News News News: 2012-05-17T15:02:46Z Copyright (c) 2012, Comm ExpressionEngine tag:abgym.ab.ca,2012:05:17 Team Alberta travels to Regina for the Canadian Gymnastics Championship tag:abgym.ab.ca,2012:/3.1181 2012-05-17T14:00:44Z 2012-05-17T15:02:46Z Comm comm@abgym.ab.ca The 2012 Canadian Gymnastics Championships will take place in Regina from May 21st to 26th this year. Team Alberta, including more than 140 athletes, coaches, managers and judges will travel to Regina for the biggest event in the year.

The competition will be held at the Credit Union EventPlex at Evraz Place in Regina, and will be webcast live, at www.gymnastics2012.ca. There will be a camera on each event, and viewers will need to select which event they would like to watch. Results can be found at Gym Score Depotas soon as they are available.

For more information, please visit: http://gymnastics2012.ca/index.php/en/home

]]> Gymfest 2012 was totally awesome! tag:abgym.ab.ca,2012:/3.1178 2012-05-16T14:58:14Z 2012-05-16T16:09:15Z Comm comm@abgym.ab.ca Gymfest 2012 was totally awesome! The coaches meeting and challenge kicked off the gnarly weekend with the rad workshops to follow the next day. The fun time didn’t end there… The Awesome 80's party did not disappoint with everyone movin’ and groovin’ to the music and strutting their stuff in the fashion show. The performances on Sunday were creative, imaginative and inspiring with the Dynamos brings down the house.

On behalf of AGF and the RDC, we would like to thank all the coaches and athletes for their participation and demonstration of how truly incredible recreation gymnastics is in Alberta. Thanks to the family and friends for your support. Finally, the event would not have been as successful without the volunteers who donated their time. Thank you!

We look forward to seeing you all next year in Calgary, “Gymfest on Broadway”. Until then check out our Facebook page for some teaser photos. We will have all the photos available on our flickr account next week. As soon as they are ready we promise to let you know!

]]> Team Alberta wins the All Around Award at the Western Canada Cup tag:abgym.ab.ca,2012:/3.1177 2012-05-14T16:30:36Z 2012-05-14T20:10:37Z Comm comm@abgym.ab.ca Well Done athletes! Congratulations coaches! Amazing effort parents! Phoenix Gymnastics Centre did a fantastic job hosting this year's T & T Westerns, "THANK YOU" to all the volunteers and coordinators for the event, we'll see you next year! Picutred on the left is the Team Alberta winning the Team All Around Award.

The final results are as followed:

Click HERE for Results Booklet FINAL
Click HERE for All Round Athlete
Click HERE for Team ALL Around Scores

]]> Gymfest blasts back to the Awesome 80’s! tag:abgym.ab.ca,2012:/3.1176 2012-05-11T13:38:04Z 2012-05-11T14:55:05Z Comm comm@abgym.ab.ca The Alberta Gymnastics Federation (AGF), in conjunction with the Recreational Development Committee (RDC), are proud to present AWESOME 80’s GYMFEST 2012. Gymfest provides an opportunity for non-competitive gymnasts of all ages and abilities to learn skills, meet new friends, and celebrate their love of gymnastics. Forty coaches and 298 athletes representing 21 clubs from across Alberta will participate into this year’s event.  Be prepared to sit back and enjoy a variety of creative and colorful performances as we take a “Blast Back to the Past.”

We hope each of you will walk away from this event saying “I’ll Tumble For Ya!” with a greater appreciation of gymnastics and perhaps inspire others to become involved in our dynamic sport.

]]> Phoenix Gymnastics Club hosts the 2012 T&T Western Canada Cup tag:abgym.ab.ca,2012:/3.1174 2012-05-10T13:40:35Z 2012-05-10T15:37:36Z Comm comm@abgym.ab.ca The Phoenix Gymnastics Club is hosting the 2012 T&T Western Canada Cup at the Ken Nichols Arena in Beaumont, Alberta (just south of Edmonton) on May 11-13.

There are nearly 200 athletes from more than 16 clubs across Western Canada; among them are 25 judges and 35 coaches. Add to that hundreds of local school children, fans, parents and supporters, and guarantee it will be an amazing event for sure!

Click HERE for the event schedule.

For the most current update regarding the event, please visit the event Facebook page HERE.

]]> MAG results from Westerns are in tag:abgym.ab.ca,2012:/3.1173 2012-05-09T13:31:46Z 2012-05-09T15:57:47Z Comm comm@abgym.ab.ca Congratulations to the Alberta Men’s Gymnastics Team for a successful Western Canadian Championships.

