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Faster, higher, “greener”
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Category: Olympics
interview – Kohei’s coach Hiro Sato
After winning the 2016 Olympics, Kohei phoned his old teammate Hiroaki Sato who was coaching in Australia.
He convinced Hiro to return to Japan and become his personal coach.
Since he was training alone, Kohei was looking for someone to help and motivate, but not be too pushy. In fact, Hiro began training and conditioning alongside Kohei.
Kohei, who turns age-31 in January, currently trains 9 times a week over 5 days. Has two BIG conditioning days at the beginning and end of the week.
Though the G.O.A.T. has said he’s not sure he can qualify for the Tokyo Olympics, Hiro is planning on it. The goal and timeline for achieving that goal laid out.
Dave Tilley posted the lengthy interview which I found very interesting. Hiro is a young coach, keen and very open-minded to advice which he could take to Uchimura for consideration. For example, recovery between Floor and Pommels during competition.
Hiro’s mentors include Scherbo’s coach Sergei Chinkar, now retired. And the late, great Takashi Kobayashi who died in 2018 — far too young — of stomach cancer.
Simone’s post-Olympics Tour
The Olympic and world champion is headlining a tour in the fall of 2020 that will be a mixture of sports and entertainment intended to inspire the next generation of female athletes.
The “Gold Over America” tour will visit more than 35 cities …
The women-only roster will reunite Biles with longtime friend Katelyn Ohashi. …
The plan is to utilize giant video screens, pyrotechnics and an in-house DJ.
“We want this to be completely different,” Biles said. “There will be dancing. Hopefully trampoline. Something people have never seen before.” …
USA Gymnastics typically coordinates a post-Olympic tour of its own, though there are no plans for one in 2020.
Simone the biggest star in Tokyo?
At this point I’m thinking Simone will be the biggest name at the Tokyo Olympics.
Gymnastics should get a bigger Olympic bump in publicity worldwide than ever before.
#marketing
we want Acrobatic Gymnastics in the Olympics
My favourite of the FIG disciplines is Acrobatic Gymnastics.
It’s the ultimate test of what the human body can do without apparatus.
Lourenco Franca started a petition asking FIG and National Sports Governing Bodies to do more to promote the growing sport. Ultimately, to be showcased in the Olympics.
Needless to say, the IOC has dozens of sports wanting to be added. It would require a major change in order to get Acro added. Perhaps Summer Olympics every 2 years — with half the sports at each.
I did sign the petition myself though I find it a bit too harshly worded. FIG has done good work developing the Age Group Acrobatic Gymnastics coaching program with competition rules.
Click through if you’d like to sign it too:
Open letter to FIG from Acrobatics community
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Tokyo’s Olympic Gymnastics venue
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Nations qualified to Trampoline Olympics 2020
Officially confirmed list of countries who have earned a quota place from the 2019 World Championships for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games:
The eight highest placed male and the eight hightest placed female athletes based on the results of the Individual Trampoline finals of the 2019 World Championships each qualified one quota place for their National Olympic Committee (NOC), with a maximum of one athlete per NOC.
Women
1 JPN
2 CAN
3 CHN
4 FRA
5 GBR
6 RUS
Men
1 CHN
2 BLR
3 RUS
4 JPN
5 FRA
Unused places will be allocated according to the Individual Olympic qualification ranking list of the 2019-2020 Trampoline World Cup Series.
This six-stage series will present another opportunity for the highest-ranked participants to earn a place for their country, while the continental championships in May 2020 will decide more places, one for each continent not yet represented.
Tramp Worlds qualification day
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Simone US Female ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
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Oh WOW. Have you seen Sterling K. Brown (Randall Pearson on THIS IS US) talk about Simone’s parents.
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day 2 Cottbus Finals
Points towards Olympic qualification for apparatus specialists.
Beam
1. Urara Ashikawa, Japan 13.700
2. Diana Varinska, Ukraine 13.533
3. Li Qi, China 13.400
Floor
1. Anastasiia Bachynska, Ukraine 13.533
2. Kim Bui, Germany 13.500
3. Lara Mori, Italy 13.400
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Vault
1. Igor Radivilov, Ukraine, 14.849
2. Audrys Nin Reyes, Dominican Republic, 14.754
3. Yahor Sharamkou, Belarus, 14.749
P Bars
1. Oleg Verniaiev, Ukraine, 15.400
2. You Hao, China, 15.400
3. Vladislav Poliashov, Russia, 15.366
H Bar
1. Hidetaka Miyachi, Japan 14.933
2. Ilias Georgiou, Cyprus 14.166
3. Alexey Rostov, Russia 14.166
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For details, videos and running points totals, click over to …
Lauren – 2019 Cottbus World Cup | Event Finals Day 2 Live Blog
Blythe – BACHYNSKA, VERNIAIEV, RADIVILOV STRIKE GOLD FOR UKRAINE ON FINAL DAY AT COTTBUS
Spencer – COTTBUS LIVE BLOG – FINALS DAY 2
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