Out magazine – Gymnast Josh Dixon on Why It’s Important to Be an Out Athlete
A good read. He’s healthy and training for Olympic trials.
Category: Olympics
Ryohei Kato TV news spot
Kato was injured last year – where else? 😦 – on competition Vault landing mats. He’s pleased the ankle has recovered sufficiently to compete the AA.
… focusing on Ryohei Kato’s performance at the American Cup last month, and his preparation for the All Japan Championships this weekend (4/1-3). In Japanese and English.
If you wear headphones one earpiece is in English, the other Japanese.
Click PLAY or watch it on Daily Motion.
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x40h3ri_20160328ryohei-kato-news-bilingual_sport
NBC TV – U.S. Olympic trials
Nick Zacardi:
NBC will air its most hours of Olympic trials coverage ever — 76 in total, including more than 60 in primetime — continuing next week in advance of the Rio Games in August.
It tops the 67.5 hours of coverage in 2012 ahead of the London Olympics. …
June 23 (St Louis MO)
Gymnastics Men’s Trials NBCSN 8:30 p.m.
June 25
Gymnastics Men’s Trials NBC 9 p.m.
July 8 (San Jose CA)
Gymnastics Women’s Trials NBC 9 p.m.
July 10
Gymnastics Women’s Trials NBC 8:30 p.m.
European T&T Championships begin
March 28 to April 3 in Valladolid, Spain.
Who will be victorious in Valladolid?
Cirque’s Charlie Burrows will be there.
25th European Championships Trampoline – Valladolid 2016 on Facebook.
South Essex Gymnastics Club
World Sport visits South Essex Gymnastics Club and Head Coach Scott Hann, who trains a team of elite gymnasts with 36 Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth medals between them. The team includes Max Whitlock, Brinn Bevan and Reiss Beckford.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
(via gymnastikfabriken)
American Team for Rio?
FloGymnastics:
As the 2016 Olympics approach, we will be ranking the top U.S. elite gymnasts who are eligible for Rio. Rankings are based on prior performances, consistency in competitions, international experience, upgrade potential, and current competitions. …
1. Simone Biles
2. Gabby Douglas
3. Aly Raisman
4. Maggie Nichols
5. Madison Kocian
6. Ragan Smith
7. Laurie Hernandez
8. MyKayla Skinner
Click through for the full list.
Click PLAY or watch Ragan’s energetic FX on YouTube.
It’s still too early to bet the mortgage. But these two new Seniors are definitely in the mix. Either or both could be on the final team.
Get to know team Belgium
Belgium has a shot at qualifying a full team to the Rio Olympics. (For London they missed by just one spot.)
How many of their gymnasts can you identify? 🙂
Click through to Spotlight Gymnastics to learn more.
Rio Test Event – scoring potential of teams
Here’s some analysis.
… a team of Larisa Iordace, Ana Maria Ocolisan, Diana Bulimar, Catalina Ponor, Silvia Zarzu, and Laura Jurca would be the clear favorites at the Test Event. Their weighted score comes in first by a 2.7 point berth, and then is Brazil about 2 points ahead of Germany. …
related – Romanian Gymnast – The road to Rio: comebacks, medals and the first names for the test event
Roxi Popa injured
trampolinist Rea Lenders (NED)
The next Hard Way To Success documentary will feature Rea Lenders’ attempt to make the Olympic Games.
Bo Bet will compete at the Test Event to try to qualify Netherlands for an Olympic qualification spot. Netherlands would then make the selection as to which trampolinist they would send.
Click PLAY or watch the trailer on YouTube.
Gymnastics Coaching.com 