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Bryony Page reflects back on her surprise medal in Rio. Very entertaining.
Awkward Bouncer – 6 Unexpected things that happened on the evening I won the Olympic Silver Medal.
related – Olympic Champion Hancharou and Vice-Champion Page inspire gymnasts
At the UEG’s Trampoline training camp in Cascais (POR)
… a quick nine-question roundtable and got some entertaining answers from everyone involved. Read what Morgan Hurd, Jordan Chiles, Trinity Thomas, Sunisa Lee, Ragan Smith, Emma Malabuyo, and Riley McCusker had to say …
… Rio 2016 was definitely her best major competition to date, as she placed eighth in the all-around and fourth in the team final (the best finish for the Japanese women’s team since 1964).
“After the Rio Olympics, I was kind of burned out, physically and mentally,” Asuka recently told us. “But [my passion] came back and now I’m training for the World Championships in Montreal.” …
“I was actually thinking of retiring after Rio,” Asuka admits, “but as I saw Kohei [Uchimura] become the first pro gymnast in Japan, and he is still making progress…I started thinking [that I should do the same]. I started thinking [about bringing] the women’s team up on the stage just like men’s team. So I decided to keep competing until Tokyo 2020.” …
Anna Rose Johnson – ASUKA TERAMOTO AIMING FOR TOKYO 2020
The Tsuk tuck quadrennial was tough. You had to completely finish the 1/2 turn on to the horse or take deduction.
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I was OK with Uchimura winning over Oleg. But I wouldn’t have complained if it had gone the other way.
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Some Olympic facilities will fall into disrepair. Some will live on.
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via Gymternet Clan
As expected.
Congratulations.
Is this happening yet? 😦
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Yep. All 5 were awarded to Simone Biles.
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