Category: Olympics

Larisa Iordache’s story

My biggest problem have been injuries. I’ve had six surgeries so far. …

The most beautiful competition was the 2014 World Championships in Nanning, where I won the all-around silver and again silver on floor. I felt so well-prepared physically and mentally. I was injury-free, I was able to train continuously, to make progress. I felt confident in every event. …

But I felt ready for Montreal. At the National Championships I had won four gold medals and I was confident. Too bad about what happened in Montreal – all over before it started. …

This is the last chance I’m giving myself

I’m assuming this was published in Romanian before her fantastic comeback at Europeans 2020.

Recall Larisa snapped her Achilles at Worlds 2017 Montreal.

Winter Cup, Nastia Liukin, Elite Team Cup Feb. 26-28

Fingers crossed.

Nice to see both men and women together at a meet named for the Men’s National Team selection event, normally held in Vegas.

USA Gymnastics announced Thursday that the Winter Cup will be Feb. 26-28 at the Indiana Convention Center, featuring an expanded field of men’s and women’s senior and junior gymnasts.

Fans will not be allowed to attend, but there will be live television coverage …

Gymnastics road to Tokyo Olympics to start in Indy

Iordache, Romania lead at Europeans

The two-time World all-around medallist returned to international competition for the first time in three years on Thursday.

… competed at her first international competition in more than three years on Thursday (17 December) as she led Romania to the top of the standings during the qualifying round at the Women’s European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Mersin, Turkey.

Many top nations, including defending team medallists Russia, France, and the Netherlands, have chosen to skip the event due to COVID-19 concerns. …

Olympic Channel

Blythe posted Quick Hits.

Russia loses in Court of Arbitration

Russia will not be able to use its name, flag and anthem at the next two Olympics or at any world championships for the next two years after a ruling Thursday by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

The Lausanne-based court halved the four-year ban proposed last year by the World Anti-Doping Agency in a landmark case that accused Russia of state-ordered tampering of a testing laboratory database in Moscow. The ruling also blocked Russia from bidding to host major sporting events for two years.

Russian athletes and teams will still be allowed to compete at next year’s Tokyo Olympics and the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing, as well as world championships …

AP

Zou Jingyuan training AA

We know Zou Jingyuan as the greatest P Bar competitor of all-time.

But he’s training the AA and has a goal to count on 3 apparatus for team China at the Olympics.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

MAG All-Japan AA results

Crazy depth.

  1. Kaya Kazuma 173.764
  2. Kitazono Takeru 173.262 (High School)
  3. Tanigawa Kakeru 173.096
  4. Tanigawa Wataru 173.096
  5. Hashimoto Daiki 171.964
  6. Chiba Kenta 171.429

The brothers exactly tied. No bragging rights.

Full results.

Kohei’s 15.7 H Bar

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Mai Murakami – Japan AA Champ

Mai wasn’t happy with her performance in prelims. But the AA final went well.

Click PLAY or watch all 4 apparatus on YouTube.

Read the Olympic Channel write-up.

Read Lauren’s report.