Podcast: College Salute Season 5- 2023 NCAA Season Preview and Region 5 U

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December 21, 2022

Season 5 for the Region 5 College Salute is only a few weeks away and we are breaking down the newcomers to watch, the routines that we expect to be a must see, and maybe some that may not be so expected. Kim was on hand for the Michigan quad exhibition and she has her thoughts on floor, floor and more floor…… not too much of a surprise there. We set the scene for the 2023 season for our Region 5 Alums and what’s this Region 5 U well listen and find out!

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On this show:

-Best of 2022 from our Region 5 Alums

-New Rule Changes for 2023

-Karas Kickover- What does Olivia Karas have in store for 2023

-Newcomers who will make an immediate impact

-Freshman spotlight from around the country

-Most anticipated routines

-Flipping Forward to Week 1 and Region 5 University

Video Gallery: 2022 Aspire Classic

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Jason MacDonald

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December 19, 2022

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presented by: Midwest Gym Supply

Results: Level 10

Check out competition videos from the Level 10 session at the 2022 Aspire Classic hosted by Aspire Gymnastics in Joliet Illinois. Teams in the competition include Aspire, Phenom, BIG, City, Chicago Park District, IK, Premier West, Premier, Gym Etc, Gym Factory, and Gym Kinetics.

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Angela Stangarone, Premier L10 Floor | 2022 Aspire Classic

Gabrielle Gauger, IK L10 Bars | 2022 Aspire Classic

Emma Becker, BIG L10 Floor | 2022 Aspire Classic

Reese Samuelson, Phenom L10 Bars | 2022 Aspire Classic

Marisa Fisher, Phenom L10 Bars | 2022 Aspire Classic

Lulu Ton That, CPD L10 Beam | 2022 Aspire Classic

Kate Peebles, Phenom L10 Floor | 2022 Aspire Classic

Kamryn Banach, Aspire L10 Vault | 2022 Aspire Classic

Kaitlyn Schwab, Aspire L10 Vault | 2022 Aspire Classic

Jersey Shannon, Phenom L10 Bars | 2022 Aspire Classic

Al Anderson, Premier West L10 Bars | 2022 Aspire Classic

Alexandra Karkowski, IK L10 Beam | 2022 Aspire Classic

Ariana Goodwin, Phenom L10 Beam | 2022 Aspire Classic

Ariana Goodwin, Phenom L10 Floor | 2022 Aspire Classic

Ariana Goodwin, Phenom L10 Vault | 2022 Aspire Classsic

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Coaches Wired: Logan Melander, Integrity | Rock this Out, Let’s Have Some Fun

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Jason MacDonald

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December 14, 2022

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presented by: TumblTrak

Our last episode of the season features the last performance from coach and athlete representing Region 5. Listen in as Logan Melander from Integrity pumps up Level 10 Olivia Rickle during the SRD bars rotation at the 2022 DEV Nationals. Logan coaches his last meet as a Region 5 coach (moved to Oregon and Region 2 during the summer) while Olivia is a freshman at Ball State. They definitely rocked out a great performance and fun sporting the 5 one last time.

Day in the Life: Kaia Tanskanen, Finland/Michigan Elite | Behind the Scenes European Championships

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Jason MacDonald

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December 12, 2022

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After a successful level 10 season in 2022, Kaia Tanskanen from Michigan Elite jumped all into opportunities in front of her as a member of Finland’s Senior National Team. Kaia takes us along during a three part series that gives us a behind the scenes look at 3 major competitions this past fall. The first episode takes you along with experience at the 2022 European Championships and making history for Finland

Coaches Wired: Brandon Field, Aspire | Turn it On

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Jason MacDonald

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December 7, 2022

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presented by GymKiwis

In this episode of Coaches Wired, we listen in as Aspire Gymnastics vault coach Brandon Fields preps Level 10 Kaitlyn Schwab during the JRE session at the 2022 DEV Nationals. Brandon, who represented New Zealand at the world championships, is an excellent vault coach and gives Kaitlyn last minute encouragement to do a very nice layout Yurchenko. Brandon pumps up his athletes giving them a sense of confidence to do their best vaults.