Author: Rick Mc

Our young athletes are often tongue-tied when the media arrives at our venues.

As the only Regina gymnast in High Performance Junior, Bre Franklin has become the go-to girl for the press here at National Championships in her home town.

She did a terrific job with this TV spot. And finished 18th all-around, hitting 4 for 4. She’s second alternate for the all-around final.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

(via Aunt Joyce)

Sui Lu, Wu Liufang, Jiang Yuyuan, and Huang Huidan.

Photo Credit: Violet, FanChris

(via source)

Nice form on this twist.

(via If you are the one)

Our results page is now being updated. Thanks Stu.

On Day 1 only Women’s Artistic FIG Junior and Senior women competed. You’ll find full results via the link above.

Though Blythe Lawrence had to miss the Canadian Championships this year, she still posted the best overview of WAG FIG prelims I’ve seen:

… Night one was a boon for (Ellie) Black, who in spite of her World Cup medals is still a newcomer, as well as Savona, who has been out to prove that she can be as competitive post-ACL operation as she was early last year. Savona posted the third-best scores of the day on vault and floor, her best events. That could be significant later on. …

… Canada, like many of the former British Commonwealth countries, has so many exceptionally talented, Olympics-worthy gymnasts this quad that it’s impossible to predict a five-person Olympic team even given these results. …

Examiner – Kristina Vaculik, Shallon Olsen lead as Canadian Nationals begins

LIVE video streaming seems to have worked for some viewers on some apparatus. But we don’t have many routine videos online as yet. Here’s one, future Georgia Bulldog Anysia Unick.

Click PLAY or watch her Bars on YouTube. (5.7 start)

Thanks Brett.

A very strong meet. Vault, in particular, was impressive for such young, small girls.

1. Shallon Olsen 55.65 (two falls on Beam)
2. Rose-Kalum Woo 54.05
3. Aleeza Yu 53.15
4. Victoria-Kayen Woo 53.05
5. Maegan Chan 52.25
6. Ivy Lu 51.90
7. Jordyn Pedersen 51.30
8. Heaven Latimer 51.25
9. Casey Carvalho 50.85
10. Marianna Colussi-Pelaez 50.50

full results will be posted on Gym Score Depot

1. Kristina Vaculik 56.35
2. Victoria Moors 55.650
3. Ellie Black 54.90
4. Jessica Savona 54.30
5. Mikaela Gerber 53.40
6. Maddie Gardiner 52.80
7. Anysia Unick 52.75
8. Brittany Rogers 52.40
8. Dominique Pegg 52.40
10. Jessica Dowling 51.80

full results will be posted on Gym Score Depot

… “There’s a lot of pressure right now and it’s really good to see how everyone is doing,” said Vaculik, who is vying to earn one of five spots on the Canadian women’s team heading to London this summer.

Results from the Canadian championships and a final selection meet at the end of June in Gatineau, Que., will count heavily towards the outcome. …

Vaculik, a two-time Canadian all around champion taking a year off from Stanford University to pursue her Olympic dream, played a key role in helping Canada earn one of just 12 full-team berths at the final qualification for the Games last January. …

GCG – Vaculik tops women’s field in qualifications at Canadian gymnastics championships

Click PLAY or watch an interview with Kristina on YouTube.

Contrary to initial prognosis, it turns out that Peng dislocated the same kneecap a second time on the same skill — double twisting Yurchenko.

Peng Peng Lee Dislocates Knee, Plans Recovery for London

Get well soon. 🙂

Give it a try here.

WAG Floor is streaming. The other 3 apparatus should be working … soon. 🙂

Reports are that some folks never did get Vault to stream. We’ll try to get it “fixed” overnight.

Sr FIG women are first up at 3:30pm. Followed by Jr FIG women at 6:30pm. The PLAN is to LIVE VIDEO STREAM every routine from our VIDEO page. You choose the discipline and apparatus you want to watch. Of course it only streams while the competition is in progress.

NCAA Coaches will be welcomed with a VIP credential. And be given start lists.

A fan wishing Peng a speedy recovery from her knee injury suffered yesterday posted this montage of her and Victoria Moors.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Brigid McCarthy is covering the Australian National Championships in Sydney.

… the Australian senior WAG team and the visiting Japanese team took to the floor for podium training.

As ever in a podium training there were mixed performances. The core group that started on floor and is ostensibly the group Peggy will select her team from for the head-to-head with Japan consisted of Lauren Mitchell, Emily Little, Ashleigh Brennan, Larrissa Miller, Mary-Anne Monckton, Nikki Chung and Georgia Rose Brown. …

Lauren Mitchell looked super-fit and dynamic and much like a former World floor champion two months before the Olympics. …

There were some very welcome returns on floor too. Angela Donald … NCAA returnee Olivia Vivian … Dasha Joura …

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photos by Nadia Boyce

related – Australian Nationals: IDP Six Teams results