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Kerry Perry … announced five members of the organization’s newly created Athlete Task Force: Shenea Booth, acrobatic gymnastics; Ivana Hong, women’s gymnastics; Jazzy Kerber, rhythmic gymnastics; Steven Legendre, men’s gymnastics; and Leigh Hennessy Robson, trampoline and tumbling.
Spencer is not convinced.
Erick Lopez is the athlete with the largest number of medals from the Pan American Games (18) …
It would be easy for someone with his track record to blow his own trumpet, but Erick Lopez has always been a humble and simple man …
I suffered the prejudices of being Black, Latin and Cuban, like previous generations at the World Championships. …
(via GymCastic)
Watch a touching and inspirational BBC interview with Gwynedd Lingard, who competed as a gymnast in the 1952 and 1960 Olympic Games, still coaches six classes a week at Penarth Gymnastics Club.
An excellent place to post full-time jobs.
It’s a closed group meaning you must ask to join. Normally only coaches, Gym owners and managers are accepted.
An Olympic gold medalist speaks. It’s a fascinating read.
Q: Do you often dream about gymnastics?
A: I used to, but I rarely do now. I’ve never dreamed about my favorite bars, only about my hated vault. …
Q: how much money were you paid for your Olympic gold in 1988?
A: I received 8,000 rubles and an apartment. It was a decent amount for that time, you could buy the most coveted car of the time – Lada Sputnik. …
… On that national team, any single one of us could win the all-around. And the same was the case with the men’s team. I think that those were the strongest USSR teams in the history. This was true not just in Seoul but also in Barcelona in 1992. …
Click PLAY or watch her Vault on YouTube. The second is Yurchenko Double Twist.
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His second trip to Brazil so far, I’ve heard.
Super clean.
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(via Swing Kings: Gymnastics Bars: Drills, Skills, Technique, & Philosophy)
FloGymnastics has a great post comparing gymnasts’ Difficulty score with Execution.
One of those praised for high difficulty with excellent execution is Kaliya Lincoln from Airborne. Click PLAY or watch her Fiesta Bowl routine on YouTube.
