Author: Rick Mc

Former Olympians now performing on Cirque du Soleil’s show OVO tell us their stories.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

via Cirque du Soleil Casting Newsletter

related – Talent Scout Stacy Clark will be presenting at GymConUSA 2014, Las Vegas June 16-18 along with The Beatles: LOVE Head Coach Dan Niehaus.

For a gymnast who “came out of nowhere”, Ellie not going away anytime soon. She’s still improving. Still upgrading.

Ellie was 4th AA at 2013 FISU Games, 13th AA at Worlds 2013. Don’t be surprised to see her move up at Worlds 2014.

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Click PLAY or watch Ellie training her newest FX routine on YouTube. She’s using yet another line that’s never been competed before MAG or WAG. 🙂

“Nowhere” is Halifax Alta Gymnastics, by the way. Coaches Keiji Yamanaka, David & Crystal (Gilmore) Kikuchi.

Chellsie:

Winning a competition is always great, but sometimes just performing to the best of your ability is an even greater accomplishment. There have been a number of competitions in my career where I performed my best routines, but did not win the meet. …

During a competition, try not to focus on the scores or your placement. Instead, focus on performing the best skills and routines possible. Doing this really does help take some of the pressure off. …

… the scoring is out of your control …

From a coach’s perspective…. we were just recently at Regionals with our team. The goals we gave our girls was to hit 4 for 4. They did not have a specific score that we wanted them to obtain for each event. We told them to “Hit 4 for 4” and our hope was that it would be enough to make Nationals. That put less pressure on them before and during the meet because it did not give them a chance to be disappointed after an event if they didn’t get a certain score. The results of this thinking?…three of our four level 10?s qualified, including my sister, Skyler!

read more – Measuring Success: Personal Best vs. “Getting the Gold”

Click PLAY or watch Skyler’s Beam at Regionals on YouTube.

The pressure is greater at Regionals than Championships, of course.

As you know, Chellsie was one “bad-ass” competitor herself.

Twitter @CMemmel and Instagram @CMemmel23

Fuma-Kai is an incredible performance by Japanese multimedia dance and martial arts troupe, Enra, directed by Nobuyuki Hanabusa. It was shown at the International Olympic Committee Tokyo bid last year, and tells the story of the country bringing home the Olympic rings. …

HuffPo – Incredible Multimedia Dance Performance Wows Olympic Committee

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Performers: Maki Yokoyama, Saya Watatani, Tachun, Yusaku Mochizuki, Tsuyoshi Kaseda

Don’t bet the mortgage. But Romania is getting closer to Team USA in a 3-up, 3-count Team final.

The smaller the team size, the less advantage gained by having as much depth as Team America.

Click PLAY or watch a montage called – Diana Bulimar – A Sky Full of Stars – on YouTube.

I’m assuming that Russia will continue to have … problems. That China’s FX and Vault will continue to drop them to 4th place as a team.

Could GBR or CAN finish ahead of China or Russia?

I wouldn’t be surprised.

Senior AA prelims
Georgia Rose Brown 55.550
Georgia Godwin 54.200
Madelaine Leydin 53.000
Kiara Munteanu 52.950
Charlotte Sullivan 50.950
Courtney McGregor 50.500

Full Twist – Results: Australian Nationals Day 1 – International Level

Great rankings for Sullivan & McGregor who are from New Zealand.

Millie Williamson, also from New Zealand, will be Oceania’s representative to the Youth Olympic Games. Millie was 3rd AA in Junior, highest of the age eligible competitors.

results

related – Aussie Championships preview

@theallaround is LIVE tweeting from Sofia, Bulgaria #EChSofia2014

1. Great Britain (254.094) … 14.116 average across 18 routines
2. Russia (252.395)
3. France (246.402)

Israel finished 6th!

Congratulations to the Champions. 🙂

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— Athlete Support (@_AthleteSupport) May 21, 2014

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That’s the 4th European Jr Championships they’ve won in series. No wonder the Senior Team is so strong.

UPDATE. The main goal for Thursday is top 8 as a team. Pommels not brilliant, but solid. Mitch is confident. (VIDEO interview)

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So says coach Mitch Fenner in this GymPower Dutch article.

European Championships 2014.

She could be the best vaulter in the world right now.

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What are the odds of Marta sending her to Worlds 2014?

Very well edited.

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It seems so “last season” already.