tumbling, tramp, diving, acrobatics, circus, cheer, dance, martial arts, X sports … and more
Johanna was born November 20, 1925.
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Oksana Chusovitina – by comparison – was born June 19, 1975. Still young. 🙂
https://www.instagram.com/p/BN46KtsgWXC/
By the way, Oksana and Svetlana Boguinskaya were two of the coaches at the recent Pan American training camp held in Lima, Peru.
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Kohei Uchimura began training in the Ajinomoto National Training Center from the start of December. He will be coached by Hiroaki Sato …
“After Rio, I actually considered taking a break from the all-around for a year. But as time passed, I realized that I couldn’t let myself suddenly become a specialist. I’ll compete as an all-arounder, and if I fail to qualify as a result, then I’ll look for a way as a specialist. …
With the USA MAG program looking for new leadership right now, Papa Liukin reflects on the American results since 1976.
by Karen Louise Hollis
This is a memoir of a young gymnast growing up in England in the 1980s and falling in love with the sport of gymnastics after watching the 1980 Olympics.
The 16-person shortlist for the Sports Personality award was revealed on Monday.
Toni-Ann Williams made Olympic gymnastic history in Rio – this is her story. VIDEO
https://twitter.com/olympicchannel/status/800689321724538881
Elena is the 1980 Olympic Champion. Coached Kristina Vaculik to the 2012 Olympics. And judged Floor in Rio.
And she was recently elected to FIG WTC.
related – Amanda Turner – Padurariu, Canada Dominate Olympic Hopes Cup
One of the many naming blunders perpetuated by FIG WTC is the Mostepanova on Beam.
It’s still called the Onodi in the Code.
Click PLAY or watch Olga Mostepanova on YouTube. (1983)
The wonderful Henrietta Onodi competed it 1989.
related – Meet The Originators: Onodi Acrobatic Element On Balance Beam
… Biles, who had gone into the Games as the most decorated U.S. gymnast in history and the heavy favorite in Rio, nailed that event and went on to win five medals, with one impossibly difficult, near-flawless performance after another. Over those few days in August, more than 30 million Americans tuned in to watch her compete, while millions more replayed her routines on YouTube …
But it wasn’t all stratospheric rise. After she earned a spot on the senior national team in 2013, her signature confidence began to crumble. At one competition that summer, she made so many mistakes during her first few routines—and was so devastated—that she didn’t even try to do her vault. At the urging of her parents, Biles sought the help of a sports psychologist. “She was competing against these girls who were her heroes, her idols,” her mom explains. “And it was hard for her to adjust to that. Simone didn’t think she was good enough to compete with them. I knew she was quite capable. But she needed to believe it.”
Therapy taught her to trust her talent and enjoy the experience. …
Simone Biles on How She Went From Foster Care to Olympic Gold
Read an excerpt from her new book – Courage to Soar.
related – Glamour’s Women of the Year 2016: Gwen Stefani, Simone Biles, Ashley Graham, and More Honorees
