tumbling, tramp, diving, acrobatics, circus, cheer, dance, martial arts, X sports … and more
Ling Jie (born October 22, 1982) is a retired Chinese artistic gymnast. She was the 1999 World Champion on the balance beam, the 2000 Chinese all-around national champion, and the silver medalist on the uneven bars at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. …
She is the innovator of a skill on the uneven bars that bears her name in the Code of Points: the “Ling,” a full pirouetting front giant starting and ending in the inverted grip. …
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WOMEN’S ARTISTIC
Ellie Black (Halifax Alta, NS)
Aurelie Tran (Gymnix, QC)
Ava Stewart (Gemini, ON)
Cassie Lee (East York, ON)
Rose Woo (Gym-Richelieu, QC)
Fréderique Sgarbossa (Gymnix, QC) – Alternate
MEN’S ARTISTIC
Zachary Clay (Twisters Gymnastics Club, BC)
Felix Dolci (Laval Excellence, QC)
William Émard (Laval Excellence, QC)
René Cournoyer (Gymnika, Repentigny, QC)
Jayson Rampersad (Laval Excellence, QC)
Yanni Chronopoulos (University of Nebraska) – Alternate
The women’s team has already qualified for Paris. The goal for the men will be a top 12 team placement.
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This makes it even more difficult to believe Russian athletes will end up competing the Paris Olympics.
The 19th Asian Games — confusingly called 2022 Asian Games — are scheduled to be held from 23 September to 8 October 2023 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China.
Gymnova and Eurotramp are the official equipment sponsors of the Paris Olympics.
Huge money losing Games can’t continue.
Switzerland proposes that the entire nation host the Winter Olympics — not just one city.
Saint Moritz hosted the Winter Olympics in 1928 and 1948 but Switzerland has not staged the event since following a series of failed attempts.
The last of those came when the Swiss town Sion bid for the 2026 edition only for a Canton-wide referendum to vote against its candidature in 2018 because of fears over the costs. …
Inside the Games
Many Olympic facilities quickly fall into disrepair. There’s not enough money for maintenance once the Games end.
Munich is an exception to that rule.
The 2022 European Championships in Athletics, Cycling, Triathlon, Women’s Artistic Gymnastics, Men’s Artistic Gymnastics and Rowing were hosted here.
More than 14,000 events have taken place in the Olympic Park since 1972. In 2019 alone, the park registered 4,3 million visitors, of which 2,9 million visited 417 events and more than 1,4 million visited the tourism and leisure facilities. …
The Olympiapark München GmbH is an investment company 100% owned by the City of Munich. …
It offers indoor (Soccer arena, ice rink, swimming pool, a fitness studio and wellness facilities) and outdoor (Exercise Areas, tennis, mini-golf, inline skating, boat rental) high-level facilities promoting an active and healthy lifestyle. It also hosts sport clubs for team sports such as water polo, swimming, diving, underwater rugby, figure skating and ice dancing, ice hockey or short-track. It is a place made for families and young people. …
OlympicCities.org
I was last here as a teenager in 1976.
But it looked even better to me as a tourist in 2023. Very busy.
Gold medal.
Franco Menichelli has style. Today age-88.
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Thanks Ron.
Gymnastics will be high on the list of Olympic sport media right through Paris if Simone is competing.
This is good for the sport. Sponsorship.
Already the Olympic favourite after just a few months serious training.
1. Biles – 59.100
2. De Jesus Dos Santos – 56.200
3. Wong – 54.100
4. Roberson – 54.050
5. Matthews – 53.550
Read Spencer’s LIVE blog. Scores were generous.
#CoreClassic was just a practice competition for U.S. Championships August 24-27 in San Jose, California. Tickets.
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