worst Olympic Gymnastics story (so far)

The Olympic year always results in hilariously inaccurate cut-and-paste news reports from general sports media. The worst I’ve seen was written by Devin Neal on an Indian site:

… Currently, Dipa is known to be a phenomenon in the vault event that requires an athlete to sprint towards an apparatus and acrobatically jump over it, do multiple somersaults and execute a ideal landing.

She will be chosen following the selection trial at the Australian Gymnastics Championships, to be held at Melbourne’s Hisense Arena on May 23. …

… she’ll be the first gymnast to represent Jamaica at the Olympics.

Olympic qualifiers: Gymnast Dipa Karmakar bags gold at Rio event

Here’s the PDF version in case that gets taken down.

Olympic qualifiers- Gymnast Dipa Karmakar bags gold at Rio event

NOW Dipa has to survive intense media scrutiny until the Olympics. Best would be to leave India and train somewhere where she could focus.

Dipa

In 2004 I recall Kyle Shewfelt hiding out from the Canadian media. Limiting training distractions. πŸ™‚

Louis Smith for breakfast

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Ivana Hong’s grips

Bidding starts at $50,000. πŸ™‚

They are magic. With these grips you can do Bars like Ivana.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BEUkvyjy3PI/

Newfoundland comedy Olympics

Every 4 years fans like myself can enjoy a unique take on the Summer Games held at Campia Gymnastics.

Click PLAY or watch it on Facebook.

Simkin and the City

Daniil Simkin (born 12 October 1987 in Novosibirsk) is a Russian ballet dancer and Principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre. …

Simkin has been noted as one of the first ballet dancers to be active in Web 2.0 media such as YouTube andTwitter, and has spoken in interviews about the need for ballet to open up, demystify itself and modernize the way it connects with audiences.

Click PLAY or watch him on Facebook. πŸ™‚

Shawn Johnson to Nebraska

Seems she’ll join the football team in 2017. The shortest player to ever play the position of wide receiver in college football. πŸ™‚

Huskers land key recruit, Shawn Johnson

Shawn Johnson Football

(via Nick Zaccardi)

Justin Trudeau elbow stand

The new Canadian Prime Minister has been getting even more love online when this stunt resurfaced.

Like father, like son. Here’s former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau back in the days of black and white photography.

Pierre Elliot Trudeau elbow lever

(via Mashable)