After two years battling cancer, Tamara O’Brien passed away. So young, so fit. It’s just not fair.
Rest in peace.
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Author: Rick Mc
Career gymnastics coach who loves the outdoors, and the internet.
LAST day Finals VIDEO highlights
Trampoline back ‘KABOOM’ tutorial
More difficult than it looks. Timing critical.
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Simone’s 25 World medals
“She’s incredible,” Landi said.
“You don’t want to look at (the medals), just. … The goal is to hit four out of four, every day, day after day. This is what she has shown everybody and to herself, her consistency not only in training but when it counts. …
Simone Biles sets the standard in gymnastics and maybe any sport you can name
NYC Gymnerds meet-up
Ilena Robbins organizes socials where Gymnastics fans get together.
For Worlds they met at a bar in the Village at 9:45 am.
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Dvora Meyers – On Watching Gymnastics at a Bar
12-year-old Carlos Yulo
World Floor Exercise Champion 2019.
Rapler – WATCH: A bubbly 12-year-old Carlos Yulo shares his medal hopes
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related – FAST FACTS: Who is gymnast Carlos Yulo?
athlete feedback from Stuttgart
FIG Athletes Representatives Aljaz Pegan (SLO) and Oksana Chusovitina (UZB) were both pleased after conducting “productive” meetings with gymnasts …
The main changes Chusovitina praised were raising the temperature in the warm-up gym and free fruit and beverages for the athletes. …
Chusovitina said the athletes were ecstatic over the extended sessions in podium training. Each rotation was about 27 minutes, much longer than the expected competition run time.
“Everybody was super, extremely happy about this!” she said. “However, we still have lots of issues to resolve for athletes safety. I have 12 different points that I want to present to the FIG in the future to make it even safer for every athlete.” …
… the main complaint was the transportation, which was bogged down because of the annual beer festival …
The main topic at his meeting was the competition format and rules for the next Olympic cycle …
Athlete Representatives Pegan, Chusovitina praise productive meetings in Stuttgart
Simone for LEGO
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Cairo World Cup 2020
I was last in Cairo December 2017, surprised at how quickly the sport has advanced for both WAG and MAG in that nation. Aside from the excellent National Training Centre, they have modern private clubs with great facilities.
As we heard much about during Worlds, one of the missions of IOC and FIG is to develop the sport worldwide.
Good move FIG.
Hurd, Yile, Melnikova documentary – part 3
If you haven’t seen this already on The Olympic Channel, posted before Stuttgart, here’s an improved edit.
Both Chen Yile and Angelina Melnikova had success at Worlds, but Morgan didn’t make the U.S. team.
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