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She won a second Olympic gold medal in Rio, which no one else in the world has done since trampoline was included in the 2000 Summer Games The 28-year-old from King City, Ont., also became Canada’s first summer athlete to win two individual gold medals.
So, now what?
Not retirement it seems.
“There are routines and skills that I haven’t done yet and I’d really like to compete. I’m still loving my sport and loving my training,” MacLennan said. …
(via WOGymnastika)
Behind the scenes VIDEO of that photo shoot.
Fabian Hambüchen was named sportsman of the year following a highly successful Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
The 29-year-old, who retried at the end of the Rio Games, won his first Olympic gold medal on the horizontal bar having collected silver and bronze at the last two Olympics in London and Beijing. …
Zoltan Jordanov, coach of Giulia Steingruber, was awarded the ‘Swiss Olympic Lifetime Coach Award‘. As well as Coach of the Year. He’s retiring.
Max Whitlock did not win BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2016. That went to Andy Murray.
Simone Biles was named Overseas Sports Personality of the Year.
via Gymternet Clan
New Zealand trampolinist Dylan Schmidt finished 7th in Rio.
Bad news. 😦
NBCU has tried a version of an Olympic sports channel before. The company was an investor in the Universal Sports Network, which closed last year after failing to gain traction among sports fans and widespread distribution.
When Universal folded, NBCU acquired the rights to dozens of events in swimming, track and field, gymnastics, figure skating, skiing and cycling. …
Gabby is a lovely person. I’m still astonished that the darling of London (somehow) became a person to be criticized in Rio.
Shame.
Seems Olympic gymnasts should stay off social media for the duration of major competitions.
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