Theresa Kulikowski-Gillespie interview

The superstar for Utah and 1996 Magnificent 7 team alternate has now written two books.

The first being Beyond the Battlefield, true stories from all branches of the military.

Her latest book of war stories is a memoir ➙ Beyond the Chalk Box.

Amazon.

Click through for an interview with the author …

Svetlana Khorkina – Bars

In 2024, the name Svetlana Khorkina is synonymous with pro-Putin politics, egomania, and extremely outspoken comments on social media.

BUT — in her day — she was a revolutionary and dominant Bars competitor. At 5′ 5″ not wearing grips!

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

most accomplished Olympic male gymnasts

Most decorated male gymnasts at the Olympics since 1948.

1. Nikolai Andrianov – URS – 1971-1980 | 78 points (deceased)
7 Oly Gold / 5 Oly Silver / 3 Oly Bronze
2. Boris Shaklin – URS – 1956- 1964 | 69 points (deceased)
7 Oly Gold / 4 Oly Silver / 2 Oly Bronze
3. Sawao Kato – JPN – 1968-1977 | 67 points
8 Oly Gold / 3 Oly Silver / 1 Oly Bronze
4. Takashi Ono – JPN – 1956-194 | 65 points
5 Oly Gold / 4 Oly Silver / 4 Oly Bronze
5. Viktor Chukarin – URS – 1952-1956 | 61 points (deceased)
7 Oly Gold / 3 Oly Silver / 1 Oly Bronze
6. Alexey Nemov – RUS – 1993-2004 | 58 points
4 Oly Gold / 2 Oly Silver / 6 Oly Bronze
7. Akinori Nakayama – JPN – 1965 – 1972 | 54 points
6 Oly Gold / 2 Oly Silver / 2 Oly Bronze
8. Vitaly Scherbo – URS |  CIS | BLR – 1989-1997 | 53 points
6 Oly Gold / 4 Oly Bronze
9. Alexander Dityatin – URS – 1976-1980 | 51 points
3 Oly Gold / 6 Oly Silver / 1 Oly Bronze
10. Mikhail Voronin – URS – 1966-1972 | 45 points (deceased)
2 Oly Gold / 6 Oly Silver / 1 Oly Bronze

See the full list on Zhoxxyy.

Surprising to me was seeing Kōhei Uchimura – JPN – 2007-2021 only ranked 14th.

3 Oly Gold / 4 Oly Silver

Olympic Vault Champ – Carlos Yulo

An amazing Final.

AND this should put away any discussion of whether or not Yulo should have switched coaches this cycle.

summing up the Olympic AA Final

Simone

With a four-apparatus total of 59.131 points, the 27-year-old joined legends Larisa Latynina (URS) and Vera Caslavska (TCH) Thursday as the only women to capture two Olympic titles in Women’s Artistic Gymnastics.

… silver medallist Rebeca Andrade (BRA) and bronze medallist Sunisa Lee (USA) …

… Andrade gave her a run for her money. She lead after two apparatus and finished only 1.199 points behind Biles — the smallest margin of any of Biles’s World or Olympic or All-Around victories since 2015.

Infographics – Men in Paris

Quickest and easiest way to see who’s competing Olympics 2024 is through a series of infographics.

For example.

Simone Biles Rising: Part 1

Drops July 17th on Netflix.