Author: Rick Mc

Savona confirmed on Facebook that Canada took the Silver medal as a team at the Pan-Am Gymnastics Championships in Mexico.

Team USA was GOLDEN, as expected.

Confirmed:

Women’s team and all-around finals

Team
1. United States, 232.030
2. Canada, 213.463
3. Brazil, 212.994

All-around
1. Kyla Ross, USA, 57.998
2. Sabrina Vega, USA, 57.633
3. Jessica Lopez, Venezuela, 57.099

USAG

There was some confusion regarding the rank of the third highest AA American:

… The USA’s (Gabrielle) Douglas posted a 55.833 for an all-around score, but was unranked due to the maximum two athletes per country rule …

commentary on Gymnastics Examiner – U.S. teams dominate Pan American Championship

I’m not sure this is a good idea:

Sept. 2, 2010 – Earlier today, USA Gymnastics and the National Collegiate Acrobatics and Tumbling Association (NCATA), formerly known as the National Collegiate Stunts and Tumbling Association, announced that USA Gymnastics will sanction NACATA events. NCATA has the goal of establishing itself as a sport within the NCAA framework.

“This is a natural extension for USA Gymnastics to work with the NCATA,” said Steve Penny, president of USA Gymnastics. “This sport combines many of the skills taught throughout gymnastics disciplines. Currently, six universities have teams in this sport …

USA Gymnastics agrees to sanction NCATA events

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If you have an opinion, leave a comment.

Edmonton Expo Centre at Northlands, April 7-10, 2011 in EDMONTON, Alberta, Canada.

The registration package is now available for download from the official home page – WildRoseGymnastics.com

Many divisions will fill quickly. Register instantly. This is one of the best 2 WAG meets in Canada.

Women’s Artistic
Beth Tweddle
Rebecca Downie
Danusia Francis
Nicole Hibbert
Jennifer Pinches
Hannah Whelan

Men’s Artistic
Sam Hunter
Ruslan Panteleymonov
Dan Purvis
Theo Seager
Louis Smith
Kristian Thomas

British Gymnastics – official press release

As promised, they’re sending two completely different teams to Commonwealth Games and World Championships. Barring injury.

… British Gymnastics Women’s Technical Director, Adrian Stan: “We are fortunate to have great strength in depth, and backed up by a good medical service and programme, the gymnasts are in very good physical shape and we look forward to positive results in Rotterdam. The World Championships and Commonwealth Games being so close has created a strategic situation and we are confident that the Teams selected for both events will be capable of good results.” …

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When it comes to “technical” training, most WAG coaches train Bars and Beam every day.

In a 4hr practice, for example, it’s common practice to schedule 1hr of each. (Perhaps we should be conditioning with some of that time, instead.)

I often go back to the article Managing Training Time 2002 (PDF) by J. McNeal, Ph.D. and Bill Sands, Ph.D.

They use this as an example of how a coach might priorize:

Lately, however, I’ve spoken to a few coaches who feel we need spend more time on Bars than Beam. (For the average gymnast it may take more hours to achieve the equivalent level as on Beam.)

Do you agree? … Beam coaches, do you agree?

It might work if we spend more time on Floor and low beams.

Great Britain has some very talented girls born 1999 including Aasha Kimpton.

Here are two more.

Click PLAY or watch Libby Lockett on YouTube.

Click PLAY or watch Imogen Chan on YouTube.

Wow.

But in this era it takes a special coach to keep those super talents healthy and motivated until age-16. … Patient and careful.

Thank anne-marie for the links.

Ariel Crawford is a pro. … But can only do it on 1-arm, not the other.

Nice. From a 2003 camp demo.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

That’s Sean Townsend on Vault.

Team USA took the gold medal convincingly over Canada and Brazil, tied with 343.95 each

The top seven teams, which also included Columbia, Puerto Rico, Mexico and Argentina, advance to the 2011 Pan Am Games, which will also be held in Guadalajara.

Inside Gymnastics

Amanda Turner has a write-up on IG:

Mexico’s Daniel Corral won the all-around title over Glen Ishino (U.S.) and Jorge Hugo Giraldo (Colombia) as the Pan American Gymnastics Championships began Thursday in Guadalajara, Mexico.

… The 20-year-old Corral (88.75) won the all-around gold over Ishino (88.15) and Colombian Olympian Jorge Hugo Giraldo (87.45). …

read more and get full results – U.S. Men, Corral Win Pan Am Championships

Second place Team Canada:

From the Facebook album: Profile pictures by Jayd Lukenchuk

Chicas compete manana.

Everyone loves Jessica Lopez from Venezuela.

Now finished her NCAA gymnastics career at the University of Denver, she keeps on getting better.

Click PLAY to watch some recent Bar training from SaltoCafe. Or watch it on YouTube.

(via Couch Gymnast)

Coach Nilson Savage believes she could be top 10 at World’s 2010. She’s competing at Pan-Ams this weekend.