MCSMaria's Artistic Gymnastics Blog

Time for the second subdivision of the women's qualifying round at the World Championships in Montreal. This subdivision will feature Canada and Russia, along with Israel, Egypt, Vietnam Belgium, Portgual, India and South Africa. You know the drill. Refresh the page every 5 to 10 minutes for updates.

During podium training today for next week's world championships in Montreal, Canada's Brooklyn Moors made thousands of gymnerds squeal with delight over her floor routine. Brooklyn is the younger sister of 2012 Canadian Olympian and floor queen, Victoria. The relation is obvious. She shows the same unique choreography (they share the same coach in Elvira Saadi) and tumbling skills.

It's the home stretch! It's the fifth and final subdivision in the women's qualifications for artistic gymnastics. This subdivision we will see the Canadian team, lead by Ellie Black and former Georgia gymnast,  Brittany Rogers. We are also going to see team Japan, featuring Sae Miyakawa, and Mai Murakami. We will also see France and a mixed group featuring competitors from Cuba, Mexico, Portugal and Poland. Refresh the page every ten minutes or so to get all the action.

Time for Senior Event finals at the Pacific Rim Championships. I'm a little late to the game, sorry about that. So I'm starting with uneven bars for women. Refresh the page every 10-15 minutes or so for the deets.

Subdivision 1 has concluded at the 2016 Pacific Rim Championships, now on to Subdivision 2 - featuring team USA, New Zealand, Canada and Japan. Expect a cameo from Georgia star, Brittany Rogers who is representing team Canada. When this girl ever has time to sleep is beyond me.

Women's team finals at the World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland have officially concluded. It was a huge day for Team USA, who successfully defended their team title and for Great Britain, who had a historic finish in the team finals, taking home the bronze medal after some uncharacteristic falls and mistakes from Russia landed them just off the medal podium for the first time since 2007.

After much speculation as to the state of her gymnastics career, Canadian gymnast, Victoria Moors has announced her retirement.

After being mysteriously being absent from competition most of 2014, Canadian gymnast Victoria Moors is returning to competition. Victoria, who competed with Canada at the 2012 Olympic Games, will compete in Elite Canada which per the Gymternet , is her first competition back since she won bronze at the Canadian Championships in May. She was named to the Commonwealth Games team, but mysteriously withdrew for reasons unknown.

For this edition of Favorite Routines, I am featuring Canadian gymnast, Yvonne Tousek's floor exercise. There has been quite a discussion of artistry lately all over the gymternet. Artistry in gymnastics is as subjective as one's taste in music, visual art, television shows and movies. Everyone has a different definition of "artistry" and what it means to them. For myself, I define artistry as a routine that is graceful, engaging and interesting.

Victoria Moors debuted a new floor routine over the weekend at the Toyota International.