Category: Gymnastics

Elite to NCAA … a catharsis

Will Graves:

… Kondos Field has long felt that college gymnastics offers “psychological rehab” for former elite gymnasts who spent their teenage years buried in the gym for 30-plus hours a week, a physical and mental grind that can leave some broken in body or spirit by the time they reach college.

That’s where UCLA’s Katelyn Ohashi found herself when she arrived on campus in 2015. Once one of the top juniors in the country, Ohashi’s senior elite career was derailed by injuries and struggles with body image that followed her to Los Angeles. …

College gymnastics offers catharsis in wake of Nassar furor

Uchimura training in Australia

After his injury at Worlds, Kohei was feeling down.

But scenery and warm weather in Australia helped him get training effectively again.

Here’s a rare insight into how the GOAT thinks, plans and trains. Kohei feels he needs more difficulty. He’s shown training Richards on P Bars and (scary) Bretschneider.

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British gymnast Euan Cox

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Denis Vachon excited about CDN Gymnastics

Elvira Saadi assistant coach at Dynamo Denis Vachon is impressed with Canadian gymnasts right now. He feels Canada could soon be considered medal favourites rather than underdogs.

Click PLAY or watch theGymter.net interview on YouTube.

Oklahoma leads Men’s NCAA

Week 4. 

MSU gymnasts moving forward

Sydney Ewing:

Ewing made the trip from Texas to watch the Spartans compete and to visit campus again with her father, Steve Ewing, who insisted he has no fear of sending his daughter to Michigan State to be a gymnast and student.

“I’m not scared,” he said. “This is going to be the cleanest, safest program in the country. It’s going to be squeaky clean …

WaPo – Michigan State gymnastics team tries to move on from Nassar

UCLA & Oklahoma 10-fest

 

UCLA, Oklahoma Gymnasts Give Super Showcase

Teams combine for six 10.0s.

Judging was too high, but it was a great competition none the less.

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Click PLAY or watch Brenna on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/ou_wgymnastics/status/960289423815467008

Click PLAY or watch Anastasia Webb on YouTube.

Click PLAY or watch Maggie on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/ou_wgymnastics/status/960326794615300096

Make It Right camp at Salcianu’s

Gymnasts and coaches can sign up for the very advanced Make It Right camps to see what kind of training is required at U.S. National Team camps. No invitation is required.

Tammy Biggs gives you insight into the intensity required.

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