OUR RUSSIAN SEASON posted a summary. Plenty of errors. But good potential if they hit.
Category: Olympics
Hong Un Jong – Yurchenko 3/1
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Ivan Stretovich replaces Nikita Ignatyev
Here’s an interesting issue from Rio. Via Uncle Tim.
Did Russia Break the IOC’s Rules for Ivan Stretovich? Probably, But Does It Matter?
Such replacement will only occur when there are urgent medical conditions preventing participation of an athlete, or otherwise on a case-by-case basis for exceptional circumstances.
Nikita is not injured. Read his take on being replaced.
5 new MAG elements submitted
For example, the Nguyen.
If done successfully at any time during the Games, these elements will be officially named for the gymnast who performs them. …
A free hip circle mount from the side of the bars with three quarter turn to handstand position.
Element value: E
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Leyva – H Bar
Podium training. USA could win this apparatus as a team.
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related – Sam’s P Bar routine VIDEO
Looks like Brooks and Mikulak will do the AA.
Beam legs in Rio
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Men’s Olympic Gymnastics
Inside Gymnastics – Olympic Men’s Podium Training—News, Notes & Quotes
Read more about the Men’s podium training day on FIG.
Laurie Hernandez goes pro
Officially signed with Sheryl Shade of Shade Global.
Hernandez, currently a member of the U.S. Olympic Women’s Gymnastics Team, plans to continue in elite gymnastics for the next four years and compete on Team USA.
One of the favourites for World Champion 2017, I’m thinking.
Kenzo – Yurchenko 3 1/2 twist
Rio podium training.
Charlotte Drury update
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Charlotte Drury spent nearly seven years preparing for the Rio Olympics, and now she’s not sure if she’ll even watch them. …
The broken bone in her right ankle and the black boot covering it are a constant reminder of how close she came to representing the United States as its top trampoline gymnast.
“It was devastating, it still is devastating,” Drury said recently. …
Can you survive the crushing feeling of seeing your Olympic dream die?
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