Category: Gymnastics

hip flexion training

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Golden Syrup for Parallel Bars

The guys at Phoenix Gymnastics use Lyle’s Golden Syrup instead of honey. That’s a British thing that has caught on in some Gyms around the world.

You put a small dab on your hands before chalking up.

It does work.

Grace McLaughlin on her Florida experience

Grace McLaughlin was a WOGA U.S. Senior National team member in 2011-12. She signed with Florida but lost her scholarship after the first season.

She continued without scholarship for the next 3 years.

Read Grace’s reflections on that experience.

Finding the real me

Kamerin Moore speaks out

Dvora Meyers linked to a video from Kamerin Moore, former elite gymnast and Larry Nassar survivor.

It’s very emotional.

Former Elite Gymnast Kamerin Moore Learns To Take Back Her Accomplishments From An Abusive Coach

Kamerin Moore, John Geddert, Jordyn Wieber 

Introduction to Competitive Gymnastics – Vancouver

Congratulations to coaches who completed our 4 day C1 coaching course at Phoenix Gymnastics, Vancouver.

Competition 1 is the Canadian introduction to competitive.

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Clinicians: Kyna Fletcher, Rick McCharles, John Carroll, Lucas Tiefenbach, Terry Mitruk, Merle Pyke.

Both MAG and WAG were offered.

Fun fact. Phoenix is the Gym used in the Simone Biles biopic. Here’s Jeanté Godlock playing Simone in the film.

Australia’s High Performance Plan

By the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics Games, Gymnastics Australia aspires for its athletes in three of the four Olympic Gymsports – Men’s Artistic, Women’s Artistic and Trampoline Gymnastics – to be podium performers; contenders for winning Olympic and World Championship medals.

To achieve this, GA has embarked on a ten-year strategy …

Gymnastics Australia release High Performance Plan for 2018 and beyond

Michael Reid wants to compete for Jamaica

Michael was the 2015 NCAA Pommel champ for Oklahoma. Now graduated, he has applied to switch national affiliations to Jamaica. World Championships is a possibility. He also hopes to compete a new skill on Pommels.

Listen to an interview on Gymnasticsville.

Japan Championships Apparatus Finals

Vault
1. Ayaka Sakaguchi 13.916
2. Hinako Bundo 13.866
3. Sayana Rin 13.749

Bars
1. Asuka Teramoto 13.933
2. Shuri Matsumura 13.466
3. Nagi Kajita 13.233

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Beam
1. Mai Murakami 13.400
2. Asuka Teramoto 13.133
3. Yuna Hiraiwa 13.066

Floor
1. Mai Murakami 14.233
2. Asuka Teramoto 13.633
3. Nagi Kajita 13.400

This might be the Japanese Worlds team plus alternate.