Recent content by sophiagymgall

Are you sure you're not talking about Jessica Lopez, the Venezuelan gymnast who competed for Denver? She was featured in a really cool video about the physics of gymnastics a while back :)

This may be the Canadian in me speaking, but to me, a jacket has to serve a purpose - either keep you warm or dry, or both. The jacket you linked to doesn't seem particularly well-made, it looks very thin, and while the manufacturer may say it's "water-resistant," it doesn't seem to be truly...

Maybe not in this particular case, but a coach spotting a gymnast (as in intentionally touching her during a specific skill) is a 1.00 deduction taken by the D-panel - if a gymnast consistently struggles with her routine and needs to have her coach help out with several skills, those could add...

I think there's an important difference to make between not liking the music and specifically not liking the music for your daughter. I don't know that you should say anything if you just dislike the style of music or this song in particular - it's your DD's gymnastics, and I think that letting...

Awesome, I would have loved to attend the press conference! We'll be driving there for Sunday's competition only as I have other commitments on Saturday - I'm excited to see what Russia has in store this year, I was very impressed with their juniors' bars last year! Enjoy your weekend everyone :)

I think P2 and 3rd/4th grade is really, really early for sports-études. Your daughter probably doesn't have a whole lot of competition experience, if any, because of her age - I'd be very hesitant to let her get involved in a very intense program before she even knows what competitive...

Yup, we have at least two high-level training centres in the province of Quebec! I don’t know about official placement rates, but it’s definitely not impossible to find a job. Circus is not huge here by any means, but it is more and more common for kids to take recreational classes and get...

If you're willing to drive up to Montreal, the National Circus School has an intensive summer camp that looks pretty interesting : National Circus School | Summer Camp It requires some previous experience in circus arts or a similar sport like gymnastics. You can do it either as a day camp or as...

Think west of the historical center and the malls and there aren't a whole lot of gyms left ;) But again, it's just a rumour/a guess and nothing is official yet, so we'll see. I did think it was funny because the "competitive gymnasts" they were interviewing on the news looked suspiciously like...

Oh good then, because I definitely didn't make those, I have absolutely no creative talent :D Thanks for the info!

Congrats!!! I saw it on the news at 6 and I got so excited when I heard, they never ever talk about gymnastics and now this, it's great! Did you actually get to meet the mayor? Also, I heard it through the grapevine that the second one that they haven't announced yet (the one to the west) may...

Hi! I hope this type of post is allowed - if not, I apologize, and please delete if necessary! I thought some CB members would be happy to know that Zulily is currently offering a huge selection of leos, shorts and gymnastics-related clothing on their website. I can't speak for the quality of...

Catou is right, but just a precision, the formal way to say it should be "un équilibre".. A lot of people use "une" around here but it's a regional thing, if you look it up in a dictionary you'll find it's a masculine word. Good luck with your presentation, it sounds like fun :)

Both Gymnastics Ontario and Gymnastique Québec have it listed May 10th in Newfoundland (click the calendar tab and go to May 2013). I haven't heard anything about the meet taking place in PEI, maybe the info you found was out of date, unless it's a very recent change?

I'd love to watch the BBC's stream, but it's not available in my country.. The Canadian streams are working great, but each one is dedicated to a different event and there are only three streams in total, so we won't get to see any bars this morning. I wish they could have provided just one more...