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GOAT – Kohei Uchimura
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Kohei competes this weekend
Uchimura on Thursday said he is not looking to push himself too hard at the championships which double as the second round of trials for the world championships in October in Montreal. He said his focus will be to get his feel back for competition.
“I’ve somehow got myself fit enough to take part in all six apparatus,” Uchimura said. “I’m not concerned by how I do, but I’m thinking more about getting my instincts back for competitions.” …
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Gymnast of the Week all-time leader
Senior Akash Modi has been named the College Gymnastics Association Gymnast of the Week, as announced by the organization Monday. The honor is Modi’s 16th of his career, increasing his lead as the all-time leader in NCAA Division I Gymnast of the Week honors. …
Commonwealth Games 2018, Gold Coast, Australia
A sensationalist writer in Australia got some reaction to a post titled: The Commonwealth Games Are Old, Irrelevant And It’s Time To Retire Them
I disagree. I’m very much looking forward to Commonwealth Games next year. Here’s the article you want to read instead.
How the Gold Coast is morphing into a Commonwealth Games playground
It’s only one year to go before nearly 7000 athletes converge on Queensland’s Gold Coast for the most exciting Commonwealth Games yet.
Durban, South Africa lost the 2022 Commonwealth Games due (partly) to an incompetent, corrupt federal Government. But I’ve little doubt that the 2022 will be soon awarded to another city. Either Liverpool, Birmingham or Manchester.
Kathy Johnson Clarke on GymCastic
Kathy Johnson Clarke, is an American commentator and retired artistic gymnast. She is notable for being one of the first American gymnasts to win a major international medal, and for her longevity and tenacity in remaining in the sport. …
#246: Kathy Johnson Clarke Regionals Preview
during awards ceremony at 1982 USGF Invitational.
(©) Copyright 1982 Tom Theobald
John Orozco retires
One of my favourite gymnasts.
After making the 2016 Olympic team in June, he landed a high bar dismount in July that tore the ACL in his left knee and shredded his dream of a second trip to the Olympics. …
Orozco, 24, has retired from gymnastics and is leaving the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, where he has trained for the last seven years. …
Orozco did reveal that his future plans will involve music, so relocation is a necessity.
“I’m moving to L.A. soon …
USAG 2017 Hall of Fame Class
The Final Five
Miles Avery
Mihai Brestyan
Gabby Douglas
Shawn Johnson (East)
Kohei – NBC Rio fluff piece
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Ana Porgras interview
With Emma Bailey. Translation by Bea Gheorghisor.
Gymnasts more universally loved than Ana Porgras are rare. She defined the 2009-2012 quad, instantly becoming a fan-favorite. She won a bronze medal on bars at the 2009 Worlds, her first major senior competition …
Ana had an almost perfect 2010 Worlds (in Rotterdam) and she won the gold medal in the beam final. …
In mid-January 2012, seven months before the Olympics, Ana announced her retirement from gymnastics. The exact reasons were not explained at the time …
Elena Naimushina has died
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Amanda Turner:
Russian Yelena Naimushina, a member of the gold medal-winning Soviet team at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, died Tuesday in Moscow. She was 52. …
Her death was unexpected, Shevchuk told TASS News. He had recently spoken to Naimushina about the possibility of her working at his club, he said. He had expected to see her Wednesday after she returned from Moscow. …
Click PLAY or watch her Kalinka routine on YouTube. (1980)
(via RRG)
