tumbling, tramp, diving, acrobatics, circus, cheer, dance, martial arts, X sports … and more
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Katelyn trains at Mavericks.
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There’s much for Michigan to be proud of from its 2019 season. The team came back from missing nationals entirely in 2018 to finish 2019 in 5th place, which quietly ranks as Michigan’s best result of the decade. In fact, Michigan hasn’t done better than 5th since Elise Ray was a freshman. …
Michigan has brought in two of the nation’s top L10 recruits in Sierra Brooks and Gabby Wilson …
“I felt like I had accomplished everything I wanted to do in my J.O. (Junior Olympics) career and was looking forward to coming to Michigan.
Leaving home and my club gym family were heavy factors that weighed on my decision, but the pros and cons led me here. I am glad it did.” …
How a Junior Olympic Standout Wound Up at Michigan a Year Early
The Routine Podcast interviewed Sierra.
CGA (College Gymnastics Association) posted a preview of the coming season with predictions:
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… Elise Ray was at a crossroads.
After finishing her career as a gymnast at Michigan, she’d performed for Cirque du Soleil for three years, then worked briefly as a trainer and broadcaster.
Like many athletes whose careers had come to an end, Ray wasn’t sure what was next. So she called Bev Plocki, her college coach, and asked for advice.
“I haven’t really found that thing that I love,” Ray told her.
Plocki responded: “Elise, in my opinion, you were born to coach gymnastics.”
It was the first of three phone calls that came to define Ray’s career. …
How Elise Ray-Statz found a new path in gymnastics through Bev Plocki’s mentorship
Simone — for example — is welcome to express her views on any topic during an Olympic Press conference, but not on the podium.
Olympic leaders have long sought to keep political displays out of the international competition.
Rule 50 of the Olympic Charter, which serves as the foundational rulebook for the Games, prohibits athletes from any kind of “demonstration or political, religious or racial propaganda.”
But the three-page document published Thursday by the IOC sought to provide more detail and nuance to that long-standing rule. It specified the locations where protests will not be allowed, including the field of play, the Olympic Village and during medal ceremonies and opening and closing ceremonies.
It also outlined times that athletes will be allowed to express political views: In press conferences, at team meetings or on digital media platforms.
“It should be noted that expressing views is different from protests and demonstrations,” the guidelines say. …
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Former LSU great Ashleigh Gnat is coaching at Penn State this season.
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