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Jon Schwaiger wins again

Good guys finish first. 🙂

Schwaiger is again Canadian National Tumbling Champion.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Coach Dennis Vachon told me he’s very, very proud of Jon.

remembering Elena Mukhina

Elena Mukhina‘s birthday would have been today. But she died December 22, 2006 (age 46)

The 1978 World Champion was paralyzed training Thomas salto, now banned for WAG and Jr MAG.

Click PLAY or watch a profile on YouTube. (20min)

related – The story of the Girl with Ice Eyes (VIDEO)

That’s another montage dedicated to Elena. Recommended by @Mariekeeuh.

GymSask after Nationals

Gymnastics Saskatchewan touring the Canadian Parliament buildings the day after National Championships. 🙂

Octavian Bellu threatens to quit

After losing the Romanian Olympic Committee presidency elections last Thursday to Rugby Federation president Alin Petrache by more than 100 votes, legendary Romanian coach has announced his resignation from the Olympic committee.

“I wish the new president success in his mandate …

… I don’t think that anyone will be hurt if I quit the gymnastics team. Now I have realized that I lost 30 years in the gym and I went to 7 Olympics, but it doesn’t matter. It seems that what I’ve done for 30 years doesn’t matter. … ”

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Robert Stanescu – Rings

Our Canadian National Ring Champion, former Romanian Olympian, talks about his goal of getting citizenship. Then making the team to the Olympics.

A long shot at this point.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

via GymFever

NCAA scholarship in perspective

College Athletics Scolarship athlete Tamara Pridgett – A LETTER TO EVERY COLLEGIATE ATHLETE:

Whatever your reasons may be to signing your life over to your school of choice for the next four or five years, you’ve bought into the mission of the athletic department, the program of your sport, and most importantly the training.

On your recruiting trip they show you the latest million dollar facilities, the weight room, the academic services, the newest dorms, and all the gear you’ll be receiving.

You’re in love.

So was I.

But what they don’t show you is the adversity you’ll more than likely face. The injuries, the team “drama”, the stress of managing school and your sport.

A LETTER TO EVERY COLLEGIATE ATHLETE

Read more. An honest and balanced commentary.

CAN Apparatus Finals

National Championships 2014 are history. 🙂

Becca from Gymnastike posted results.

Vault
1. Tsang, Briannah
2. Chant, Maeghan
3. Peterman, Kirsten

Bars
1. Black, Ellie
2. Onyshko, Isabela
3. Moors, Victroia

Beam
1. Onyshko, Isabela
2. Peterman, Kirsten
3. Merkle, Stefanie

Floor
1. Moors, Victoria
2. Chant, Maeghan
3. Merkle, Stefanie

official results

Ellie elected to compete only Bars, resting her foot. An injury from many years ago that bothers her from time to time.

Check Tori’s Moors from the Final.

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CAN MAG Apparatus Finals

Floor
1. Morgan, Scott
2. Loran, Anderson
3. Smith, Hugh

Pommel
1. Clay, Zachary 14,500
1. Cruz, Evan 14,500
3. Smith, Hugh

Rings
1. Stanescu, Robert 15,150 (6,800)
2. Morgan, Scott 14,550 (6,400)
3. Smith, Hugh 14,100 (5,800)
4. Lytwyn, Kevin 14,000 (5,700)

Vault
1. Morgan, Scott
2. Gazer, Wolfe
3. Cachia, Damian

P Bar
1. Gafuik, Nathan
2. Clay, Zachary
3. Mitchell, Taylor

H Bar
1. Paterson, Cory
2. Loran, Anderson
3. Lytwyn, Kevin

official results

Rings and Pommels are critical for Canada in future Team competitions.

Click PLAY or watch Scott Morgan’s Rings on YouTube.

Coach Vali told me Scott got 0.2 less in start score than they had hoped.

Click PLAY or watch Zachary Clay’s Pommels on YouTube.

Ken Ikeda, our Pommel man, was injured on Vault landing. Jackson Payne, another of our Pommel guys, is just returning from 2 years away in Korea. Anderson Loran has strong Pommels, too, but did not compete that apparatus this competition.

New National Coach Tony Smith will be fitting the pieces together to come up with the highest Team score. With potential for individual apparatus Finals.