photographers are never happy

Except Grace Chiu at Gymnix. She loved shooting into the dark background.

Silvia Colussi-Pelaez
Anastasia Dmitrieva

more photos on Grace Chiu GraceClick’s Facebook

Check her high resolution Gymnix photos on graceclick.ca

Canadian coaching courses

For Canucks qualifying via the National Coaching Certification Program.

All offered simultaneously:

• Level 2 MAG / WAG Technical
• Level 3 MAG / WAG Technical

• Level 1 Tramp (add-on)
• Level 2 Tramp
• Level 3 Tramp

L3 Tramp is rarely offered. Get it here, if you can.

Aug 25-31, 2012
Canadian Adventure Camp, Ontario

details (PDF)

Canadian Adventure Camp – Coaching Courses

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I’ve never been to CAC myself, but have always heard good things.

Check it out by watching the official video.

canadianadventurecamp.com

via Heather Ross McManus on Facebook

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related

June 22-28th, 2012
NCCP Level 3 Artistic Course – MAG & WAG
Red Deer, Alberta

August 10-12 & 17-19, 2012
NCCP Level 3 Artistic Course – MAG & WAG
Vancouver

Caslavska, Magyar, Shaposhnikova, Zmeskal

The International Gymnastics Hall of Fame will celebrate the careers of four gymnastics legends this May in Oklahoma City: Vera Caslavska (Czech Republic), Zoltan Magyar (Hungary), Natalia Shaposhnikova (Russia) and Kim Zmeskal (USA).

The class of 2012 — having won a combined 19 Olympic and 21 world championships medals — will be feted May 19 at the Petroleum Club in Oklahoma City.

IG

Shaposhnikova

Shaposhnikova, one of my favourite gymnasts, was coached by the infamous Vladislav Rastorotsky, a bear of a man. We were mightily unimpressed by the brute the one time I saw him live at a Canadian meet.

Her Bars in 1979 were considered insanely original and difficult.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

USA gymnasts to Jesolo

Start packing for Italy, ladies. Competition March 31st. You’ll need a bathing suit.

USAG on Facebook:

Jesolo 2012 …

Juniors: Katelyn Ohashi, Lexie Priessman, Madison Desch, Amelia Hundley and Bailey Key.

Seniors: Sarah Finnegan, McKayla Maroney, Kyla Ross, Rebecca Bross, Brianna Brown, Brenna Dowell, Elizabeth Price, MyKayla Skinner and Aly Raisman!

As usual, that’s going to be a very interesting invitational. The list of Russians expected to compete includes MUSTAFINA.

Good to see Rebecca back. I’m not sure she’ll be doing the AA there, however.

No Romania this year.

mad coach – Marlin Murray

Living in Canada, most of our examples of BAD coaching come from Ice Hockey.

Dauphin Kings coach Marlin Murray went ballistic Thursday night during a playoff game at Winnipeg’s St. James Civic Centre.

… Murray threw sticks, water bottles and what appeared to be medical supplies at the referees during a stoppage in play.

The Kings lost the game 5-1 to the Winnipeg Saints and now trail the best-of-seven Sher-Wood Division series 3-1 despite finishing with the second-best regular season record.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Sounds like Murray had a legitimate grievance with the “judges”.

But losing emotional control only resulted in getting suspended and fined an undisclosed amount by the Manitoba Junior Hockey League.

His team was later eliminated from the playoffs.

Lauren Mitchell – Gymnix Floor

At College meets, Floor is my favourite apparatus. By far.

Not so at FIG meets.

But Gymnix seems to have had dozens of entertaining Floor Exercises.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Lauren won Floor and Beam in the SENIOR CUP.

Examiner – Event Finals Results

(via Gym Blog Brazil)

U.S. gymnasts to Pac Rim

The host confirms their teams to Seattle after the most recent Ranch training camp.

SENIORS:
Jordyn Wieber
Gabrielle Douglas
Kyla Ross

JUNIORS:
Katelyn Ohashi
Lexie Priessman
Amelia Hundley

Continue reading on Examiner – U.S. women name Pac Rims squads

March 16
Women’s gymnastics, team and all-around finals:
1:30 p.m.: Russia; Canada; Philippines; Panama/Costa Rica, Japan; Colombia/Hong Kong
7 p.m.: USA; Mexico; New Zealand; Australia; China

Obviously, they are the favourites. Looking forward to seeing Ohashi on Beam.

tickets

USAG has the complete schedule including MAG, Trampoline & Rhythmic.