Author: Rick Mc

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

Danila Leykin – P Bars

Danila is age-11. From WOGA.

2019 Men’s Junior Olympic National Championships, Reno, Nev. – 1st-AA,

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UCLA Gymnastics vlog – episode 2

Episode 2 takes us through weeks 3 (BYU & Utah State) and 4 (Stanford) of the 2020 season. The Bruins pull together to help teammates overcoming personal tragedy and flight anxiety, which gets enhanced in the wake of Kobe Bryant’s passing.

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Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (30min)

Katie Sowers – 1st woman coach in Super Bowl

San Francisco 49ers offensive assistant Katie Sowers will be the first female coach and first openly gay person in a Super Bowl.

Katie is not the first female coach, however. There were a number working with NFL teams in 2020.

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Gracie Kramer – Floor

I never get tired of watching her weird and entertaining choreography.

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Interview with Dave Kikuchi

Double Olympian with the Canadian Men’s Team.

Personal coach to Ellie Black.

Recently named lead coach for the Canadian Women’s National Team.

Dave does few interviews. Is very humble.

He recommends coaches be patient. Let gymnasts work out their own problems first.

Dave’s famously calm & relaxed coaching style was influenced by his father / coach, Tak Kikuchi.

Click through to listen on Nick Ruddock’s podcast.

Kim Gwang Suk – Worlds Bars Champ 1991

The deserving winner.

But later it was revealed that she was underage to compete ’91 Worlds.

North Korea was banned from 1993 Worlds as penalty.

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