Author: Rick Mc

Career gymnastics coach who loves the outdoors, and the internet.

Talia Chiarelli withdraws

Final selection event to determine Canada’s five-member women’s Olympic artistic gymnastics team goes in Gatineau, QUE, Tuesday and Thursday next week. Team (likely) named Friday.

Twelve gymnasts were invited to the event, but that number has dropped to 11 following the withdrawal on Thursday of former Ottawa resident Talia Chiarelli due to back problems.

1) Elsabeth Black, Halifax Alta, NS, David Kikuchi and Keiji Yamanaka
2) Jessica Dowling, Dynamo, Cambridge, ON, Elvira Saadi and Sarah Rainey
3) Madeline Gardiner, Dynamo, Cambridge, ON, Elvira Saadi and Sarah Rainey
4) Mikaela Gerber, Oakville Gym, ON Kelly and Susan Manjak
5) Victoria Moors, Dynamo, Cambridge, ON, Elvira Saadi and Sarah Rainey
6) Dominique Pegg, Bluewater, Sarnia, ON, David and Elizabeth Brubaker
7) Brittany Rogers, Flicka, North Vancouver, BC, David Kenwright and Dorina Stan
8) Jessica Savona, Oakville Gym, ON, Kelly and Susan Manjak
9) Briannah Tsang, Flicka, North Vancouver, BC, David Kenwright and Dorina Stan
10) Anysia Unick, Calgary Gym, AB, Janna Ball and Gerrit Beltman
11) Kristina Vaculik, Gemini, Oshawa, ON, Elena Davydova, Valery Yahchybekov

Gymnastics Canada

Here’s her Vault from the London Test Meet. Talia helped Canada qualify for the Olympics.

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Merkle wasn’t added to the roster. I’ve never heard why. She had the points to be invited.

McKayla Maroney montage

Fans are worried the World Vault Champion may not compete Olympic trials. McKayla’s day-to-day being assessed after a concussion at Visa Championships.

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Elisabeth Seitz – Bars

Always impressive.

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6.7 + 8.500 = 15.200

If she could keep form on that Def, I’d be happy to see her medal in London.

related – IG – German Stars Dominate Nationals in Düsseldorf

Elisabeth won Floor, as well.

slinky breaking laws of Physics?

This is amazing.

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If you watch the video through, you’ll see that the Centre of Mass is actually falling with gravity. No laws are broken.

(via Kottke)

Kirill Prokopev – Air Flare

European Championships 2012

… Juniors Apparatus Final. The young Russian (18) won the gold on Floor : 14.333 (Difficulty : 5.00, Execution : 8.066). Daniel Radeanu (ROU) is 2nd, Daan Kenis (BEL) and Andrej Korosteljev (CRO) are 3rd.

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Sweet. In combination.

Thank gymninja for the link.

Thanks

2012 Oregon State Gymnastics

Well done.

Highlights from the 2012 Oregon State Gymnastics season … including a senior tribute to standouts Leslie Mak and Olivia Vivian and a blooper reel at the end!

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Even better, OSU coach Michael Chaplin linked to this contest submission video featuring slow motion footage of Leslie Mak (Facebook).

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