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REPORT by fohn Nooney 18 Lavington Dr. Weston, Ontario
HERE AND THERE
C.N.E. RUSSIAN DISPLAY The members of the Demonstration team were as follows : Mikhail Voronin and Victor Lsitzski (Olympic Apparatus), Natali Koutschinskaya and Zinaida Druzhinina (Olympic Apparatus), Ludmila Savinova and Yelena Karpukhina (Modern Gymnastics ), Vyacheslav Krasheninikaov and Vasily Skakun (Tumblin g) . Coach Mr. Ilyin and Team Manager Mr. Yeremin (Chairman of the Moscow Sports Federation) . The modern gymnastic representatives opened the display with rope skipping and a hoop display. Th e throwin g and catching of the hoo p was very well performed and th e musical arrangement was superb. Piano mu sic was used throughout the whole demonstration. H ere in North America we should use piano music for marchin g in, changing to apparatu s, etc., much more frequently. The modern gymnastics was followed by a 路 fin e Balance Beam performance by Zinaida Druzhinina, an excellent routine fin ished off with a nice high back som my dismount. Natali Koutschinaya gave a magnificent fl oor exercise routine utilizin g a great deal of dance composition with acrobatic elements and tumblin g difficulty. Obvious here, the amplitude of th e movements and her lightness and gracefuln ess were a pleasure to watch, especially in the use of her whole body. The tumbling was unbelievable : hi gh double twists, back sommy (8 ft. hi gh ), also double si de sommy, all done with fl ow and continuity and perfect form. I have never seen such excellent tumblin g in my life performed with such ease and grace. Vasi ly Skakun and Viachesscan Krasheninika must be without a doubt the world's best tumblers. Finally the great Mikhail Voronin and Victor Lsitzski. Mikhail was here on his honeymoon having just married Zinaida Druzhinina in Moscow. Voronin says "I :want to thank the people of Canada, John, for their congratulations and good wishes on behalf of my wife and myself." So, Mikhail gave us a flawless Side Horse demonstration, his partner Victor Lsitzski went on Rin gs, started with a cross (straight up) swing to H.S., press to H.S. (made it look so easy), finished with a 1V2 twist di smount- effortl ess and no straining. His holds were perfectly executed with perfect con tinuity and fl ow, the hallmark of a fin e performer. Victor aslo performed on the P .B. H e mounted to double leg circles (same as Side H orse), then a swing to pirouette, back s?"!my bet~een bars (Hi gh ), a hi gh stutz fml shm g With a high sommy di smount to a still landing. Voronin also did a very well executed routine. The great lesson we can learn from these world champion s is 8
the technical correctn ess of each movement and the unhurried performance; they are the boss of the apparatus. The closing display was a letter-perfect routine on the High Bar by Victor Lsitzski. Victor's giants were fl awless, su perb side vault regrasp had excellent fl ow and continuity fini shed with a perfect high doubl e twi st dismount to a still landin g. Victor had the crowd standin g on their feet. Watching these excell ent gym nasts were a very fine in telligent audience. It is obvious that our audiences now are able to grasp the compositi on requirements in routines. The slow rhythmical clapping ( European tradition) is now part of th e Canadian ~y mna sti c scene, also the standin g ovat ion I S now becoming a tradition. In the past year, thousand s of Canadians have watched gy mnastics (Pan Am Games Nationals, Russian T our ). Th ere is n o doub i in mind that our Sport is outdrawin g any other amateur Sport at present in Canada. Arrangements are now being made to have the .Danish team at York University, Toronto, m October and the Finnish team will tour Ontario some time thi s coming season.
