Some Canadian Provinces start competing (modified) J.O. this season or last. Some are waiting until September 2015.
BC Gymnastics started September 2014 because 26 competitive clubs in the Province voted unanimously to adopt the JO program, even at the cost of some confusion at the beginning.
Four years after Acro troupe Spelbound stunned Britain’s TV audience, the U.S.’s AcroArmy, which includes 2014 World bronze medallists Kylie Boynton and Ryan Ward, are bringing enthusiasm for the lesser-known gymnastics discipline stateside with their performances on the television show “America’s Got Talent.”
The members of AcroArmy, all competitors at the 2014 World Acro Championships and World Age Group competitions …
The troupe, led and choreographed by two-time World Acro champion Arthur Davis, is one of 12 acts that have qualified for the reality TV show’s final, which will be televised in the U.S. on September 16. …
It was a host of firsts in the Trampoline world: American Charlotte Drury made Trampoline history for the United States by becoming the first American woman to win a World Cup title in Trampoline Gymnastics at the first-ever Minsk World Cup in Belarus.
Drury, a former Artistic gymnast who trained alongside 2012 Olympic gold medallists McKayla Maroney and Kyla Ross (USA) for several years before switching to Trampoline, won the Individual Women’s competition …
In the absence of World Tumbling champion Jia Fangfang (CHN), Canada’s Jordan Sugrim stepped up to take her first World Cup title in the discipline (63.700), ahead of Russia’s Ekaterina Gaas (63.400) and Emily Smith (CAN, 62.400).
Newcomer Alexander Mironov (RUS, 73.200) won the Men’s title, ahead of Dzmitry Darashuk (BLR), who brought Belarus its fifth medal of the World Cup with silver (71.100). Canada’s Jonathon Schwaiger won bronze (70.400).
“I couldn’t have asked for more,” said Denis Vachon, who coaches Smith, Schwaiger and Sugrim in Burlington, Ontario and is himself a former World gold medallist in Double Mini Trampoline. …
Click through to FIG for links to results including World Cup Rankings.
Personal shout out to Jon Schwaiger who was a bit of an assistant coach for me in 2007. An Artistic gymnast until age-16, he’s still getting stronger and stronger. I’m impressed.
Max Whitlock is one of a handful of guys who have the chance to defeat Kohei Uchimura for the first time since the 2008 Olympics.
Max won the London Open with 89.70. Will Banthorpe points out he got that score competing only a safe 2/1 twist Yurchenko, with a fall on H Bar and putting his hands down on dismount. If Max hits, he could be close.
No doubt Kohei has harder routines prepared, waiting for the day he needs them.