African Gymnastic Championships is putting together a series of video spots in advance of the competition Mar 26-30th in South Africa.
Click PLAY or watch the Beam info clip on YouTube.
Author: Rick Mc
Career gymnastics coach who loves the outdoors, and the internet.
David Kenwright to Aussie
The Canadian coach of Kate Richardson, Brittany Rogers and dozens of others is heading Down Under. Congratulations.
@GymAustralia in partnership with @VicInstSport & @Gym_VIC are delighted to announce the appointment of David Kenwright as Program Manager!
— Gymnastics Australia (@GymAustralia) February 10, 2014
Mykayla Skinner – Cheng
2014 Fiesta Bowl Invitational
February 8th, 2014
Note that one hand barely touches the horse. She should lower the preflight.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
via GymFever
Kenzo – TTY
Shallon Olsen – Floor
Wayne Wright on racial discrimination
To San Jose State University women’s gymnastics head coach Wayne Wright, recent issues of racial discrimination on San Jose State’s campus hit close to home.
One of only two African American women’s gymnastics head coaches in the NCAA, Wright’s teams over his 13-year tenure have featured gymnasts of all races and from all walks of life. So when University administration called for volunteers to form the Special Task Force on Racial Discrimination, Wright answered the call. …
Personally, what are you hoping to learn from participating with this committee?
I’ve been here for quite some time and I think San Jose is very diverse. I’ve never seen any type of “ism”, whether it’s racism or sexism
read more – Gymnastics Coach Wright Serves On Special Task Force on Racial Discrimination
Alexander Alexandrov interview
DWIGHT NORMILE:
The current issue of International Gymnast includes an in-depth interview with Alexander Alexandrov, whose coaching genius has been well documented but often overlooked. …
The photo-collage here comprises a handful of his champions: Dimitry Bilozerchev and Valentin Mogilny in 1983; the 1989 world champion Soviet women’s team; 1994 U.S. junior champion Dominique Moceanu; and, of course, 2010 world all-around champion Aliya Mustafina, who won the most women’s medals (4) at the 2012 Olympics, including the uneven bars gold.
Under Alexandrov, the 2012 Russian women’s Olympic team won six medals in London, more than any other country. But somehow this led to Alexandrov’s dismissal as head coach and eventual move to Brazil.
Following are notes and excerpts from the interview with the 64-year-old Alexandrov, who candidly answered our questions …
read more – Rebuilding Brazil: Alexandrov’s Latest Challenge
anti-bullying TV spot
Smart.
“A day at work doesn’t look like this. What about a day at school?”
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Alabama over Georgia
A crowd of 12,381 watched the meet as Alabama rallied from a 5/100 point deficit going into the final rotation.
In the floor exercise, sophomore Lauren Beers and senior Sarah DeMeo brought an appreciative crowd roaring to its feet with matching career-best scores of 9.925. The crowd grew even louder when seniors Kim Jacob and Diandra Milliner closed out the rotation and the meet with huge routines …
Victoria Moors – Beam
Victoria Moors is now doing a full-twisting double tuck …
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Watch the post meet interview.
related – Victoria Moors, Hugh Smith victorious at 2014 Elite Canada
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