Ruggeri, Kenzo and more …
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Russian National Teams named
WAG MAIN TEAM
Irina Alexeeva
Liliia Akhaimova
Elena Eremina
Anastasiia Iliankova
Ksenia Kamkova
Ksenia Klimenko
Angelina Melnikova
Aliya Mustafina
Maria Paseka
Uliana Perebinosova
Angelina Simakova
Daria Spiridonova
Viktoria Trykina
Aleksandra Shchekoldina
MAG MAIN TEAM
Denis Abliazin
David Beliavskiy
Artur Dalaloyan
Sergey Eltsov
Nikita Ignatyev
Nikolai Kuksenkov
Dmitrii Lankin
Nikita Nagornyy
Vladislav Poliashov
Kirill Prokopev
Alexey Rostov
Maksim Sinichkin
Ivan Stretovich
Aleksandr Chicherov
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Code of Points in your pocket
For US $1.39 you can carry the 2020 WAG or MAG Code of Points with you on your phone.
Apparatus are searchable. You’d most often use it to quickly look up a skill.
FIG illustrations included. It was developed by former Ohio State gymnast Seth Delbridge.
Available for both IOS and Android.
Via Peter Daggett
Kenzo doing Mai’s FX has gone viral
His tribute routine is everywhere online.
Many are astonished how exactly he was able to duplicate her choreography.
CRAZY idea – teach Pak before Flyaway
Has anyone ever done this?
Most WAG coaches probably don’t have this option due to competition requirements on Bars …
… but I’d love to try a generation who trained Pak first, simultaneously with forward Flyaway.
I’d delay teaching backwards Flyaway as long as possible.
related – Jeff Pauliuk once started teaching a group of pre-comp girls Blind Change before Giant backward. They could see where they were going.
It was working well, I thought, but Jeff left the group after one year.
Zip ‘N’ Slide — Bermuda
Though posted Christmas day this footage comes from 5 days over a one-year period.
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related – Bermuda competition March 15-19th, 2019
USAIGC Invitational
USAG Boys J.O. Invitational
USAG Girls J.O. and Xcel Invitational
Thanks Kim.
Collegiate Gymnastics Growth Initiative
Donations gratefully accepted.
The Collegiate Gymnastics Growth Initiative (CGGI) was formed to promote awareness in the pursuit and addition of new women’s collegiate gymnastics programs across the country, thus providing more opportunities for college bound gymnasts.
We would like to extend an invitation to gymnastics clubs nationwide to support and assist our initiative’s needs through donations.
André Simard to the Order of Canada
A former Men’s National Coach has been honoured by his nation.
André Simard of Saint-Agathe-des-Monts, Que., who has worked with Cirque du Soleil since 1987, is being appointed a member “for his expertise in choreographing spectacular acrobatic and aerial acts for the circus arts, both in Canada and on the world stage.”
Simard was also a three-time Canadian men’s all around gymnastic champion who represented Canada at the Munich Olympics before moving into a training role for young gymnasts.
“All my life, I have given the best of myself unconditionally to my athletes, student artists and employers. I am very proud of that,” he said in a statement.
“I would especially like to thank Jean Paul Marcil and Richard Montpetit, who guided me throughout my career as a gymnast, and all those who have accompanied me along the many paths my life has taken. ”
Thanks Jim.
New Year’s Resolution = Work / Life balance
At a recent Canadian course career coaches were reflecting whether or not they were workaholics.
Many were.
Several resolved to find a better balance in future.
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Kenzo doing Mai’s Floor
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https://twitter.com/russiangymstan/status/1078620450513739776
Who did it better? 😀
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