Author: Rick Mc

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

tumbler Michael Chaves

Nice edit by Sam Kolder. Interesting camera angles. Shot with a Canon 600d.

Michael Chaves Showreel 2012

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Michael’s from Oakville, Toronto.

Magyar, Shaposhnikova, Zmeskal, Caslavska

Four gymnastics legends will be inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame on Saturday. The 16th annual induction dinner will be held at the exclusive Petroleum Club in Oklahoma City, and the 2012 class features Zoltan Magyar (Hungary), Natalia Shaposhnikova (Russia) and Kim Zmeskal (USA).

Vera Caslavska (Czech Republic), who was officially inducted in 1998 but could not make the trip, is scheduled to attend this year to accept her honor. …

IG – Dwight Normile – Caslavska To Join 2012 Hall of Fame Class

... with "Shaposh"

As I’m always clarifying, that’s the International Gymnastics Magazine Hall of Fame. It’s got nothing to do with FIG.

via @nadiacomaneci10

Danna Durante to Georgia

Rumours proved true.

… at least the rumour has firmed up enough to be posted in Online Athens:


Georgia will name California coach and former Nebraska assistant Danna Durante to head the 10-time national champion Gym Dogs, a Georgia source said on Saturday.

Durante was a longtime assistant at Nebraska before being named the head coach at Cal last year. …

Durante replaces Jay Clark who resigned two weeks ago.

The hiring should be announced next week, the source said. …

Source: UGA hires Cal’s Danna Durante as next Gym Dogs coach

Big shoes to fill. I admire Danna’s courage in accepting.

She is a great coach, by the way. Much more a replacement for Suzanne than was Jay.

building parallettes

Here’s a fast, easy method. Using PVC plastic pipe.

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Leave a comment if you have a better way. Or know of inexpensive parallettes available for sale.

Shawn Johnson’s comeback

Here’s a terrific retrospective, posted Jan. 1, 2012, on Shawn’s return to competitive gymnastics.

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Tens of thousands of fans are slowly, reluctantly coming to accept that it’s most likely over.

related – Full Twist – Shawn Johnson on her body