Category: Gymnastics

Lexy Ramler – Beam

Click PLAY or watch her on Twitter.

Rachel Borden – Beam

Rachel did not get invited on to the Illinois team this season.

… So she trained with the club.

Until this past weekend. 🙂

Coach called her up. Put her in the line-up and Rachel hit a unique and memorable routine.

Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter.

Jess loved the story so much she called this week’s GymCastic podcast …

The Rachel Borden Appreciation Episode (and other things about gymnastics)

Félix Dolci wins Canada Winter Games

In stunning fashion, Québec’s Félix Dolci came back from a pommel horse deficit to claim the Canada Games gold medal with 80.150 points in the all around that he almost won four years ago in Prince George.

Teammate Félix Blaquière who led the competition for several middle rotations until faltering on parallel bars finished in a silver medal tie with David Sandro of Ontario, both with 78.600 points.

Ontario’s Chris Kaji came back from a devastating pommel horse routine with a spectacular meet-high 14.900 score on rings and top score on parallel bars of 14.200 to earn the third-highest total score of 78.550 …

Inside Gymnastics Canada

full results

Chloé Lorange wins Canada Winter Games

Chloé Lorange QC 37.787
Myrelle Morin QC 37.574
Hannah Scharf ON 37.287
Montana Fairbairn AB 37.237
Gabriele Deslauriers QC 37.062
Charlotte Chagnon QC 36.587
full results

In a closely fought battle for individual all around glory, in which the top four gymnasts competed their Level 10 routines with 10.0 start values, the top two teammates from Québec took gold and silver.

Chloé Lorange competing last on floor won the gold medal with top scores on bars, beam, and floor totalling 37.787 points. Fellow Club Gymnix gymnast Myrelle Morin of Montréal who led the qualifications claimed the silver medal with 37.574 points. …

Hannah Scharf of Shenderey Gymnastics Institute in Newmarket, Ontario led the first rotation on vault claimed the bronze medal with solid performances on her other apparatus.

Inside Gymnastics Canada

Jessica Lopez interview

Sam Peszek has a great catch-up with fan favourite J Lo who finished 6th at the Rio Olympics for Venezuela.

She’s coaching now. But hasn’t ruled out trying for Tokyo 2020.

SUNLIVE WAG Training Camp SINGAPORE

June 24-29, 2019.

Website and registrations: http://wagtrainingcamp.sunlive.pt

For more information: events@sunlive.pt

double bounce Bar handstand trainer

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new USAG President / CEO Li Li Leung

Official announcement.

Impressive credentials:

She was a gymnast at the University of Michigan

She has a sports marketing background

She has been working in the NBA headquarters since 2015

She competed in American Ninja Warrior

https://twitter.com/GymCastic/status/1097883282342068226

The main question so far is WHY she would leave the NBA for USAG.

Let’s wish her all the best.

Ontario wins Men’s Canada Winter Games

Ontario 315.200 1
Québec 312.400 2
Nova Scotia 298.750 3
Saskatchewan 296.400 4
British Columbia 290.200 5
New Brunswick 288.200 6
full results

The big happy surprise is Nova Scotia taking the Bronze.