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Gym Momentum Camp, NY

I’m already planning a return in 2014 to Tony Retrosi’s dedicated gymnastics camp outside NY City.

Here’s a glimpse from 2013 featuring coaches Tony Retrosi, Ivan Ivanov, Rebecca Sykes, Rob Murray, Daire Oceallag, Doug Byrnes and more.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Tony’s leading a clinic this week at Salto Gymnastics in Canada.

(via Gym Momentum)

will Rio be ready?

We’re still not sure.

Around the Rings – On the Scene — Progress for Rio Olympics Must Proceed Says IOC

Rio

Uncertainty about Rio will influence IOC voters deciding on host city 2020.

I expect them to choose the safest option – Tokyo.

Victoria Moors DTY

via GymFever

Ksenia Afanasyeva post surgery

Afan

details

(Linked by AgymnasticsFan via Pushy Queen)

Rumblings are that Komova will get the nod to compete just Beam at Worlds.

Yao Jinnan competes Mo

Gutsy routine. The most “difficult” (regardless of start score) in the world today, I’d say.

Two falls.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Not sure it’s worth competing Mo at Worlds. She could medal without it.

(via Gymnastics Examiner)

2013 Japan Junior

Shaping up to be one of the most interesting competitions of the year.

Aleeza Yu Canada
Tingting Liu China
Yan Wang China
Georgia-Mae Fenton Great Britain
Catherine Lyons Great Britain
Kim Janas Germany
Pauline Tratz Germany
Sau Chung Kwan Hong Kong
Tsz Sum Chan Hong Kong
Andreea Munteanu Romania
Andreea Iridon Romania

Andreea

Maria Kharenkova Russia
Maria Bondareva Russia
Bailie Key USA
Lauren Hernandez USA
Sae Miyakama JPN
Aiko Sugihara JPN

demo
Wakana Yasui JPN
Minami Honda JPN

participants (PDF)

Like Worlds, those nominative gymnasts must verify fitness immediately before the competition. Certainly they’ll be changes to the final line-up.

via GymFever

Russia – what’s next?

Queen Elizabeth:

I have tried to allow a little time for people to digest Alexander’s interview. It is still early days. There has been some frantic discussion on the gymternet. Most it has characterised the ‘story’ as an argument between Alexandrov and the Rodionenkos: who was right, and who was wrong? …

In my opinion, the most important parts of Alexandrov’s interview are part 2, where he discusses the power relationships in Russian gymnastics, and part 4, where he describes his initiatives to encourage gymnastics participation and improve coach retention…

read more – Rewriting Russian Gymnastics – Russia – what is next? Some analysis, and more evidence

This part is new:

QE:

Before I go, however, I did want to share one more thing with you. It’s another piece of primary evidence in the developing picture of how Russian gymnastics works under the leadership of the Rodionenkos: a letter from former Junior National WAG coach Oleg Ostapenko to Andrei Rodionenko. Oleg is one of the five coaches whom Alexandrov mentions in his interview as having been rapidly ‘despatched’ by the Rodionenkos …

To: Rodionenko A.F.

From: Ostapenko O.V. head coach of the junior team

Dear Andrei Fiodorovitch.

I would like to express my total disagreement with the working methods that you and Valentina Alexandrovna use. You decide about everything. You don’t consider it necessary to agree with me matters that are mentioned in my contract and belong to my competencies (2.1.2 and 2.1.3). …

Valentina Russia

I wish the dispute between the Rodionenkos and Alexandrov had been handled as neatly as was Ostapenko’s resignation. Professionally.

The soap opera does a disservice to the great and proud Russian gymnastics tradition.