Author: Rick Mc

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

Brazilian gymnasts talk Rio legacy

Some Olympic facilities will fall into disrepair. Some will live on.

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via Gymternet Clan

USA, Japan, Russia

Balance Beam Situation crunched the numbers. Ranked teams based on best scores over competitions held the past 6 months.

  1. USA – 173.850
  2. Japan – 171.150
  3. Russia – 170.881

NATIONAL TEAM RANKINGS – AUGUST 2017

Of course there’s no team competition at Worlds this year. Nations will bring the athletes with the best chance to qualify to a final rather than those who could put together the best team score.

Second priority will be sending new gymnasts with potential … for Worlds experience.

Gabrielle Diaz – Beam layout full step out

Gabrielle is from La Fleur’s in Tampa, Florida.

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https://www.instagram.com/p/BXRJpAsB613/?taken-by=gabrielle_diaz_gymnastics

coach Victoria Moors

The best article I’ve seen on Victoria’s life after elite Gymnastics is posted in Grand Magazine. She gets to do a little modelling in the feature, as well.

Other Side of Sport

Olympian Victoria Moors finds her way back to the gym …

you cannot judge a close family member

At FIG meets.

  • The EC decided the definition of “Close family relative” which is mentioned in General Judges’ Rules Art. 1 and in the Code of Ethics as follows:
  • Judges shall recuse themselves if
    – they are or were married to or live in a registered partnership or co-habit with a gymnast
    – they are related to a gymnast by birth or marriage in direct or in collateral line, including the following persons: grandparent, parent, uncle, aunt, brother, sister, child, grandchild, nephew and cousin.
    The definition shall be applied immediately.

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