Category: Gymnastics

Tanya Ho new Seawolf Gymnastics Head Coach

ANCHORAGE – Interim athletic director Tim McDiffett announced Thursday that the University of Alaska Anchorage has hired Tanya Ho as the Seawolves’ new head gymnastics coach.

… Ho becomes just the second head coach in 34 years of Seawolf gymnastics history. …

Go Seawolves 

related – Sea Wolves are for real. I saw some on Vancouver Island.

Canadian Teams named to Worlds

WOMEN 

  • Ellie Black, Halifax, NS – Halifax Alta Gymnastics Club
  • Brooklyn Moors, Cambridge, ON – Dynamo Gymnastics
  • Shallon Olsen, Surrey, BC – Omega Sports Centre
  • Isabela Onyshko, Brandon, MB – Brandon Eagles Gymnastics

Reserves:

  • Brittany Rogers, Calgary, AB – Calgary Gymnastics Centre
  • Rose Kaying Woo, Brossard, QC – Gym-Richelieu

MEN 

  • Zachary Clay, Chilliwack, BC – Twisters Gymnastics Club
  • Scott Morgan, Vancouver, BC – Flicka Gymnastics
  • Jackson Payne, Calgary, AB – Calgary Gymnastics Centre
  • Thierry Pellerin, Lévis, QC – Gymnamic

Under consideration:

  • Rene Cournoyer, Repentigny, QC – Club Gymnika
  • Kevin Lytwyn, Stoney Creek, ON – Burlington BG’s
  • Samuel Paquin, Saint-Jérome, QC – Centre Père Sablon

Gymnastics Canada

These names are not carved in stone. It’s early. No doubt the competing team will be those athletes healthy and consistent in Montreal with the best chance of qualifying to a final.

The Canadian Men have good depth right now. Jackson Payne won the final AA mock meet at Camp.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BWRTGUeFJHX4yJE2c1F10lEyzLU49qhchJA10A0/

mind of a Bar worker

Alyssa Al-Ashari is awesome. We can all learn something from her mental approach.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Leave a comment if you know what Alyssa is thinking about the NCAA.

Epke’s new routine

Guys are allowed to do up to 5 releases on H Bar.

Here’s what Epke Zonderland is training.

Click PLAY or watch it on Facebook.

Carolann Heduit – Bars

Great potential for the Junior from France.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

It’s my feeling coaches should either spot or get away from the apparatus. One or the other.

(via WOGymnastikA)

USAG safe sport

USA Gymnastics has hired two key senior staff members as the organization continues its ongoing efforts to protect athletes.

Toby Stark, a long-time leader in child advocacy, will serve as USA Gymnastics’ director of safe sport. In that role, Stark will lead a department focused on athlete protection.

Mark Busby, who handled child abuse and sex crime cases while with the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office, will provide supporting in-house legal counsel. …

USAG

I’m wondering if USAG will be swamped with years of litigation, named in many individual court cases along with Nassar.

related – GymCastic 259: The Nassar Plea …

2018 Pacific Rims, Medellin, Colombia

2018 Pacific Rim championships Medellin, Colombia, the first time to be held in Latin America.

via Gymternet Clan

Canadian FISU Team named

2017 Universiade (FISU) Games, Taipei City, TPE 19th – 30th August 2017

MEN’S ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS
  • René Cournoyer, Repentigny, QC – CÉGEP régional de Lanaudière
  • Joel Gagnon, Saskatoon, SK – University of Minnesota
  • Justin Karstadt, Mississauga, ON – University of Minnesota
  • Aaron Mah, Vancouver, BC – University of California (Berkley)
  • Sam Zakutney, Ottawa, ON – Penn State

Coaches:             

  • Tony Smith, Calgary, AB – National Team Director, GCG
WOMEN’S ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS
  • Ellie Black, Halifax, NS – Dalhousie University
  • Jessica Dowling, Dundas, ON – University of Guelph
  • Denelle Pedrick, Wilcox, SK – Central Michigan University
  • Brittany Rogers, Calgary, AB – University of Georgia
  • Briannah Tsang, Burnaby, BC – Penn State

Coaches:

  • David Kikuchi, Halifax, NS
  • Dorina Stan, Vancouver, BC
RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS
  • Cindy Huh, Vancouver BC – University of Toronto
  • Kaedyn Lashley, Winnipeg MB – University of Winnipeg

Coach/Team Lead

  • Shari Hebert, Winnipeg MB

Gymnastics Canada Announces 2017 Summer Universiade (FISU) Games Team members