Rick Mc

Meaghan Benfeito – platform diver

Meaghan Benfeito of Montreal earned the biggest win of her career on Sunday as she beat two-time defending Olympic champion Chuolin Ren on women’s 10-metre tower to conclude the third stop on the FINA World Series diving circuit. …

Benfeito is the first non-Chinese woman to take a gold medal in the 2015 World Series. This is her third career gold medal on the circuit, and her second in individual platform.

The 26-year-old two-time Olympian made another trip to the podium later Sunday as she combined forces with Vincent Riendeau of Pointe-Claire, Que., for silver on 10-metre mixed synchro. It was her third medal this weekend. On Friday Benfeito and Filion were second on women’s 10-metre synchro.

Canadian diver Meaghan Benfeito beats Olympic champion at World Series

@MegBenfeito wins GOLD!!!!!! @DivingPlongeon @FAB_IV pic.twitter.com/zZoM0mv3eR

— Aaron Dziver (@Aaron_Dziver) April 26, 2015

#NowOrNever: Canadian Olympic Committee launches #TeamCanada's @TO2015 brand campaign | http://t.co/NW4bUywjfU pic.twitter.com/A15qQLPaUn

— Team Canada PR (@TeamCanadaPR) April 22, 2015

(via Thomas G Trapp)

glide kip drills

The United States Elite Coaches Association shared Nathan’s system on Facebook.

Parallel Bars is the easiest place for boys and girls to first kip to support without spot. 🙂

ARTGYM – Got Talent Portugal

An Acrobatic group from Acro Clube da Maia, Portugal won their Got Talent show recently.

Click PLAY or watch a Gala performance on YouTube.

There are more on this YouTube playlist including their winning Final performance which was performed to a traditional Portuguese Fado song.

Thank Lourenco Franca for the link.

Sae Miyakawa – 14.80 Floor

Here’s the full routine from Japanese Championships. HUGE tumbling.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Thanks Justin.

Nastia & Sasha – Charleston

Derek’s injured. Nastia danced with a new partner, Sasha Farber.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Elisabeth Seitz – 14.750 Bars

Bundesliga.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

via @ActusGym

Reiss Beckford to Jamaica

A British-born Jamaican gymnast has been granted permission to represent Jamaica as he aims to become the first-ever gymnast to represent the island at an Olympic Games.

The gymnast, Reiss Beckford, was given the go-ahead as a result of his dual-nationality after applying to the International Gymnastics Federation earlier this year.

A three-time European and Commonwealth Games silver medalist for Team GB, 23-year-old Reiss has always dreamed of competing in the Olympic Games. …

Jamaica Observer