Author: Rick Mc

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

European Championships w Olly Hogben

GymCastic interviewed Olly on Europeans. Very entertaining.

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Click through for Olly’s Christmas Gymnastics puns.

Göksu Üçtas – Floor

Age-30 and a mom, Üçtaş is now even more a sport legend in Turkey.

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Larisa Iordache’s story

My biggest problem have been injuries. I’ve had six surgeries so far. …

The most beautiful competition was the 2014 World Championships in Nanning, where I won the all-around silver and again silver on floor. I felt so well-prepared physically and mentally. I was injury-free, I was able to train continuously, to make progress. I felt confident in every event. …

But I felt ready for Montreal. At the National Championships I had won four gold medals and I was confident. Too bad about what happened in Montreal – all over before it started. …

This is the last chance I’m giving myself

I’m assuming this was published in Romanian before her fantastic comeback at Europeans 2020.

Recall Larisa snapped her Achilles at Worlds 2017 Montreal.

Larisa Iordache – EU FX final

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25 coaches under investigation NL

Some 25 gymnastics coaches are under investigation at the moment following claims that they mentally and physically abused their young charges, sports legal body ISR has confirmed …

Some 75 people have now reported coaches to the ISR in the last months following the admission by trainer Gerrit Beltman that he had in the past humiliated and physically abused young gymnasts.

Read more at DutchNews.nl