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

Read Lauren Hopkins’ post – Thirty, Flirty, and Thriving

related – MILLOUSI: I’M PROUD OF ALL THE OLDER GYMNASTS WHO KEEP GOING

Vasiliki

It’s only a crazy dream until you do it.

#justdoit

Dad:

“Very good Serena Williams”

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Giants between trees

#AmericanAnthem

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(via Daniel)

Nick interviews Nile Wilson

Very interesting. Nile is very well spoken. It was recorded many weeks ago, however.

Jia Fangfang will compete WAG

A world Power Tumbling champ makes it look easy. She plans to compete at the upcoming Chinese Individual Nationals in Artistic.

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training Tanaka on P Bars

Tokushukai Performance Club in Japan.

It ain’t easy. You are going to fall. A lot.

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Robert Andrews, Mental Training expert

The Routine Podcast covers NCAA. Once season ended they launched summer episodes.

One of the best conversations was with Robert Andrews, a multi-sport guy who’s shockingly knowledgable about Artistic Gymnastics. I’d hire this guy to work with my athletes instantly.

His Company is Institute of Sports Performance out of Houston.

Kerry Perry resigned. Now what?

USA Gymnastics President and CEO Kerry Perry last evening informed the Board of Directors that she will resign effectively immediately. The board has immediately begun to identify an interim CEO and is in the process of establishing a search committee to find a permanent replacement. …

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Dvora Meyers thinks we need someone able to steer this ship away from the iceberg.

Tony Retrosi, who called for her resignation, has some ideas:

A letter to the new CEO of USA Gymnastics