Alizée Letrange – Bars Barani out piked

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THANKS to the NCAA MAG Seniors 2020

College Gymnastics Association put together one post recognizing Seniors barred from finishing their final season:

ODE TO THE 2020 #NCAAMGYM SENIORS

 

do NOT try synchro Beam with Emily Lee

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https://twitter.com/TheFullSplit/status/1240945486774878208

62% of American athletes support postponement

Via USAG.

2020 Olympics will be postponed

Veteran International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound told USA TODAY Sports Monday afternoon that the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games are going to be postponed, likely to 2021, with the details to be worked out in the next four weeks. …

“It will come in stages,” he said.

“We will postpone … and begin to deal with all the ramifications …, which are immense.”

USA Today

3-time Olympic trampoline medallist Karen Cockburn

I’ve always been a huge fan of Karen Cockburn.

Her autobiography, called Karen Cockburn: Soaring High, was published in November 2007.

FIG posted an excellent new interview:

… the first – and to date, the only – woman to win three Olympic medals in Trampoline, establishing Canada as one of the premier Trampoline nations along the way.

The medal-winning precedent Cockburn set with her bronze in 2000 and silvers in 2004 and 2008 was carried on by her friend and training partner Rosie MacLennan, who took gold in 2012 and 2016. …

What is the effect that your coach Dave Ross has had on Trampoline Gymnastics in Canada?

KC: You would need to write an entire book on this topic to truly know the impact he has had. Dave’s athletes have won seven Olympic medals. All of these athletes he has personally trained since they were about 10 years old. …

Legends of Gymnastics: Q+A with three-time Olympic medallist Karen Cockburn

2011

Bars – deductions for handstand turns

It’s up to each judge to decide when the turn is completed.

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Canada will not compete Olympics as scheduled

UPDATEAustralia was the second nation to announce they would not attend in July.

The Canadian Olympic Committee and Canadian Paralympic Committee say they will not send athletes to compete in Tokyo if the games go ahead as scheduled, set to begin on July 24th. …

“With COVID-19 and the associated risks, it is not safe for our athletes, and the health and safety of their families and the broader Canadian community for athletes to continue training towards these Games. …

CBC

 

Sam Peszek’s Gym School starts March 23

Cost about $79 for 6 weeks.

Looks great.