Cassie Whitcomb’s recovery

Former U.S. National Team member (2006-10) Cassie Whitcomb is a UCLA team manager. Her last season competing for the Bruins was 2012.

Over the years she had several spinal injuries. Finally Cassie had surgery to try to repair those.

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She currently has a Go Fund Me page to help cover $5000 of Surgery/Medical/Expenses.

Help if you can.

Thanks Michael.

Guard Young at BYU

A great update on the new coach at Brigham Young University.

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“I’m having the time of my life being back here as a coach for BYU,” Young said.

In his first year as head coach, Young’s focus is getting the most he can out of the varsity team.

“He’s so different from every other coach I’ve ever had,” gymnast Sin To said. “He has so much love and passion for the sport that he wants you to do well.”

Young shares his passion and experience with the team. Young had the team sit in a circle before their first meet, sharing stories of their favorite gymnastics moments to remind them of their own passion for the sport.

“He really believes in us,” gymnast Emily Vidmar said. “He’s always telling us we can do it and he tells us that every day.” …

BYU

Winter Youth Olympic Games

Begin today.

Around 1,100 athletes aged 14 to 18 are expected in Lillehammer from over 70 countries. Both the winter and summer Youth Olympic Games feature about one-third the number of athletes compared to the Olympics. …

The next two Youth Olympic Games are Buenos Aires 2018 (summer) and Lausanne 2020 (winter). …

CBC

https://twitter.com/youtholympics/status/697756666536730624

see gravity for yourself

I’m not sure what all this means, but scientists are pretty excited right now. 🙂

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

For gymnasts, gravity still sucks.

(via Robert Scoble)

OK Go – Upside Down & Inside Out

Another incredibly innovative music video from OK Go.

Click PLAY or watch it on Facebook.

For $5000 you can fly weightless like these guys.

Jesse Owens 1936 Berlin Olympics

Nick Zaccardi:

“More Than Gold: Jesse Owens and the 1936 Berlin Olympics,” a one-hour documentary on the track and field legend, will air on NBC on Sunday at 12:30 p.m. ET. …

“… the story of a pioneering athlete, who in the face of racial discrimination at home and the horrific theories and practices of Nazi Germany, performed at his best under immense pressure,” …

NBC

Click PLAY or watch it on NBC.

http://vplayer.nbcsports.com/p/BxmELC/nbcsports_embed/select/media/pnsbg1xr137X?parentUrl=

petition – Gymnastics facility for University of Houston

The Coog Club Gymnastics Team would like to transform the University of Houston by adding a gymnastics facility to campus. …

We would like to transform the old pool that is in Melcher in to a multipurpose gymnastics facility …

Change.org

Click through to add your name to the petition. Texas needs more Club teams.

Coog Club