Category: Olympics

Shawn Johnson – Freakonomics interview

Shawn has been featured on a number of recent Freakonomics podcasts on the ‘Hidden Side of Sports‘. But best is to listen to her full interview. There’s some good content on her relationship with Chow.

Youth Olympic Games has started

YOU WANT TO FOLLOW THE YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES?

HERE’S A 24-7 GUIDE!

It will be streamed online.

Click PLAY or watch a preview on YouTube.

Rhythmic – Russia, Italy, Bulgaria qualify for Tokyo

The new qualification system in place, top 3 Rhythmic teams at Worlds 2018 automatically qualify for the Olympics.

🥇 Russia 🇷🇺 46.300

🥈 Italy 🇮🇹 44.825

🥉 Bulgaria 🇧🇬 42.050

Click PLAY or watch highlights on YouTube.

2022 Youth Olympic Games to Senegal

“It is time for Africa. Africa is the home of many successful and prominent Olympic athletes,” IOC President Thomas Bach said. “Africa is a continent of youth.”

Senegal’s nomination is expected to be formally approved by the IOC during its meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina in October.

The West African nation will host the fourth edition of the Summer Youth Games in its capital Dakar, the new city of Diamniadio and the coastal resort of Saly. …

Senegal first African nation to host an Olympic event

Sam interviews Shawn Johnson

This is the last official episode for season 1 of Sam Pezsek’s audiocast series.

It’s funny. They talk about their coaches. Recall times they tried to fool Marta. 🙂

Happily Sam plans 4 more bonus episodes interviewing her other Olympic teammates.

Olympic qualification process explained

Balance Beam Situation.

2020 OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION EXPLAINED…BUT LIKE ACTUALLY

There’s a good discussion on this too on GymCastic 318: 2018 US Wonder Woman Nationals

CHEERS to the 2008 American Olympics

… 2008 Olympians and alternates were recognized in Boston during the senior women’s final session: women – Shawn Johnson East, Nastia Liukin, Chellsie Memmel, Samantha Peszek, Bridget Sloan and alternates Jana Bieger and Ivana Hong; and men – Alexander Artemev, Raj Bhavsar, Joey Hagerty, Jonathan Horton, Justin Spring, Kevin Tan and David Durante, alternate.

Corrie Lothrop and Alicia Sacramone Quinn were unable to attend the August 19 recognition.

2018 marks the 10th anniversary of the 2008 team’s 10-medal performance at the Olympic Games, which at that time was the USA’s most medals since the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles and at a non-boycotted Olympic Games. …

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