Category: Gymnastics

Andrea Li wins Jr Nastia Liukin

Andrea is the daughter of coach Li Yuejiu, sister of the great Anna Li. 🙂

Click PLAY or watch her 9.55 Bars on YouTube.

Nastia Liukin competitors 2016
Nastia Liukin competitors 2016

USAG – Lukacs, Li grab titles at 2016 Nastia Liukin Cup

nastialiukincup.com

Isabella wins Sr Gymnix

1. Isabela Onyshko, Canada, 57.55
2. Axelle Klinckaert, Belgium, 56.125
3. Rose-Kaying Woo, Canada, 55.225

Shallon Olsen won Vault. Isabela the other 3 apparatus.

Meixi Semple, coached by Elena Davidova, finished 54.90. She’s yet another in the very deep talent pool of Canadian Olympic team contenders.

Team
1. Belgium 1
2. Canada Power
3. Canada Rams
full results

Gymnastics Canada – Onyshko leads Canada to silver medal at L’International Gymnix in Montreal

cigarette cards – Gymnastic Exercises

W. Duke Sons & Co. brand cigarettes included a set of 25 collectible cards in 1887 to promote fitness. You can find them easily on Pinterest.

gymnast Rings

when cigarettes promoted fitness

In 1887, Wills were one of the first UK tobacco companies to include advertising cards in their packs of cigarettes …

This set seems to have been included with your fags ’round about 1914.

Wills Gymnastics

You can buy a book of WILLS Physical Culture Cigarette Cards for $14.79.

correct position for L-sit

Bruce Craven is an owner of Craven Sports Services. He and his wife Karen have worked with gymnasts for decades.

Currently Bruce is assisting male gymnasts at Taiso Gymnastics Saskatoon. As always he’s focused on training the correct muscles for each element. And contracting those muscles in the best sequence.

Click PLAY or watch L-sit training on YouTube. (Flexibility and specific strength.)

concussions in gymnastics

They are more common than we realize. 😦

GymCastic interviewed former gymnast Caroline Just, a Neurology resident, on best practices for coaches, parents and teammates:

ANY head injury during practice or a meet should be investigated with a concussion checklist, because if you keep going without it, the second concussion could make things much worse. Print out a checklist and put it on the wall of the gym or download the Heads Up App

Take Tylenol not aspirin, Ibuprofen, Advil, Motrin, Naproxen or Aleve.

Most concussions resolve within two weeks, but if you don’t go through the appropriate steps, waiting to be symptom-free for 24 hours before you advance stages, you risk not healing properly, which increases risk of long-term neurocognitive symptoms

Go see a doctor if you are worried! It’s pretty unlikely that the doctor will tell you to quit, or to take a long break.

Doctors are required, in most states and provinces, to inform authorities if the welfare of a child is in danger, including by coaches. If you think a coach is negligent – don’t be silent. Get parents involved, get head coaches involved, get athletic directors involved. The right people will take this very seriously.

Gymnasts are tough. They are used to focusing on the goal and working through the pain. However, sometimes the toughest thing is to do what is right for your health, or your friend’s health. It’s better to miss the meet than miss the season, or miss out on your life.

188: Kyla Moves On, Concussions, Baku and American Cup Preview

Caroline Just recommended we download a free app – Heads Up. I’ll be checking it out.

Michigan Senior – Briley Casanova

… In my time here in Michigan, I have learned many life lessons.

The first of many includes learning to ask for help. I am a very independent and self-sufficient person by nature, so it is hard for me to reach out and rely on other people for assistance. It took me time to understand that asking for help is okay and not a weakness. Learning to rely on my teammates and other staff for support was a great lesson that I learned to embrace. I will take that with me for the rest of my life.

I have grown to become more open and outgoing when it comes to meeting people and listening to other perspectives that may not match my own. I have grown to understand that people come from very different backgrounds and may not see things the same way that I do, so I have grown to be a better listener than I was before college.

Maximizing time during the day has been another way I have learned to live as a person, student and athlete. …

My Time at Michigan: Briley Casanova