interview with Morinari Watanabe

Dwight Normile:

The December 2016 issue of International Gymnast features an interview with Morinari Watanabe, who will succeed FIG President Bruno Grandi on Jan. 1, 2017. …

On how to improve the popularity of gymnastics…

To those who are not familiar with gymnastics, it is hard to understand what is excellent in gymnastics or why those scores are given. In such circumstances, the number of fans will not increase. I will transform a gymnastics competition into one that is easy to understand and exciting for everybody. …

FIG President-Elect Morinari Watanabe Has Innovative Plans

Morinari Watanabe

Gatson on P Bars

Click PLAY or watch Jason Gatson’s P Bars on YouTube.

Brinn Bevan is working on Jason’s signature skill.

 
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Oklahoma – Men’s 2017 Pre-Season Poll

1 Oklahoma (377 points) (17 first place votes)
2 Stanford (357 points)
3 Ohio State (338 points)
4 Minnesota (312 points)
5 Illinois (309 points)
6 Penn State (263 points)

full results

The team to beat.

oklahoma

Laurie Hernandez – Freestyle

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Kat Doran, Alana Fisher, Michelle Sugimura

Three strong Canadian gymnasts are looking for scholarships in the NCAA for Sept 2017.

Click PLAY or watch Kat on YouTube.

Alana Fischer has a cute recruiting site. Click PLAY or watch Alana on YouTube.

Michelle Sugimura is strong AA. I particularly like her consistency on Beam.

Click PLAY or watch Michelle on YouTube.

Here’s Michelle’s Floor routine. (VIDEO)

More VIDEO.

Larry Nassar charged with sexual assault

Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette’s office obtained a felony warrant for Dr. Larry Nassar this morning on three charges of first-degree criminal sexual conduct with a person under 13, according to court records. The charges carry a maximum sentence of life in prison.

The alleged abuse took place at Nassar’s home in Holt between 1998 and 2005, according to court records. …

Schuette and Michigan State University Police Chief James Dunlap have scheduled a news conference for 1 p.m. Tuesday afternoon to provide “a brief update on the investigation …

Lansing State Journal

Casimir Schmidt #MakesMeStronger

Casimir was not selected for Rio though he was one of the guys who qualified the Dutch team for the first time.

He’s not giving up. 😦 #respect

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Elizabet Vasileva is flexible

That’s for sure.

Click PLAY or watch it on Instagram.

 

Click PLAY or watch a Beam routine on YouTube.

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