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Marian says he’d like to continue competing at least until 2017 – European Championships in Romania.
In our second episode of Inside Look: Journey To The Games we have the privilege to speak with Marian Dragulescu from Romania.
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At the 2015 World Championships Glasgow, word was that the Men’s Code of Points would go from 10 skills to 8 after Rio, to match WAG. The DRAFT 2020 Code had 8 skills, 4 element groups.
Much later the final decision of FIG MTC was to stay with 10 counting skills. I’ve not yet heard the rationale.
An Aussie gymnast, Luke Wiwatowski, who must plan different routines for 8 or 10 skills, weighs in.
The “We Say You Do” Model Of Code Review Is Broken
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Her last year competing for Stanford.
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Media is making something of a harmless photo 20yr-old gymnast Thema Williams posted on Instagram some time ago.
T&T gymnast, Thema Williams, fights ‘character assassination’ after circulated photo
I look forward to cheering Thema at the Olympic Test Meet.
Click PLAY or watch a November 2015 interview on YouTube.
related – LIKE the Thema Williams on the road to Rio 2016 Facebook page
The blockbuster athlete interview of the year, I’d say. Episode 187: McKayla Maroney
McKayla requested a one-on-one with Jessica O’Beirne. 🙂 It’s wonderful to hear McKayla clarify a few things about her amazing career. (She trained Yurchenko double back. Marta freaked.)
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Kyla and McKayla, who started together in the same training group, both announce they will not try for the 2016 Olympics the same week. This is tough on fans of the London Olympic gold medalists. 😦
related – Lauren Hopkins – McKayla Maroney Moves On
Close to 1,000 athletes, coaches, and officials from across the country will challenge for titles …
The championships will be hosted by the Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation at the University of Alberta and will take place from May 31 to June 4 at the U of A’s Butterdome. This is the first time the Canadian Championships have been held in Edmonton since 1989. …
City of Edmonton to host 2016 Canadian Artistic and Trampoline Gymnastics Championships
I’ll be there, of course. Alberta is my home Province.
As one of the Olympic Trials, it’s going to be exciting. 🙂
LIKE the 2016 Canadian Gymnastics Championships on Facebook.
official website – 2016gymnasticschampionships.ca
Thanks Karl.
Reflections are still being posted. Kyla is very popular with fans, gymnasts and teammates.
Lauren Hopkins:
I started writing this but kept procrastinating and putting it off. Somehow, me not writing my goodbye will mean she never left. Right?
If you haven’t heard, it was yesterday afternoon that Kyla Ross – the 19-year-old who made her elite debut in 2009, won an Olympic gold medal three years later, and went on to win five world medals without taking more than a few weeks off – announced her retirement on social media. ..
Saying Goodbye to Kyla Ross
Arabian Punch Front:
What is there to say about Kyla?
Kyla is beautiful.
Her gymnastics is beautiful.
I will always miss her beautiful double twisting Yurchenko where she had a cat like sense of finding the landing. Uneven bars always served as Kyla’s claim to fame where a beautiful Jaeger and floaty double layout earned her a spot in multiple international event finals and even a silver medal at the 2013 World Championships. With Kyla fully extending through her shoulders, I suddenly was able to appreciate a bail to handstand. Something I never thought was humanly possible. …
An Ode to Kyla Ross
We can pretty much assume that Kyla will make more history as a UCLA Bruin. 🙂
related – High Profile Gymnasts React To Kyla Ross’ Retirement
On Saturday February 27, 2016 Stanford Men’s Gymnastics will take on gymnasts from Finland, Japan, Canada, and South Africa. …
… free admission, free pizza for loud fans, and free t-shirts for stuck landings from Stanford gymnasts.
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