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… Complaining, Comparing and Criticizing
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Kathy Johnson was team captain for USA at the 1984 Olympics Los Angeles.
At that time she trained at SCATS with the infamous Don Peters, now banned from USA Gymnastics for life.
Read Kathy’s statement on Facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/notes/kathy-johnson-clarke/whats-on-my-mind/1930904166925335/
(via wogymnast)
Woe is Twitter. 😦
Gabby couldn’t have picked a worse time to contradict her two time Olympic teammate and captain.
Aly Raisman, came forward last week to claim that ex-team doctor Larry Nassar had sexually assaulted her for years.
Instead of voicing her concern, sympathy, and support of Raisman, Gabby Douglas decided to take issue with the way that some women dress, as a way of victim blaming women who are sexually assaulted.
She wrote on Twitter, which has since been deleted: “However, it is our responsibility as women to dress modestly and be classy. Dressing in a provocative/sexual way entices the wrong crowd.”
Statements such as these put the responsibility and onus on the victim instead of the perpetrator …
Gabby deleted the tweet. Tried to apologize.
The backlash was severe. A low percentage of girls and women are harassed because of the way they dress.
I hope people can find their way to accept Gabby’s apology. It would help if the 2012 Olympic Champion worked towards protection of gymnasts into the future.
A feature on rhythmic gymnast Margarita Mamun in her preparation for the Rio Olympic Games. Harsh training. Merciless coaches.
Now retired, Margarita won in Rio edging out World Champion Yana Kudryavtseva.
Click PLAY or watch the trailer on Facebook.
The Future Stars National Championships showcase the USA’s top 10-, 11-, 12- and 13-year-old male gymnasts …
In addition to the competition, Future Stars athletes and their parents participate in workshop activities that feature lectures, technical presentations, and hands-on coaching sessions. …
The Future Stars program is designed is to identify talented athletes and to start them on the right developmental path to national and international success.
USAG – McCafferty, Bottarini, Petrosyan, Shamah win 2017 Future Stars all-around titles
Director Brian Blum’s Blood and Water … works because it feels surprisingly authentic, especially for a student short. Starring 2016 Olympic silver medalist, Steele Johnson, it’s a film that that never seems like it’s pretending. Its portrayal of both the sport and the emotions behind it feel real, the details are precise. Even the accident that sets the film into motion is shown in clear and unsettlingly specific detail. …
Click PLAY or watch it on Vimeo. (Accident is shown early on. Intense. I’m not impressed with coach Mom.)
Tom Trapp sends us the link … but wishes it was a better film with a better title.
1. Ana Padurariu Canada Open 1 54.267
2. Louise Vanhille France B 53.050
3. Celia Serber France B 52.200
4. Zoe Allaire-Bourgie Canada Open 1 52.200
5. Vera van Pol Netherlands 50.500
6. Alison Faure Pole Marseille (France) 50.433
1 Canada Open 1 156.883
2 France B 153.367
3 Pole Marseille 149.917
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