Yeo Seo-jeong is the first South Korean female gymnast to win an Olympic medal.
But who was better? Father Yeo Hong-Chul, silver in 1996? Or daughter in 2021?
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Category: history
“Marta” or “Martha”
When unsure of a name, I typically use the Wikipedia spelling — which is Márta in this case.
The simplest way to explain it, both “Martha” and “Marta” are correct spellings of her name. “Martha” is how her name is spelled in America, while “Marta” was her original name in Europe. This difference wasn’t a change forced upon Martha, but a change Martha herself openly embraced. …
When Did Marta Karolyi Become “Martha?”
remembering Dianne Durham
Tributes from gymnasts, family and friends poured in Saturday during a celebration of Durham’s life at the West Side Leadership Academy emceed by radio broadcaster Felicia Middlebrooks who attended church with the Durhams and once babysat for the family.
Durham died Feb. 4 in Chicago after a brief illness at age 52. The family delayed the memorial because of the coronavirus pandemic. …
Gymnast Dianne Durham vaulted through barriers, remembered in Gary as coach, mentor with big heart
Dina Averina wins 4th Worlds
Mai: I’m retiring today
Teenager Urara Ashikawa (Beam) and veteran Mai Murakami (floor) both won gold for Japan on the final day of the world artistic gymnastics championships in Japan.
Click PLAY or watch her Floor on Twitter.
Kohei – Philosopher King
The greatest of all time reflects on his career. He’s proudest of 2011 Worlds Tokyo, his 3rd title.
He feels Gymnastics should be more ART than sport.
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Circus 1966
Cirque du Soleil really did reinvent the circus. For one thing, they eliminated animals.
Click PLAY or watch an old school American circus on YouTube.
Nagorny Russian GQ Athlete of the Year
Second year in a row for this title.
related – NAGORNY: I WAS ABLE TO LEAVE MY MARK ON THE HISTORY OF ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS
Chuso is REALLY retiring
Never say never. But Oksana sounds definite in a new, long interview:
… I guess an athlete just feels when the time they will not want to train and compete anymore comes. I felt that my concluding Olympics would be in Tokyo. I knew that after Tokyo, the moment when I wouldn’t want to come to the gym anymore would happen.
That’s exactly what happened. …
gymnovosti
Always interesting and entertaining, click through for the story of how Oksana met her husband. And how her Mom reacted.
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100 MOST INFLUENTIAL – Simone Biles
Click through to see the 2021 video and tribute from Serena Williams.
Though she just won the Olympics weeks ago, Suni made the list too. 🙂
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