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The Olympic Games have always been more than just a sporting event.
They are a celebration of our Olympic values of excellence, respect, and friendship, as well as a testament to unity and the indomitable human spirit.
It is this very spirit that has driven us to create the first-ever Olympic Brand Book, inspired by our Olympic motto, “Faster, Higher, Stronger – Together.”
Emma trained at the Olga club in England, coached by Monica & Brian Phelps.
Coach Brian Phelps was jailed in 2008, aged 64, after admitting a string of historical indecent assaults against three children aged between six and 15, in the 1970s and 1980s.
The rapist later escaped to France. Whereabouts unknown.
Emma’s e-book comes out worldwide on Sept 2nd, paperback on the 9th.
If interested in knowing more, register interest here.
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… young coach moved from Mississippi to Iowa to take a job in 2018 at an elite academy known for training Olympic champions.
Liang “Chow” Qiao, the owner of Chow’s Gymnastics and Dance Institute in West Des Moines, thought highly enough of his new hire, Sean Gardner, to put him in charge of the club’s premier junior event and to coach some of its most promising girls. …
Last week, more than three years after being suspended from coaching, the FBI arrested Gardner, 38, on a federal child sexual abuse images charge. But his disciplinary case has still not been resolved by SafeSport, which handles sex-abuse cases in Olympic sports.
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Of course there are some risks overdoing these kinds of drills.
Ortho resident physician here:
Although I love a gorgeous toe-extension line in artistic activities, this sort of technique, commonly used with gymnastis coaches can be quite destructive to the extensor tendons and stabilizing ligaments of the foot and ankle.
Often, relying on this method can easily lead to ankle and foot instability, premature osteoarthritis, and what is known colloquially as “turf toe” in athletes.
This method discussed by Ms. Mary-Lee Tracy relies on brute force, ergo passive plantar flexion as opposed to active plantar flexion (which athletes are using mid-maneuver).
I encourage techniques that involve active extension and strengthening, rather than brute force, to avoid unnecessary damage to athletes’ feet and ankles.
Asian Gymnastics Union:
With deep sorrow, the Asian Gymnastics Union mourns the loss of Tara Hajimiri, an 8-year-old Iranian gymnast whose life was tragically taken in the recent conflict.
Tara was more than a gymnast — she was a symbol of hope and grace. Her light will never be forgotten.
We stand with her family and the Iranian gymnastics community in this time of grief.
May she rest in peace.
As they stand now, I’m strongly for everyone boycotting the proposed Enhanced Games.
Hopefully it won’t be financially feasible. Who’s going to pay for another multi-sport Games?
They plan to include Gymnastics — which is surprising as our sport has had so little doping compared with others.
Without question, some athletes will suffer health complications and possibly even death as they try to out-dope competitors.
Many gymnasts will relate to this commentary.
For young kids, Gymnastics is fantastic — until the chronic pain from training begins. On average, kids are mostly chronic pain free until about age-10.
After that, competitive Gymnastics is not for everyone. It’s no failure to then switch to any other sport or activity.
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A fantastic short video put together by Arsenal academy players for their parents. …
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