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I’ve posted this routine previously. But this is a better angle.

Superb double double mount.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Victoria is 2011 Jr National Champion, age eligible for 2012 but not Worlds 2011.

Sabrina Gill and a few others are of the same birth year.

CAN Championships results available from Gym Score Depot.

(via Canadian Gymnastics Championships blog)

Whip thin, unique and with a smile that lights up the gym, Jessica is one of my favourite gymnasts anywhere.

Click PLAY or watch my interview with her on YouTube.

… That was minutes after her winning the 2011 Canadian Open Championships. … A far different story than my interview in 2010, after she had a poor meet competing Senior FIG for the first time.

Jessica dropped back to Open competition in order to build confidence. It’s worked. She had a good season and is fired up.

Open in Canada is something like Level 10 in the USA. Jessica is not eligible for Worlds nor Olympic trials, at this point. Yet Netherlands (who finished ahead of Canada at the last World Championships) was savvy enough to invite her to try out for their Team. Her Oakville teammate – Silvia Colussi-Pelaez (12th AA) is trying out for the Spanish National Team. (VIDEO)

… If I was in charge of Canadian gymnastics, I’d want both girls in the big pool of athletes eligible for first trials.

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If you don’t know Jessica’s gymnastics, Click PLAY or watch some clips from Wild Rose 2011 on YouTube.

Here’s her Bars from Finals with Double Double dismount (VIDEO) and her Finals Beam (VIDEO).

(via Canadian Gymnastics Championships blog)

Video clips are increasingly important for coaches. More and more often we see this …

Adrian Burde (Florida) and others were videotaping Nationals with iPad 2s this week. (You can film and watch full screen at the same time.)

There is the slight risk that we’ll get so caught up in the latest YouTube sensation that attention to the athletes will suffer.

I’m leading a session this week on the topic of COACHES And VIDEO. Leave a comment if you’ve a favourite source of videos.

10yr-old Shallon won the youngest division at the Canadian Championships 2011.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Here’s her Floor (VIDEO) from another angle.

Gymnastics Examiner posted a summary:

Results — senior women

Vault: 1. Bianca Jordaan; 2. Emma Sibson; 3. Gabby May

Bars: 1. Bianca Dancose-Giambattisto; 2. Dominique Pegg; 3. Coralie Leblond-Chartrand

Beam: 1. Jessica Savona; 2. Madeline Gardiner; 3. Bianca Jordaan

Floor: 1. Jessica Savona; 2. Dominique Pegg; 3. Talia Chiarelli

Results — senior men

Floor: 1. Jackson Payne; 2. Scott Morgan; 3. Brandon O’Neill

Pommel horse: 1. Jackson Payne; 3T. Casey Sandy and Anderson Loran

Rings: 1. Scott Morgan; 2. Kevin Lytwyn; 3. Tariq Dowers

Vault: 1. Hugh Smith; 2. Jayd Lukenchuk; 3. Scott Morgan

Parallel bars: 1. Brandon O’Neill; 2. Ken Ikeda; 3. Jackson Payne

High bar: 1. Casey Sandy; 2. Matthieu Csukassy; 3. Jackson Payne

LIVE blog from the Women’s Final – Quick hits: Event finals at the Canadian Championships

full results on Gym Score Depot

(via Canadian Gymnastics Championships blog)

Maria Livchikova from the Ukraine at Zakharova Cup.

Aerial walkover to front tuck.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Thanks to Terry Walker for the link.

Uldi is a former Hungarian gymnast, coach and circus performer.

At the National Championships each year a truly special competition is anticipated with enthusiasm. Each Province competes in all Trampoline sport disciplines with 4 competitors from 4 age groups, youngest to eldest.

The goal is FUN and TEAM SPIRIT. … The video will give you a taste.

Marceline Goldstein of Cirque du Soleil:

Team finals: loud cheering, quadriffuses and half half codies…thoroughly entertaining.

Click PLAY or watch warm-up fun on YouTube.

Full results of all T&T events are posted on Gym Score Depot.

(via Canadian Gymnastics Championships blog – loud, crazy Tramp and Tumbling Team Final)

The 10yr-old wonder child from Vancouver, B.C. dominated the Novice High Performance division hitting 8 / 8 routines over 2 days.

Shallon is listed at 133cm (4ft 4in) and 24kg (53lbs).

Yet she vaults a Double Twisting Yurchenko with ease. Day 2 DTY was even better than Day 1 (VIDEO)

From the Facebook album: 2011 Canadian Gymnastics Championships by Grace Chiu GraceClick

full results on Gym Score Depot

This truly was an incredible competition. Amazing gymnastics from amazingly tiny girls.

Blythe loved Ivy’s piked Jaeger.

(via Canadian Gymnastics Championships blog)

Bottle of what!?

Did you know that FIG gymnasts have to renew their FIG licenses every 2 years?

As of 1.1.2009, all gymnasts (Age Group, juniors and seniors) must present a valid FIG License in order to be eligible to participate in an international competition. “Gymnastics for All” events are exempted from this rule. …

Get the details on this FIG communique.

Warren questions the need for this?

If that tiny Chinese gymnast has an FIG license already, why does she need to renew?

It does give FIG a new mug shot photo every 2 years. And on that application is a confirmation that the athlete has reviewed the FIG Anti-Doping Rules.