Valerie Belenki will be MAG head coach and the women’s team now has Gerben Wiersma.
Both have those positions through the 2024 Olympics.
Gerben Wiersma to coach Germany
Category: Olympics
11 Olympic Ice Dancing teams train with Ice Academy of Montreal
Coaches Marie-France Dubreuil and her husband Patrice Lauzon coach all 3 American tandems, Chinese, British, Spaniards, Japanese, Armenians and the No. 2 Canadians. Also the gold medal winning French team of Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron.
Because coaches at the sideboards usually wear nationally branded Games jackets and coats to complement their skaters, Dubreuil has a stack of outerwear that she has rotated through practice sessions and through last week’s team event, where her American ice dancers won silver, and her Japanese bronze. …
Canadian figure skating coaching couple boasts astonishing 11 Olympic ice dance teams
Kamila Valieva – Olympic quads
Amazing. She twists so quickly.
I’m so sorry this historic accomplishment is being overshadowed by why her coach, Eteri Tutberidze, couldn’t prevent Kamila from taking a prohibited substance.
My second question is WHY the IOC doesn’t have a minimum age for all Olympic sports.
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Nathan Chen – Rocketman
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Eileen Gu – living her best life
I’d say Eileen can do ANYTHING she wants.
Gu, 18, was born in San Francisco to an American father and Chinese mother, who raised her as a single mom and taught her to ski at nearby Lake Tahoe. …
… will attend Stanford this fall. She’s also a model with nearly a million Instagram followers and countless endorsement deals.
In 2019, she announced she’d be competing for China. Now, she’s so popular in her mother’s native country that her gold medal win caused Chinese social media platform Weibo to crash. …
Axios – Eileen Gu: A tale of two nations
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NCAA Olympians since 1984
Which past, present and future NCAA gymnasts represented their country at the Olympic Games?
NCAA.com tried to put together a full list:
Complete history of Olympians in NCAA gymnastics, since 1984
Kathy Johnson took silver with the team and bronze on beam in 1984.
Freestyle Skiing – Men’s Moguls
In Moguls, competitors have two chances to flip and/or twist.
One of the bigger upsets in Beijing was 21-year-old Walter Wallberg coming out on top over legend Mikaël KINGsbury.
“I’m very proud,” Kingsbury told CBC Sports. “This is my third Olympic medal in three Olympic Games. …
“I was able to put down my best run in super final and tried to put the pressure on Walter, but he answered very well. [I’m] proud of him.” …
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You can watch previous Olympic champions including Mikaël Kingsbury on YouTube.
10s for Olympians
Olympics all-around champion Sunisa Lee, floor exercise Olympic gold medalist Jade Carey, as well as Olympic team silver medalists, Jordan Chiles, and Grace McCallum, all scored their first perfect 10s in week five of the regular season in the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association). …
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Max Parrot gold Slopestyle
Kamila Valieva lands 2 quads
No woman had ever landed a quad twist in Olympic competition. 15-year-old Kamila Valieva attempted 3 in her free skate.
Landed two.
#respect
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