldt say the selling of her memorabilia is not a desperate money grab, though they acknowledge the money certainly will be nice. They see it as more of a chance to make a deeper connection with her fans, allowing them to be part of a history they helped create.
“This is Olympic history, and I would like to share with the whole world,” Korbut said. “They helped to make it history and make it live forever. This is how I wanted to share with the people.” …
Here’s the auction site. Bids are up to $26,000 each with a few days to go.
Melbourne World Cup day 1
Vault
1. Wang Yan China 14.216
2. Emily Little Australia 14.133
3. Naomi Lee Australia 13.183
Bars
1. Luo Huan China 14.400
2. Rianna Mizzen Australia 14.100
3. Liu Tingting China 14.066
Floor
1. Kenzo Shirai Japan 15.100 (7.1 difficulty)
2. Mu Jile China 14.366 (5.9 difficulty)
3. Wataru Tanigawa Japan 14.166 (5.8 difficulty)
Pommels
1. Krisztian Berki Hungary 14.800
2. Weng Hao China 14.466
3. Zou Ringyuan China 14.433
Rings
1. Wu Guanhua China 14.766
2. Ibrahim Colak Turkey 14.533
3. Zou Jingyuan China 14.433
full results of those qualified to the Final
Amanda Turner has a write-up:
China’s gymnasts dominated the first day of qualification as the 2017 FIG World Cup season began Wednesday in Melbourne, earning seven qualification spots across five apparatus. …
China trained at Knox Gymnastics Centre in advance of the competition.
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