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Sonya Meraz – Beam tumbling

There’s not much science in this short science video. No mention of centre of mass over base of support. No discussion on how forces are generated.

But they are big on suede. 🙂 (A suede-like fabric, actually)

Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter.

Biochem major & #STEMMVP Sonya Meraz demonstrates the science behind her beam tumbling series in @pac12's Chevron #HumanEnergyStories. pic.twitter.com/QEYEaJS1ZZ

— UCLA Gymnastics (@uclagymnastics) March 15, 2017

Men’s NCAA week 9

Logan Bradley once again posted an awesome summary of what happened last weekend.

Sooners Defeat #3 OSU En Route To NCAA-Best Score

Colin Van Wicklen was the lone AA’er for the Sooners. He scored an 84.15 highlighted by a 15.3 on FX which was an NCAA-best score for all of three minutes before teammate Yul Moldauer put up a 15.55. …

#NCAAMGym Week 9 Recap

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Cracking Down on Abuse in U.S. Gymnastics

Jessica Howard was U.S. national champion in rhythmic gymnastics from 1999 to 2001, a finalist at the 1999 World Championships, and a member of the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame.

Later she was on the USA Gymnastics Board of Directors.

In the NY Times Jessica writes of how she was abused by Larry Nassar. And what the USAG needs to do to protect their members in future.

Cracking Down on Abuse in U.S. Gymnastics

Anastasiya Grishina’s money problems

Anastasiya was a super talented gymnast who had many problems during her career.

You may have heard a rumour that she’s currently homeless. Not quite.

While it seems crazy to many Western people that Grishina at 21 is married and has a 8-month baby, it’s actually also a pretty normal age in Russia to get married and have kids.

Another comment: when the article talks about Grishina being “on the streets” or “thrown off to the street” it doesn’t mean she’s literally homeless. It’s an expression in Russian that means someone lost the place they used to live in or they were thrown away from home, but it doesn’t mean that they now don’t have any place to live. It’s sort of a poetic exaggeration. She actually rents an apartment. It’s not an ideal situation and rents are sky high in Moscow, but she’s not living on the streets, so don’t worry about that. …

Click through for details – Luba (Israeli Gym Nerd) – Grishina’s story

(via Gymternet)

Elena Naimushina has died

😦

Amanda Turner:

Russian Yelena Naimushina, a member of the gold medal-winning Soviet team at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, died Tuesday in Moscow. She was 52. …

Her death was unexpected, Shevchuk told TASS News. He had recently spoken to Naimushina about the possibility of her working at his club, he said. He had expected to see her Wednesday after she returned from Moscow. …

Olympic Champion Naimushina Dies at 52

Click PLAY or watch her Kalinka routine on YouTube. (1980)