Author: Rick Mc

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

Figure Skating duo

Oona and Gage Brown, ages 16 and 18, part of Team USA Ice Dancers, filmed their performance in NYC’s Bryant Park.

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Ana Porgras – 2011 Beam

On Rocker Gymnastics, Blythe has been running down her decade defining routines.

#2 on that list was Ana’s Beam.

Though Ana finished AA 5th (2010) and 6th (2011) at Worlds — and won the Longines Prize for Elegance in 2011 — she surprisingly retired January 2012. Before the Olympics.

Was that the beginning of the end of Romanian team greatness?

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professional high diver Ellie Smart

Ellie dove for Cal Berkeley.

She’s currently the youngest high diver representing the United States. Finished #5 in the 2019 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series.

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Aleksandra Soldatova retires

Now age-22, Aleksandra was the 2016 Russian National All-around champion and one of the best in the Rhythmic world for many years.

She’s had problems for some time.

Now officially confirmed her retirement from professional sport, saying that she wants to fully concentrate on her health which was undermined by an eating disorder.

Minami Kazuki news feature

Winner at the recent All-Japans over current Floor world champion Carlos Yulo (3rd) and Kenzo (4th).

See his tiny dorm room.

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toe-hand with 2/1 pirouette

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Lorette Charpy probably wouldn’t use this in a routine as she might laterally run out of Bar.

Santa Gymnastics

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Lu Li – Merry Christmas

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