Mykola Prostorov (WAG Head Coach, NCCP Level 3 WAG Certified)
What is your gymnastics athlete experience?
- Participant of the USSR Championship
- Champion of Ukraine (team); participated in University Sport contest among the students (1st place team)
- The Ukraine Championship (2nd place team)
How many years have you been coaching?
- 25 years
Please highlight some of your coaching achievements
- Head Coach of Queen City Gymnastics
- Had 2 athletes on Junior National Team in Japan
- Coached at Tsukahara Centre in Tokyo, Japan (5 years)
- Former Head Coach in Ukraine Sports Club
What is your favorite aspect of coaching
- Coaching trampoline and bars
Where is your favorite place to travel and why?
- Switzerland – for the mountains!
What is your gymnastics athlete experience?
- - Artistic gymnastics for 10 years
- Please highlight some of your gymnastics achievements as an athlete
- Participant of the USSR Championship
- Champion of Ukraine (team); participated in University Sport contest among the students (1st place team)
- The Ukraine Championship (2nd place team)
How many years have you been coaching?
- 25 years
Please highlight some of your coaching achievements
- Head Coach of Queen City Gymnastics
- Had 2 athletes on Junior National Team in Japan
- Coached at Tsukahara Centre in Tokyo, Japan (5 years)
- Former Head Coach in Ukraine Sports Club
What is your favorite aspect of coaching
- Coaching trampoline and bars
Where is your favorite place to travel and why?
- Switzerland – for the mountains!
Dexter Tantardini (MAG Head Coach, NCCP Level 3 MAG Certified, Competition Level 2 WAG Trained)
What is your gymnastics athlete experience?
- Competed for about 10 years
- Competed as a National Open in Mens Artistic
Please highlight some of your gymnastics achievements as an athlete
- Competed on Team Saskatchewan from 2003-2005
- Competed in Canada Winter Games and National Championships
- 2nd All Around in Western Championships 2002, 7th All around in National Championships in 2003, event medalist at Nationals on High Bar and Floor
How many years have you been coaching?
- Roughly 6 years
Please highlight some of your coaching achievements
- Coached at Saskatchewan Winter Games, Western Canada Summer Games, Canada Winter Games, and National Championships
- Coaching a National Medalist in the Junior MAG Category
- Coaching at the Senior Level in MAG
- Coached at a National Training Camp in Athens, Greece
What is your favorite aspect of coaching?
- When athletes finally achieve their goals after working so hard. Seeing the results of what hard work, perseverance and determination can bring.
Where is your favorite place to travel and why?
- I like to travel to West Kelowna, because my brother lives there and the scenery is beautiful. Plus all the golf courses!
Lioudmilia Pletneva (NCCP Level 3 WAG Certified)
What is your gymnastics athlete experience?
- Artistic gymnastics for 18 years.
Please highlight some of your gymnastics achievements as an athlete
- Competed as a candidate master of sport
How many years have you been coaching?
- 10 years coaching in Russia
- 22years coaching in Canada
Please highlight some of your coaching achievements
- Worked with National and High performance junior level athletes
- Certified WAG level 3
- Coached athletes onto Canadian National Team
- Helped the development of athletes that went on to be a member Canadian National Team and a National Champion
- Has a University Masters Degree in Teaching
What is your favorite aspect of coaching?
- Beam, Choreography, and Floor Routines
Where is your favorite place to travel and why?
- Italy – including San Marino, Bologna, Modena, Verona, and Venice
- Has many friends in Italy and it’s a beautiful country
What is your gymnastics athlete experience?
- Artistic gymnastics for 18 years.
Please highlight some of your gymnastics achievements as an athlete
- Competed as a candidate master of sport
How many years have you been coaching?
- 10 years coaching in Russia
- 22years coaching in Canada
Please highlight some of your coaching achievements
- Worked with National and High performance junior level athletes
- Certified WAG level 3
- Coached athletes onto Canadian National Team
- Helped the development of athletes that went on to be a member Canadian National Team and a National Champion
- Has a University Masters Degree in Teaching
What is your favorite aspect of coaching?
- Beam, Choreography, and Floor Routines
Where is your favorite place to travel and why?
- Italy – including San Marino, Bologna, Modena, Verona, and Venice
- Has many friends in Italy and it’s a beautiful country
Taylor Elmy (NCCP Level 2 WAG Certified)
What is your gymnastics athlete experience?
