Ellie wants to get back in the Gym.
Her ankle is recovered. A year’s Olympic day delay neither a plus nor a negative for her personally. Another bump in the road.
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Category: Olympics
Morgan, Yile, Angelina – episode 10
What’s one more year?
Episodes 9 and 10 were released simultaneously.
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https://twitter.com/olympicchannel/status/1254002324932042753
The Olympics are postponed and sport competitions are put on pause. Angelina, Morgan and Yile reflect on a new reality in the world of sport and remain determined to chase that Olympic dream.
Only Chen Yile is training right now. At a Provincial Gym, not Beijing. Angelina and Morgan at home.
Actually, Angelina wanted 2-3 weeks break to recharge motivation.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (12min). Subtitles in many languages.
Jamie Dantzscher interview
One of GymCastic’s best yet.
Jamie Dantzscher was a 2000 Olympic medalist, at the end of the darkest era of USA Gymnastics in my opinion.
She went on to a fantastic career at UCLA. One of the greats of all time. She led UCLA to 3 NCAA Championships in four years.
But we know Jamie best as one of the most vocal critics of the Karoli years. And her February 2017 60 Minutes interview alongside Jeanette Antolin and Jessica Howard accusing the USAG criminal doctor.
What makes this interview so winning is Jamie’s blunt honesty. Down to earth. Saying what she thinks.
I was totally won over. Let’s all wish Jamie Dantzscher well.
You can listen online or subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
IT’S JAMIE DANTZSCHER YOU GUYS
Morgan, Yile, Angelina – episode 9
Morgan comes back from winning American Cup 2020 to see Delaware under lockdown and her gym closed; Yile and the Chinese gymnastics team continue training in isolation under the lockdown; And Angelina is having trouble focusing on her training in the light of competitions being cancelled.
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https://twitter.com/olympicchannel/status/1254002324932042753
Watch episode 9 on The Olympic Channel. (10min)
Subtitles in many languages.
Stacey Umeh interviews Georgia Godwin
Stacey Umeh is one of the top choreographers in the world.
Stacey recently launched an attractive new website called Parallel Universe. And a Facebook page.
Also a new home studio where she’s recording one podcast a month, to start.
Episode #2 is a long, entertaining and uplifting interview with Aussie qualified 2020 Olympian Georgia Godwin. Turns out I knew very little about this Georgia.
Listen to it online here.
Individual apparatus Olympic qualification
Now that the 2020 Olympics are postponed to the following year, here’s how gymnasts can qualify as individuals.
Only the TOP ranked gymnast on each apparatus wins an Olympic berth.
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Sports Canada – Safe Sport
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Morgan, Angelina, Chen Yile on COVID-19
Nick Ruddock interviews Ellie Seitz
Great interview.
Ellie is still psyched training for her 3rd Olympics. Even with a 1-year delay.
She loves Gymnastics and it shows in her performances.
I wasn’t surprised to hear that Ellie was not the perfect hotshot wunder child gymnast. She was not petite. Not flexible. Not all that powerful. In fact coaches suggested her Mom consider other sports.
Many of the greatest gymnasts of all time were not the best kids in their precomp group. Beth Tweddle was another.
It’s dumb for coaches to dismiss young children for lack of talent.
Dumb.
One of Ellie’s talents is courage. In fact she states she is never afraid — one reason she likes training the big skills including Def.
Could the 2020 Olympics be cancelled?
On GymCastic #419 Spencer said he predicts the 2020 Olympics will be cancelled if the announced dates in 2021 are not possible.
That rings true to me.
The additional cost of the current postponement is billion$.
I doubt those paying the extra would be willing to do it yet again.
“I don’t think anyone would be able to say if it is going to be possible to get it under control by next July or not,” Tokyo organizing committee CEO Toshiro Muto said, speaking through an interpreter at a news conference conducted remotely.
”We’re certainly are not in a position to give you a clear answer.”
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