meanwhile, in Australia

Aussies were not happy with their results at Olympics 2012.

They’ve been quietly doubling down for 2016.

AussieGymnastics Australia:

… 29 Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Elite Junior & Senior gymnasts converged at the AIS for the first National Squad training camp of the 2013 – 2016 quadrennial.

The demonstration of acquired skills and combinations was the first objective of the camp, along with verification at the end of the week. In addition, the athletes were put through a series of physical fitness and conditioning tests by the staff at the AIS. …

Camp highlights gymnasts’ skill progression

Click through to see who was there. And what they are training.

(via Australian Gymnastics Blog)

Florida competitions

It’s been a brutally long and snowy winter in Canada.

When planning for winter 2014 competitions, consider this series available in sunny Florida.

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Many flights there are inexpensive.

Here are a few teams from the Great White North who have attended recently:

Revolution Gymnastics & Sports Centre
Gymnastics Ontario
Lakeland Gymnastics Club
Tumblers Gymnastics
Exelta Gymnastics
Beausejour Gymnos Gymnastics Club
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Champions
Mountain Shadows
Ottowa Gymnastics
Guelph Saltos
Niagara Acrocats
Burlington
World Class Gymnastics

Thanks Lindsay.

Moceanu – handstands

Dominique posted this Instagram pic on Facebook – her and her sister Jen Bricker.

Just hanging around on a cliff watching the sunset! #handstand #sunset

handstand

YOG 2018 – Buenos Aires, Glasgow or Medellín?

Buenos Aires, Glasgow and Medellín, the three cities bidding to stage the 2018 Youth Olympic Games, have presented to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Evaluation Commission as they enter the final stages of the race to host the event. …

Glasgow

Inside The Games

Tough to beat Glasgow.

Jessica Dowling

One of my favourite gymnasts has a new training video dedicated to her Grandparents from Belgium.

Though Jessica competed for Netherlands last quadrennial, she’s now back and very happy to be back in Canada with coach Elvira Saadi.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

good man – Jason Collins

This story appears in the May 6, 2013, issue of Sports Illustrated.

I’m a 34-year-old NBA center. I’m black. And I’m gay.

I didn’t set out to be the first openly gay athlete playing in a major American team sport. But since I am, I’m happy to start the conversation. …

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… read more

A watershed day. Homosexuality is becoming accepted by a statistical majority of people in the western nations.

Thanks Jason. You’ve got guts.

Ljubljana World Cup finals

Vault
1. Ellie Black
2. Kirsten Beckett
3. Phan Thi Ha Thanh

Bars
1. Kristýna Pálešová
2. Noémi Makra
3. Jana Šikulová

Beam
1. Ellie Black
2. Noémi Makra
3. Lisa Ecker

Floor
1. Ellie Black
1. Noémi Makra
3. Ana Filipa Martins

Click PLAY or watch Hungary’s Noémi Makra’s Bars on YouTube.

Floor
1. Eleftherios Kosmidis
2. Alex Naddour
3. Scott Morgan

Pommels
1. Sašo Bertoncelj
2. Zoltan Kallai
3. Alex Naddour

Rings
1. Eleftherios Petrounias
2. Markku Vahtila
3. Alex Naddour

Vault
1. Paul Ruggeri
2. Marek Lyszczarz
3. Tomi Tuuha

P Bars
1. Pham Phuoc Hung
2. Samuel Piasecky
3. Alen Dimic

H Bar
1. Paul Ruggeri
1. Jossimar Calvo
3. Marijo Možnik

IG – day 1 finals – 2013 Ljubljana World Challenge Cup

IG – day 2 finals – 2013 Ljubljana World Challenge Cup

The next FIG event takes place June 21-23 in Anadia, Portugal, with a World Cup Challenge for apparatus.

Examiner – Canada’s Ellie Black thrice golden at Ljubljana World Cup

FIG – Black and Ruggeri excel in Ljubljana