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Simone and Nadia
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Aly Raisman & Lilia Podkopayeva
Maggie Nichols 10s on all 4 apparatus
The major accomplishment of week 9 was Maggie Nichols completing the career gym slam with a 10 on bars, giving her at least one on every event. She’s the 9th gymnast to do this, following Sloan, Kupets, Kelly, Maloney, Lichey, Stepp, Kenoyer, and Marlowe, and is the second after Lichey to have accomplished it solely in her freshman year. …
Balance Beam Situation – WEEK 9 RANKINGS, NOTES, RQS UPDATE
Oklahoma freshman gymnast Maggie Nichols completed the “GymSlam” Saturday night by getting a “Perfect 10” on the uneven bars in the Sooners’ meet against Michigan. …
It was Nichols’ fifth 10.0 this season, which ties her with Haley Scaman for the most perfect scores in an Oklahoma career. …
AAU – vote for Laurie Hernandez, Aly Raisman
Both are nominated for the AAU James E. Sullivan Award. The winner will be announced in a ceremony at the New York Athletic Club on April 11, 2017.
Over the last 86 years only 3 gymnasts have won the award:
- Kurt Thomas (1979)
- Paul Hamm (2004)
- Shawn Johnson (2008)
via Gymternet Clan
the Andreas Tobas story
The hero in Rio.
“That was amazing,” teammate Fabian Hambüchen said. “It’s an honour to have someone like him on the team.”
German gymnast Andreas Toba’s extraordinary act of sacrifice
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Rosie’s leos to Olympic Museum in Switzerland
Alexandrov coaching Oksana
all time highest NCAA AA scores
| 1. | Karin Lichey | Georgia | 40.000 | 1996 |
| 2. | Mohini Bhardwaj | UCLA | 39.975 | 2001 |
| 3. | Suzanne Metz | Utah | 39.950 | 1995 |
| 4. | Maggie Nichols | Oklahoma | 39.925 | 2017 |
| 5. | Jamie Dantzscher | UCLA | 39.900 | 2002 |
| Kristen Kenoyer | Utah | 39.900 | 1993 | |
| Courtney Kupets | Georgia | 39.900 | 2009 |
See the full list on Balance Beam Situation
Watch an interview with Karin.
Sergei Chinkar retires
If you don’t know Sergei’s story, click over to Coaching Life – From Belarus to Brisbane.
Fujimoto, Chusovitina, Nemov, Sacramone
IG Magazine Hall of Fame 2017 Inductees:
- Shun Fujimoto (Japan): Gold medalist at the 1976 Olympics
- Oksana Chusovitina (Uzbekistan): 1992 Olympic gold medalist and 7-time Olympian
- Alexei Nemov (Russia): 2000 Olympic all-around champion and 12-time Olympic medalist
- Alicia Sacramone (USA): 4-time World champion and 2008 Olympic silver medalist
Ceremony Saturday, May 20, 2017.
