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USA Gymnastics Hall of Famer and Olympic bronze medalist Betty Okino was named the Developmental Lead for the U.S women’s artistic program, USAG announced Friday.
… Okino joins Technical Lead Chellsie Memmel and Strategic Lead Alicia Sacramone Quinn on the Women’s High Performance Leadership Team. Okino has been a member of the U.S. women’s program National Team clinician since 2018, attending training camps and competitions, helping athletes with technique, artistry, and choreography.
Morinari Watanabe has visited 162 Gymnastics nations over his years as FIG President.
He’s one of 7 candidates for International Olympic Committee President.
Read his presentation in front of voters.
What a career!
Jade Carey is one of the great Elites of all time.
And has hit every routine, so far, for Oregon State.
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Obviously, video and analysis by computer is better than humans at calling balls and strikes in Baseball.
Video analysis is better than a human line judge in Tennis.
And I’d argue that FIG Trampoline competitions are more fair for the electronic analysis used supplementing human judges.
BUT progress has been too slow.
There might always be a role for human judges in Artistic sports.
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Yeesh.
Six and a half spins in the air. That’s what constitutes a 2340, a dizzying track landed by both a snowboard and skier for the first time on record. At the X Games in Aspen, snowboarder Hiroto Ogiwara of Japan stomped it on Friday while Italian skier Miro Tabanelli achieved it on Saturday.
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Contests: Flexibility, Strength, Skills
Shai Ross (born September 17, 1993) is a Canadian former professional football wide receiver.
In this entertaining video, he challenges a top gymnast. Level 9 in 2024.
… You should probably put your money on Pacey-rae.
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Week 4.
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