tumbling, tramp, diving, acrobatics, circus, cheer, dance, martial arts, X sports … and more
Patrick Redfern is the young Aussie MAG coach who posts so much good material online.
Click PLAY or watch a sample on Instagram.
Nick Ruddock’s recent podcast was less an interview and more a discussion of how each decided at a young age to be a serious high performance coach.
And what each did to try to get there.
I found it very inspiring.
… Raj Bhavsar has been named the Men’s Junior Olympic Program Assistant, effective this month. Bhavsar will report to Jason Woodnick, Vice President of USA Gymnastics Men’s Program and will work closely with Dusty Ritter, the Men’s Junior Olympic Program Coordinator. …
… responsibilities include assisting with the tracking of USA Junior National Team and top junior athletes around the world. He will also help the Junior Olympic Program Coordinator with the creation of clinics and presentations for Junior National Team development. Additionally, Raj will assist with the coordination and management of the Junior National Team coaching staff as well as contribute to the production of the Junior Olympic program manual.
Nile was 5th in the Rio Olympics. And won the Bronze medal on H Bar.
He won the 2018 Commonwealth Games with 84.950.
You’d think he’d be a lock for the Tokyo team, but a series of injuries have set him back.
Perhaps Manchester will be a fresh start.
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Thirty-two female athletes are nominated for this year’s award, which is presented to the most outstanding collegiate senior female gymnast in the country. …
Last year’s finalists included Alicia Boren (University of Florida), Brenna Dowell (University of Oklahoma), Sarah Finnegan (LSU), Olivia Karas (University of Michigan), Katelyn Ohashi (UCLA), and Toni-Ann Williams (UC Berkeley).
Finnegan ultimately took home the title …
Click over to Gymnastics Now to see this year’s list.
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Spencer notes ‘significant absences‘ including Jade Degouveia, Kim Tessen, Madison Kocian, and Khazia Hislop.
The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) and the local organising committee of the Artistic Gymnastics Individual Apparatus World Cup Melbourne confirm that the Chinese team will not compete at the event which runs from 20-23 February in Melbourne, Australia.
… due to the current Australian Government’s travel restrictions relating to the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19), the Chinese delegation cannot participate …
This World Cup is an Olympic qualifier.
It’s Not All Work
This episode features Morgan’s mom.
Angelina did some snowboarding. Designs leotards.
And Chen Yile lives, plays and trains with her sister / teammates. I love seeing Chow and his big smile in China. He brings FUN to that elite program.
Watch the full program on The Olympic Channel. (14min)
Click PLAY or watch a trailer on Twitter.
UPDATE – Looking at the tweet below I wrongly thought Donte was awarded a super high 9.7 E-score.
In fact, he was awarded 9.7 in the experimental 10.0 conversion system used at this competition. His E-score was 9.2.
Thank Dave for correcting my error.
… I’m wondering how many others will be confused on this.
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(via College Gym News)
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