Please highlight some of your coaching achievements
- Having an athlete win first all around at provincial championships
- Having athletes move up levels throughout the year.
What is your favorite aspect of coaching?
- My favourite aspect of coaching is having the athletes gain skills they were previously scared of and watching them grow from that skill
Where is your favorite place to travel and why?
- I have not travelled around much but I hope to go to Las Vegas soon!
What is your gymnastics athlete experience?
- - I did competitive gymnastics for 8 years, ending in Provincial level 3 due to a knee injury. I started at age 7 in pre-competitive gymnastics and trained until 16 years old
- - I competed in Calgary as part of Team Saskatchewan in the Grand Prix program
- How many years have you been coaching?
- - 7/8 years
Please highlight some of your coaching achievements
- Having an athlete win first all around at provincial championships
- Having athletes move up levels throughout the year.
What is your favorite aspect of coaching?
- My favourite aspect of coaching is having the athletes gain skills they were previously scared of and watching them grow from that skill
Where is your favorite place to travel and why?
- I have not travelled around much but I hope to go to Las Vegas soon!
Olga Roschupkina (NCCP Level 2 certified WAG)
What is your gymnastics athlete experience?
- 8 years on the Ukraine National Team
- Competed internationally
Please highlight some of your gymnastics achievements as an athlete
- Silver medals in the team championships at the European Championships
- Bronze medalist in the team championships at the World Championships, Bronze on Beam Final
- Participated in the 2000 Olympic Summer Games. 6th place in the team championship, 7th place in the all around, 6th place on Uneven bars
How many years have you been coaching?
- Have been coaching for 8 years, starting in 2009 in Canada
Please highlight some of your coaching achievements
- Have been a developmental coach for Womens Artistic Gymnastics
What is your favorite aspect of coaching?
- favorite events to coach are beam and choreography
Where is your favorite place to travel and why?
- Banff because of the mountains!
What is your gymnastics athlete experience?
- 8 years on the Ukraine National Team
- Competed internationally
Please highlight some of your gymnastics achievements as an athlete
- Silver medals in the team championships at the European Championships
- Bronze medalist in the team championships at the World Championships, Bronze on Beam Final
- Participated in the 2000 Olympic Summer Games. 6th place in the team championship, 7th place in the all around, 6th place on Uneven bars
How many years have you been coaching?
- Have been coaching for 8 years, starting in 2009 in Canada
Please highlight some of your coaching achievements
- Have been a developmental coach for Womens Artistic Gymnastics
What is your favorite aspect of coaching?
- favorite events to coach are beam and choreography
Where is your favorite place to travel and why?
- Banff because of the mountains!
Anna Zirk (Recreational Coordinator, Competition Level 2 WAG trained, Active Start, Gym Foundations Certified)
What is your gymnastics athlete experience?
How many years have you been coaching?
- 9 years
Please highlight some of your coaching achievements
- Having athletes make it to Can Gym Gold badge level
- Becoming the Recreational Coordinator
- Has coached kids from 3 months old to 34 years old
- Have taught every level of Can Gym
What is your favorite aspect of coaching
- Favorite thing about coaching is watching an athlete struggle on a skill for so long and when they finally get it, it's pure happiness! It's absolutely amazing to watch them light up and see them just so proud of themselves, and that moment when they turn to look at me to see my reaction which is typically an excitement level of 10! And when I say "I'm so proud of you" they just get the biggest smile. Every time that moment happens I know I'm just building a happy and confident kid. Those little moments are why I'm a coach
Where is your favorite place to travel and why?
- Vancouver
What is your gymnastics athlete experience?
- - Trained as a Recreational and Provincial level athlete
- - Rhythmic Gymnastics for 2 years
- - Team Sask Gymnaestrada team
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How many years have you been coaching?
- 9 years
Please highlight some of your coaching achievements
- Having athletes make it to Can Gym Gold badge level
- Becoming the Recreational Coordinator
- Has coached kids from 3 months old to 34 years old
- Have taught every level of Can Gym
What is your favorite aspect of coaching
- Favorite thing about coaching is watching an athlete struggle on a skill for so long and when they finally get it, it's pure happiness! It's absolutely amazing to watch them light up and see them just so proud of themselves, and that moment when they turn to look at me to see my reaction which is typically an excitement level of 10! And when I say "I'm so proud of you" they just get the biggest smile. Every time that moment happens I know I'm just building a happy and confident kid. Those little moments are why I'm a coach
Where is your favorite place to travel and why?
- Vancouver