Author: Rick Mc

Career gymnastics coach who loves the outdoors, and the internet.

Giorgia Villa leads YOG Bars & AA

After 3 of 4 apparatus.

Laurie Hernandez – picture book published

Just in time for Christmas.

$18.99

Morinari Watanabe elected to IOC

He’ll continue as FIG President, as well.

IOC SESSION ELECTS NINE NEW MEMBERS

Watanabe was a coach in Artistic and Men’s Rhythmic gymnastics 1983-1990. I learned that from his IOC biography.

rates of false accusation of sexual assault are very low

For rape, for example, it’s about 2% – 10%.

My guess is that it’s closer to 2%.

The best book I’ve read on the subject is Krakauer’s Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town. What happens to women who report is usually horrific. ☹️

YOG International Gymnastics “teams”

Grace Chui found the document which details which Youth Olympic Games athletes have been placed into what combined teams.

A bit of fun. A LOT of confusion, in my opinion.

Hopefully it will help bring a little more attention to the non-Olympic disciplines.

Here’s team Oksana CHUSOVITINA for example:

Acrobatic
AKHOTNIKAVA Viktoryia BLR
FAMENKOU Ilya BLR

Artistic – Men
BRIONES Brandon USA
TOBIN Adam GBR
AFIFY Mohamed EGY

Artistic – Women
ULMASOVA Indira UZB
PEREZ Karla GUA
PAULSSON Tonya SWE

Rhythmic
IAKOVLEVA Lidiia AUS
YAMADA Aino JPN
ROTAERMEL Lilly GER

Trampoline – Men
ESCALLIER Santiago ARG

Trampoline – Women
SAKELLARIDOU Antonia GRE

See all the “teams”.

YOG Men’s Vault prelims

1. Brandon Briones USA 14.033
2. Felix Dolci CAN 13.950
3. Gabriel Burtanete ROU 13.733
4. Sam Dick NZL 13.716
5. Diogo Soares BRA 13.683
6. Jacob Karlsen NOR 13.679
7. Fernando Espindola ARG 13.566
8. Nazar Chepurnyi UKR 13.550

Full results.

Norik Avdalyan’s soccer goal back flip

Norik Avdalyan was playing for Kazan against Cheboksary in Russia’s National Student League …

Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter.

Here’s another one. Joonas Jokinen in Switzerland 2011. I’m assuming neither coach was amused.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Lisa Mitzel to TOPS Camp

Lisa Mitzel won 4 consecutive NCAA Championships with University of Utah.  And went on to coach at Stanford.

Today she’s a psychologist and author of:

“Focused and On Fire: The Athlete’s Guide to Mental Training & Kicking Butt”

“Focused and Inspired: Keeping Our Athletes Safe in a Win-at-All-Costs Word”

YOG Rings finalists

1. Takeru Kitazono JPN 13.700
2. Brandon Briones USA 13.533
3. Yin Dehang CHN 13.500
4. Felix Dolci CAN 13.466
5. Adam Tobin GBR 13.300
6. Olegs Ivanovs LAT 13.100
7. Diogo Soares BRA 12.966
8. Lay Giannini ITA 12.900

Felix

Giorgia Villa leads YOG vault

Finalists:

1. Giorgia Villa ITA 14.083
2. Anastasiia Bachynska UKR 13.816
3. Emma Spence CAN 13.791
4. Amelie Morgan GBR 13.449
5. Csenge Bacskay HUN 13.416
6. Lisa Zimmermann GER 13.299
7. Kate Sayer AUS 13.200
8. Emma Slevin IRL 13.200

https://twitter.com/TeamIreland/status/1049363090930847745

Emma was Ireland’s Opening Ceremony Flag Bearer. And I can remember when her club in Galway — Renmore — was still set-up, take-down. They’ve come a long way! 🙂