England is in strict lockdown, the British men were allowed to travel for training camp.
related – why more top athletes are choosing to come to the UAE
Category: Olympics
FIG cancels & postpones
Artistic – Apparatus World Cup in Cottbus, Germany (25-28 February 2021) is cancelled.
Trampoline – World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan (13-14 February 2021) is cancelled.
Other FIG events have been postponed.
Reality check – IF Olympic qualifying events for all sports cannot be run safely in the coming months, the Olympics will be cancelled or postponed.
About 80% of Japanese citizens already want the Tokyo Games cancelled or delayed.
Happy Birthday Ágnes Keleti
100 years young.
Ágnes Keleti is the oldest surviving Olympic champion, having won 10 medals for Hungary in gymnastics at the Helsinki 1952 and Melbourne 1956 Games, including five golds …
What makes Keleti’s sporting distinction even more impressive is that she did not get an opportunity to compete in the Olympics until she was 31, with the Second World War having put paid to the proposed 1940 and 1944 Games and injury having cruelly robbed her of the chance to take part in the London Games of 1948. …
Inside the Games
Kerri Strug beer
There’s a new line of beers called Olympic Tribute.
One of those, a pale ale, honours Kerri at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
Simone in Tokyo
Winter Beach Blast 2021
A BIG competition is scheduled for Jan 14-17 in Galveston.
4 days MAG & WAG.
The highlight will be the Men’s Sr Elite competition: Yul Moldauer, Marvin Kimble, Allan Bower, Sam Zakutney, Colin Van Wichlen, Donnell Whittenburg and many more.
Meet director Jerit Pogue was interviewed on the gymnasticsville podcast about the meet and the future of American men’s gymnastics.
A professional series of competitions is needed in future — something like the German Bundesliga. Top gymnasts there can earn as much as $30,000 for the season plus expenses.
It’s the Olympic Year 😀
Takeru Kitazono interview
Ellie Black interview
“80, 90 percent of the days are going to be hard.”
Black’s strength is something she had leaned into, often sharing videos on social media of intense strength workouts with the hashtag #grind. …
… They’re not going to be super enjoyable. But it’s what you do on those days that make the good days.”
Olympic Channel
Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter.
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.
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