Interview with U.S. Gold owner and head coach Kathy Dwyer, Level 10 gymnast Virginia Bailey and family.
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Category: Gymnastics
predicting the Rio AA Gymnastics Final
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predicting the Rio Men’s Team Final
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Shallon Olsen in Rio
Shallon did so much difficulty so young that many (including me) feared she wouldn’t last through to the 2016 Olympics.
In fact she’s had very few injuries over the years. 🙂
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Excalibur has 2 Olympians
Both train at Excalibur Virginia Beach.
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U.S. men in Rio
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predicting the Rio Beam Final
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Gabby training Bars in Rio
British reserves training at home?
As reported by BritishGymnewstics.
That’s surprising. Team USA has 3 reserves in Rio following the same training regime as the named team. In case of disaster a replacement would be instant and seamless.
(via Couch Gymnast)
pit foam can be dangerous for gymnasts
Courtney Carignan from Harvard sends a link to an update on the research.
… a new study published online in the journal Environment International, co-authored by School of Public Health researchers, reports that popular gymnastics training equipment contains mixtures of flame-retardant chemicals that have been linked to increased risks of ADHD, cancer, and brain development delays.
The study found higher levels of those chemicals in gymnasts’ urine, indicating that gymnastics-training—specifically, pit cubes found in foam pits—are a source of exposure to toxic flame retardants. …
While prior studies have found high levels of such retardants in the air and dust of gyms, the new study, which analyzed foam pits in 11 US gyms, found that 89 percent of pit cubes sampled contained flame-retardants. …
Managers of the gyms reported that they had been required by local fire marshals to purchase equipment containing flame retardants. …
In the short term, one way that gymnasts can reduce their exposure is by washing their hands with soap and water after practice, rather than just with hand-sanitizer, Carignan said. …
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