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Month: September 2016
Michigan State fired Dr. Larry Nassar
Michigan State University announced Tuesday that it has fired Dr. Larry Nassar after an IndyStar investigation revealed accusations of sexual abuse against the longtime USA Gymnastics team physician. …
Nassar’s former attorney last week denied any wrongdoing by the doctor. His new attorney, Matthew Newburg, declined comment Tuesday. …
Nassar, 53, had been a faculty member at the university’s College of Osteopathic Medicine. He was also team doctor at four Olympics and had worked with USA Gymnastics from 1986 to 2015. …
FIG elections coming up
In Tokyo. Click on either image if you want to see the full slate of candidates nominated by the deadline.
Gymnastics – UNBROKEN
I linked to a Facebook version of this the other day. It since gone viral.
Here’s the original on YouTube.
Gymnast Anna Burns @AnnaBurnsy is the editor.
Gym Blog Central interviewed Anna:
GBC: How long does it take you to make a video?
AB: Depending on the video it can take anything from 3 hours to a total of maybe 8 or 9 hours of work, but I split it up over multiple days. I really just work on them when I’m in the mood, and fall into a zone where I am completely focused on it. I don’t usually spend more than 2 hours at a time, so if it’s a detailed video like Unbroken, it will usually take about 1-2 weeks. …
AB: My video “Elite Gymnastics- Why do we fall?” is the most watched on my YouTube with around 600K views! That one is very similar to Unbroken, both of which I made because I heard the audio tracks and was immediately inspired by them. …
Claude Pelletier to WIMGYM
Great news for Montreal and Canada. Félicitations, Claude.
Claude Pelletier is a former Olympic coach for the Canadian women’s artistic gymnastics team, a retired firefighter, an Ironman athlete and the new head coach and owner of the West Island Montreal Gymnastics Club — aka WIMGYM.
Pelletier began his double duty as head coach and owner of WIMGYM on Sept. 1.
… I was coach at Club Gymnix in Montreal for 13 years and have coached female athletes who have competed at the Worlds, the Commonwealth Games and the Olympics. I understand the needs of the athletes at every level. It’s an exciting time for me to take on this position. In October 2017, Montreal hosts the World Gymnastic Championships …
Q: What plans do you have for WIMGYM?
A: I was first offered the job of head coach, but I wasn’t interested, because that position offers no stability. A change in coaching staff can happen at any time. I wanted to be able to stay put and do what I love without worrying about what was coming next, which is why I became the owner. My firefighter’s pension took a hit with me taking early retirement, but this was a golden opportunity — you only have one life.
Brienne of Tarth was a Rhythmic gymnast
Gwendoline Christie (born 1978) is an English actress and model. She is known for portraying the warrior Brienne of Tarth in the HBO fantasy-drama series Game of Thrones.
She’s 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m).
Gymnastics parent tips
From Doc Ali.
Watch it on FloGymnastics.
crazy release moves & dismounts
Click PLAY or watch a Horizontal Bar montage on Facebook.
Thanks Hal.
Laurie & Val – JIVE
Week 2 DWTS.
Laurie Hernandez and Val Chmerkovskiy Jive to “Duck Tales”
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Laurie hasn’t used much Gymnastics, so far. Saving it for future rounds. 🙂
Laurie Hernandez – medical data hack
Hernandez, a member of the gold-medal winning women’s all-around team, was granted a TUE for methylprednisolone, which is used to treat conditions such as allergies, arthritis, lupus and ulcerative colitis.
Rafael Nadal, Laurie Hernandez among latest medical data leak
USA Gymnastics statement regarding Hernandez and WADA hack :
Hernandez submitted and was approved for a therapeutic-use exemption (TUE), the proper paperwork for any prescribed medications that an athlete takes for an illness or condition that requires the use of a medication included on the WADA Prohibited Drug List. By virtue of the TUE, Hernandez was granted a one-time use for acute inflammation in February/March 2016 and has not broken any drug-testing regulation.
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