What!? … Handspring double front.
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Month: September 2018
Frank Sahlein’s advice for USAG
Camp lineup in a semi-circle
Many noticed a small but perhaps symbolic difference in the line-up formation at Camp with Tom Forster in charge.
Rhythmic Worlds Sofia Bulgaria
#RGSofia2018 FIG – 2018 RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
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2022 Youth Olympic Games to Senegal
“It is time for Africa. Africa is the home of many successful and prominent Olympic athletes,” IOC President Thomas Bach said. “Africa is a continent of youth.”
Senegal’s nomination is expected to be formally approved by the IOC during its meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina in October.
The West African nation will host the fourth edition of the Summer Youth Games in its capital Dakar, the new city of Diamniadio and the coastal resort of Saly. …
Mary Lou Retton to DWTS?
A source tells ET that Olympian Mary Lou Retton is joining the cast.
“She turned 50 this year, but is in great shape and will definitely impress people with her flexibility and choreography,” the source says of the former gymnast, who won a gold medal in the individual all-around competition as well as two silver medals and two bronze medals at the 1984 summer games in Los Angeles. …
Debbie Van Horn arrested
Van Horn, a 30-year veteran of USA Gymnastics, was involved in numerous gymnastics youth development programs and a medical supervisory task force, according to AP.
In January, one of Nassar’s victims said Van Horn was in the room “many of the times” while Nassar abused her, AP reports.
Van Horn was the first person other than Nassar to be charged in the abuse scandal. She is no longer a USA Gymnastics employee …
It’s inconceivable that Van Horn could have been unaware of Nassar’s unnecessary and illegal treatment. Yet she’s pleading innocent.
top MAG scores of 2018 (so far)
1 Xiao Ruoteng CHN Chinese Championships AA 88.150
2 Sam Mikulak USA U.S. Championships Day 2 87.750
3 Nikita Nagornyy RUS 1st Bundesliga 87.650
4 Kohei Uchimura JPN NHK Trophy 86.965
5 Lin Chaopan CHN Asian Games QF 86.750
6 Kakeru Tanigawa JPN All-Japan Championships AA 86.465
full list
in praise of older gymnasts
Oksana Chusovitina 43
Daniele Hypolito 34
Mette Hulgaard 29
Marcela Torres 30
Martina Castro 32
Carmen Horvai 31
Marta Pihan-Kulesza 31
Vasiliki Millousi 34
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Read Lauren Hopkins’ post – Thirty, Flirty, and Thriving
related – MILLOUSI: I’M PROUD OF ALL THE OLDER GYMNASTS WHO KEEP GOING
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