Kathy Johnson on USAG

The captain of the 1984 Olympic team has been outspoken for decades on what changes are needed in Gymnastics USA.

… They need someone who is an expert in child safety.

Who is that? Well, it’s not some gymnastics person they’ve just put into a position of overseeing safety. …

INSIDE PERSPECTIVE: KATHY JOHNSON-CLARKE | IN SEARCH OF SOLUTIONS FOR THE NEXT ERA OF USA GYMNASTICS

old Norah Flatley documentary

FloGymnastics posted their feature from a few years ago on YouTube. It’s now free.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Gymnastic Parents Summit starts Oct 7th

Week One Sunday October 7th at 4PT/7ET: Doc Ali teaches how to help your athlete be mentally tough for competition.

Week Two Sunday October 14th at 4PT/7ET: Jill Hicks discusses the ins and outs of college recruiting

Week Three Sunday October 21st at 4PT/7ET: Betsy McNally-Lauour teaches the essentials of gymnastics nutrition

Week Four Sunday October 28th at 4PT/7ET: Nicole Langevin discusses what the judges are looking for and coach communication.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

details – $197 per family

Paris World Cup men’s results

Floor
1 Artem Dolgopyat Israel 6.4 8.550 14.950
2 Jorge Vega Lopez Guatemala 6.2 8.450 14.650
3 Rayderly Zapata Spain 6.4 8.350 0.2 14.550

Artem Dolgopyat is still awaiting permission from the Israeli Defence Army to travel to Qatar.

Pommels
1 Cyril Tommasone France 6.2 8.650 14.850
2 Thierry Pellerin Canada 6.2 8.450 14.650
3 Saso Bertoncelj Slovenia 6.1 8.450 14.550

Rings
1 Samir Ait Said France 6.2 8.900 15.100
2 Igor Radivilov Ukraine 6.3 8.650 14.950
3 Denis Ablyazin Russia 6.1 8.750 14.850
4 Ibrahim Colak Turkey 6.2 8.650 14.850

Vault
1 Loris Frasca France 14.825
2 Andrey Medvedev Israel 14.775
3 Hamza Hossaini Morocco 14.625

P Bars
1 Seiya Taura Japan 6.1 8.500 14.600
2 Julien Gobaux France 5.6 8.800 14.400
3 Ahmet Onder Turkey 5.8 8.000 13.800

H Bar
1 Seiya Taura Japan 6.1 8.200 14.300
2 David Vecernyes Hungary 5.7 8.450 14.150
3 Nestor Abad Spain 5.8 8.300 14.100

Full results.

Shawn Johnson – Freakonomics interview

Shawn has been featured on a number of recent Freakonomics podcasts on the ‘Hidden Side of Sports‘. But best is to listen to her full interview. There’s some good content on her relationship with Chow.