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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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Kathi-Sue Rupp has a website dedicated to gymnastics judging.
It’s called Flipped Decisions.
Coaches will work towards the specific set of rules at their level of competition. It’s critical that judges apply those rules consistently throughout the season.
Summary: What Can be Done
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The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INTERCOLLEGIATE GYMNASTICS CLUBS (NAIGC) wants to “serve and expand opportunities for all levels of collegiate and adult gymnastics by providing structure for competition on local, regional, and national levels; facilitating communication; and building a community of support and camaraderie that encourages sportsmanship, leadership, teamwork, and fun.”
One part of that is offering the chance for anyone 18 and older to compete the Women’s Artistic apparatus. Anyone can compete the Men’s Artistic Gymnastics apparatus. Or both, if you choose.
Freedom.
Top sports journalist, Will Graves, covered their 2025 Nationals in Pittsburgh, PA from April 2-5.
He wrote an important article for the Associated Press. It’s important because Americans are living under a Presidency that attacks minorities to gain votes from the intolerant. The GOP hopes to motivate people to show up to vote by encouraging them to HATE.
Trans athletes are under more scrutiny than ever. Some have found a safe space in gymnastics
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Just announced.
Details NOT yet announced.
Expanded mixed events: archery, athletics (4x100m mixed relay), golf, gymnastics, rowing coastal beach sprint and table tennis will all see the inclusion of a new mixed team event.
This seems to be part of the attempt of the IOC to have an equal number of men and women’s teams. An equal number of Olympic medals for male and female.
On the other hand, for Gymnastics, the quota of a maximum of 96 athletes in Artistic stays the same. Therefore, any mixed pairs would have to come from the pool of already qualified competitors.
Is there anyone left who STILL thinks that athletic women can’t be beautiful?
How dumb could they be? 😀
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Kensley on the Neutral Deductions podcast, details the absurdly bad judging errors made at the Nebraska vs Michigan competition last weekend.
In one case, a Floor routine was awarded 0.9 too high on the D score.
I was a FIG judge for decades — and can’t imagine how ANY judge could be that far off on Floor.
Kenseley feels Michigan probably would have won the competition, anyway, with competent judging.
Jade has gone Instagram public about her relationship with Oregon State content manager Aimee Sinacola.
Congratulations.
In an era when ReTrumplican politicians are attacking minorities, I admire Jade coming out. She’s a role model for many others fearful of doing the same.
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