By the weird rules of NCAA, I’m OK with 10.0 on this 2 pass routine.
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Category: Gymnastics
Tatiana Lysenko – 1991 Beam
Indianapolis Worlds.
One of the greatest Soviet gymnasts of the greatest era, Tatiana was 1992 Olympic champion on Beam.
Lysenko was born in Kherson, Ukraine and has a Ukrainian-Jewish background. You know her home town because Putin invade it — and was later pushed out.
Tatiana lives in California today.
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Jordan Bowers – Vault
What? Gymnasts are students?
Watching amazing NCAA athletes, I sometimes forget they are there mainly for the academics.
European Championships 2023, Antalya, Turkey
Definitive entries have been posted.
Entry tickets will be free — but I can’t imagine how they will organize that. First come, first served? Lottery?
11 to 16 April 2023 in the tourist city of Antalya.
Adem Asil – Egypt to Turkey
Adem Asil (né: Abdelrahman Elgamal (Arabic: عبد الرحمن الجمل) is an AA superstar and the Worlds 2022 Rings Champion.
He was 15th AA at the Tokyo Olympics.
After finishing 37th AA representing Egypt at the 2017 Worlds, Adem left his parents in Egypt to move to Turkey (Türkiye) because his coach had relocated there.
Be clear that Adem did not move because of problems in Egypt. In fact, Gymnastics in Egypt is booming. They have a terrific National Training Centre.
He began competing under the name Adem Asil in 2021. A reinvention. But his teammates still call him Abdel in the Gym.
It’s a great story. Click over to FIG to read more:
Click PLAY or watch his Qualification routine on YouTube.
introducing Cartwheels
Becky Downie – 2023 Bars
Queen Derrian Gobourne
My most memorable choreography of 2023, so far.
And I’ve seen Barbie Girl. 😀
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (music cuts out at one point)
Sydney Turner’s coach Barb Fraser
I’ve known Barb for decades, yet had no idea she’d been coaching Worlds level competitors since the 1980s.
I learned a lot from this interview.
As a young coach, Barb was sent with Lori Strong to compete in the U.K.
In her coaching career, she started at the top.
And Barb has had many Worlds medalists in Trampoline Sports, as well.
AND has coached Sydney Turner since age-5. Sydney is a University of Iowa commit, by the way.
Gymnastics Coaching.com 