Angelina Melnikova interview

It can’t be easy to be one of the best gymnasts in the world, unable to compete internationally.

This long interview is excellent. And about as honest as possible under the Putin dictatorship.

She expects not be allowed to compete Paris. Unsure about 2028 L.A.

Fred Richard on YouTube

Our new — surprise — Worlds Bronze medalist in the AA has an entertaining YouTube channel. Check it out. And SUBSCRIBE.

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Girls Talk About Growing Up & Sports

We asked girls and all-star athletes like Jordan Chiles, Rayssa Leal, and Bebe Vio how they tackled obstacles that made them want to quit sport. …

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Heath Thorpe interview

Great gymnast. Fantastic media guy. One of the best in Antwerp, I felt.

“Media can be terrible. … These questions can be terrible.”

Heath has empathy with the gymnasts. And they trust him not to sensationalize any word they might say.

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gymnasts for #WorldMentalHealthDay

Tips for staying mentally healthy while training one of the world’s most difficult sports.

Fred deserves it

Listen to James Hall — who hit 6 / 6.

You DO deserve it man.

IF you can medal with a fall, you medal. Fred was great yesterday.

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Hashimoto Daiki on TEAM Gold

This feels better than his individual World and Olympic AA titles.

Women’s Qualifications Interviews

Ellie and Kaylia.

A new superstar. And Ellie Black ➙ a Worlds finalist for 10 years. AND now on every apparatus at one Worlds or another.

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In praise of Gymnastics Unitards

They simply make more sense than the traditional one piece bathing suit.

Read Nancy Armour’s take ➙ How a unitard could help keep women in gymnastics past puberty

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