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Somehow I missed this. Until now.
Helen Maroulis (born September 19, 1991) is an American freestyle wrestler who competes in the women’s 55-kg and 53-kg categories.
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Women’s Wrestling is a BIG sport where I live. But I assume women feel themselves a minority in the sport, much as men do in Artistic Gymnastics.
Aaron ‘Wheelz’ Fotheringham … opened the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in badass style — with a death-defying, fireworks-accompanied stunt. …
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… Puberty was a difficult period of transition for the gymnasts in Kerr’s study, but not the end of the line. If there were more awareness of that light at the end of the tunnel, fewer gymnasts might opt to retire—or be retired—when they hit that point.
Sometimes, gymnasts who push through find their adult bodies are capable of better gymnastics. American Anna Li’s elite career was a nonstarter when she was a teenager. It was only after doing NCAA gymnastics and returning to the elite scene in her 20s that she broke through. She competed one of the hardest bars routines in the world in 2012 and was named an alternate to the Olympic team. …
Kerr sees a shift in coaching philosophies as one of the biggest factors in the rise of older gymnasts. …
Despite being the youngest sport in Rio, age of gymnasts is going up
1. Simone Biles 25.90
2. Aly Raisman 25.20
3. Gabby Douglas 24.70
4. Seda Tutkhalian 24.20
4. Shang Chunsong 24.20
4. Claudia Fragapane 24.20
7. Asuka Teramoto 24.10
7. Angelina Melnikova 24.10
9. Rebeca Andrade 24.00
9. Wang Yan 24.00
9. Ellie Black 24.00
See the entire list on FloGymnastics.
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The official Olympic YouTube channel now has archived coverage. They are geoblocked for some nations, available to others.
I can watch them in Canada, for example.
Click PLAY or watch the BEAM FINAL on YouTube.
The Christchurch School of Gymnastics has spent $125,000 to acquire one of eight sets of equipment made available after the Rio Arena had its gymnastics gear removed from the main auditorium and training hall.
Generations of Christchurch gymnasts will now have the opportunity to train and compete on the same equipment American Simone Biles honed her vast array of skills on before the 19-year-old won four gold medals and a bronze.
Rio Olympic Games gymnastics equipment bound for Christchurch
Even though they missed the team final, the Canadian women still had reason to celebrate. In fact, the 171.761 that got them to ninth place in Rio surpassed any other Canadian team score under this code of points, including the score they posted when they placed fifth at the Games four years ago. The depth among the teams fighting for this year’s final was so great, it didn’t matter that this was Canada’s strongest Olympic team ever. But the fact remains that it was their best squad, and even if the ranking wasn’t their highest, they still showed a tremendous improvement from any year in the past.
The team also had some great individual success …
