Author: Rick Mc

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

stunning reversal – Russian, Belarusian athletes out of Olympics

Faced with threats of withdrawals and growing animosity in the Athletes Village, organizers of the Winter Paralympics on Thursday reversed course and expelled athletes from Russia and Belarus.

The about-face came less than 24 hours after the International Paralympic Committee announced it would allow Russians and Belarusians to compete when the Games open on Friday, but only as neutral athletes with colours, flags and other national symbols removed because of the invasion of Ukraine. …

CBC

Russia will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

While I feel awful for innocent athletes who qualified all the way up until Opening Ceremonies now being dropped, I probably would have voted the same way.

Military response risks nuclear war. Therefore those who do not support Russia invading other nations must protest in every other non-violent way. Putin loves sport and will certainly take this ban seriously.

NCAA Women’s Injuries 2022

College Gym News maintains an injury list. It’s not 100% comprehensive.

Dave Tilley has been posting a lot of information on College injuries.

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@shiftmovementscience

Reply to @loco777_thegod exercises for ACL/meniscus tear risk reduction! #gymnast #acltear #meniscus #gymnastics

♬ original sound – Dave Tilley

Irina Viner-Usmanova Gymnastics Palace

Irina Viner-Usmanova is the Uzbek-born Head Coach of the Russian Rhythmic national team. AND president of the Russian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation.

The Gymnastics Palace opened 2019 is named for her. The roof imitates a gymnastics ribbon. 

By A.Savin (WikiCommons)

You might have seen her name in the news. Husband Alisher Usmanov was once Russia’s richest oligarch. The European Union recently blacklisted Usmanov, imposing an EU-wide travel ban and freezing all his assets. Usmanov’s $600m superyacht was seized by the German government.

Jessica Hutchinson – Floor

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https://twitter.com/DU_Gymnastics/status/1498068823919894532

Olympic Slopestyle

I have no idea what these amazing athletes are doing.

How do they even keep track of so many multiple rotations?

And who wants to land backwards at full speed?

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Vitaliy Guimaraes 6 apparatus

No wonder coach Mark Williams is so proud of this guy.

All you can ask is that the gymnast HIT and STICK close to his best ability. Vitaliy did that. In a meet where USAG was asking for DIFFICULTY BONUS, Vitaliy won with E-score. #respect

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perfect landing – Sierra Brooks

If we had computers evaluating SAFEST landings on Vault, you should get deducted if not opening as completely as Sierra.

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