Author: Rick Mc

Sweet.

Click PLAY or watch it on Facebook.

https://www.facebook.com/video/embed?video_id=10201827285223290

Interesting idea for a simple dismount. Prep for over bar release.

Linked by Blanton’s Gymnastics Consultancy.

Last week at Camp I met with some of the parents and kids from this Gym. They are very keen. Very well funded.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced WAG coach willing to move.

The economy is booming in Alberta, Canada. Especially up north.

Full-time coach needed immediately.

Lakeland Gymnastics Club offers classes to more than 300 children. Our competitive team consists of 25 athletes currently competing at Provincial levels.

Salary: negotiable based on experience/certification

Cold Lake is located about 3 hours N.E. of Edmonton, 1 hour from Lloydminster.

… boating, swimming, fishing and camping. Through our winter months we enjoy all outdoor winter sports.

Please send resume via email to: lakelandgymclub (a) hotmail.com

Attention Krista Ramsay

Bad news from Canada. A couple of years ago the excellent Wild Rose competition was stopped.

Now this.

Kyle Shewfelt:

Dear friends,

It is with great difficulty that I must inform you that the Kyle Shewfelt Gymnastics Festival (KSGF) is on hiatus for the foreseeable future…

As you may or may not know, I am opening my own gymnastics facility in South Calgary this Fall called Kyle Shewfelt Gymnastics. The University of Calgary Gymnastics Centre feels, quite understandably, that this presents a conflict of interest as they were the host club of KSGF. I have been respectfully asked by The U of C Administration, UnoCalGym Parents Association and the U of C Gymnastics Centre coaching team to step away from their annual event and I accept those wishes. …

I am so very proud of what the Festival became in just 3 short years. The event gave thousands of participants a space where they could show off their hard work and have some fun. It raised more than $15,000 for Right To Play. It redefined what an invitational gymnastics competition in Canada could be. And there were hundreds of incredible people behind the scenes who helped it get to that point…

Thank you to the sponsors and media partners. Your support truly brought the event to a higher level.

Thank you to all of the volunteers, especially the meet directors and team leads. Your dedication of time and energy was inspiring. Without you, the event could not have happened.

Thank you to the U of C, UnoCalGym Parents Association and U of C Gymnastics coaching team. I appreciate you giving me a stage to share my passion for gymnastics.

Most importantly, Thank You to the supporters, athletes, coaches and judges. Thank you for choosing to come to the KSGF. Thank you for embracing the concept. Thank you for bringing your best.

It is with a very heavy heart that I say farewell for now. Who knows what the future holds – I envision the KSGF taking on a new life somehow, somewhere, sometime. When that happens, I would love for you all to join once again.

In the meantime, I look forward to staying connected. As a gymnastics family, let’s continue to collaborate and showcase our great sport. I encourage you to support the U of C’s new annual gymnastics event as they move forward. I know I’ll be there cheering on our great athletes.

Thanks for the memories. KSGF Rocked!

via Kyle’s blog

KSGF was a big improvement over the previous incarnation, the Jurassic Classic.

Let’s wait and see.

UPDATE – U of C International Cup

The University of Calgary Gymnastics Club announced today the creation of a new international gymnastics competition …

The University of Calgary International Cup will feature gymnasts of all ages and levels competing in a multitude of disciplines, culminating with a showcase competition of some of the world’s best gymnasts. …

The University of Calgary International Cup runs March 21 – 23, 2014 at the Jack Simpson Gymnasium. The competition builds on the momentum created by the Kyle Shewfelt Gymnastics Festival, which was held in conjunction with the University of Calgary club for the last three years. …

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Tony’s done a terrific job in the past bringing in some of the best gymnasts in the world. All the best.

Natalia:

It’s with great pleasure that I not only announce the introduction of my new Web site, but, my blog as well!

I’m constantly being asked by gymnasts, coaches, parents and fans my thoughts about recent competitions (e.g. McKayla Maroney’s vault in the 2012 Summer Olympics), new routines, gymnastics news and coaching techniques. Now, I have a forum through which I can share news and my thoughts about a variety of gymnastics topics ! Please subscribe to my blog (by email) for the latest updates. …

NataliaYurchenko.com

No RSS feed.

One of my favourite gymnasts all time. 🙂

Natalia is currently the head coach of the woman’s gymnastic team at Lakeshore Academy of Artistic Gymnastics in Chicago, Illinois.

related – Natalia Yurchenko interview on Gymnastike (July 12, 2013)

via Rewriting Russian Gymnastics

The World Games are the Olympics for non-Olympic sports.

Click PLAY or watch Rhythmic highlights on YouTube.

Rhythmics is in the Olympics. So why are they also included in the World Games?

UPDATE from Gymnicetic: Only the individual apparatus finals (hoop, clubs, ball, ribbon), which aren’t part of the Olympic competition (only AA), are included.

Check the list of sports included for 2013.

Belarus, Ukraine and Russia were the most successful nations 2013.

From USAG.

Laurie Hernandez

See the gallery as a slide show.

KristinaBaskett.com

IMDb – Stunts | Actress

Click PLAY or watch her 2013 showreel on YouTube.

That’s Le Reve, actually, not Cirque du Soleil.

via Greg Marsden

Podium Training US Classic 2013

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Longer, faster, higher, further.

Mckayla is still the Queen.

This is why we need a portion of the score to be decided by computer. To reward the best of the best.

Due to circumstances at the gymnastics venue at the 2013 World Games in Cali, Colombia, the International Gymnastics Federation …

asked its member federations to sign a waiver …

… USA Gymnastics has declined to sign the waiver because its content is unacceptable and places an unusual burden on the athletes and member federations. …

… we have been informed that the USA remains alone in its decision to not sign …

USAG

Is this truly a safety issue?

Or are liability lawyers winning the day?

Kalon Ludvigson said on Facebook that he wants to compete. But that he was disallowed.

Full Twist:

Daniela Nanova leads a choreography session at the Gymnastics Ireland training camp, spot the Olympians who joined in at the back.

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https://www.facebook.com/video/embed?video_id=560285920698390

Renmore Gymnastics, Galway.

Daniela Nanova, former Bulgarian Artistic and Rhythmic gymnast, is a popular clinician in the UK.

Thanks Brigid.