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CANADIAN REPORT CANADIAN MEN'S SElECTION COMPETITION L.R. Waller May 1975 York University was the site of an historic event in Canad i路an gymnastics on Apri l 19th when thirty-one co mpetitors participated in the first Selection Meet for the '76 Olympic Games. This was th e largest and highes t ca libre group of gymnasts see n in Canada for many Years . Keith Carter, of Manitoba, gave a steady performanc e to tak e th e All-Around with a score of 54 .00 points, but close behind him was 16 year o ld Philip D elesalle of B.C. who scored 53.80. Canadian gym nasts are beginning to show some of the "big tricks" . Leading the way are Quebec gymnasts. Gi le Gelineau was the first Canad ian to perform a doubl e back somersau lt on the floor. j ea n Choquette did a nice Y2 in y, out di smount from the horizonta l bar, Pierre Clavel finish ed his high bar routine wit h a double f lyaway, whi le jacques Panetti di smounted w ith a double back from the parallel bars. Man y me n had ve ry nice tumbling exercises with interes tin g fle xibility and transition moves that have not been genera ll y seen in the men 's floor routin es. At least five gymnasts performed somersault vau lt s on the horse, many with good land in gs. All-Around Standings: 1. Keith Ca rter 2. Philip D elesa ll e 3. Masaaki Naoshak i 4. Gl enn butler 5. Bruce Medd 6. Bill Ma ck ie
54.00 53.80 53.40 53.00 52.85 51.90
These six men have been named National Card holders. Eight others have been nam ed to th e Nationa l Team and a cont inuou s reeva luation of the men w ill take place up to the tim e of the OlYmpic Games.
WOMEN'S SElECTION COMPETITION By Sandra Hartley May 1975
Approximate ly 40 girls age d 10-20 from路 all over Canada competed March 29 in Vancouve r at the University of British Columbia. For opt iona ls the judging was strict. There were 5 jud ges on eac h event plu s two other judges mak ing additional deductions based on the new Canad ian composition and execution requireme nts devised by Boris Bajin. For example, on beam t here was a .3 spring . On" floor , th e gymnast had to perform at least 3 tumbling lin es of 3 skills each, one of whic h had to includ e a front , side somi, or arabian. One line had to have three of the four directions: forward , sid ewa rd , backward , or twi sting. Uneven bars eve ry girl had to perform 2 superior i n a row, a hand stand element on the high bar, a twist of 360 degrees or more other than th e mount or dismount, a superior " pop " element and a superior dismount. As wel l judge s looked for superior mounts, sa ltos, and seat circle superiors. On the average,.6 was the deduction for most girl s. On ly Kelle y Mun cey of the the Ca lifor ni a Kips , and Nancy M cDonn ell , had c learlY met th e requirements. The Ol ympi c compu lso ri es we re done we ll considering the time they have been worked on. The optiona ls were disappointing. Ma n y girl s fell attempting front so mi es in FX. A few did layout twi sts, but Kelley Muncey did a nice double twist! A noth er popular EX movem ent was a variation of a fl ying stag lunge to get down on the floor. Optional vaults in clud ed handsprings; handspring full ; half-half; cartwheel J,4 twi st; yamashita half; y, on and fu ll off. However, very few of these vaults were performed well. Option al bars was excitin g, but at times traumatic as the bars kept loosening during routine s ca usin g girls to " b low" their routines. Kell Y Muncey, th e al l around champion , perform ed we ll. on bars for 9.0. Tan ya Mayn e, Winter Games Champion did not co mpete due to an injurY. All-Around Standings: 1. Kelly Muncey (Ca lifornia) 2. Nancy M c Donnell 3. Li se Arsenau lt 4. Kathy Murphy 5. Patti Rope 6. Mona j ohnson Additional News j ohn Noon ey ha s recently ag reed items on Canadian Gymnastics to GYMNAST Magazi ne.
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