Author: Rick Mc

Keith Russell by email:

Last year I was in Brazil presenting at a Biomechanics conference and doing coaching clinics for a couple of state federations and I had the pleasure of meeting a young lady Cassia Farias in several workshops / lectures.

Cassia is coming to Toronto in July for a one year work / study experience. She has asked me for information on Coaching Courses (she is familiar with most of the content of our Foundations Course via those lectures / workshops) and on possible job opportunities in Ontario. …

I found Cassia to be very alert, very intelligent, always prompt, and possessing a very pleasant personality. I strongly expect she would be a great asset to any club. Her English is fair, but I am sure will improve rapidly once here. …

Aside from Artistic coaching experience, she has a P.E. degree and background in Trampoline and Circus Arts. Check Cassia’s Resumé. (DOC)

The official website is posted in both Germand & English.

GYMMIN’ MIEL has Finals results.

VAULT:
Brittany Rogers (CAN) (14.400, 13.525) 13.962
Nastassia Marachkouskaya (BLR) (14.125, 13.625) 13.875
Claudia Menendez Gonzalez (ESP) (14.025, 13.450) 13.737

FLOOR
Diana Maria Chelaru (ROU) 14.375
Luiza Galiulina (UZB) 13.750
Kim Bui (GER); Dominique Pegg (CAN) 13.725

FLOOR
Phillip Boy (GER) 15.200
Enrique Tomas Gonzalez Sepulveda (CHI) 15.150
Tomislav Markovic (CRO) 15.000

HORIZONTAL BAR:
Epke Zonderland (NED) 15.725
Paul Ruggeri III (USA) 15.525
John Orozco (USA) 15.375

Romanian Bea Gheorghisor’s commentary.

Blythe’s commentary – Cottbus finals: It’s Greece, Romania, Netherlands, Ukraine, Slovenia…

Epke

And also THE ALL AROUND’s commentary – Final medals awarded in Cottbus:

Fourth on parallel bars after a fall, Epke Zonderland came back to win the title on high bar with a 15.725/7.5 routine that included his usual flying elements – Cassina to Kovacs, Kolman, and Gaylord 2 – and usual form breaks on each, plus the scrappy Stalder-Rybalko. For those keeping count for the Dutch Olympic position, he had a better weekend than Wammes. …

World Cup competition continues this coming week with the Doha Challenge Cup.

Alexander Alexandrov:

Russia’s female gymnasts are trailing the United States team in the run-up to the London Olympics and will only be competitive if they master a key vaulting skill, Alexander Alexandrov, head coach of the Russian women’s team, told RIA Novosti on Sunday.

None of the Russian women managed 2 1/2 twists in the vault at the Russian championships in Penza this weekend, which Alexandrov said was crucial. …

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With all the bluster we’ve heard from Russia — “Gold or nothing.” — it’s refreshing to hear Alexander state the blunt facts.

USA is closing the Bars deficit. And increasing their Vault lead.

USA are now favourites to win the Olympics.

Our Olympic Bars Champion falls in a big meet. Again.

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The #1 routine in the world, still. When she hits.

You’d think the layout Jaeger would have been taken out by now.

@jrflipfest
“@intlgymnast: Do you think He Kexin will make a second Olympic team? fb.me/1t7Mlao4X” No she’s too old!!!

🙂

The only argument for including a specialist like He Kexin on the Chinese Olympic Team would be the sure medal. And it’s just not sure enough.

I’m looking forward to her (future) tell all biography.

World Cup Cottbus – part 1

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• Part 2
• Part 3
• Part 4

Worlds are in Florida this year, outside Europe for the first time.

23rd Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships
Lake Buena Vista (USA), April 16 – 18, 2012

7th Acrobatic Gymnastics World Age Group Competitions
Lake Buena Vista (USA), April 20 – 22, 2012

… April 16-18 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex’s HP Field House, located at Walt Disney World Resort …

There are 100 seniors and 400 juniors registered.

details – FIG – Strong field expected at 2012 World Acro Championships

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Thanks Hal.

Diana Chelaru of Romania has upgraded her difficulty compared to American Cup three weeks ago (6.0 D score) and while it doesn’t seem like she will manage to swing bars like a specialist, her progress is admirable. …

Couch Gymnast – Cottbus Day One Finals Report

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Results via Twitter. They should be posted soon on the results page.

FLOOR
1st Brandon O’Neill CAN
2nd Xu CHN
3rd Thomas Pichler AUS

POMMEL
1st Bo CHN
2nd Jackson Payne CAN
3rd Brody AUS

RINGS
1st: Joshua Jefferis AUS
2nd: Kevin Lytwyn CAN
3rd: Yang Zhang CHN

VAULT
1st Brandon O’Neill CAN
2nd Brody Jai Hennessey AUS
3rd Yang Zhang CHN

P BAR
1st Joshua Jefferis AUS
2nd Nathan Gafuik CAN
3rd Bo Wang CHN

H BAR
1st Anderson Loran CAN
2nd Xiaodong Zhu CHN
3rd Brody Jai Hennessey AUS

Calgary Herald – ‘What we’re all about is fun,’ medallist says

Celebrity judges at Big Show included former Olympians Kylie Stone and Adam Wong.

Wild and wooly. I wish I could have been there.

1. UCLA 197.425
2. Utah 197.375
3. Oregon State 197.025
4. Stanford 196.825
5. Arizona 195.9
6. ASU 194.55
7. Washington 194.125
8. Cal 193.525

Stanford could have won. But counted a 9.25 and 9.625 on Bars, their last rotation. 😦

1. Corrie Lothrop 39.625 AA
2. Zamarripa 39.575 AA

Lya Wodraska | The Salt Lake Tribune:

The Pac-12 Championship was there for the taking for the Utah Utes, then it slipped away. More accurately, the Utes slipped off the balance beam and lost it.

… both Kassandra Lopez and Mary Beth Lofgren fell off the balance beam.

Utah gymnastics: Utes’ hopes of Pac-12 title fall by the wayside

@lchops96:

Despite two falls from Peszek on bars and two falls from Courtney on beam, the Bruins count zero falls and come in for the win!

@OregonStateGym:

Leslie Mak receives Pac-12 Gymnast of the Year, becoming the first gymnast in conference history to earn the award in consecutive years.

Miss Val Coach of the Year.