Author: Rick Mc

David Holcomb linked to this bizarre image — “Gymnast Nixon”, drawn by Robert B Davis, published in Modern Gymnast magazine January 1971 to accompany an article titled, “The Dreamer”.

Here’s Tricky Dicky with the Soviet Women’s Gymnastics Team in 1973. That’s Olga Korbut next to the President.

Beam Queen linked to this magazine cover. The 1996 Olympic Champion‘s family.

… December 2004, Podkopayeva married to Ukrainian businessman. Timofei Nagorny. They are the parents of two children: Vadim, adopted in Ukraine in July 2006; and Karolina, born in November of the same year. However, as of 2009, Lilia has divorced Timofei and the two share custody of their children. …

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No argument here. 🙂

Vanessa Zamarripa of UCLA scores a perfect 10 on the vault, the 7th of her career.

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wandrewsjr:

Is Vanessa Zamarripa human!?

Just got home from the UCLA/Stanford dual meet. Everything Vanessa Zamarippa does – vault,tumbling,beam dismount – is 3 to 4 feet higher than every other gymnast. And we are talking about 2 teams filled with world class gymnasts. How does she do it?!

No such joy in Utah. Junior Corrie Lothrop tore her Achilles and will be out for the remainder of the season.

It’s too late to red-shirt, but next season Corrie should be good to go. This is her second Achilles tear. So both will have been repaired by this time 2014.

Chomp.

The No. 1 Florida gymnastics team (4-1, 3-1 SEC) used the nation’s second-highest total of 2013 to take the win at No. 22 Arkansas (1-3, 0-3 SEC) Friday in front a Barnhill Arena crowd of 5,278. Florida posted a 197.575 Friday while the Razorbacks turned in a season-high 196.175. …

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The top two teams in 2012 NCAA Championship competition meet next Friday in the O’Connell Center for one of the nation’s top dual meets of the 2013 season. Florida plays host to defending NCAA champion and No. 5 Alabama (3-0, 3-0 SEC) on Friday, Feb. 8 at 7 p.m.

Carballo Senior is age-69, close to retirement after 50+ years dedication to Gymnastics in Spain.

He’s a coaching legend.

But Jesus has been “disqualified from his duties as coach of Spanish female gymnastics” due to a complaint by a former gymnast.

I’ve not yet seen the name of the gymnast, but she’s at least 50ys-old.

Uncle Tim sent the link to this article (Spanish).

Google translate that for details.

Jesus is father of the Spanish Federation President Jesus Carballo Martinez.

kinesthesist sent this link.

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In case you haven’t yet seen the latest greatest:

… the motivational video depicts an energetic child going by the title Kid President with a message for the world …

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