In my regular life and work, that is, the time when I am not watching gymnastics or writing about it, I try very hard to give positive feedback to younger people whose work I have to review. I have found that, very often, we focus on the errors, or, we only praise very advanced performance, but we fail to identify individuals who shine bright but are not at their top performance yet. That's why...
FIG via email: The Council also approved with an overwhelming majority the principles of the new qualification system and competition calendar for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Under the approved system, the number of gymnasts in the team competition will be reduced from five gymnasts to four, opening up 24 extra spaces for male and … Continue reading official FIG statement – Olympics...
I’ve linked to this before. But it’s worth watching again. Some of the most creative video effects ever. Elisabeth Seitz, Marcel Nguyen, Jana Berezko-Marggrander, Andreas Bretscheider und Lara Hüninhake Click PLAY or watch it on Vimeo. via FIG The post excellent Gymnastics cinematography appeared first on Gymnastics Coaching.com . ...
As a fan, I always root for the underdogs. Why? Well, because they bring the nicest, most exciting surprises and, most importantly, because they always remind us that anything is possible. That is why, in my impressions of this year's European championship, I'd like to talk about a gymnast who surpassed everyone's expectations: Halkina from Belarus. I would also like to briefly discuss Marina Durunda's...
The 2015 European Championship for individual seniors and junior groups is less than two weeks away. This year, Minsk, the capital city of Belarus, will host this exciting event. I hope this means the girls from Belarus will win medals! As far as the top 8 for this event, I expect that the first 4 will contain two Russians, Rizatdinova from the Ukraine and Staniouta from Belarus. The big question...
I have been following the young Ukrainian Eleonora Romanova and hoping that she would go to more competitions so we can enjoy her performances. This routine from the training for the World Cup in Pesaro, Italy, truly proves that she is ready to join the world elite: Eleonora Romanova was born in 1988 in Krasnodon, Ukraine. She moved to Kiev when she was 11 to start working with Albina Deriugina. Romanova...
Rhythmic really is growing around the World. For the first time, the Dubai Rhythmic Gymnastics Team (DuGym) has won multiple Gold and Silver medals in international competition, at the Planet Rhythmic Invitational in Vancouver. Two UAE Nationals, Shaikha Saeed Al Tayer and Amina Saeed Al Tayer, are the leading competitors. … Newswire...
Oct 2-3, 2015 São Paulo The IV International Seminar on Competitive Artistic and Rhythmic Gymnastics is a scientific-academic event that includes conferences, debates and scientific works presentations. The event is organized by the three public university of São Paulo State: USP, Unesp and Unicamp. Those institutions are responsible for the qualification of a great deal … Continue reading Artistic...
This year Katsyarina Halkina from Belarus has been performing very risky routines and winning medals. We still think of her as the novice on the team, always following the established leader Staniouta. But did you know that in 2011, when Halkina was only 14, she had to make a decision whether to have heart surgery in order to continue her training as a world-class athlete? This interview with her (in...
Some of you may not know this, but Bulgaria has a second senior group coached by the absolutely incredible Kamelia Dunavska, who is a world champion in the group exercise herself. They put together this routine, where nobody ever stops moving until the very end, where you can finally take a breath: I am not sure that this team will have the opportunity to showcase this routine at a bigger international...
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… the FIG Academy Programme hosted a three-day music seminar for a selection of those experts who teach artistry, choreography and music at FIG Academies. This was an attempt to assure that experts from all disciplines that use music have a common understanding of music and will teach common lectures in Levels 1 and 2 … Continue reading FIG music seminar for Academy experts ...
Visitors will find some good prices in Toronto this summer. … take advantage of a Canadian dollar that as of Wednesday slipped below 80 cents U.S. for the first time in six years? Could Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games benefit from US tourism with low Canadian dollar? Click PLAY or watch a cool multi-sport promo … Continue reading Pan-Am Games – inexpensive? ...
Canada’s goal is to finish in the top 12 of the overall medal standings at the Rio Olympics, its Olympic Committee president said Wednesday, which would be its best finish in 20 years. … Olympic Talk Trampoline is one of Canada’s best Olympic sports. WAG finished 5th in London, a best ever performance. With a … Continue reading Canada top 12 in Rio ...
I would like to post my impressions of Grand Prix Moscow and the new Mamun/Kudryavtsveva routines, but...my little star wants to run around and play, so I haven't had the time. :-) Here she is. Growing up with a favorite toy! ...