Author: Rick Mc

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

Afan retires

Leading Russian gymnast since 2007, Ksenia Afanasyeva has retired from gymnastics for medical reasons, reports Alexei Fililov from R Sport.

Valentina Rodionenko explained that Ksenia has a serious kidney illness. She is in hospital and will take not just days but weeks to recover. …

Ksenia Afanasyeva takes retirement

Afan

… Ksenia Afanasyeva competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics. She is the 2011 World Floor champion, the 2013 and 2015 European Floor champion, and the 2013 Universiade Vault and Floor champion. …

Evgeniya Shelgunova, 18, will replace Afanasyeva as the traveling alternate for a team that includes Aliya Mustafina, Angelina Melnikova, Seda Tutkhalyan, Daria Spiridonova, and Maria Paseka. Natalia Kapitonova and Lilia Akhaimova are the non-traveling alternates. …

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Of course we must wait until Sunday to find out if the IOC will allow Russian gymnasts to compete in Rio. 😦

Simone on Sports Illustrated

Simone in white

Gymnastics – Every Step of the Way

Tumbl Trak’s National Congress Video “With you Every Step of the Way”.

Preschool to Recreational – to the Competitive level and finally, celebrate the accomplishments of the ELITE! Big thanks to Tammy and Sorin Salcianu and the many talented athletes of the Elite Academy of Gymnastics, including 2016 Junior National Champion, Maile O’Keefe!

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

more guys should train Shaham

I love this skill.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Gymnastics NINJA obstacle course

Cutting Edge Gymnastics in Michigan has greatly expanded their boys programs with parkour training. Motor and Physical fitness is the goal, not necessarily specific skills.

Click the IMAGE to play or watch it on Google+.

Ninja course

That video was produced by Doug Davis at Heart Tech Plus. The goal is to monitor heart rate and other variables while kids “play“.

(via Rec Gymnastics)