James Hall defended his All Around title with a solid and convincing performance, as expected. But I don’t think anyone expected the incredible battle that Dominick Cunningham put up against him, coming only 0.15 off the title.
It really came down to the wire between the two of them- both performing their final routines at the exact same time, and either of them would’ve deserved to win, both on a whole other level to the rest of the competitors that day. …
For me, aside from the intense battle for All Around gold, the day belonged to 2 people, neither of which competed on 6 events: Courtney Tulloch and Gauis “Jay” Thompson. …
… the thing about Courtney is that this time he wasn’t just a rings guy, competing on 4 events and hitting all 4 of them, with a few uncontrolled floor landings being his only big errors. The most exciting thing though was actually his vault, where he brought out a huge Dragulescu, to the surprise of… pretty much everyone. …
Recall the BAD OLD DAYS when parents were not allowed to watch training?
Those are gone forever.
Swing open the front door beneath the tin roof at Achieve Gymnastics, and the first thing you see are rows of chairs in front of a glass wall.
The design is intentional.
Viewed through the glass is a large arena where the daughters of more than 800 families train and compete. At least two staff members must be on watch at all times. Security cameras blanket the facility. …
Every door, except for a restroom in use, is left open and unlocked. …
Why the need for so much transparency?
“We can’t afford not to,” said Alan Herron, Achieve’s operations manager. …
Inside the walls of Achieve Gymnastics, the staff works daily to bolster the morale of the young athletes.
At my home Gym for some years we had one way mirrors between the spectator areas and the Gym. That worked well. Parents could see in. Kids couldn’t see out.
These days you can put colourful graphics on the Gym side of the mirror.
Alexander joined Discover Gymnastics in 2016. Originally born in Moscow, Alexander first found gymnastics at age seven and continued in the sport with his coaching career taking off after attending University for a Masters of Sport Degree in Physical Education in the Soviet Union. …
After reconnecting with Discover Gymnastics’ owner Carly Markesich at the Olympic Games in Rio, Alexander decided to come back to Houston to be with his family and train athletes here at Discover Gymnastics.
Alexander joined Discover Gymnastics in 2016. Originally born in Moscow, Alexander first found gymnastics at age seven and continued in the sport with his coaching career taking off after attending University for a Masters of Sport Degree in Physical Education in the Soviet Union. …
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