Please click on each of the picture for a rhythmic impression from different events.
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GREAT NEWS!! Camille Martens Coaching Workshop - Edmonton - September 11-12, 2010. For information and registration forms, please click HERE. All bookings for the Providence Centre accommodation must be made by August 10 through the RGA office.
For information about summer camps and fall programs, please go to our member club's webpage or contact them directly.
Click here for a presentation on things you should know to take your team to the 2010 National Gymnaestrada and 2011 World Gymnaestrada.
To make it easier for RGA members, the FIG code of point for 2009-2012 is available at the bottom of the Technical Rules
For More Information about Rhythmic Gymnastics in Alberta – call our clubs. Each club is registered with RGA, insured, and classes are taught by certified and trained NCCP coaches.
The Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks and Wildlife Foundation is pleased to unveil a new grant program to support implementation of the Canadian Sport for Life (CS4L) and Long - Term Athlete Development (LTAD) framework. . Details are available here.
Check out the rhythmic gymnastics map which shows the presence of the sport in the world. Click here.
Slideshows
The News
Welcome to Lauren Wig
We are pleased to announce that Lauren Wig will be working at the RGA offices for the summer as the Program Assistant. We are looking forward to having Lauren take over some of Katie's responsibilities while Katie enjoys the start of her maternity leave.
Congratulations and Best Wishes
Congratulations and Best Wishes to Katie and Kenny on the birth of Eliana Nicole Wurtak. She was born on June 14, 2010, and weighed in at five pounds, 14 ounces.
Canadian National Team
Congratulations to Bree and Hannah for making the national team 2010!
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JUNIOR 1. Maria Kitkarska 2. Lourenca Agla 3. Katrina Cameron 4. Kaitlyn James 5. Christy Cheng 6. Hannah Parry 7. Valerie Passechnyy 8. Annabelle Kovacs 9. Patricia Bezzoubenko - Alexandra Fomina 10. Victoria Podollan |
SENIOR 1. Mariam Chamilova 2. Nerissa Mo 3. Demetra Mantcheva 4. Alexandra Martincek 5. Jessica Ho 6. Anastasiya Muntyanu 7. Natalie Steshenko 8. Clara Bernier 9. Bree Chelle 10. Lidiya Misyura |
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NATIONAL JUNIOR GROUP Katrina Cameron Melodie Omidi Angelika Reznik Victoria Reznik |
NATIONAL SENIOR GROUP Rose Cossar Karah Klodt Alexandra Landry Alexandra Lukashova Kelsey Titmarsh Danielle Stepnuk Ani Wells |
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National team coaches Lidya Joukova Victoria Ataol- Jacynthe Lariviere Svetlana Joukova Iana Natdotchii Diana Kosarac Judith Berecz Kamena Petkova Camille Marten Liliana Dimitrova Petkov |
Edmonton RG Team in Europe
Welcome home to the Edmonton RG Team from Warsaw in Poland and Budapest in Hungary with lots of medals and a successful
All-Around Event (Junior). On the 3rd picture at Budapest CSEPEL CUP, Amanda Sha came in 3rd overall, Hannah Parry 4th and Amanda Greenwell 7th in all-around.
Provincial Gymnaestrada 2010
Provincial Gymnaestrada 2010 - South Zone Medley
Winterfest Show
Special Olympics Team from the Sprites Club in Edmonton - Winterfest Show with Alpha Rhythmic Gymnastics
NATIONAL GYMNASTICS WEEK
Congratulations to Capital City Gymnastics Club, Edmonton Rhythmics, Sprites Special Olympics and the Alpha Rhythmic Gymnastics Club who shared a great display of our sport during the National Gymnastics Week demo at Londonderry Mall.
Gymnasts on ice
Recreational gymnastics from the Arabesque Rhythmics performed in the Olympic Torch Relay ceremonies in Devon on January 15th. Congratulations gymnasts on a great performance!
Amanda Sha in the News
Amanda medalled in the team all-around event at the Junior Pan Am Gymnastics Championships at Havana, Cuba.
St. Albert Gazette did a profile story on her. Click here for article.
Capital City's Festival of Trees
Congratulations to all the Festival of Trees participants, December 27 and
28, 2009. Rhythmicana, Alpha, Sprites, Edmonton Rhythmics, Capital City and
Elena's Rhythmic Gymnastics Clubs all performed during this very popular
Edmonton event. It was great to hear lots of cheers and appreciation from
the packed audience! More photos to come.
12th Annual Happy Cup
Rhythmic Gymnasts from Alberta continue to show impressive results at the 12th Annual Happy Cup in Ghent second international competition of the season. Hannah Parry, in her first major international competition, came 6th All-Around in her age group, and placed an impressive 6th in Hoop and 5th in Ball in finals. Bree Chelle, a Canadian National Team member, started her first season as a senior with a solid 12th place finish All-Around, and came 6th in the Hoop final. The team traveling to Ghent, Belgium for the 2009 Happy Cup also included 1 Pre-Junior (Alexandra Fomina, Montreal) and 3 juniors (Amanda Greenwell from Edmonton and Lourenca Agla and Noémie Guay, both from Montreal.) Judit Berecz of Edmonton was Canada’s assigned judge, and Jacynthe Larivière of Montreal was the team coach.
Competition was strong from the rhythmic gymnastics strongholds of Bulgaria, Russia, Uzbekistan, Azerbaidjan, Japan and the Ukraine, and competitors represented twenty-seven different countries and over fifty different clubs.
Alberta is making a strong start to the season, with these results following the silver medals brought home by Elizabeth Kazakov (Calgary) and Amanda Sha (St. Albert) from the Junior Pan-American Championships. To see these top gymnasts compete for national titles, mark your calendars for June 2-6, 2010, and join us in Edmonton at Grant MacEwan Centre for Sport and Wellness.
MEDALS MEDALS MEDALS
Congratulations to the Canadian Team at the Junior Pan Am Championships. Team Silver, Three Group Golds (AA and two apparatus finals), Individual Bronze AA, 1 silver apparatus final and 3 bronze apparatus final medals.
Halloween loot!
Capital City’s rhythmic gymnasts are sharing their Halloween loot at their upcoming parent’s show.
The art of blending!
Capital City Gymnastics Club shows how they combine rhythmic and artistic gymnastics in their recreational classes. Click here.
PRISM program in operation in NWT!
It is nice to see the PRISM program being used in the North West Territory. Details here.
Rhythmic Gymnastics 101!
Click here for great article about the non-competitive and competitive aspects of rhythmic gymnastics, and what parents should look for when assessing a rhythmic gymnastics club
