As the Junior National Clinic concluded on Sunday and those who attended were checking out of the AIS accommodation, the National GA/AIS Olympic Squad athletes were checking in for their week of intense training under the watchful eyes of the National Head Coach Vladimir Vatkin and State HPC coaches.The week's training will provide an in-site [sic] into our top athletes' preparation for a busy year of national and international competition. The Pacific Rim Championships, Australian Championships, Commonwealth Games and World Championships are all important events for the men’s program during 2010, and camps such as these help build a strong team bond.The experience of senior athletes such as 2009 National Champion Sam Offord, 2009 World Championship medallist Prashanth Sellathurai and 2006 High Bar World Champion Phil Rizzo is invaluable at these camps as they train alongside our current and future international athletes.The senior squad has been provided a boost with the return of Thomas Pichler to full training with the national squad after Thomas spent 2009 in rehabilitation after a knee reconstruction.
Friday, February 26, 2010
Woohoo!
Promising news on the MAG side of things.
WOOHOO!! finally something thats not about Lauran or any other female gymnast. Thanks for posting MEG..
ReplyDeleteOh and just letting you its MG now not MAG, they have take out the Artistic part of it. Im not sure why though.. Thanks again, hope to hear more in the future :P
I have said before, it's difficult to post about men's gym when it doesn't get the coverage (namely press or general program news updates) that women's does.
ReplyDeleteI'd personally love to conduct an interview with a male Aussie gymnast if I had contacts within the men's national program - which, as of yet, I don't exactly have.
PS- it's a force of habit that I refer to them as MAG and WAG instead of MG and WG. I think the world knows what I'm talking about anyway so it's much of a muchness. ;)
PPS- Going by this comment alone, I think I might know who you are, anon.
I miss MAG, and WAG .... but especially RAG :)
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Anon at 6:14 - are you the whinger from the PacRim facebook? That was an epic whine you had about Lauren Mitchell.
ReplyDeleteMez,
ReplyDeleteIt is Clare O'Donnell's (MLC) birthday today. 15.
Just thought I'd let you know.
I know it is unrelated to his gymnastics skills but Thomas Pichler is quite the hotty. Can't that be used as promotion to the public in some way? I'm not so interested in MAG/MG/whatever, but I would go to watch him!!
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone else think TOm Pichler looks a bit like Declan on Neighbours?
ReplyDeleteladies or men (if inclined) im sorry to say that Tom is married hahaha
ReplyDeleteI too am married but watching a sportsperson for their hottness and wanting to be with them are two separate matters in my eyes! haha
ReplyDeleteUmmm you obviously don't know Tom. He is not married, he has a girlfriend but he is definitely not married!
ReplyDeleteummmm yes he is. Get your facts straight!!!
ReplyDeletei know tom he is definantly married to a wonderful and beautiful lady! they tied the knot in early 09
ReplyDeleteHey guys,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the nice comments. To confirm, yes I am married, I have been now for the just over a year. And Mez, if you want an interview with me, contact the nice people at Sylvia P Sportswear (www.sylviap.com.au) and they can organise it for you.
Keep blooging...
*fans self* Ooh-err. Think I need a sit-down after that surprise visitor!
ReplyDeleteI might just take you up on that kind offer, Mr P.