another Verona van de Leur scandal

The former Dutch gymnastics star is only 25-years-old, yet she’s already had more scandals than any other gymnast I can recall.

IG updates us on the latest unbelievable revelations. She’s done 72 days in jail and faces 90 more.

Get some help, Verona. Your many fans would love to help you.

related – Dutch Gymnastics World Worries About Van de Leur (2008)

Olympics ticket sale ending

UK and EU residents can apply for tickets at www.tickets.london2012.com until April 26th

Details on how to apply for tickets from your part of the world is available here.

Adult tickets start at just £20, and LOCOG has created an innovative ‘pay your age’ scheme at more than 220 sessions for young people who are 16 and under when the Games start on 27 July 2012. People aged 60 or over when the Games start will pay just £16 at these sessions.

Click PLAY or watch a promo video on YouTube. (not available in the USA)

gymnastics coaching job Ottawa

Karl Balisch, GM of Tumbler’s Gymnastics in Canada’s capital, is looking for a Provincial Program Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Coach.

NCCP Level 2 certification Artistic Gymnastics and Trampoline required. Minimum 3yrs experience as a provincial/national level coach.

This is a salaried coaching position and will be available beginning with July 2011. Salary will depend upon qualifications, experience.

Email WAG Program Manager Alina Florea at wag @tumblers.ca

WAG Tkachev variations

You might want to mute the sound for this montage.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

The most impressive is the Nabieva. The most over-valued, the Shushanova.

Kent State coaches sweep awards

The Kent State gymnastics coaching staff has been recognized by the National Association of College Gymnastics Coaches/Women (NACGC/W) after the Golden Flashes produced one of the most storied seasons in program history in 2011.

20th-year head coach Brice Biggin was named NACGC/W National Head Coach of the Year while eighth-year assistant coach Sharon Sabin and third-year assistant coach Tom Ward were named NACGC/W National Assistant Coaches of the Year. …

read more – Kent State Sports

GYMNOVA Beam – Spieth mats

For as long as I can remember, Spieth Anderson (now SA Sports) has been the official equipment supplier to the Canadian National Gymnastics Championship.

No more.

GYMNOVA is our NEW supplier. And official equipment for the London Olympic Games.

This means, for Canadian clubs, purchasing and installing GYMNOVA equipment for all gymnasts training towards Nationals.

Kelly Manjak just installed this new beam into the line-up at Oakville.

There was some concern that the new beam might not fit into the existing SA beam mats. No problem. It did not take much tinkering.

Contact Robert SVP if you want more information on best ways to add GYMNOVA equipment into your gym.

… it’s Kelly’s Happy Birthday today, by the way.

MAG Floor – Named Skills

Thanks nemovfan1 for posting this compilation. (There are some very minor errors, however, so don’t use it as a reference.)

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

related – MostepanovaFan – WAG Floor Named Elements Gymnastics Montage