Month: January 2021

lights go out at Beach Blast

I was super excited about this meet. Super disappointed to hear that COVID safety was poorly enforced.

Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter.

Nya Reed – Equality

Florida Gators junior Nya Reed came into her team’s gymnastics competition against the University of Georgia on Jan. 15 with a clear message. She and four other athletes knelt for the national anthem, and she personally chose to stamp “#equality” on the back of her leg.

Athletes, according to the University of Florida, will take part in this demonstration throughout the season. …

Pop Sugar

I really like the stamp. Unlike kneeling, it can’t be deliberately misinterpreted by haters.

for Florida

virti.us – virtual competition platform

Virtius hosted their first 3 virtual Men’s College Gymnastics competitions this past weekend.

It worked very well.

After FREE sign-up, you can watch the archived meets at virtius.com or virti.us.

MyKayla’s recovery from COVID

‘My body is super weak:’ COVID-19 slows Ute gymnast MyKayla Skinner’s quest for Olympics

Coronavirus bout turned into pneumonia, which put her in the hospital

Salt Lake Tribune

In this video she tells the sucky story of her getting pneumonia after COVID.

She’s going back to training soon.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

GymnastNutrition.com

Olympian & Nutrition Coach Stephen McCain sends us a link to his site offering advice and supplements for the gymnast.

Check it out.

GymnastNutrition.com

Click PLAY or watch an introduction on Vimeo.