Category: Olympics

IOC defends China

Personally, I criticize the IOC for being gutless — taking no stance on the lack of human rights in totalitarian dictatorship China.

At the same time, I praise the athletes and coaches — including those from China and ROC.

It’s the same situation where we support troops while criticizing the politicians who put them in danger.

Bach’s weak argument:

The Olympic mission is clear, he said: “Always building bridges, never erecting walls.” …

Canadian Press – In Beijing, Olympic ideals coexist with authoritarian rule

Winter Olympic sports are COOL 🏂

Yes the IOC is gutless.

Yes the IOC is happy to stay silent while taking Chinese money.

BUT the athletes are truly inspiring. And many of those little seen sports are cool.

I’m really happy there was no boycott of athletes.

Click PLAY or watch a Canadian montage on YouTube.

British coach of the Year – Scott Hann

Congratulations.

Of course his gymnast, Max Whitlock, was male athlete of the year. Max is the most successful British Olympic gymnast of all time.

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Andrey Rodionenko on 2024

TOKYO TEAM

There’s no need for commentary, our victories in Tokyo are deserved. I don’t want to overstate or understate them in any way. What’s done is done. …

TOKYO AA and APPARATUS

… You could say that they spent too much energy in the team competition, but it’s not an excuse.

After all, the Japanese and Chinese gymnasts fought and had great results in the fight for gold medals and other medals both in the all-around and event finals. And this lack of capacity in our case requires meticulous analysis and separate approaches in each specific case. …

PARIS

… there will be a new competition format there.

While in Tokyo, the format was 4-4-3 (four people on the team, four on the competition floor, three scores count), the format of the next Games and, by the way, of the World Championships as well is 5-4-3 (five people on the team, four on the competition floor and three best scores count).

That is, the additional team spot gives an opportunity to have two all-arounders and three event specialists. Or three all-arounders and two event specialists …

RODIONENKO: WE CAN’T ALLOW AVERAGE SCORES ON ANY OF THE EVENTS

197.525 Auburn – Alabama 197.125

#parity

2nd highest score in program history at sold-out Auburn Arena.

Sunisa Lee, Olympic champion, won her collegiate all-around debut 39.7.

Teramoto Asuka retired

The 2012 (9th) and 2016 (8th) Olympian missed the Games in 2021 due to injury.

Thanks for all the good years.

R.I.P. Szilveszter Csollany

Szilveszter Csollany, a 2000 Olympic gymnastics champion, died Monday at the age of 51 after spending weeks hospitalized with COVID-19, Hungarian sports officials said.

… a gold medal in the men’s rings competition at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. He also won silver in 1996 in Atlanta and a world championship gold in 2002.

He was a six-time medalist at the European gymnastics championships, and the recipient of Hungary’s “Sportsman of the Year” award in 2000 and 2002.

Csollany had been hospitalized with COVID-19 since early December, and spent several weeks on a ventilator.

NBC – Szilveszter Csollany, Olympic gymnastics champion in 2000, dies after COVID infection

Watch his Olympic Rings routine on YouTube.

Apolo Ohno on mental training

Apolo Ohno is an American retired short track speed skating competitor and an eight-time medalist (two gold, two silver, four bronze) in the Winter Olympics.

He notes that he was never one of the most physically, genetically gifted for the craziest of winter sports. Mental training was his edge.

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Jade Carey in the NCAA

It’s great to see the Olympic Champion in the orange and black.

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Coach Michael Chaplin had to miss her debut.