His right ankle has not recovered sufficiently to compete FX or Vault.
During podium training he deliberately rolled out of landings to protect the ankle as much as possible.
Month: October 2018
U.S. women’s team are GREAT
I finally saw the 2018 team in the training Gym.They radiate greatness.
It reminds me of the time I met Magic Johnson at UCLA. He seemed a God amongst men.
Alicia Sacramone impressed me that way. Peng Peng Lee, as well.
On the way to the training hall they stopped by to support their men’s team on podium at the competition venue.
Simone Biles BBC interview
Despite the pressure, happier and healthier than ever.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (15min)
Mary Wright on Facebook from Doha training:
Watching this beautiful young lady today is such an honor. She continues to grow and represent our sport and our athletes with class and dignity. Today, as I watched the Biles on Vault, the Double Twisting Double Layout on Floor and the
Double Double dismount off beam, I looked around at the absolute awe from the athletes and coaches from other countries. We all knew that what we were watching was an historical moment in gymnastics history. The greatest women’s gymnast of all time, IS JUST BEING
(via Fluff)
Simone’s been training the new Beam dismount. But will not do it at Worlds, I understand.
one-at-a-time leg raises
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January 2019 – British Gymnastics Symposium
12th and 13th January at Lilleshall National Sports Centre
Some of the presenters:
Donatella Sacchi – FIG Women’s Tecnical Committee Chair
Amanda Reddin – Women’s Artistic Head National Coach
David Kenwright – Women’s Artistic National Coach
Paul Hall – newly appointed Men’s Artistic Head National Coach
Gheorge Predescu – Performance Coach for Men’s and Women’s Artistic
Ionut Trandaburu – Director of Coaching at Pegusus and personal coach to James Hall and Courtney Tulloch
Andy Tombs – Chair of the Men’s Artistic Gymnastics Technical Committee and FIG Men’s Technical Committee member
update on CDN coach court cases
Sexual assault trial of Canada’s former national women’s gymnastics coach begins Monday
Michel Arsenault’s trial was moved forward to some time 2019.
Epke podium H Bar
When Netherlands marched into the arena, Epke stayed in the training gym. Working more H Bar.
He looks confident despite the arm bandage.
The Olympic Champ may be the man to beat in Doha, despite angles and leg form.
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Scott Bregman was inexplicable let go by USAG. Happily he’s in Doha doing Twitter commentary and putting together video for the Olympic Channel. Watch more routines from Russia, Israel, Netherlands podium training.
Xiao Ruoteng will be ready
Ready for the King.
Valeri on Team Brazil
I don’t want team to be stressed, says Brazil WAG coach Liukin
related – WHAT TO EXPECT FROM BRAZIL AT DOHA (Portuguese)
Sam’s looking to medal in Doha
Read the interview by Blythe Lawrence:
… If all goes according to plan, Mikulak will be a multiple-event medal threat in the Middle East.
He’s posted one of the highest all-around scores in the world so far this year — an 87.75 as he won his fifth U.S. men’s title back in August — a mark slightly above six-time world champion Kohei Uchimura’s best on the season, according to a database kept by thegymnter.net. That alone makes him a viable candidate for an all-around medal, provided he can deliver six clean routines on the day of the competition.
He’s also made Olympic finals on floor, vault and high bar, where he finished just off the podium in Rio in 2016.
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