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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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Iowa men’s gymnastics ended its final season this month, meaning the 1969 Hawkeyes stand as the program’s only national championship team. …
Menβs gymnastics has been an NCAA-sanctioned sport at the UI since 1922. …
… βThatβs when, for the first time that season, all of us hit our routine,β McCanless said. βThere were no breaks, minor or major.β …
βSadly, I feel that weβre all now just ghostsβ: 1969 menβs gymnastics Hawkeyes stand alone as national champions
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. …
KOVTUNβS COACH: IβM VERY HAPPY WITH OUR ALL-AROUNDERS
Nia and Gabby were teammates at Buckeye.
GABBY DOUGLAS: Iβm so happy for you, Nia! Shout-outs from Michelle Obama, Missy Elliott, and Alicia Keys?
NIA DENNIS: Itβs crazy. This feels like a movie. Itβs surreal. …
Nia Dennis Talks to Gabby Douglas About the Pressure of Being Perfect
Click through to Interview magazine to read the conversation.
Luba says Valentina was atypically nice and lucid during Europeans. π
Of course Russia had a great meet.
Q:Β Did this competition decide the Olympic teamβs roster?
A:Β We have Nagornyy, Belyavskiy, and Kartsev here who will sure be on the team, although no oneβs safe from injuries. But Kartsev for now is among these four, same as Dalaloyan whose recovery weβre counting on. Even if Artur wonβt be able to compete on all six events β his signature events are floor and vault β weβre still take him for four events. …
Q:Β Itβs hard to understand how ready are the American, Japanese, Chinese gymnasts now. There are no competitions and thereβs very little information about the rivals.
A:Β Have you seen Biles? What is there even to say? Sheβs 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.
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 βBrown Girls Do Gymnasticsβ conference this July 23-25. …
HBCU Gameday
They’ll be watch Olympics during the breaks.
I love Oregon State. But I love them even more in this fantastic new Gym.
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Listen to a terrific interview with 2021 champions Michigan.
Bev Plocki gives a lot of credit to her coaching staff.
Jackson was one of the gymnast who retired rather than training another year in hopes of getting one of the two AA spots available from PanAm Championships.
He had represented Canada overΒ 50 times in more than 20 countries.Β
Now the father of two young children, Jackson launched an APP in his home town of Edmonton.
It’s called Deeleeo. Delivery simplified. Use it to send a package, or earn money by making deliveries.
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