Category: Olympics

Yelena Shushunova – history

UPDATE – Tom points out that Lilia Podkopayeva also won AA at worlds (1995), Olympics (1996), and European champs (1996).

Yelena Shushunova (Elena Shushunova) … born 23 April 1969 … is a Russian (former Soviet) gymnast, World, European, and Olympic Champion. Shushunova is one of only two women (Ludmilla Tourischeva being the other) who has won the grand slam of All-Around titles: Olympics, World Championships, European/Continental Championships.

Height 1.47 m (4 ft 10 in)
Weight 41 kg (90 lb)

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Shushunova currently lives in her hometown of Saint Petersburg.

In 2005, she was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.

2020 Olympic mascots

The designs were chosen after a vote involving thousands of Japanese school children. …

The two are yet to be named.

https://twitter.com/olympicchannel/status/968773397793648643

Andreea Răducan montage

Our 2000 Olympic Champion*.

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related – Currently the Romanian President, she’s cut off funding to Drăgulescu who was out of the country filming a TV show.

triple layout with 4 twists

Interesting arm action.

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Click PLAY or watch what happened in the Olympic final on Twitter.

Olivier Rochon completed the most difficult skill in Korea, but did not land it cleanly enough to medal. He finished 5th.

Thanks Matt.

joint Korean team for Nobel Peace Prize?

Great idea.

The IOC has many, many problems. But if the Winter Olympics stabilizes things on the Korean peninsula, the world benefits.

A senior American member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) called on Sunday for North and South Korea’s joint women’s ice hockey team to be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. …

Reuters

Simone to Olympians – Enjoy the Journey

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Youth Olympic Games 2022

IOC would like YOG to be hosted in Africa.

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Sounds ambitious.

I’m in Buenos Aires right now on holiday. All over town is signage promoting Cirque du Soleil’s Amaluna starting March 15th.  But I only saw one display promoting YOG.

Nobody I talked to in B.A. seems to know anything about Youth Olympic Games starting October 1st. This event is not yet widely known nor understood internationally.

They are accepting applications to volunteer.

related – Argentine gymnast Ayelén Tarabini was befriended and groomed by Nassar on Facebook. She considered seeing him for treatment, but (happily) did not.