Sam Mikulak – H Bar release combo

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Haley de Jong wins Salamunov Memorial

1 Haley de Jong Canada 50.450
2 Petra Furac Croatia 45.300
3 Linda Hamersak Austria 45.050

full results

The new Senior won the AA and all 4 apparatus.

which gymnast just had a baby?

I’m always amazed when women quickly get back to fitness after having a child.

spotting Men on Horizontal Bar

Extremely difficult. A bad idea in most cases, I’d say. You are just as likely to cause an injury as prevent one.

Almost all male gymnasts try to land flat when they miss, absorbing the impact over as much surface area as possible

Click PLAY or watch our World AA Champ on Tumblr.

2020 Olympic Qualification for Dummies

Because the FIG hates us!

The only person I know who actually understands the incredibly complicated, ever changing improvement in how gymnasts qualify to the Olympics is Cordelia.

elisaminimeneghini on Tumblr put together an infographic to try to simplify.

I still couldn’t explain it to anyone.

World Champions 2017

Lauren Hopkins posted a detailed wrap-up of the AA final.

Historic in many ways.

related – 9 routines you shouldn’t have missed in Worlds qualifications

Canadian Coach Education revision

The change from textbook to digital media is nearly complete. A big improvement.

Digital media can be easily revised in future.

Click through to see a diagram showing the OLD requirements at the top for Gymnastics Alberta and the NEW structure in the graphic.

NCCP Summary – Revised September 6, 2017

Left to finalize are the Evaluation components of Comp 2 and Comp 3.