Category: Olympics

FIG names 5 more Paris Olympians

Tokyo 2020 Olympic champion Nina Derwael (BEL) is headed to Paris 2024.

So is Valentina Georgieva (BUL), An Chang Ok (PRK), Charlize Moerz (AUT) and Ryu Sunghyun (KOR).

All five locked down Olympic qualification with their results at the FIG Apparatus World Cup in Baku (AZE) 7-10 March. Though the results will not be official until the close of competition at next month’s Doha World Cup …

details – Golden celebrations and Olympic qualifications: Who did what at the Baku World Cup

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Kaylia the Gold Medal Fave for Paris

The best routine. AND super consistent.

… Now. What’s the name of the French official who motivated her to compete for Algeria?

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Baku World Cup results 1

Yahor Sharamkou AIN is a gymnast from Belarus.

Tie for GOLD.

France – coach Dimitru Pop suspended

Months before the Olympics, French women’s artistic gymnastics coach, Dimitru Pop, was provisionally suspended amid an investigation into violence and abuse.

Paris 2024 : Dumitru Pop suspendu à la suite d’une enquête pour “violence et abus”

Dumitru Pop aidant une gymnaste.

Nina to Paris

Our Olympic Bars champion will have a chance to defend her title. She has enough points to qualify to the Paris Olympics already on Beam.

However — Nina admires what Kaylia is putting up on Bars so consistently.

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gender equality in Paris

Sport is helping progress the world towards equal opportunity for all.

Aly Raisman interview

Aly Raisman is one of USA TODAY’s Women of the Year, a recognition of women who have made a significant impact in their communities and across the country. Meet this year’s honorees at womenoftheyear.usatoday.com. …

She’s the third most decorated American gymnast in history, winning six Olympic medals as captain of the legendary 2012 “Fierce Five” and 2016 “Final Five” teams.

She empowered millions of girls and women across the globe when she shared her story as a sexual abuse survivor at the hands of a former USA gymnastics doctor, who, with the testimony of Raisman and more than 100 other athletes, will never be able to abuse another person again. …

Read the interview — Aly Raisman works to normalize hard conversations after her gymnastics career

GOLD OVER AMERICA TOUR 2024

Simone will again headline a Gold Over America Tour following the Paris Olympics.

Named so far are Shilese Jones, Fred Richard, & Mélanie Dos Santos.

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Paris Olympic Village

RUS and BLR Technical Committee Members

New from the 28 February 2024 Executive Committee meeting.

The EC agreed to the proposal to allow RUS and BLR Technical Committee Members to act as Technical Delegates (TD) at the Continental Championships (except Europe to avoid any conflict of interest), when a TD is requested by the Continental Union. 

This decision enters into force with immediate effect and is applicable to all Disciplines.