Utah’s Ute leotard

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The Ute people are Native Americans of the Ute tribe and culture. They are now living primarily in Utah and Colorado. …

The state of Utah was named after the tribe. The University of Utah‘s athletic teams are known as the Utes and have received explicit permission from the Ute tribe to continue using the name.

Thanks Mary.

MyKayla Skinner – Floor

Has anyone else competed double double on FX in the NCAA?

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Emma McLean – Floor

Crowd pleasing College girl choreography. HIGH tumbling.

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(via GymCastic … who thought the score a little high)

compete in Bermuda March 16-18th, 2018

-USAIGC qualifier
-USAG Boys Invitational
-USAG Girls Invitational

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There are still spots available. Bermuda would love to have more boys attend.

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coach in the Canadian Rockies

Canmore Illusions is hiring a full-time Women’s Coach.

Immediate full-time coaching opportunity for an NCCP 3 (or equivalent) coach in beautiful Canmore, Alberta.

“Foreign and temporary workers are welcome to apply, as we have an approved position by the Government of Canada.”

That work visa is only good for a coach starting in the next 2 months or so. That’s rare for Canada where a coaching work visa can take as long as 18 months.

One hour west of Calgary and 20 minutes east of Banff National Park.

Interested candidates can email jordana (a) canmoregymnastics.com

USAG cancels the Ranch

Good call.

Kerry Perry, president and CEO of USA Gymnastics:

“USA Gymnastics has terminated its agreement with the Karolyi Ranch in Huntsville, Texas. It will no longer serve as the USA Gymnastics National Team Training Center.

“It has been my intent to terminate this agreement since I began as president and CEO in December. Our most important priority is our athletes, and their training environment must reflect this. We are committed to a culture that empowers and supports our athletes.

“We have cancelled next week’s training camp for the U.S. Women’s National Team. We are exploring alternative sites to host training activities and camps until a permanent location is determined. We thank all those in the gymnastics community assisting in these efforts.”

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related:

Tony Retrosi is the United States Elite Coaches Association Chairman.

That’s an organization independent of USAG.

Tony:

Is it time for the National Team Training Center at Karolyi’s Ranch to close?

Yes!

… The information I can share is USAG is working on a plan for the new training center. In August they had 5 parties interested in working with USAG to build a new training center. …

Some have mentioned the USOTC in Colorado Springs as an alternative—good idea but it can barely handle the training schedule required for the men. …

The USA needs a world class training facility where coaches and gymnasts can learn and train with minimal distractions—a National Team Training Center where our National Teams in all disciplines can train on a regular basis and where we can develop the talent of our up and coming coaches as well.

We need USA Gymnastics University to be both a brick-and-mortar University (at the National Team Training Center) and an online source as well. We need the best and brightest to be teaching at national, regional and state congresses and conferences. I personally would like a university where gymnastics professionals can go and learn from the best and one to where the best can go and share their ideas and drills with each other.

This university and training center must be a safe place for all participants.

The funding involved in doing this would be astronomical, however, we MUST move forward at all costs and anything worthwhile starts with a dream. …

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USA Gymnastics University provides voluntary coach education courses in the USA.

Colorado Springs 2014 photo

Denelle Pedrick – DTY

CMU‘s off to a great start in 2018. Denelle already competing her big vault.

GymCastic thinks 9.875 is a little low.

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Roll Tide

Click PLAY or watch Alabama highlights from their win over Georgia on Facebook.

related – University of Alabama kicked out (non-gymnast) sorority student Harley Barber for posting a racist video online.

UA President Stuart Bell was extremely clear that hateful, ignorant and offensive behavior is unacceptable and unwelcome.

VOTE for the NCAA Routine of the Week

Week 2. Each gymnast may appear only once per week.

Here are the week 1 winners.

 1st 2nd 3rd
Week 1 Price (Stanford) – UB Lee (UCLA) – UB Finnegan (LSU) – UB