Author: Rick Mc
Career gymnastics coach who loves the outdoors, and the internet.
Canadian Championships
Best coverage of Canadian Championships is being posted on the Gymnastics Canada Facebook page.
From Friday:
OTTAWA — Hometown favourite Sam Zakutney’s Olympic dreams got a big boost on Friday at the Canadian Gymnastics Championships.
After charging into the lead on Wednesday in the Tyro class Zakutney kept up the pace on the second day to win the all around gold with a total score of 161.250 points. …
In the men’s junior competition Steven Chaplin of Mission, B.C., took the all around gold with a combined score of 152.250 over two days of competition. …
In other events on Friday, Meixi Semple of Oshawa, Ont., won the all around women’s national novice title and Jade Chrobok of Toronto took the all round gold in the high performance novice event.
In the trampoline preliminaries Lexi Geisbrecht of Calgary and Keevin Madigan of Toronto qualified first in the women’s and men’s junior competition.
The championships conclude on Saturday with finals in artistic gymnastics, trampoline and tumbling.
The Gymnastics Canada YouTube channel has random routines and features interviews like this one.
Click PLAY or watch the Kyle Shewfelt interview with 2013 Canadian gymnastics Tyro champion Sam Zakutney.
Here’s Sam’s position in the air on that Vault.
Steve Bonham – P Bar kip
A detailed tutorial from the author of Ganba! Gymnastics materials.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
I don’t think I’ve ever heard the heart referenced vis-a-vis Centre of Gravity before. It’s closer to the belly button than heart.
strong gymnast
Linked by Nathalia Sanchez Cardenas on Facebook.
unofficial – CDN FISU Team
For the first time in many, many Universiade Championships, Canada is sending a full women’s team.
Ellie Black
Sarah Flett
Mackenzie Itcush
Natalie Gervais
Erica Devereaux
Ellie
Universiade 2013 is scheduled for Kazan, Russia, the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan.
July 6-17th.
Previous Universiades:
1983 Edmonton, 1985 Kobe, 1987 Zagreb, 1989 Duisburg, 1991 Sheffield, 1993 Buffalo, 1995 Fukuoka, 1997 Sicily, 1999 Palma de Mallorca, 2001 Beijing, 2003 Daegu, 2005 ?zmir, 2007 Bangkok, 2009 Belgrade, 2011 Shenzhen
Canada will send a young MAG team for experience.
where is Victoria Moors?
Nathan Gafuik – Cassina
In training at National Championships 2013.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Not many of the top guys, including Nate, competed the AA at National Championships this year.
The focus in advance of Worlds 2013 Belgium is raising start values on your best apparatus enough to be competitive with the elite of the world.
Black, Olsen CDN Champions
UPDATED
Results have sometimes been very slow to go online. 😦
But they are posted now: RESULTS
2013 Canadian National Championships
Senior Women’s AA
1. Ellie Black 54.550
2. Natalie Vaculik 53.325
3. Maegan Chant 53.075
4. Victoria-Kayen Woo 53.050
5. Kaitlyn Hofland 52.850
6. Stefanie Merkle 52.075
Jordyn Pedersen had a fluke dislocated finger in training.
Future NCAA competitors include:
Kaitlyn Hofland, Utah, 5th AA; 1st Bars
Stefanie Merkle, Ohio State 6th AA
Talia Chiarelli, Michigan, 9th AA
Brihanna Tsang, unconfirmed PSU, 10th AA; 1st V
Gabriella Douglas, MSU, 11th AA
Taylor Ricci, OSU, 12th AA
Emily Lennon, Illinois, 13th AA
via College Gym Fans
Sydney McEachern EMU
Natalie Gervais EMU
Junior Women’s AA
1. Shallon Olsen 55.475
2. Aleeza Yu 54.90
3. Brianna Clark 54.625
4. Isabela Onyshenko 54.35
5. Sydney Townsend 53.60
6. RK Woo 53.45
photo via Grace Chiu GraceClick on Facebook.
Shallon looked great on Vault and Floor day 2. But had 2 falls on Beam, 1 on Bars.
Her “bonus points” and high start values helped her keep 1st AA.
Lauren Hernandez interview
Full Twist:
The future looks rosy for promising U.S. junior Laurie Hernandez, who trains with MG Elite in New Jersey. …
At the April 2013 U.S. National Team Training Camp, Laurie placed first in junior verification on all four apparatus, upgrading her third place finish from the March camp.
I’ve posted her Floor before. (VIDEO)
Check this montage.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
She’s got the look. 🙂
related – Triple Twist – The Future of USA Gymnastics: Laurie Hernandez (Jan 2013)
Is gymnastics still Russian?
Vladimir Zaglada posted a thoughtful, comprehensive analysis of the current state of Russian Artistic gymnastics.
It’s a must read.
Rewriting Russian Gymnastics – Is gymnastics still Russian? A post-Europeans, early Olympiad perspective
When will again see Russian routines so shockingly excellent both acrobatically and artistically as this?
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
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