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Trampoline became an Olympic sport in 2000.
BUT only individual Trampoline.
The other FIG disciplines recently competed at Worlds include Sychronized Trampoline, Tumbling, and Double Mini-trampoline.
Read the history:
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Canadian Willy Weiler won the Men’s AA.
Doris Fuchs USA the Women’s AA.
Abie Grossfeld beat Willy on H Bar at that one.
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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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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?”
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
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.
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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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Cirque du Soleil really did reinvent the circus. For one thing, they eliminated animals.
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