Alberta Level 4 Team – Silver
Alberta Open/Youth Team – Bronze

Joe Odland (Open) – Gold All Around
Carter Shelton (Open) – Bronze All Around
Noah Stretch ( Level 4) – Silver All Around

And more than 10 individual Event final medals!

]]> Team Alberta from Westerns results are in tag:abgym.ab.ca,2012:/3.1171 2012-05-04T20:57:45Z 2012-05-07T15:01:46Z Comm comm@abgym.ab.ca Team Alberta's results at the Western Canadian Championships are in:

P5 Novice team Silver medal.
P5 Open team Gold medal
National novice team: silver medal
National Open team: bronze medal
Kelly Hanasyk: 3rd all around

Pictured above are the National Novice Team silver medalists

For complete results, Click HERE.

]]> AGF Casino Date Announced tag:abgym.ab.ca,2012:/3.1170 2012-05-03T19:54:26Z 2012-05-04T05:12:28Z Comm comm@abgym.ab.ca The Alberta Gymnastics Federation (AGF) will be hosting a Casino Monday, October 1st & Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012 at the Deerfoot Inn & Casino, 1000 – 11500 - 35 St S.E., Calgary, Alberta.

In order to conduct the casino AGF is once again requesting support from its member clubs.  In recognition of the support provided by individual clubs, the Federation contributes approximately 30% of the funds generated in the form of “Club Development Funds” back to those clubs that provide volunteers.  The formula for determining the club share is based on the following:

  • 0.5% of net revenue per volunteer shift for clubs located within a 50 km. radius of Calgary.
  • 0.6% of net revenue per volunteer shift for clubs located outside of 50 km. radius of Calgary         

It is a great way to meet members of other clubs and generate some cash for your club.

Volunteer formswill be mailedout to clubs the week of June 4, 2012 and we would encourage all clubs to consider working the Casino.

If you have any questions give Lori a call at AGF at 403-259-5500 or 1-800-665-1010.

]]> Alberta Gymnasts leave for Western Canadian Championships tomorrow tag:abgym.ab.ca,2012:/3.1169 2012-05-02T14:46:26Z 2012-05-04T15:24:27Z Comm comm@abgym.ab.ca The Western Canadian Gymnastics Championships are hosted annually by the western provinces and territories.  This year, the Championships will be held in Langley, BC. Competition begins at the Langley Events Centre (7888 200th Street, Langley) on Friday, May 4 at 9:00 a.m. and runs through to Saturday, May 5 at 3:30 p.m. For more information about the event, please visit HERE.

For the first time ever, the Championships will be broadcast live on the internet. With gymnasts travelling to BC from Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and the Northwest Territories, it provides an opportunity for their friends and family to watch the competition. The webcast will be available at www.langleyeventscentre.com.

]]> Keegan Soehn backs up Burnett in London as the men’s T&T reserve athlete tag:abgym.ab.ca,2012:/3.1166 2012-04-28T17:33:45Z 2012-05-11T19:28:46Z Comm comm@abgym.ab.ca GATINEAU, Que. -- A relieved Jason Burnett of Toronto clinched Canada’s lone Olympic berth in men’s trampoline at a tension packed final qualification meet on Friday.

Burnett, a six-time Canadian champion and silver medallist at the 2008 Olympics, fought off a challenge from rising star Keegan Soehn of Red Deer, Alta., to place first with a score of 164.118 points.

Sébastien St-Germain of Montreal placed second with 156.49 points and Greg Roe of Toronto was third at 151.920.

The win lifted Burnett into first place in the five event Olympic selection race, including the 2011 world championships in November and the Olympic Test Event in London in January.

Soehn, who upset Burnett earlier this month at Elite Canada, ran into major problems in the prelims and did not qualify for finals, dashing his hopes of winning the Olympic berth.

Soehn, however, placed second overall in the Olympic selection process and will back up Burnett in London as the men’s reserve athlete.

“I haven’t been able to take a deep breath in a month going through this qualification process,” said Burnett. “These qualifying meets are the worst kind of pressure and it’s just a huge relief to get the berth and move on.”

Burnett played it safe performing easier routines than he normally uses at major events.

“I’m going to be using much more difficult routines at the Games but here I just needed to be safe and stable.”

The women’s event lacked the drama of the men’s showdown with Canada’s two Olympic berths already locked up by veterans Karen Cockburn and Rosie MacLennan, both of Toronto.

MacLennan, the 2011 world silver medallist placed first with 153.395 points, followed by three-time Olympic medal winner Cockburn in second with a score of 151.805 and Mariah Madigan of Toronto at 147.700.

