There have been breakthrough results during the past month and there’s potential for more, bearing in mind the Glasgow Commonwealth Games are on the horizon.
Courtney McGregor completed a couple of firsts for a New Zealand artistic gymnast; her fourth place in the vault, in Qatar, was the best showing by a Kiwi at the World Cup event and her silver medal, also in the vault, at the Pacific Rim championships in Canada last week was the first medal won by a New Zealander at the prestigious championships.
Fellow 15-year-old from the Christchurch School of Gymnastics Charlotte Sullivan made the floor final in both Qatar and Canada and her ranking would suggest she is also a serious medal contender for Glasgow. …
Their gym, Christchurch School of Gymnastics, was “battered and broken” during the 2011 earthquake. Right now the CSG gym pits are flooded due to massive rains. The gymnasts soldier on.
Gilmore accepted a “medal” at King Edward School in Kitchener, Ontario. It was not presented by Sports Canada, but rather a a social media campaign called “Thanks Gilmore” which raised funds through Indiegogo.com.
Cool.
Speedskater Gilmore Junio made worldwide headlines when he stepped aside from the men’s 1000 metres at the 2014 Sochi Olympics so Canadian teammate Denny Morrison could compete …
Morrison, who’s from B.C., fell during an earlier qualifying round, and after Junio stepped aside, went on to win a silver medal. …
2014 Euros debuted on Wednesday with perhaps the most exciting competition we will witness at this year’s meet: the Juniors Team Final. Russia, Great Britain and Romania swapped places on the podium with each rotation and were only tenths apart before the last apparatus.
Russia were by far the best team on the uneven bars, with three 14+ scores from Seda Tutkhalyam Angelina Melnikova and Daria Skrypnik. The three points advantage gained on this piece was going to be enough to secure their victory. …
It was not Romania who lost the silver, however, it was Great Britain who won after a fantastic fight and an admirable team effort. …
Germany placed 4th and their best piece was bars where they were 2nd after Russia. They were followed by Italy – who had a strong floor rotation – and Belgium who surprisingly outscored France (due to beam and floor). …
When I was in Trinidad last month for an FIG Coaching Camp I met Shawndell McShine, age 22.
He’s a coach but is still training and competing.
If you know of any coaching opportunities for Shawndell, he’s available as early as June 9th, 2014. He’d make a great Camp coach. Of course he’d love to train, as well.
Email – shawndell1411 (a) yahoo.com
It’s easier for Shawndell to get a travel visa for Canada than the USA. But he’d love to hear about any and all options.
He has funds to fly to and from Trinidad. But would need help with food and accommodation.
