$160,000 to Russian Rhythmic

On October 29th, 2012 Pantene Pro-V and the spokesperson Evgenia Kanaeva donated 5 million rubles to Russian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation as part of the promo action “Pantene Helps Young Talents of Rhythmic Gymnastics”. …

Zhenya Kanaeva Gymnasium

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MED – Make Ethical Decisions

As a clinician in Canada for the National Coaching Certification Program I was required to complete an online ethics course.

Online Evaluation for Make Ethical Decisions – Competition – Introduction:

• Scenario One
• Scenario Two

… You will fail the evaluation if you cannot:

• establish the facts of the situation

• distinguish between legal and ethical situations

• determine appropriate solutions to the scenario

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The two scenarios were somewhat interesting. Somewhat useful.

But the design of the online course was sterile. Slow to complete. Buttons did not align clearly to text.

Too academic. Too wordy.

Correct “answers” were debatable.

Overall call me DISAPPOINTED. 😦

I did send my feedback to Coaching Association of Canada.

Two of us had trouble logging into The Vault, as well. But my distress email was quickly answered.

Glasgow World Cup Dec 8th

We’re going to be seeing a lot of gymnastics over the next few years in Glasgow’s new Arena.

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competitors list

(via FIG on Google+)

Erika Fasana interview

WOGymnastike has an entertaining interview with Italian Olympian Erika Fasana:

Who deserved to win the all around gold in London? Douglas or Komova?

Erika: Hands down Douglas deserved to win the all around gold..Poor Komova always the second.

Italia’s Erika Fasana “Rio Is My Dream & Sandra Izbasa Has The Most Beautiful Body”

related – Couch Gymnast – Vanessa Ferrari for Rio?: “It’s Far….”

5 MAG commit to College

Ron Noe:

I can’t recall in the past seeing many gymnasts, if any at all, announcing their college commitments before the early signing period. So far, as of October 30, five gymnasts have publicly announced via Twitter and/or Facebook.

Thanks to social media, many of our top high school seniors are talking about their college recruiting trips. The naysayers may think otherwise, but this has a positive effect on the younger guys, and creates a much-needed buzz for the sport. …

Illinois: Chandler Eggleston

Ohio State: Sean Melton, Jacob Dastrup

Oklahoma: Colin Van Wicklen, Alex Powarzynski

Early Recruiting Announcements Made in College Men’s Gymnastics

Stick It Media

Colin Van Wicklen and Chandler Eggleston … in disguise 🙂

Elite Gym Massilia Nov 16-18th

The 3rd edition of the Elite Gym Massilia will take place from the 16th to the 18th of November at the Palais des Sports Marseille. …

For the first time an Open Massilia competition which will see Gymnasts added 10-12 years

RUSSIA: Anastasia Sidorova, Yulia Inshina, Maria Kharenkova, Evgeniya Shelgunova

CHINA: Siyi CHEN, Jie MEI, Zhilin LIU, Nina LOU

CANADA: Victoria Moors, Kaitlyn Hofland, Stefanie Merkle, Briannah Tsang

FRANCE: Manon Cormoreche, Anne Kuhm

BELGIUM: Berangere Fransolet, Laura Waem, Lisa Verschueren, Eline Vandersteen

In the Club division:

Sabrina Gill and Future Gator Silvia Colussi-Pelaez will be competing for FUTURES.

Jessica Dowling for DYNAMO

See the full list on MIELIETA.

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tumbling on to a Trampoline

Training new skills on to a VERY SAFE landing surface — mat over a trampoline.

Double fronts and Arabian double front variations.

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Taiso Gymnastics, Saskatoon. Coach Markos Baikas.