 Birthdate 08/24/86
Birthplace Kazakhstan
Hometown Karaganda,Kazakhstan
Language Russian/English
Club Calgary Gymnastics Centre
Coach Brett MacAulay/Chris Shaw
Competitive Highlights/ Достижения
2007 World Cup CAN/Quebec, QC 12th Tumbling
2007 World Cup USA/Lake Placid, NY 12th Tumbling
2006 Canadian Classic/Red Deer, AB 2nd Tumbling
2006 World Cup Russia/Krasnodar, RUS 16th Tumbling 15th Double Mini Trampoline
2006 Cup of Flanders/Ghent, BEL 10th Tumbling
2006 Canadian Championships/Quebec City, QC 2nd Tumbling
2006 Canada Cup/Surrey, BC 9th Double Mini Trampoline, 3rd Tumbling
2005 Trampoline World Championships/Eindhoven, Netherlands 23rd Tumbling
2005 Canadian Championships/Vancouver, BC
7th Open Men Individual Trampoline
5th Double Mini Trampoline
4th Tumbling
2005 Canada Cup/Ottawa, ON 2nd Tumbling, 14th Double Mini Trampoline
2005 1st Senior Team Trials/Calgary, AB 4th Tumbling 8th Double Mini Trampoline
2005 Winter Classic Invitational/Fort Smith, Arkansas 8th Tumbling
2004 Canadian Championships/Toronto, ON 1st Individual Trampoline 6th Tumbling
2004 Canada Cup/Calgary, AB 11th Double Mini Trampoline 2nd Tumbling
2004 Canadian Age Group Games/Calgary, AB
4th Individual Trampoline (17+)
6th Double Mini Trampoline (17+)
1st Tumbling (17+)
2003 Canada Cup/Oakville, ON 3rd Tumbling, 5th Double Mini Trampoline
2002 World Cup/Edmonton, AB 6th Tumbling
2002 Canadian Championships/Red Deer, AB 2nd Tumbling-youth
2002 Canada Cup/Port Moody, BC 1st Tumbling-youth
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Tumbling to the top
Calgary gymnasts off to World Cup events
Rita Mingo, For Neighbours
Published: Thursday, March 29, 2007
LOCALS READY TO HIT WORLD STAGE
Anton Minayev has had the world championship experience and it's taught him a valuable lesson.
"In the first one, you anticipate that you're not as good as everyone else,'' he described, "but once you've been there, you know that you're at the same level as them.''
Anton Minayev hangs in midair practising a double layout at the Calgary Gymnastics Centre. He is one of 10 centre athletes heading to World Cup tumbling and trampoline events in April.
Ted Rhodes, Calgary Herald
It's that degree of self-assurance that has propelled Minayev to elite status in Canada as a tumbler and promises more success for him at the international level.
Minayev is one of several Calgary Gymnastics Centre athletes who will be taking part in tumbling and trampoline World Cups in the next month.
Going to the Lake Placid World Cup on April 1-2 are Minayev and Alex Seifert, both in tumbling, and Kelsi Semeschuk in trampoline. On April 6-8, Seifert, Minayev and Semeschuk will be joined in Quebec City by Jamie Lange, double mini trampoline and trampoline, Garrett Jones, double mini, Gillian Bruce, double mini, and Chris Melemenis, tumbling, for the second event.
Three juniors -- Taylor Kent, Thomas Preston and Aniel Clarke -- will also make the trip to Quebec City.
In order to be eligible to compete at these World Cups, the athletes have had to meet qualification requirements that include a minimum score.
The coaches also keep an eye on the rankings, with the top four in each event getting priority.
The 20-year-old Minayev more than meets those standards. Originally from Kazakhstan and currently studying Engineering at Mount Royal College, he finished 23rd at his first world championship at The Netherlands in 2005. At two of last year's World Cups, he was 10th in Belgium and 16th in Russia.
"You want to have a decent competition, but you don't want to peak,'' he said of the upcoming events. "It's a hard routine; it's not there yet, but hopefully I can be at 85 per cent for the competition. Then I would be satisfied.
"You just try to rank as high as you can.''
Minayev used to devote time to both tumbling and the double mini trampoline, but, as he maintains, to get to a world class level you must pick one and concentrate on it. That's what he's done with tumbling.
The worlds this year will be in Quebec City, from Oct. 29-Nov. 10, a nice home-mat advantage. And Minayev's goal this time around?
"Usually I just try to make it to the finals, which means top eight. After the trials and when you get to finals, it's a fresh start.''
Once they return from Quebec City, Minayev, Semeschuk and the other seniors can look forward to a full slate of important events. The Canadian championships, this year in Regina, are in May. The second qualifying trials for worlds are in August (the first was held in the fall), and the third is just after that.
"We're trying to get to as many World Cups as we can, test the waters,'' explained Chris Shaw, national team tumbling coach, who -- along with national team head coach Brett MacAulay -- will accompany the athletes.
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