Leila needs Scoliosis surgery

Leila Bennadi from West London is a successful elite gymnast with Heathrow Gymnastics Club.

Sadly, Leila has recently been diagnosed with severe Scoliosis, which if not treated, will not only end her career as a gymnast , but would be life changing. Worryingly, given the rate of progression of the curve in her spine, if not treated immediately she will be outside the parameters for treatment.

She needs a new treatment called Vertebral Body Tethering (VBT) which is not available in the U.K.

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Denver National Championships highlights

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Mykayla Skinner will try for Tokyo

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Florida’s Trinity Thomas will continue with Elite, as well.

related – Skinner’s Path to Tokyo

Denver coaches voted best in nation

What a season!

These young ladies deserve a billboard, in my opinion.

The University of Denver gymnastics coaching staff were named the 2019 National Coaches of the Year …

Head coach Melissa Kutcher-Rinehart was named the National Coach of the Year while associate head coach Linas Gaveika and assistant coach Jay Hogue were named National Assistant Coaches of the Year. …

DU’s final national ranking of No. 4, a program record …

… awards are determined by a coaches’ vote.

Denver Pioneers

related – Denver Finishes Record-Breaking Season With Historic Finish

Jordyn Wieber to Arkansas

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The announcement was very well teased. They flew a private plane to California to pick her up!

Her boyfriend Chris Brooks coaches men at Oklahoma.

RUS Men’s National Coach Valeri Alfosov

After the very successful European Championships, TASS asks Alfosov about European Games (David Belyavskiy, Dmitri Lankin), Worlds 2019, Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024.

He’s very happy with progress of the Senior teams but worries that Russia doesn’t have enough gyms and gymnasts to produce world class teams in future.

introducing Giant

Coach Matt Sparks.

Of many, this is my favourite progression. It can be done on straps first. And the Bar later.

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