GYM SKETCH by H. Wilhelm Bill Mackie was born in Vancouver, B.c. on November 27, 1945. H e is the oldest of three children all of whom are interested in sports. Bill's interest in gymnastics began at the age of ten, when he joined the YMCA and became a member of the Gymblers club, form ed and coached by Don McCuaig. The club promoted lead ership and fitne ss through gymnastics. In 1963 Mike Grant becam e coach of the Gymblers and they in creased apparatus work and Bill's interest really grew. When Mike was tran sferred to Regina, Gary Hank o came to Van couver Y. Bill con tinued to train there, working out mostly with younger team mate Ron Hunter . When Gary left Bill and Ron continu ed their gymnastics; training with the UBC Turners, whil e coachin g the Gymblers under the direction of Jim Condie, Phys ical Director at th e Y. At Turners' the boys learn ed what they could pick up from the older members wi thout any regular coaching, but practiced togeth er at every opportunity. Bill Mackie
Bill has competed in many Provin cial meets as a junior until 1965. H e then moved up into Senior competition placing 9th in the 1966 Canadian Championships and 8th in the 1967 Pan-Am Trials and was alternate on the Canadian Pan-Am at Winnipe/!. In the 1967 Canad ian Championships, Bill placed 5th All-Round. At present Bill is attending the University of British Columbia in the Faculty of Physical Education: H e is one of the UBC Thunderbirds Col路 leg iate Team who compete throughout the Northwest United States and Western Canada. Bill was on the winning team in the Canad ian National Collegiate Meet. Bill and the team are expecting bi gger and better thin/1:s with their new Coach, Bruno Kl aus at UBC this fall. 1967 CANA DIAN CENTENNIAL TRAMPOLINE CHAMPIONSHIPS AT THE C.N.E., TORONTO The junior men's Canadian championships was won by Paul Bouchard, Montreal. Russel Pierce of Ottawa was second and Steve Levitan of Ottawa was third . In the men's senior Canadian cha mpionshi ps it was Rick Kinsman retaining his title. Wayne King his teammate, second and Gil Larose, better known as a gy mnast was third . ' On Sa turday night in the women's senior open Vicki Bollinger of Springfield, Illin ois placed first and Janet In gram , her cl ub mate, was second. Vicki looked very good , she bounces with authority, control and excellent form. This gi rl has a great future. Over 14 entri es in the Men's Open senior. Many American trampolinists took part. Dave Jacobs, th e present world champion from University of Mich igan; took first. Here is part of his routin e: Pike rudolph out fliffi s, a double back sommy, a double back twisting sommy, 1 % back sommy to a double twisting cody, a barani out to a fliffi s and many more excellent moves. Dave Harlan , also of Michigan, placed seco~d . A very fine trampolinist . . . this boy Will req uire watching, very fin e con trol and natural form. Our local boy, Ri ck Kinsman, placed third , what a fine athlete (placed 3rd All Round in gym nastics the same day). Rick has that desire to excell whi ch is essential for a gymnast or tramp olinist. I just hope we ca n send this very excell ent trampolinist to the World Championships in South Africa. As the meet . chairman for trampolinin g, may I take thiS opportunity to thank the Jud ges and Officials and Me George N issen for the loan of the excell ent trampolines. Judges: Mr. Newt Loken (U of M), Mr. J . Clark (Sprin gfi eld ) ,. Mr. R. IVI unn (N issen ), Me E. Cole (N issen), Me J . Noon ey (Referee), Mr. P eter Rogers (Counter) Mr. L. Martin (Announcer), Me Al War: rick, ( Recorder). RESULTS Open Mens : Dove Jacobs, USA, 9.55 ; Denn IS Harlan , USA, 8 .95; Rick Kinsman Canada , 8 .85; George Huntizerger , USA . 8 .56; Don Portman, USA, 8.00. Senior Mens CI"sed : Ri ck Kinsman , Toronto, 8:75 ; Wayne King, Toronto , 8.40; GIl La Rose, Montreal , 8. 15. Junior Mens Closed : Jean Paul Bouchard Montreal 7 70' Russell Pierce, Ottawa, 7. 10' Steven Lev iton' Ottowa, 6. 10. Senior Open Womens : Vicki Bo l ~ linger, USA 9. 10. Se~lor
THE II SLET OF CZECHOSLOVAK SOKOL ABROAD MONTREAL 1967 Women Womens High Division : (1) Ellen Bab uska Lodge 12 U.S.A. ; (2) Diona Yendrek, L. 103 U.S.A.; (3) Sondra Moody, L. 260 U.S .A. Womens Intermediate Division : (1) Caro l Scrutari L 15w U.S.A. ; (2) Siava Corn Toronto Sokol: (3) Dionne Dingleberry, L. 15w ' U.S. A. Womens ' Low Dh'ision: (1) Lillian Herbrek, L. 1 U.S. A.; (2) AlIce Na rulak, L. 12, U.S.A. ; (3) Jud y Smith ,
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