September 2016 – Page 20 – Gymnastics Coaching.com

Simone Biles autobiography

Courage to Soar will be available Nov 15th, 2016.

emotional Rio montage

Rio Olympic Gymnastics on YouTube

The official Olympic YouTube channel now has archived coverage. They are geoblocked for some nations, available to others.

I can watch them in Canada, for example.

Click PLAY or watch the BEAM FINAL on YouTube.

Produnova downgraded from 7.0 to 6.4

I’d be happy if FIG WTC banned the Handspring double front vault for WAG (for now). And that Handspring triple front for MAG (for now).

Both are far too dangerous.

Alternatively the vault must be better evaluated to the point where there is ZERO chance of making a vault final for a very dangerous performance. Will FIG’s proposed changes fix the problem?

Beyond Rio: Skills’ Difficulty Values Changed, Will the Produnova Craze End?

I’m not so sure. 😦

via papaliukin – 2017-2020 COP Drafts

Rio Gymnastics apparatus to New Zealand

The Christchurch School of Gymnastics has spent $125,000 to acquire one of eight sets of equipment made available after the Rio Arena had its gymnastics gear removed from the main auditorium and training hall.

Generations of Christchurch gymnasts will now have the opportunity to train and compete on the same equipment American Simone Biles honed her vast array of skills on before the 19-year-old won four gold medals and a bronze.

Rio Olympic Games gymnastics equipment bound for Christchurch