tumbling, tramp, diving, acrobatics, circus, cheer, dance, martial arts, X sports … and more
This should be the most tightly contested final.
Becky Downie, Great Britain
Daria Spiridonova, Russia
Fan Yilin, China
Madison Kocian, USA
Elisabeth Seitz, Germany
Aliya Mustafina, Russia
Tan Jiaxin, China
Sophie Scheder, Germany
Click PLAY or watch Becky Downie on YouTube. High risk, high reward.
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… the six-time world champion, ran up a 500,000-yen ($4,900) cellphone bill playing Pokemon Go thanks to international roaming charges …
… the reigning gold medalist in the all-around competition was able to get his Japanese provider to reduce the bill to a daily $30 flat rate.
“I really lucked out,” he said. …
She must have been inspired by all of Marian Dragulescu’s social media. 🙂
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She wants to compete the AA … for some reason.
via Gymternet Clan
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Aurelia Dobre was the 1987 World Champion.
(via Full Gymnastics Blog)
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Thanks Mary.
In training at IGC.
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MANY told me I MUST read this book. And I finally did get to it.
Very entertaining. And thought provoking.
Are stars like Usain Bolt, Michael Phelps, and Serena Williams genetic freaks put on Earth to dominate their respective sports? Or are they simply normal people who overcame their biological limits through sheer force of will and obsessive training?
In this controversial and engaging exploration of athletic success and the so-called 10,000-hour rule, David Epstein tackles the great nature vs. nurture debate and traces how far science has come in solving it. …
I wouldn’t count on every factoid being correct. He’s out of date on women’s Artistic Gymnastics, for example.
The 10,000-hour rule is quickly debunked, David Epstein repeatedly pointing out that researcher Anders Ericsson NEVER called it a “rule”. If you train Beam seriously for 10,000 hours, your chances of making it to the Olympic Beam final are still infinitesimal.
There’s no controversy. The best of the best have both very specific genetics and excellent training.
If you don’t have time to read this book, you can get a glimpse by watching David Epstein’s TED Talk from 2014 instead – Are athletes really getting faster, better, stronger? (15min)
Read reviews on NY Times and The Guardian.
I’d love to attend this meet once again. And Namibia is my favourite nation in Africa as a tourist. 🙂
August 27 – 3 September 3rd, 2016.
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