The Couch Gymnast has an important post called JAPAN ON THE RISE …
She highlights a somewhat unknown super talent from Japan who finished second all-around behind the unbelievable Viktoriya Komova, (who just might be the best gymnast in the world right now).
Natsumi Sasada is like the Japanese Women’s Artistic team, under appreciated and under rated.
Click PLAY or watch Natsumi Sasada’s beam on YouTube. (Superb layout Garrison mount!)
… Natsumi Sasada comes from a gymnastics family. Her mother is Yayoi Kano, a gymnast who was on five Japanese World Championship Teams. …
read more – JAPAN ON THE RISE …
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