… When the continental quotas that were to be filled via the subsequently canceled 2021 Asian Championships were reallocated, he received a continental quota according to his rank at 2019 Worlds. …
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Tom Daley – Diver
Tom Daley was a a double World champion diver at age-15.
He’s 27 today. Still competing at the highest level.
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kailin chio is COOL
Simone vs online trolls
#inspiring
Animated Simone Biles deals with online haters.
AND her new Beam dismount makes a return. Take that FIG. 😀
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Related – TikTok is adding a feature where you can batch delete annoying comments. We need more social media tools like this so people don’t feel forced to suspend their accounts totally when under attack.
GAGE Gymnastics Camp
Nebraska’s new facility
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Morgan Hurd for social justice
Morgan has been everywhere lately.
On the Half In, Half Out podcast.
The All Things Gymnastics podcast.
On the Tokyo Olympics REDDIT.
Morgan has things to SAY.
Read her piece on NBC SPORTS – Silence is compliance: Morgan Hurd’s call to action
Canadian Championships day 1
Lauren posted results from the virtual competition.
Ava Stewart has really benefited from the pandemic year. She’s been second to Ellie all season.
Sadly her teammate Ana Padarariu seems to be no longer eligible for the Olympics, unable to come back from injury. We may have to wait to cheer Ana at UCLA. I’d certainly support any appeal to go directly to Olympic trials.
It’s been a super difficult year for Canadians, many having faced multiple Gym closures and restrictions.
It’s weird, as well, competing “Nationals” in your own Gym. With no audience.
The one plus is avoiding injury on competition vault landing mats. I was at Nationals in 2012 when Peng was injured out of the London Olympics on a training day. Vault landing.
Gymnastics Canada posted some of the top routines on Vimeo.
Foam Pits allowed in GBR
Clubs can now reintroduce foam pits as part of sessions after research concluded that the risk of Covid-19 transmission in foam was low after one minute. …
British Gymnastics
One very tiny upside to pit closures during the pandemic was a reduction in overusing them.
Coaches had to schedule more progressions. Less throw and go.
Jordyn says: Get Vaccinated
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