Author: Rick Mc

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

Ryan McKee is a sexual offender

A FORMER Commonwealth Games gymnast who represented Scotland has been spared jail for sex charges against schoolgirls.

Ryan McKee, 25, knew the girls were 14 when he became involved with them through the gymnastics club where he coached. …

McKee was given a community payback order with 250 hours unpaid to be carried out within nine months.

He has not to be in contact with girls under 16 and for the next eight months has to remain within his home between 8pm and 8am.

He will also be on the sex offenders register for three years. …

Evening Times 

Simone Biles biopic cast announced

The title role in “The Simone Biles Story” (working title) will be played by Jeanté Godlock.

The Lifetime biopic is set to air in 2018.

Biles’ parents, Ron and Nellie, will be played by Julius Tennon, who is married to Viola Davis, and Tisha Campbell-Martin of TV series “My Wife and Kids” and “Martin.” …

NBC

via Gymternet Clan

1st FIG Jr. World Championships Artistic & Rhythmic

For good or bad, World Jr. Championships are planned for 2019.

Tentatively Hungary will host Artistic, Russia Rhythmic.

Details yet to be announced.

piked Jaeger to mixed grip

Marine Boyer

Click PLAY or watch it on Instagram.

 
Via a wogymnast post that includes mention that Liu Xuan of China competed it in 2000.

augmented reality for Gymnastics Coaching

I can’t foresee computers taking over for coaches any time soon, but I’m certain we’ll be using augmented reality lenses.

I’d like to watch gymnasts training over-layed with A.R. ideal models.

We might also be able to keep stats on our athletes, too. Click PLAY or watch a simple example on YouTube. (4 years ago)

Kohei Uchimura – Longines Ambassador

Longines is proud to announce that Japanese artistic gymnast Kohei Uchimura has been appointed as its new Ambassador of Elegance …

World Champion wears glasses

I competed Gymnastics with glasses. Very rarely did they fly off though I didn’t secure them with a strap.

So I was one of many cheering the only competitor at Worlds 2017 wearing glasses.

Stacy Pratt was another. Read her post on Hello Giggles:

Why I loved watching glasses-wearer Morgan Hurd win the Gymnastics World Championship