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The rule books for the Junior Olympic gymnastics program and for the Xcel gymnastics program were updated for the new quadrennium (2018-2022). Most of the rules and values of skills stayed the same but there are some changes. I have outlined some of the biggest changes below that will affect gymnasts and coaches.
GymnasticsHQ’s Skill Progression Charts have been redesigned and updated to reflect the changes in the rules. …
2018 GYMNASTICS RULE CHANGES
1. Manrique Larduet CUB 84,800
2. René Cournoyer CAN 82,567
3. Cameron Bock USA 81,999
4. Genki Suzuki USA 81,033
5. Francisco Barretto BRA 80,634
6. Jossimar Calvo COL 80,300
The men’s and women’s team finals (top 8) go Sunday.
Pan Am Championships is Gymnastics only. Pan Am Games (2019) is the multi-sport event held every 4 years.
It was good to see former NCAA Champ Taqiy Abdullah-Simmons named Head Coach for the U.S. Men’s team.
New Canadian National Team Director Eddie van Hoof is there.
Coaches spend too much time shouting at kids about ‘shape‘ on tap swing, not enough time doing physical prep.
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related – In Canada we use the term ‘curvilineal flexion / extension‘ to simplify those actions which move the entire body in and out of these shapes.
Mohini Bhardwaj de Freitas Pivots From Gymnastics To Weightlifting
Mohini is competing at less than 100lbs.
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2012 Olympians Hannah England and Kristian Thomas have been appointed as British Gymnastics’ Athlete Ambassadors.
Middle distance runner Hannah and gymnast Kristian will act as representatives for our gymnasts and chairs of the Athlete Leadership Group. The new roles will provide a mechanism for our athletes to communicate their views and opinions to British Gymnastics and support the Performance Director and Performance Team in developing a positive and supportive culture within the World Class Programme. …
I feel he should be banned AND arrested. This kind of physical punishment was quite common in Japan in the past. But I thought it was no longer tolerated.
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On August 15, 2018, gymnastics coach, Yuto Hayami, was banned indefinitely by the Japan Gymnastics Association (JGA) from coaching gymnasts. …
On August 29, 18-year-old gymnast, Sae Miyakawa, held a press conference emotionally protesting the banning of her coach …
Miyakawa also said that while her coach, Hayami, did sometimes hit her, she wanted him restored as her coach. …
The Olympians – The Complex Case of Sae Miyakawa and Power Harassment in Japanese Women’s Gymnastics
The story is tied to the suspension of Chieko and Mitsuo Tsukahara.
(via theGymter.net)
Japan’s gymnastics governing body on Monday handed two senior officials a temporary suspension over their alleged harassment of an Olympic gymnast.
… suspended from their duties until an independent committee finishes investigating the allegation by 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympian Sae Miyakawa. …
An independent committee, consisting of five lawyers, has been formed to look into the allegation after Miyakawa said she was subjected to power harassment by the Tsukaharas. …
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