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Read his interview with TASS following the competition.
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Animated Simone – May 1
Music by John Legend.
She’s one of 6 Olympic athletes talking about overcoming social pressures to achieve success.
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History of Trampoline
Greg Roe posted a long, entertaining interview with legendary builder Ron Munn.
I learned a lot.
Ronnie, Pan American Games Trampoline Champ, worked with George Nissen, the co-inventor of the Trampoline.
Ronnie eventually married George Nissen’s daughter, Dagmar.
George and the famed Larry Griswald at University of Iowa constructed the first trampoline.
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1969 NCAA Champions Iowa
Iowa men’s gymnastics ended its final season this month, meaning the 1969 Hawkeyes stand as the program’s only national championship team. …
Men’s gymnastics has been an NCAA-sanctioned sport at the UI since 1922. …
… “That’s when, for the first time that season, all of us hit our routine,” McCanless said. “There were no breaks, minor or major.” …
‘Sadly, I feel that we’re all now just ghosts’: 1969 men’s gymnastics Hawkeyes stand alone as national champions
UKR coach Irina Vladimirovna
Illia Kovtun came to his first senior Euros only a few months after winning the all-around at the junior Euros in Mersin.
In the absence of Verniaiev (suspended) and Pakhniuk (injured), Kovtun and another new senior Volodymyr Kostiuk made the all-around final …
Irina Nadiuk, a rare example of a high-profile female MAG coach, is training this generation of Ukrainian gymnasts, including Nazar Chepurnyi who is missing Euros due to an injury. …
KOVTUN’S COACH: I’M VERY HAPPY WITH OUR ALL-AROUNDERS
Gabby & Nia – a chat
Nia and Gabby were teammates at Buckeye.
GABBY DOUGLAS: I’m so happy for you, Nia! Shout-outs from Michelle Obama, Missy Elliott, and Alicia Keys?
NIA DENNIS: It’s crazy. This feels like a movie. It’s surreal. …
Nia Dennis Talks to Gabby Douglas About the Pressure of Being Perfect
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Valentina Rodionenko interview
Luba says Valentina was atypically nice and lucid during Europeans. 😀
Of course Russia had a great meet.
Q: Did this competition decide the Olympic team’s roster?
A: We have Nagornyy, Belyavskiy, and Kartsev here who will sure be on the team, although no one’s safe from injuries. But Kartsev for now is among these four, same as Dalaloyan whose recovery we’re counting on. Even if Artur won’t be able to compete on all six events – his signature events are floor and vault – we’re still take him for four events. …
Q: It’s hard to understand how ready are the American, Japanese, Chinese gymnasts now. There are no competitions and there’s very little information about the rivals.
A: Have you seen Biles? What is there even to say? She’s 70% of the American team, you remove her and we will easily beat them. …
RODIONENKO: REMOVE BILES AND WE WILL EASILY BEAT THE US TEAM
In a 3-up, 3-count Olympic team final, consistency could be more important than start score.
USA has been the most consistent under pressure for many years. I don’t see that changing in Tokyo.
Also, every coach knows it’s bad strategy to motivate your competition with statements like this.
Brazil’s verification camp
“Brown Girls Do Gymnastics”
There are currently no HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) gymnastics programs, despite how prominent black women have become in the sport.
However, there is a movement growing to change that.
Grambling State University is set to host the fifth annual “Brown Girls Do Gymnastics” conference this July 23-25. …
HBCU Gameday
They’ll be watch Olympics during the breaks.
Oregon State’s NEW Facility
I love Oregon State. But I love them even more in this fantastic new Gym.
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