Author: Rick Mc

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

Russian team to Europeans

Sara Dorrien-Christians reflects on the Russian teams for Europeans and Olympics:

Following the conclusion of the Russian Championships in Penza, team manager Valentina Rodionenko confirmed via sportgymrus.ru that Aliya Mustafina, Angelina Melnikova , Ksenia Afanasyeva, and Maria Paseka earned their spots on the team bound for the European Championships in late May.

She said the last spot would go to Viktoria Komova if she is ready. Alternatively, Daria Spiridonova, Seda Tutkhalyan, or Maria Kharenkova could get the call. …

Couch Gymnast

 

Click PLAY or watch Afan’s new FX on YouTube.

NAIGC Nationals 2016

Sacramento CA. April 14th – 16th.

The National Association of Intercollegiate Gymnastics Clubs (NAIGC) is expecting its 28th annual National Championships to be the largest one yet. This year’s event will showcase over 1,100 male and female gymnasts from almost 90 clubs throughout the nation. …

Club membership in the NAIGC is open to any collegiate and/or adult gymnastics club in the United States.

Click PLAY or watch a preview on Facebook.

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Newfoundland comedy Olympics

Every 4 years fans like myself can enjoy a unique take on the Summer Games held at Campia Gymnastics.

Click PLAY or watch it on Facebook.

Simkin and the City

Daniil Simkin (born 12 October 1987 in Novosibirsk) is a Russian ballet dancer and Principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre. …

Simkin has been noted as one of the first ballet dancers to be active in Web 2.0 media such as YouTube andTwitter, and has spoken in interviews about the need for ballet to open up, demystify itself and modernize the way it connects with audiences.

Click PLAY or watch him on Facebook. 🙂

Bruin Banter – Peng-Peng Lee

Watch it on UCLA Bruins. Christine has one more year left in Collegiate gymnastics. Decided not to try for Rio because of her thumb and patellar surgery.

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click image to watch the video on UCLA

Courtney TULLOCH – Rings

Awesome strength if you credit his Victorian.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Masters Rings champ at British Championships.

Rules of Olympic Gymnastics

I’m traveling to Rio for the Test Meet today.

It’s time to learn the Rules of the Game of Gymnastics. 🙂

Olympic-apparatus

(via theliukin)

Ljubljana World Cup Finals

Meanwhile, in Slovenia.

Vault
1. Paula Andrea Mejias Rodriguez (PUR) 14.350
2. Teja Belak (SLO) 14.225
3. Tjasa Kysselef (SLO) 14.025

Bars
1. Ivana Kamnikar (SLO) 4.9, 8.25, 13.15
2. Farah Ann Abdul Hadi (MAS) 5.4, 7.7, 13.1
3. Teja Belak (SLO) 4.8, 8.1, 12.9

REPORT – Vault and Bars Results

Beam
1. Yueh Tan Ing (MAS) 5.6, 8.2, 13.8
2. Adela Sajn (SLO) 5.3, 8.0, 13.3
3. Sydney Soloski (CAN) 5.3, 7.9, 13.2

Floor
1. Ang Tracie (MAS) 5.1, 8.35, 13.45
2. Sydney Soloski (CAN) 5.5, 7.8, 13.3
3. Dorina Boczogo (HUN) 5.4, 7.95, 13.25

REPORT – Beam and Floor Results

IG’s wrap-up – Malaysian Women Make History in Ljubljana

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