The gymnast most active in supporting Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is Nikita Nagorny.
He’s top of the list to be sanctioned.
Category: Olympics
Support Lynnzee Brown’s Olympic Journey
Former NCAA great Lynnzee Brown was delighted and surprised to be selected to represent Haiti at the Paris Olympics.
NOW she is trying to find a way to pay for that representation. Unsurprisingly, Haiti has no discretionary funds for Olympians right now.
Check out her GoFundMe.
Aurélie Tran, Ellie Black to Paris
Top 2 in the AA from Canadian National Championships will be nominated to the Olympic team.
The rest of the team is yet to be determined.
Ellie Black 110.066
Aurélie Tran 108.131
Ava Stewart 106.781
Rose Woo 104.332
Sydney Turner 104.198
Gabrielle Black 103.431
Emma Spence 103.099
Frédérique Scarbossa 102.898
Laurie Denommée 101.432
Audrey Rousseau 101.048
Ellie Black collected her 7th Sr. women’s national all-around title.
Age-28, she’s still one of the best in the world heading into her 4th Olympics
Isabella Brett NOT approved for Olympics
As we feared …
New Zealand was not SMART enough to confirm Isabella to the Olympics after she earned the Olympic berth through Continental qualification.
Obviously to ME … the benefits of a smaller nation having one more Olympian far outweighs the downside of Isabella not finishing high in the rankings.
Félix Dolci 2024 Canadian Champ
Félix Dolci is your 2024 All-Around Champion.
René Cournoyer takes home silver, William Émard bronze.
Félix and René now selected for Paris. Rest of the team yet to be named.
Results look for William, Sam Zakutney in 4th. And Zach Clay in 7th who has a BIG Pommel Horse number.
Ellie Black leads Canadian Nationals
Day 1
Shallon Olsen leads Vault.
Olympic team selection is competitive.
IF you ASSuME that Ellie and Aurélie will go for the AA, there are many different combinations that could results in the highest potential team score.
Félix Dolci interview
Felix Dolci played it safe on day 1 of Canadian Nationals. He’ll consider adding difficulty heading into Paris.
He’s happy to have stayed on Pommels. Being consistent. And staying healthy.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Canadian Men’s National – day 1
- Félix Dolci 84.516
- René Cournoyer 82.932
- William Emard 80.848
- Sam Zakutney 80.348
- Ioannis Chronopoulos 79.949
- Zach Clay 79.283
Of the specialists:
- Jayson Rampersad 3rd on Pommels 13.033
- Benjamin Astorga 3rd on Pommels 13.033
Full results.
We ASSuME that Félix, René, and William are locks for Paris.
Strategy will be to put together the MAXIMUM possible scoring team for Paris. Along with an alternate who could fill in on any apparatus.
Behind the Scenes: Ellie Black
Nick Ruddock has been consulting with Ellie’s club team in Halifax as well as with the National Team.
She’s one of the gymnasts in the world who coaches should study. Near the top of the game since 2016, coming up to her 4th Olympics. Ellie is age-28.
Super consistent under pressure in big meets.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Simone’s 9th U.S. Championship
Congratulations.
Two day total – (day 2)
Simone Biles – 119.750 (59.300)
Skye Blakely – 113.850 (56.800)
Kayla DiCello – 110.800 (53.950)
Suni Lee – 110.650 (54.900)
Jordan Chiles – 110.400 (55.300)
There were quite a few falls on day 2.
The Olympic team will not be decided until trials.
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