Author: Rick Mc

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

Derrian Gobourne’s “Black Girl Magic” NFT collection

“I am excited to launch my Black Girl Magic NFT Collection on the Legacy League platform.

Not only do their values align with mine, there is no better time do it.” said Gobourne in reference to Black History Month.

“It’s time to celebrate, congratulate and pay honor and tribute to all of my sisters who have given so much to this sport and I want the world to see them.” …

Forbes

Her series will also feature other black female gymnasts, including Ananda Brown, Jada Glen and Aria Brusch from Auburn, Hannah Joyner from Rutgers, Amari Celestine from Missouri, Sekai Wright from UCLA and Kyla Bryant from Stanford. …

Pitt’s Pride leo

This is awesome. A work of art.

Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter.

Ukraine & Russia hug it out

Olympic medal winners Oleksandr Abramenko and Ilia Burov celebrate their success with warm embrace at medal ceremony.

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach called for political leaders “around the world” to be inspired by the athletes’ “example of solidarity and peace”. …

BBC

5 Parkettes coaches under investigation

… The notices of allegations against the five coaches were issued Feb. 10 and are not public, but a source with knowledge of the accusations provided details that they involve physical and emotional abuse primarily between 2013 and 2016 reported by at least 11 gymnasts. …

Parkettes owners and 3 coaches named in SafeSport allegations. Former athletes claim weight-shaming and sexual harassment at elite gymnastics club

Missouri goes 197.350

Arkansas 196.800 & LSU 197.200.

Mizzou Gymnastics is having a GREAT season.

Also … Helen Hu is back on Beam. (9.950)

197.80 Arizona State – UCLA 195.425

The Bruins truly need to try to right the ship.

IOC must set minimum Olympic age

It’s stupid and inconsistent to have different age requirements for the Olympic sports.

Especially if you can’t enforce Olympic rules for athletes under age-16.

By Paris the minimum age should be 16. Or even age-18.

The Recent Rise of Child Athletes in the Olympic Games

TOKYO, JAPAN – AUGUST 04: Bronze medalist Sky Brown (age 13) of Team Great Britain (right), Gold medalist Sakura Yosozumi of Team Japan (center) and Silver medalist Kokona Hiraki (age 13) of Team Japan (left) pose after the Women’s Skateboarding Park Finals on day twelve of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Urban Sports Park on August 04, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)