Just try to count the twists. 🙂
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Kenzo did qualify for the Japanese team to Worlds 2015.
Author: Rick Mc
Career gymnastics coach who loves the outdoors, and the internet.
AlanaFischer.ca
Alana Fischer from Manjak’s Gymnastics just put up a cute NCAA recruiting website. 🙂 She’s eligible for the NCAA starting September 2016.
Ariella Käslin – new book
Ariella Käslin (anglicised Kaeslin, born 11 October 1987) is a former Swiss artistic gymnast. Käslin swept all five gold medals at the 2007 Swiss National Championships. She has also represented Switzerland at the World Championships in 2007, 2006 and 2005 and was a medalist on the World Cup circuit. Käslin represented Switzerland at the 2008 Olympics, where she placed 18th in the individual all-around final and 5th in the vault event final. …
In 2008, 2009 and 2010, Käslin was voted by the Swiss public as “Swiss Sportswoman of the Year” …
I was in Switzerland on July 11, 2011 when Käslin announced her retirement from competition. It was a shocker for the local Press.
She’s published her story in German.
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old guys conditioning at OTC
Central Michigan Gymnastics Camp
I dropped in for the first 2 days of the CMU Camp on invitation from Head Coach Jerry Reighard. He and CMU Associate Head Coach Christine MacDonald were very welcoming. They have 49 years experience combined running this team. 🙂
CMU has a superb campus facility with 7 beam stations, 6 bar stations, 3 vault stations and a floor exercise practice area with four pit areas. The facility also includes a pits and a competition setup for each apparatus and in-ground trampolines one with a Russian “tramp catcher” as well as a 60ft Tumbl Trak.
Over 115 girls registered this year. It looks like Camp may expand to two weeks in 2016.
Though they had girls of all levels, the Level 9-10 gymnasts impressed me most. It’s an excellent idea for girls looking for a future scholarship to register for College Camps like this. Coaches know you are serious when you arrive in person to show what you can do.
Steingruber – Euro Games Floor
Giulia won Floor over Aliya Mustafina.
Gymnast #391 (A gymnastics fan. Not Ksenia Afanasyeva, just a fan.) preferred Steingruber’s routine, despite the out of bounds deduction.
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Here’s Aliya’s routine (VIDEO) if you’d like to compare for yourself.
interview with Seda Tutkhalyan
Rewriting Russian Gymnastics posted a cute translation. 🙂
… my goal is to become an Olympic champion! And overtake my Dad’s achievements in sport. … There is still a lot to do, but if I succeed at the Olympics, then I will immediately overtake him. …
Click PLAY or watch her Euro Games Apparatus Finals vaults on YouTube.
Jordan Chiles – front layout triple twist
This is Kenzo serious twisting. Respect.
Click PLAY or watch it on instagram.
https://instagram.com/p/4QD4W4nfVo/
Jordan trains at Naydenov Gymnastics.
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Tops, Developmental and Elite Gymnastics
Most girls in the USAG follow the Junior Olympic competitive program. The few who want to try to qualify for the Junior or Senior Team one day should follow the Elite path.
It’s difficult (but not impossible) to jump from J.O. to Elite.
But what is the Elite path?
Tammy Biggs and National Team Staff want to help coaches understand what it takes to be Elite in the USA. One series of Camps is called “Make It Right”.
Click PLAY or watch a promo on YouTube.
Coming up …
July 31 – Aug 2 Boston (sold out)
Oct 9-11 – Las Vegas
Dec 18-20 – Las Vegas
Click through to the home page for details – makeitrightgymnastics.com
Coaches who bring a gymnast come for free. Coaches who do not bring a gymnast are charged $350.
Foreign coaches are welcome, I believe.
LIKE Make It Right Gymnastics Education on Facebook
Follow Tammy Biggs’ YouTube channel.
If you have a hotshot age-13 or younger, you could send a video to TDBiggs (a) AOL.com for an assessment:
– 5 casts to handstand
– 10 x press to handstand
– Elite compulsory routines (with spot if necessary)
– 3 best optional skills on Bars
– best skills on Beam
– best skills on Floor
– 1 optional Vault (preferably Yurchenko)
Best are D-parts or higher even if assistance is needed. (spotting, pits, trampoline, etc.)
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