I’ve been a member for all of those 50 years, I believe.
My first coach — Dave Gulley — was one of many builders who developed our current organization.
Gymnastics Canada Gymnastique neglected to celebrate or even announce the milestone. Happily, Hardy Fink reminded myself and many others with a Facebook post:
Fifty years ago, today on November 25, 1969, the charter was ratified by the Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs for the formation of the Canadian Gymnastics Federation – now known as Gymnastics Canada Gymnastique (GCG) – as a non-profit organization.
The constitution was developed, and the documents to separate from the AAU of Canada were prepared in Vancouver on July 3-5, 1969 at the Annual General Meeting that I was fortunate to have been able to observe.
The approval was granted in Calgary on November 8, 1969 at a meeting of the AAU of Canada. The granting of the charter 17 days later made the Canadian Gymnastics Federation and all of its provincial federations independent of the Amateur Athletic Union of Canada after a twenty-year struggle to do so. …
Rings 1. Liu Yang, China, 15.133
2. Eleftherios Petrounias, Greece, 14.866
3. Artur Avetisyan, Armenia, 14.833
Despite his silver medal, things are looking foreboding for Eleftherios Petrounias of Greece on still rings. The reigning Olympic champion shockingly missed out on qualifying for Tokyo at the world championships …
Petrounias’s sole route to the Games now is through the World Cup series, and with Liu looking so strong and likely to keep the spot, this looks less and less likely.
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Puerto Rico’s Andrea Maldonado became the first woman to successfully land a triple-twisting front somersault in international competition, meaning the skill will be named for the Iowa State junior her in the women’s gymnastics code of points.
The front triple full was first performed by Japan’s Kenzo Shirai in 2013, and is known as The Shirai in the men’s code. …
We are excited to announce that The Gymnastics Company in Indianapolis will be the interim training center for the U.S. Women’s National Team and developmental program in 2020. https://t.co/AMWHRjKJmR