Category: history

Temple’s Fred Turoff – retirement party

On Saturday, October 28th the retirement celebration for Fred will be held at the Hilton Hotel on City Line Ave. in Philadelphia …

The event will include dinner with a jazz duo, silent auction, and of course a roast of Fred.  But it is really a celebration and commemoration of a remarkable coaching career and an opportunity to join in the revelry of a dedicated and passionate coach, teacher, and mentor.  …

Temple Men’s Gymnastics 

This season Fred will be assisting former Temple gymnast and new Head Coach Jesse Kitzen-Abelson.

Simone the best U.S. female athlete

Congratulations.

Argentina’s Martina Dominici

52.75 AA. The first gymnast from Argentina to compete YDT.

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She’s their current Jr Champion.

via GymFever2012

interview with Kohei Uchimura

At the recent Japanese Championships, where he won the meet for the 10th time in a row, Kohei was quite sure he was to lose an AA competition.

He had to come back big time.

10 questions: Olympic champion Kohei Uchimura

 

Kyle Shewfelt Olympic Floor champion

For Canada Day let’s relive that fantastic Gold medal routine 2004 Athens.

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Canadian Olympic gymnast Kyle Shewfelt looks at a photo of himself before announcing his retirement during a news conference in Calgary, Alberta, on Thursday, May 21, 2009.

Shewfelt Retires Gymnastics
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jeff McIntosh) – original – ESPN

Danell Leyva – actor

When Danell Leyva trained gymnastics, he needed to devote 100 percent of his time and effort to become a triple Olympic medalist.

“Now that I’m acting, I’m doing the same,” Leyva said recently. “One hundred percent of my time and effort and focus is surrounding acting and the acting world.”

That leaves no time for gymnastics. …

Leyva moved from Miami to California in December, four months after bagging two silver medals in Rio. He signed up for acting classes, filmed two commercials (one already aired), appeared in a Nickelodeon show and was a choreography consultant for “Brooklyn Nine-Nine.”

Biggest of all, Leyva bought and opened a production company with one of his managers.

It’s called “Parallel Entertainment,” an obvious homage to Leyva’s best gymnastics event …

Danell Leyva’s gymnastics streak ends as he pursues acting

One of the greatest American gymnasts all time. And one of the greatest personalities all time. Danell is unique.

Khorkina’s new book

Seems the legend has a NEW book to be launched in September at the Moscow International Book Fair.

Heart this photo on Instagram.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BVpAkK6nlnk/
 
related – Her 2008 autobiography “Somersaults in High Heels”

via Gymternet Clan

Boorman, Zmeskal-Burdette honoured

The United States Olympic Committee … announced its annual award recipients for 2016 national coaches of the year.

Aimee Boorman of Saraota, Fla., coach of 2016 Olympic all-around champion Simone Biles, was named Co-National Coach of the Year, and Kim Zmeskal-Burdette of Houston, Texas, coach of 2016 Olympic alternate and 2017 American Cup champion Ragan Smith, was recognized as Developmental Coach of the Year. …

The other 2016 award recipients are: Geno Auriemma (basketball), National Coach of the Year; Adam Bleakney (Paralympic track and field), Paralympic National Coach of the Year; Tom Miller (speedskating), Volunteer Coach of the Year; and Derek Davis (archery), Doc Councilman Science Award. …

USAG