Kyle Shewfelt Olympic Floor champion

For Canada Day let’s relive that fantastic Gold medal routine 2004 Athens.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Canadian Olympic gymnast Kyle Shewfelt looks at a photo of himself before announcing his retirement during a news conference in Calgary, Alberta, on Thursday, May 21, 2009.

Shewfelt Retires Gymnastics
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jeff McIntosh) – original – ESPN

Central American Sports Festival results

Hosted by Guatemala.

1 Yesenia Ferrera Cuba 54.550
2 Marcia Vidiaux Cuba 52.300
3 Karla Vielma Mexico 50.850

1 Mexico 153.450
2 Cuba 152.450
3 Colombia 149.200
WAG results

Cuba won the Men’s team competition. MAG AA results.

new NCAA Gymnastics postseason format

Starting 2019.

I’m still trying to get my head around it.

Spencer:

The new format adds an extra super-regional round to the postseason and eliminates all six-team meets and byes.

Why is this important? It’s a million times better for TV and the fan experience. It adds an additional round of exciting elimination meets and creates faster, clearer, and more interesting competitions with less downtime and fewer teams hanging around …

Balance Beam Situation


See another version of the bracket.

NCAA Committee Approves Changes to Women’s Championships Featured

Read some feedback from Emily Howell-Forbes and Tara Graeve — Explaining the Proposed Postseason Changes (and Holes that Still Need Filling)

Beam Queen Bootcamp

Sam Peszek:

This is the debut of the Beam Queen Bootcamp!

It’s only fitting that I start this event where I trained growing up, DeVeau’s School of Gymnastics.

This is a 2-day clinic on August 6th and 7th (Sunday & Monday) at DeVeau’s School of Gymnastics …. We will be working on beam and only beam from 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM both days.

I’m bringing Olympians and NCAA beam champions, Kyla Ross and Bridget Sloan to join me in coaching your gymnasts. …

$225 

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NatWest Island Games

June 24 through June 30 in Gotland, Sweden.

1 Tara Donnelly Isle of Man 49.950
2 Nicole Burns Isle of Man 47.700
3 Anna Francoeur Bermuda 46.700

full AA results

The Island Games (currently known as the NatWest Island Games for sponsorship reasons) are an international multi-sports event organised by the International Island Games Association.

Canadian Women’s National teams named

Dave Brubaker:

“Our athlete pool is deeper than ever with a high retention of our most successful athletes in history, so that, combined with a strong field of junior athletes and an excellent field of future prospects in the novice age group will enable us to build an excellent program for 2020 and 2024.”

SENIOR NATIONAL TEAM

  • Ellie Black, Halifax, NS – Halifax Alta
  • Jade Chrobok, Oshawa, ON – Gemini Gymnastics
  • Haley de Jong, North Vancouver, BC – Flicka Gymnastics
  • Sophie Marois, Terrebonne, QC – Viagym
  • Brooklyn Moors, Cambridge, ON – Dynamo Gymnastics
  • Shallon Olsen, Coquitlam, BC – Omega Gymnastics
  • Isabela Onyshko, Brandon, MB – Brandon Eagles Gymnastics
  • Megan Roberts, Toronto, ON – East York Gymnastics
  • Brittany Rogers, Calgary, AB – Calgary Gymnastics Centre
  • Audrey Rousseau, Sainte Catherine, QC – Club Équilibrix
  • Rose Kaying Woo, St-Hubert, QC – Gym-Richelieu
  • Victoria Kayen Woo, St-Hubert, QC – Gym-Richelieu

Click over to see the Junior and Youth National Team lists — Gymnastics Canada Announces 2017-2018 Women’s Artistic Gymnastics National Team Members

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