interview with Boise coach Tina Bird

After 32 years with the program, how’s Tina feeling with her team at a record best ranking of #7. 🙂

Eventually, Bird’s passion for gymnastics lead her to become first a volunteer coach, then assistant coach, and now Co-Head coach for the past ten years. Convincing her to stay was on the shoulders of Resnick when he joined the staff. Ultimately, the duo changed the way we look at Boise State gymnastics. …

Soaring above the competition

Sam Mikulak – Floor

Training for #wintercup2017 in Las Vegas, Feb. 16-18th. 

Click PLAY or watch it on Facebook.

related – read a 2017 Winter Cup Preview

(via @GymCastic)

Elite Canada replay on SportsCanada.tv

The archive of routine videos is finally complete.  Watch those on SportsCanada.tv. 

Here are results.

Several people (judges, coaches & gymnasts) told me evaluation was strict to start the new Olympic cycle. They hope Canadian judges will gradually come to match international scores for selection meets.

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details on Elite Canada 2017

David Kenwright to British Gymnastics

Feb 14th, 2017 was David Kenwright’s last official day at Calgary Gymnastics Centre. He’s accepted a senior position with British Gymnastics at Lilleshall.

David is one of the most successful coaches in Canadian history. He coached Brittany Rogers, Kate Richardson and dozens of other elite gymnasts.

He’ll be missed.

via Fans of Canadian Gymnastics

6 Men’s NCAA teams 414+

The end of week five signifies the halfway point of the NCAA season. All teams with the exception of Washington and Temple will be off this week as individuals compete at the Winter Cup in Las Vegas …

All NCAA meets following Winter Cup will switch from the “six-up/five-count” format to “five-up/five-count” meaning every routine competed will count toward the team’s score. …

… season-best performances coming from the Golden Gophers and Hawkeyes. Minnesota became the first team this year to come within ten points of the Sooners. …

Click PLAY or watch Gopher highlights on YouTube.

Read more on the College Gymnastics Association #NCAAMGym Week 5 Recap

Utah assistant coach Meredith Paulicivic

From the moment she won a national championship as a gymnast for Utah, Meredith Paulicivic (formerly King) knew she wanted to earn a ring as a Utah gymnastics coach.

In fact, she joked after graduation that Utah hadn’t seen the last of her. …

Paulicivic is in her second year as the Red Rocks’ assistant coach. The three-time vault All-American is the team’s primary vault coach. She also serves as Utah’s floor exercise choreographer and the director of the program’s summer gymnastic camps. …

Hard work, persistence lands Paulicivic dream job as Utah gymnastics coach

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(via Greg Marsden)

Gymnastics – spotting the spotter

Altadore coach Wynand Pretorius holding the spotting block for another coach at the 2017 Ed Vincent Invitational.

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Brett McClure USA MAG High Performance Director

Starts May 1, 2017.

brett-mcclureUSA Gymnastics has named 2004 Olympic team silver-medalist Brett McClure of Berkeley, Calif., as the high performance director for men’s gymnastics. McClure, who currently is the head men’s gymnastics coach at the University of California – Berkeley, will report to Dennis McIntyre, the vice president of men’s gymnastics, and will be based at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. …

Yoichi Tomita, chairman of the Men’s Program Committee, said, “Brett’s skills and knowledge of private club programs, collegiate programs and the national team was impressive, and his presentation and interview garnered strong support from the selection committee.”  …

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