Category: Gymnastics

Simone Biles biopic casting

Impressed.

https://twitter.com/kathleenperkins/status/931411892555472897

Alan Bower P Bar conditioning

Click PLAY or watch it on Instagram.

Jair Lynch – 1996 P Bars

Olympic silver medal routine.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Jair was already competing the double front half. We’re still waiting on double front full out. (Manrique?)

Jair was the 3rd African American Olympian after Ron Galimore (1980 boycott) and Charles Lakes (1988).

(via Starsky)

coach Jairo Ruiz, Colombia

Coach of Jossimar Calvo, Colombia. 

Jairo Ruiz

El Espectador profile. (Spanish)

Jairo Ruiz, the man who promoted gymnastics in Colombia

 

Nick Ruddock’s advice for your Gym

It All Starts With a Vision
INVEST Time in Communicating Your Culture
Leadership Should be Demonstrated at All Levels
It’s Your Ship
Be Accountable
Develop ‘Buy In’
Be a Role Model
Encourage Diversity
Remove Toxicity
Avoid the 3 C’s
… Complaining, Comparing and Criticizing

10 Quick Tips

Click through for details.

Kathy Johnson Clarke on victim shaming

Kathy Johnson was team captain for USA at the 1984 Olympics Los Angeles.

At that time she trained at SCATS with the infamous Don Peters, now banned from USA Gymnastics for life.

Read Kathy’s statement on Facebook.

https://www.facebook.com/notes/kathy-johnson-clarke/whats-on-my-mind/1930904166925335/

(via wogymnast)

Gabby Douglas apologizes

Woe is Twitter. 😦

Gabby couldn’t have picked a worse time to contradict her two time Olympic teammate and captain.

Aly Raisman, came forward last week to claim that ex-team doctor Larry Nassar had sexually assaulted her for years. 

Instead of voicing her concern, sympathy, and support of Raisman, Gabby Douglas decided to take issue with the way that some women dress, as a way of victim blaming women who are sexually assaulted.

She wrote on Twitter, which has since been deleted: “However, it is our responsibility as women to dress modestly and be classy. Dressing in a provocative/sexual way entices the wrong crowd.”

Statements such as these put the responsibility and onus on the victim instead of the perpetrator …

Celebrity Insider

Gabby deleted the tweet. Tried to apologize.

The backlash was severe. A low percentage of girls and women are harassed because of the way they dress.

I hope people can find their way to accept Gabby’s apology. It would help if the 2012 Olympic Champion worked towards protection of gymnasts into the future.

U.S. Men’s Future Stars

The Future Stars National Championships showcase the USA’s top 10-, 11-, 12- and 13-year-old male gymnasts …

In addition to the competition, Future Stars athletes and their parents participate in workshop activities that feature lectures, technical presentations, and hands-on coaching sessions. …

The Future Stars program is designed is to identify talented athletes and to start them on the right developmental path to national and international success.

USAG – McCafferty, Bottarini, Petrosyan, Shamah win 2017 Future Stars all-around titles

Ana Padurariu wins Elite Gym Massilia

1. Ana Padurariu Canada Open 1 54.267
2. Louise Vanhille France B 53.050
3. Celia Serber France B 52.200
4. Zoe Allaire-Bourgie Canada Open 1 52.200
5. Vera van Pol Netherlands 50.500
6. Alison Faure Pole Marseille (France) 50.433

1 Canada Open 1 156.883
2 France B 153.367
3 Pole Marseille 149.917
full results

VIDEOS