Author: Rick Mc

25 years Head Coach.

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See the Gymnastics Canada write-up on Facebook.

Gymternet posted the best summary of results.

… the FIG Academy Programme hosted a three-day music seminar for a selection of those experts who teach artistry, choreography and music at FIG Academies. This was an attempt to assure that experts from all disciplines that use music have a common understanding of music and will teach common lectures in Levels 1 and 2 of the Academy programme in the same way. …

In attendance were Jorge Méndez of Spain and Úrsula Martins of Portugal for Acrobatic Gymnastics; Tammy Johnson of South Africa, Olga Kyselovi?ová of Slovakia, Irma Santibáñez of Chile and Valerie Grandjean of France for Aerobic Gymnastics; Katja Kleinveldt of Germany and Marta Bobo of Spain for Rhythmic Gymnastics; Stacey Umeh of Australia, Lilia Ortiz Lòpez of Mexico and Mónica Calabró of Argentina for Women’s Artistic Gymnastics and they were joined by Australian federation funded Lisa Bradley. …

Music seminar for Academy experts makes FIG history

The 2004 Olympic Bronze medalist with the Russian team died March 8th, 2015, age-26. 😦

Rewriting Russian Gymnastics

No details as yet.

via Nico on GymFever2012

VAULT
1. Shallon Olsen CAN 1 14.750 (instagram)
2. Megan Roberts CAN 1 14.637 (instagram)
3. Natalia Kapitonova RUS 13.787
full results

Shallon and Megan both included strong DTYs. 9.25 E-scores.

BARS
1. Natalia Kapitonova RUS (6.2) 14.400 (instagram)
2. Anastasia Iliankova RUS 14.150
3. Jade Chrobok CAN 2 13.500
full results

BEAM
1. Rose Kaying Woo CAN 1 (5.9) 14.300 (instagram)
2. Ana Padurariu CAN 1 14.200
3. Sara Berardinelli ITA 13.275
full results

FLOOR
1. Rose Kaying Woo CAN 1 14.125 (instagram)
2. Megan Roberts CAN 1 14.075
3. Angelina Simakova RUS 13.675
full results

Many of the competitors are younger than FIG Junior age.

2014 L’International Gymnix results, for comparison

via @IntlGymnix

VAULT
1. Hélody Cyrenne 13.800
2. Sonita Zlobec 13.287
full results

BARS
1. Sabrina Gill 14.275
2. Isabela Onyshko 14.225
3. Victoria Kayen Woo 13.475
full results

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BEAM
1. Isabela Onyshko (6.1) 14.375
2. Gabriella Douglas 14.200
3. Madison Copiak 13.950
full results

FLOOR
1. Sydney Soloski 13.550
2. Meaghan Ruttan 13.200
3. Victoria Kayen Woo 13.100
full results

via @IntlGymnix

#gymnix2015 Jr Cup

Stoop Stalder to piked Tkachev.

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Has anyone else competed that as yet?

@_Alishik noted that Paola Galante competed it straddled as early as 2008.

Watch a post-meet interview with Ana.

Visitors will find some good prices in Toronto this summer.

… take advantage of a Canadian dollar that as of Wednesday slipped below 80 cents U.S. for the first time in six years?

Could Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games benefit from US tourism with low Canadian dollar?

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Make sure you’ve got your tickets to the top events in Toronto before they’re gone …

Pan Am Games Tickets

#gymnix2015 Junior Cup all around

1. Rose Kayen Woo (CAN 1) 56.100
2. Natalia Kapitonova (RUS) 55.400
3. Jade Chrobok (CAN 2) 54.100
full results

via @IntlGymnix

#gymnix2015

The highlight competition of Gymnix International 2015 was very entertaining. Top Junior teams from around the world.

The host team prevailed. Both Canada 1 and Russia had unexpected falls.

1. Canada 1 166.750
2. Russia 162.800
3. Italy 159.350
full results

The tiny Swiss girls were a highlight of the meet. They look very well coached. Clean, smart Gymnastics.

Here are the lists of team members.

See the Gymnastics Canada writeup on Facebook.

via @IntlGymnix