South American Championships Finals 1

Vault
🥇 Makarena Pinto CHI 12.900
🥈 Hillary Heron PAN 12.850
🥉 Franchesca Santi CHI 12.667

Bars
🥇 Carolyne Pedro BRA 12.667
🥈 Brisa Carraro ARG 12.600
🥉 Ginna Escobar COL 12.500

Floor
🥇 Arthur Mariano BRA 13.975
🥈 Jossimar Calvo COL 13.550
🥉 Santiago Agostinelli ARG 13.350

Pommels
🥇 Andrés Martinez COL 13.175
🥈 Santiago Mayol ARG 13.025
🥉 Adickxon Trejo VEN 12.800

Rings
🥇 Daniel Villafañe ARG 13.900
🥈 Kristopher Bohorquez COL 13.825
🥉 Dilan Jimenez COL 13.450

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World Jr Championships 2023 – Türkiye

2nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics Junior World Championships

Antalya (TUR) from 29 March to 02 April 2023

The top 36 Federations, based on the All-Around ranking results of the Qualifications from the 1st FIG ART JWCH in Györ (HUN) are permitted to send a full team of two (2) to three (3) gymnasts and one (1) reserve gymnast.

MAG:

JPN / UKR / CAN / CHN / ITA / BRA / FRA / KOR / ROU / GER / USA / GBR / AUS / AZE / VIE / HUN / SWE / BEL / UZB / TUR / ESP / ARM / KAZ / LAT / ECU / GRE / ARG / NLZ / EGY / POR / MEX / TPE / BUL / RSA / IRI / FIN

WAG:

CHN / USA / GBR / ROU / BEL / KOR / ITA / BRA / GER / HUN / JPN / CAN / SWE / AUS / UKR / GRE / FRA / UZB / DEN / ESP / ARG / FIN / TUR / NOR / PAN / POL / MEX / ECU / EGY / TPE / CYP / POR / GUA / AZE / CZE / KAZ

All other Federations in good standing may send one (1) MAG gymnast and/or one (1) WAG gymnast.

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Syque Caesar on Worlds trials

Syque is the new USOPTC Men’s Head Coach.

In this long Twitter thread, he lays out his impressions and recommendations for future Worlds trials.

  • Shane Wiskus was great. Trending upwards. It’s a shame he’s not at least the travelling alternate for Liverpool. But the numbers were correct.
  • Syque suggests 40% USAs, 60% trials in future. This year it was 50/50.
  • USA should go back to requiring the top 2 AA at USAs also finish top 3 on at least 3 apparatus for automatic selection
  • He was part of the group putting together the new bonus system. It worked. But needs to be tweaked.

USA 2022 Coaches of the Year

South American Games WAG results

Gymnastics Canada Culture Review

Announced June 30, 2022:

McLaren Global Sport Solutions (MGSS) is pleased to announce that it will be leading the development of an implementation plan for a culture review as well as provide an analysis of Gymnastics Canada’s current national safe sport policies and procedures.

Gymnastics Canada

I received the link to their survey by email Oct 5, 2022.

McLaren should be an independent review. I know some victims feel they are not independent enough.

I was happy to see the process underway. I made myself available for future focus groups, if asked.

I thought the survey looked professional. Let’s wait on the report.

Here are a few points I shared:

Most gymnasts, recreational and competitive, in Canada benefit from the sport. It’s the activity I recommend #1 for parents.

MOST of the problems occur in WAG (Women’s Artistic Gymnastics) in competitive levels. The higher the level of competition, the more incidents. Highest priority for any analysis and change should be focused on WAG first. New policies could then be expanded to cover all Gymnastics disciplines.

I fear that the current focus on “SafeSport” will result in fewer participants, while correctly making changes for the better.  As a population Canadians will be less healthy. 

Look again at NEGATIVE starting points in Canada:

➙ “Universal Code of Conduct to Prevent and Address MALTREATMENT in Sport“

➙ “ABUSE free Sport“

In Great Britain they cover the same content with headings like: “Safeguarding and Protecting Children“.  A positive starting point. 

You should know that many coaches are suspicious of “SafeSport” in the USA and Canada, worrying it might result in more innocent people being wrongfully accused. YES I know that rarely happens.  But it does happen.  And we still live in a society where folks are innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

Please leave a comment if you disagree.

Know that this site is the only one on the internet that shares a reminder warning about every Gymnastics coach convicted. We do that on our Twitter feed:

Gymnastics Coaching (@GymCoaching)

If you are concerned for a child, here are some of the important links in Canada:

Canadian Sport Helpline – a free, anonymous, confidential, and independent service 

Abuse Free Sport Canada

Kids Help Phone

Kids Help Phone Live Chat Counselling – immediate crisis support

Gymnastics Canada Safe Sport Reporting

Universal Code of Conduct to Prevent & Address Maltreatment in Sport

2022 U.S. Men’s World Team

Yul Moldauer is actually a great alternate. He can replace routines on many apparatus, if needed.