Madigan tied with Samantha Smith of Toronto in the battle for the women’s reserve spot in London, with Smith getting the nod because of a better result at the last world championships.

 

Click to view the Provincial Individual Result.

]]> ACA’s annual Coaches’ Conference in Edmonton opens for registration tag:abgym.ab.ca,2012:/3.1164 2012-04-26T15:23:11Z 2012-04-26T16:37:12Z Comm comm@abgym.ab.ca The Alberta Cheerleading Association will hold its annual Coaches' Conference on Saturday, May 26, 2012 in Edmonton. This will be part of an action packed cheer weekend you won't want to miss.

Get new ideas and inspiration, tips and techniques and all the latest, greatest cheer at the conference all day Saturday. Be sure to come prepared by dressing to get physical and participate in the learning.

For more information, please visit the ACA Event page.

]]> The Artistic Provincials were an amazing success tag:abgym.ab.ca,2012:/3.1162 2012-04-23T17:43:47Z 2012-05-11T19:20:49Z Comm comm@abgym.ab.ca What a great job our hosting clubs and their staff and volunteers did hosting this year’s event over the weekend! THANKS to all the athletes, coaches and judges for their dedications and hard works, and most importantly, a big Thank You to their families for their continue supports to the sport. For the final results of all categories, please visit HERE.

]]> Artistic Provincials continue - Highlights of the Opening Ceremony on April 20 tag:abgym.ab.ca,2012:/3.1160 2012-04-22T16:09:06Z 2012-04-22T17:48:07Z Comm comm@abgym.ab.ca

Nusha Mannani sings National Anthem at the Provincials Opening Ceremony on April 20.

Special guest Mayor of the City of St. Albert, Nolan Crouse speaks at the Opening Ceremony.

Check out more photos of the Opeing Ceremony on April 20 at our Flickr site; or follow us on our Facebook for the most current updates regarding the competitions and stay tune for the final results to be posted next week.

]]> To all our volunteers, THANK YOU! tag:abgym.ab.ca,2012:/3.1159 2012-04-19T13:45:07Z 2012-04-19T14:54:09Z Comm comm@abgym.ab.ca The Alberta Gymnastics Federation is proud to have a great network of volunteers across our province! An extra big thanks to all our host clubs and their teams as we head into the Artistic Gymnastics Provincial Championships this weekend! Over 300 volunteers from Dynamyx, Ortona and Capital City Gymnastics clubs are joining us in hosting this event at the GO Centre!

For more information about National Volunteer Week, please click HERE.

]]> Gymnastics Canada sends athletes to the 2012 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Age Group Championships tag:abgym.ab.ca,2012:/3.1154 2012-04-16T13:51:19Z 2012-04-22T18:09:20Z Comm comm@abgym.ab.ca Gymnastics Canada is sending its largest contingent ever to the 7th FIG World Age Group Championships for Acrobatic Gymnastics in Orlando, Florida. Eleven gymnasts representing four provinces makes this World Age Group team the largest and most diverse to date.

Canada was first represented in the World Age Group Championships in Glasgow, Scotland in 2007 by a trio of acrobatic gymnasts from Les gymnastes de l’Ile club in L’Ile Perrot (QC). In 2009 another young pair from Les gymnastes de l’Ile and a Men’s four from Oakville Gymnastics Club (ON) represented Canada in Wroclaw (POL). This year’s World Age Group Championships will take place in the USA at the ESPEN Centre in Orlando, Florida. The Canadian team will be comprised of 11 athletes. Team members include a women’s pair from Okanagan Gymnastics Club (BC), a women’s pair from Calgary Acro (AB) and a women’s trio from Mississauga (ON). A Mixed Pair and a Men’s Pair from Oakville (ON) a will round out the team. Canadian international judge, Andrzej Cichalewski of L’Ile Perrot (QC) will be the Canadian representative on the judging panel.

While Canada’s involvement in acrobatic gymnastics is still just taking off, the team is expected to deliver solid performances and hold their chins high as they showcase what Canada has to offer.

Good luck to the Canadian Acrobatic Gymnastics World Age Group team members: (Syandene Wahrmann-Baker, Xhosa Wahrmann-Baker and Mikaela Pingol from Mississauga, Adele Lefevre and Madison Arnold from Okanagan, Jamie Patrick, Cory Marsh, Tessa Chiricosta and Jack McGarr from Oakville, Rochelle Greenberg and Ava Cochlan from Calgary and their coaches: Shawna Peters (Okanagan), Ren Torosyants (Mississauga), Norm Lewis (Calgary) and Don Holmes (Oakville).

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