CDN Jr Women’s prelims

A very strong meet. Vault, in particular, was impressive for such young, small girls.

1. Shallon Olsen 55.65 (two falls on Beam)
2. Rose-Kalum Woo 54.05
3. Aleeza Yu 53.15
4. Victoria-Kayen Woo 53.05
5. Maegan Chan 52.25
6. Ivy Lu 51.90
7. Jordyn Pedersen 51.30
8. Heaven Latimer 51.25
9. Casey Carvalho 50.85
10. Marianna Colussi-Pelaez 50.50

full results will be posted on Gym Score Depot

CDN Sr Women’s prelims

1. Kristina Vaculik 56.35
2. Victoria Moors 55.650
3. Ellie Black 54.90
4. Jessica Savona 54.30
5. Mikaela Gerber 53.40
6. Maddie Gardiner 52.80
7. Anysia Unick 52.75
8. Brittany Rogers 52.40
8. Dominique Pegg 52.40
10. Jessica Dowling 51.80

full results will be posted on Gym Score Depot

… “There’s a lot of pressure right now and it’s really good to see how everyone is doing,” said Vaculik, who is vying to earn one of five spots on the Canadian women’s team heading to London this summer.

Results from the Canadian championships and a final selection meet at the end of June in Gatineau, Que., will count heavily towards the outcome. …

Vaculik, a two-time Canadian all around champion taking a year off from Stanford University to pursue her Olympic dream, played a key role in helping Canada earn one of just 12 full-team berths at the final qualification for the Games last January. …

GCG – Vaculik tops women’s field in qualifications at Canadian gymnastics championships

Click PLAY or watch an interview with Kristina on YouTube.

Contrary to initial prognosis, it turns out that Peng dislocated the same kneecap a second time on the same skill — double twisting Yurchenko.

Peng Peng Lee Dislocates Knee, Plans Recovery for London

Get well soon. 🙂

LIVE video CDN Championships

Give it a try here.

WAG Floor is streaming. The other 3 apparatus should be working … soon. 🙂

Reports are that some folks never did get Vault to stream. We’ll try to get it “fixed” overnight.

Canadian Championships begin

Sr FIG women are first up at 3:30pm. Followed by Jr FIG women at 6:30pm. The PLAN is to LIVE VIDEO STREAM every routine from our VIDEO page. You choose the discipline and apparatus you want to watch. Of course it only streams while the competition is in progress.

NCAA Coaches will be welcomed with a VIP credential. And be given start lists.

A fan wishing Peng a speedy recovery from her knee injury suffered yesterday posted this montage of her and Victoria Moors.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Aussie Championships podium

Brigid McCarthy is covering the Australian National Championships in Sydney.

… the Australian senior WAG team and the visiting Japanese team took to the floor for podium training.

As ever in a podium training there were mixed performances. The core group that started on floor and is ostensibly the group Peggy will select her team from for the head-to-head with Japan consisted of Lauren Mitchell, Emily Little, Ashleigh Brennan, Larrissa Miller, Mary-Anne Monckton, Nikki Chung and Georgia Rose Brown. …

Lauren Mitchell looked super-fit and dynamic and much like a former World floor champion two months before the Olympics. …

There were some very welcome returns on floor too. Angela Donald … NCAA returnee Olivia Vivian … Dasha Joura …

read more on Couch Gymnast

photos by Nadia Boyce

related – Australian Nationals: IDP Six Teams results

Cassina + Kovacs + Kolman

Epke Zonderland: Cassina + Kovacs + Kolman on high bar!

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

That’s from podium training at European Championships. Epke is defending champion.

(via Examiner and @GymPOWER1)

Daniele Hypolito – Beam

Daniele Hypolito (BRA) training towards a a 6.7 D beam routine at the Olympics …

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

(via The All Around Gymnastics News on Facebook)

handstand walking wanderer

As a coach, I don’t like kids walking forwards in handstand. It helps them perfect multiple bad habits. But this guy’s good.

Surrealism and athleticism combine in the upside-down world of a unique individual. Starring the amazing athlete Mark Daniel. Filmed in Madison, Wisconsin on 16 mm film in 1981 by Joel Fletcher.

Click PLAY or watch it on Vimeo.

Did you make it to 4min 35sec?

(via Dian Nissen Ramirez and Milton Giancarlo Mora on Facebook)

Peng Peng injured

… this sport is simply too dangerous. 😦

Canadian gymnast Peng Peng Lee was injured in the first day of training at Canadian Championships. On Vault landing, Double Twisting Yurchenko. On the same skill she dislocated her kneecap last year. The same knee was injured.

Fans everywhere are wishing a speedy recovery.

Photo via Grace Chiu on Facebook.