Nina Bocharova.
Remembering USSR gymnast Nina Bocharova(1924-2020) on her birthday!
— International Gymnast Media (@2023igmedia) September 24, 2024
Split on the HB! pic.twitter.com/JAVCh0Jnmu
Nina Bocharova.
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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.
Click through for an interview with the author …
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!
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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
An amazing Final.
AND this should put away any discussion of whether or not Yulo should have switched coaches this cycle.
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.

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

Drops July 17th on Netflix.