Russian men in Rio

Queen Elizabeth posted an excellent preview:

… Andrei Rodionenko says that the Russian government has not set the team a medal winning target, but that they hope to match their medal tally from London four years ago – eight in total across MAG and WAG. Considering the waning fortunes of the women’s team, the men will probably be expected to provide a greater proportion of gymnastics medals than they did in London – but, of course, the competition is much deeper than WAG, so this may present problems.

RRG – ‘Nothing is impossible’ – Nikita Nagorny and the Russian men

MAG team with coaches

North Edmonton Gymnastics Club

Shout out for hosting our 1 day NCCP Level 3 Practical coaching reunion. (One of the last ever to be scheduled. The NEW NCCP courses will soon be required instead. 🙂 )

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I love your new facility.

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(via Rec Gymnastics)

Canada’s Shallon Olsen

Shallon has a good shot at Rio. She has very high difficulty on Floor and Vault. Moreover, I can’t recall her ever missing a tumbling pass or vault in competition. Consistency might be even more important than final potential score when selecting the traveling team.

Click PLAY or watch Shallon’s Floor on YouTube.

Canada will announce all their MAG and WAG Olympic teams on the same day. Following the WAG Olympic Camp in Quebec.

(via Fans of Canadian Gymnastics)

Harutyun Merdinyan – Pommels

The European Champion 2016 has already qualified to Rio.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. 15.366 (Difficulty : 6.900 ; Execution : 8.466)

Benefits of Gymnastics

Jennifer from Gymnastics Lab has a guest post on Los Angeles School of Gymnastics.

Benefits of Gymnastics for Boys

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Benefits of Gymnastics for Girls

Benefits of Gymnastics for Kids

Social and character benefits

Research and findings about the benefits of gymnastics

Benefits of Gymnastics for Boys, Girls and All Kids

FIG on the Olympic Channel

The creation of an Olympic Channel was one of the key recommendations of Olympic Agenda 2020, aiming to provide a new way to engage young people and core fans in the Olympic Movement, while also promoting the Olympic values on a consistent basis.

The Channel will broadcast live sports events, news and athlete stories, as well as historical Olympic footage and official films from the IOC’s archives. There will also be a focus on educational and youth-oriented programming, sustainability, sports science and nutrition, and promoting a healthy and active lifestyle.

The Olympic Channel Services team now consists of more than 60 full time employees, representing 20 different nationalities …

OLYMPIC CHANNEL REACHES LANDMARK AGREEMENTS WITH INTERNATIONAL SPORTS FEDERATIONS

Home office is in Madrid.

Olympic Channel