Author: Rick Mc

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

Tkachev front regrasp

It’s a Christmas miracle. Only Ben Bloom has caught this impossible release before.

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Shristi Sharma – limbo roller skating

Shristi has been setting records like this since 2015.

Challengers? 😀

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Pegan 1⁄2 to mixed grip

Cool. Milad Karimi.

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Suni, Jordan, Jade and Grace

Awesome.

Suni Lee, Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey and Grace McCallum all competing for different College Gymnastics teams in 2022.

Blythe Lawrence:

The transition from elite gymnastics, where expression can seem stilted in routines loaded to the gills with difficulty, to the more show-it-off NCAA, where execution trumps difficulty, can be a challenge for first-years, though this year’s class may prove ahead of the curve.

Many of the biggest names of the incoming women’s crop spent the fall on Simone Biles’ “Gold Over America” tour, criss-crossing the country performing in packed arenas from Arizona to Boston.

Here’s a look at five programs about to get an injection of talent from former U.S. national team members. …

WHAT TO WATCH AS U.S. OLYMPIC GYMNASTS TURN THEIR FOCUS TO COLLEGE

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Let Kids Choose Who They Hug 

A Mighty Girl has an important message for coaches.

By letting kids decide whether to greet someone with a hug or a kiss, parents can teach the basics of consent and bodily autonomy as early as the toddler years. …

… “The notion of consent may seem very grown-up and like something that doesn’t pertain to children, but the lessons girls learn when they’re young about setting physical boundaries and expecting them to be respected last a lifetime.” …

This Holiday Season, Let Kids Choose Who They Hug

Related:

Let’s Talk About Body Boundaries, Consent, and Respect

My Body! What I Say Goes!

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