Simone is as good as any, I’d say, including Kenzo.
Note that ‘low chest’ is not typically deducted in MAG. It’s a stupid deduction. We want gymnasts to land the safest way possible, not in an aesthetic way.
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Month: August 2019
triple double – Gabriel Swan-McLean
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the Biles #47
Another potential new skill for the G.O.A.T.
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Simone on the Daily Show
Simone has been on pretty much every media platform. She’s getting as famous as Nadia and Olga.
Trever Noah gives her perfect 10s.
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unrelated – Trevor Noah’s autobiography — Born a Crime — is one of the best I’ve ever read.
via GymCastic
Olivia Vivian completes Ninja Warrior course
Sadly, former Olympic gymnast Olivia Vivian made a mistake and missed completing the run in the Final. The only female competitor who qualified, she’d hoped to beat the men.
That’s a shame. In the qualifier she was the only woman in Australian history to finish.
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survey for former high level gymnasts
Mary-Anne Monckton shared this survey. The data collected may be used in a book about positive coaching.
Results are anonymous.
If you’d like to participate, click through here.
#DontRetireKid
Maria’s Maloney to Jaeger
Physics professor tries to explain Simone
RHETT ALLAIN is an Associate Professor of Physics at Southeastern Louisiana University.
In Wired magazine he tries to explain two saltos, three twists in 1.18 seconds.
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The Twisty Physics of Simone Biles’ Historic Triple-Double
Yul Moldauer for GK Elite
Yul announced this on Instagram.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B06KcKfHa5e/
(via gymnasticsville)
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