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I’ve not yet seen anyone name Ukraine as a possible team medalist for London.

Yet they are bloody good.

… one of the top men’s programs in the world.

… With only a dozen or so guys on the national team, the unassuming Ukrainians stunned by quietly finishing fifth as a team at the 2011 World Championships, and since then they’ve only gotten better.

Gymnastics Examiner – This could be the golden age of Ukrainian gymnastics

For example, Igor Radivilov on Vault. Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

What’s he applying to the Vault horse? Just water?

(via The Gymnast Life)

Igor won Vault (PDF) in Zibo, China, last weekend.

related – Legendre won Floor and was 2nd on Vault at that meet. Congratulations.

Update – After I’d written this post, I saw Alexa Ainsworth post:

… With six apparatus to complete – anything can happen in the men’s team final, so don’t count out Germany, Russia, or Ukraine either. …

Irish coach Elaine Ryan told me she was leaving her club, Renmore, for a few months to teach snowboard in Japan.

That’s not Japan, Elaine.

Balance Beam Situation is posting detailed previews leading up to Championships.

Rhonda’s not quite sure what to say after a good performance at Regional Championships. Her Gators are a slight favourite to win it all.

http://www.gatorvision.tv/mediaPortal/embed.swf

I’m locked and loaded for Duluth, Georgia, traveling on behalf of the Cirque du Soleil casting department. If any coach or athlete would like to speak to me, leave a comment on this post. Or email me …

Rick_McCharles@hotmail.com

(via Manual on Handstands)

Lee Woolls from Gymnastics Planet.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Lee noted that Adam, his partner in crime, is no longer co-posting on Gymnastics Planet.

Demonstrating that Tumbl Trak’s floor filled with air, the Air Floor, is a great tool for Martial Arts training. @ Victory Taekwondo Academy

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

The videographer, Chris Hutchinson, did some shooting at Oakville this week. I’m looking forward to what he ends up doing with that footage. 🙂

The latest from JAO, my favourite instructional videos for young girls.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Love his weird round-off.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

NCAA reduced the start score of each vault by 1.0 to bring that apparatus more in line with the rest.

(via The Gymnast Life)

April 19-21, 2012, Norman, Okla.

Bookmark the Oklahoma competition page for links to LIVE stream and scoring.

That’s the same weekend as Women’s NCAA Championships.

Thanks Ono.

A new montage.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

I arranged for Chris and James from Tumbl Trak to visit Oakville Gymnastics in Toronto.

They did interviews on the theme of “positive coaching” with coaches Kelly & Sue Manjak, and Tumbling / Acrobatic Gymnastics Head Coach Don Holmes.

Don

They also interviewed (potential) Olympians Peng Peng Lee, Jessica Savona and Mikaela Gerber. The Oakville girls are going for it. They’ll need everything they’ve got to qualify for the Canadian Team to London. No playing safe. Peng showed major upgrades on all 4 apparatus since Pacific Rim.

Tumbl Trak brought in some equipment for testing, including these “Fitness Wheels“, not yet available for sale.

Thanks Kelly, Sue, Lorne, Don, Greg and everyone else at the club for making us feel so welcome.

Tumbl Trak will be posting video from our visit. I’ll link from here once that’s available.

More photos.