… it all magically came together when it mattered most at the Olympics Trials and at the Olympic Games.
Our team walked away with a bronze medal.
Our 2008 Olympic men’s gymnastics team ended up using two of its alternate athletes before we even competed at the Games; one of which, Sasha, moved in to the Olympic Village the night before our first day, which was the team preliminaries. …
Category: NCAA
great coach – Mark Williams
Kensley Behel posted a terrific article about Mark Williams and the Sooners.
With 10 gymnasts heading to Nationals it’s very timely.
Oklahoma’s Dynasty and the Man Behind It All
the Justin Karstadt story
Minnesota Golden Gophers | Men’s Gymnastics | 2016-2019
One of the big reasons for Minnesota’s success over the past season, Justin Karstadt tells the story of how he came to Minnesota, and details the ups and downs. It’s a great read.
Dealing with the Pressure of Success
related – GymnasticsVille – Justin Karstadt is Building a Legacy at Minnesota
former coach Jeff Thompson sues Penn State
Former Penn State women’s gymnastics coach Jeff Thompson filed a lawsuit accusing the university of disregarding its duty to protect his reputation after the university mandated he not speak with the media. …
According to the lawsuit, increasing pressure from alumni and the media prompted Rachelle Thompson to resign June 30, 2016. Jeff Thompson continued as coach and began filming all practices with an iPad to protect against potential allegations. …
“Coach Thompson was terminated for comments made between him and assistant coaches Josh Nilson and Kera Molinaro, which occurred in his private office or public areas with no one else around” the lawsuit said. …
Why this former Penn State coach is suing and what he hopes to get
Recall all the problems back then. The accusations were of mental and verbal abuse. Read why one of the Penn gymnasts — Alyssa DiFrancesco — quit.
Katelyn Ohashi’s new video
Happy at UCLA, Katelyn hopes to see a day when Elite is less brutal.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. Or Facebook.
Sam Pezsek interviews Jordyn Wieber
Former roommates at UCLA.
Both felt they were the type of kid who wanted to work HARD every practice. Self-motivated. They feel that’s what you need to try Elite.
Jordyn’s been dating Chris Brooks for a year and a half. She’s coaching UCLA. He’s coaching men at Oklahoma next season. Long distance relationship for much of the year.
Neither Sam nor Jordyn speak in this episode about their personal coaches Marvin Sharp nor John Geddert. Sam does recall her first coach Peter Zhao fondly.
preorder Miss Val’s new book
Co-written with Mr. GymCastic. 😀
Life Is Short, Don’t Wait to Dance
Available in hard cover October 2, 2018.
Joanne Bowers to San José
the Katelyn Ohashi story
… What’s different between now and then?
“I’ve discovered things from being severely injured, to having gymnastics being taken away from me, and I realized this isn’t forever,” she says.
“When I was in elite, [I was] living in black and white, whereas now I feel like I live more in full color.” …
How Katelyn Ohashi Rediscovered Gymnastics on Her Own Terms
The athlete on the satisfying differences between collegiate and elite gymnastics.
NCAA Gymnastics at University of Houston?
“Lindenwood was just a dream, and then it became a reality,” (Randy) Lane said of the Missouri university adding gymnastics at the Division II level for the 2013 season. …
It does seem crazy that Texas has no Division 1 NCAA Gymnastics team.
KJ Kindler, DD Breaux, Mary Lou Retton, Kim Zmeskal-Burdette, Nastia Liukin, Madison Kocian and Simone Biles have voiced support for a new NCAA team.
Lisa Bowerman, head coach at Texas Woman’s University, has perhaps a better perspective on the status of NCAA gymnastics in the state than anyone.
“Texas is a state with a lot of pride, and people want to stay here. Given that opportunity, a lot of them would stay here rather than accept an opportunity out of state,” she said. …
Emily Minehart fills us in on what’s happened so far:
Efforts Ongoing to Add Division I Gymnastics at the University of Houston
Click PLAY or watch Houston grad Shannon Miller on Twitter.
@UHCougars @UHouston #NCAAgymnastics #GoCougars #TXUSAG #Region3Gymnastics
