Category: Olympics

can Sam HIT in Rio?

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… for all his supremacy at home, where he is one of two men to win four straight national titles, Mikulak has yet to experience a true breakthrough moment internationally.

He has just one world championship medal to his credit, a team bronze in 2014. That also happens to be the last time he was on the floor with Kohei Uchimura of Japan, the defending Olympic champion heavily favored to do it again in Rio de Janeiro. …

American star Mikulak looking for international breakthrough

Sam

Everyone knows Sam could be top 3 AA. If he could only hit 6/6 when it counts most. Good luck. 🙂

Ellie Black – NormaTec

NormaTec is a massage machine used to enhance blood flow and speed recovery.

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UCLA assistant coach Jordyn Wieber

An in-depth interview with the former World Champion.

JW: … I so wish I could go out there and compete, just because being in gym with them every single day, being a part of the team and watching the triumphs and struggles that they go through every single day, I wish that I could be a part of that physically, actually doing the gymnastics. I know that if I hadn’t gone professional, and I could have done college [gymnastics], I know that I would have wanted to do really, really well.

… Now, I get to coach them, which is really cool. I’m so thankful that Miss Val gave me the opportunity to do that. …

Perspective: A Conversation With Jordyn Wieber

coach Jordyn Wieber