What sets this gym apart from the others? The two head coaches were both born completely deaf, and one of them is also blind in the right eye. …
Aimee is a former internationally recognized elite gymnast who competed in the 2000 Olympic Trials and was on the UCLA gymnastic team that won the NCAA National Championship in 2004. …
… Coaching at the very same gym is one-time national gymnastic champion Kevin Perkins, who was also born deaf.
“I didn’t really care what people said about me if they said negative things about me if they said the deaf couldn’t do it I would just have to prove them wrong,” Perkins said.
Category: ethics
Imboden & Berry reprimanded
Interesting.
I’m surprised and somewhat pleased that these two fantastic athletes were not banned from competition.
I’d like athletes to feel free to speak their minds, … but preferably not during a National Anthem. Perhaps a post-competition press conference — instead — could allow and encourage more free speech than in the past.
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee Tuesday formally reprimanded but did not suspend or otherwise punish the two U.S. athletes who protested on the medal stand earlier this month at the Pan American Games.
In letters to fencer Race Imboden and hammer thrower Gwen Berry, USOPC CEO Sarah Hirshland said that while she “applaud(ed)” each athlete’s “decision to be an active citizen,” calling it “admirable,” she noted that they must “abide by the policies we agree to in order to ensure the Games succeed in their purpose for many years to come.”
She wrote that the two athletes were considered to be in “a probationary period for the next 12 months. …
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British Gymnastics:
The course is free for all our members who hold a Level 2 or above coaching qualification and is compulsory. …
The course aims to raise awareness on how different belief systems impact coaching behaviours and the coach-participant relationship. …
Men’s Artistic Head National Coach, Paul Hall MBE recently completed the course:
“… I know the value of good feedback and, having just completed the Positive Coaching eLearning course, I would recommend it to everyone involved in the sport. Its message is well presented, and I found the course to be an essential tool in creating a safe and effective coaching environment.”
Olympic Champ banned for ‘pantsing’
The world’s top short-track speed skater and reigning Olympic champion has been banned from the sport for a year after allegedly pulling down a male teammate’s pants in front of several women in South Korea.
The Korean Skating Union (KSU) has suspended Olympic gold medallist Lim Hyo-Jun from all skating-related activities in response to the sexual harassment allegation …
The KSU has also banned all 14 skaters on the men’s and women’s national teams for one month.
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Li Li Leung supportive of athletes speaking their minds
Li Li Leung wants Simone Biles to speak up whenever, however and wherever the Olympic gymnastics champion sees fit. …
“Historically, our organization has silenced our gymnasts and I am 100% supportive of giving our athletes a voice,” Leung said Thursday in her first extended public remarks since taking over in March. …\
WILL GRAVES – New USA Gymnastics president points to ’positive trajectory”
new book on the criminal doctor
It’s by Abigail Pesta, an award-winning journalist and author.
Anne Josephson recommends the book.
Read the Washington Post review.
Anna Li resigns as USAG Athletes’ Council rep
Former U.S. national team member Anna Li has resigned from USA Gymnastics high profile Athletes’ Council amid allegations that she and her mother, Jiani Wu, have been verbally, emotionally and physically abusive to young gymnasts. …
The U.S. Center for SafeSport launched an investigation into Li and Wu on Monday and at least 11 complaints have been filed against Li and Wu ….
“Earlier today, Anna Li stepped down as an athletes’ representative on the Athletes’ Council, which the Council accepted,” Paul Ruggeri, chairman of the Athletes’ Council, said in a statement to SCNG. “The Athletes’ Council will decide next steps regarding the vacancy.” …
While the investigation is in progress, Anna is still a member and eligible to participate as a judge and/or a coach. She’s judging this weekend.
Simone: USAG failed us. USOC failed us.
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Alaska Gymnastics team in jeopardy
Last March, the University of Alaska Anchorage gymnastics team concluded its historic 2019 season with a program record total of 194.200 at the MPSF championship. …
On June 28, Alaska governor Mike Dunleavy announced a massive reduction of state support for the University of Alaska system … means the university’s state funding will fall by 40 percent for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019. …
Alaska gymnastics head coach Tanya Ho and her team are waiting anxiously for news about the future of their team. …
Alaska already lags significantly behind the rest of the country in terms of access to higher education. As of 2014, it was one of only four U.S. states in which less than half of high school graduates immediately enrolled in college.
2020 Season in Doubt for Alaska Gymnastics Amid Unprecedented State Budget Cuts
