Category: psychology

Artur Dalaloyan interview

Luba:

At the end of last year, Artur Dalaloyan gave a long interview to Dynamo, the official magazine of his sports club. …

Q: Where did you start doing gymnastics?

A: In Novosibirsk, at a local children center. I took classes in pottery, judo and artistic gymnastics. This was where my parents were told that I had a natural talent for gymnastics and needed to train seriously.

(His Dad is Armenian, his mom Moldovan.)

Q: When you got to Dynamo, did you start training with Alexander Kalinin right away?

A: I was put into his group on the very first day.

Q: You’ve been together for many years. Were there any serious disagreements?

A: There were disagreements and at some point, I even switched coaches. …

Q: You have a cross tattoo. When did you get it?

A: This tattoo is personal. I can only say that I got it during a difficult period in my life when there was a lot of failures and stuff that I didn’t want to happen. I found this specific cross, read about it and put my own meaning into it. And I can say that it’s working.

Q: The head coaches said that the year 2019 is for preparation. What does it mean? You’ll still participate in championships, right?

A: If we didn’t qualify to the Olympics, we would spend the year doing the routines that are consistent and that we are confident about. And we wouldn’t be able to upgrade or to take risks anywhere because we would need to qualify. Now that we did, next year, we can try new routines in competitions and raise the difficulty.

2018 AA Champ Artur Dalaloyan

DALALOYAN: GYMNASTICS HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR ME

Serotonin Effect on Beam?

Is Serotonin Effect a thing?

Serotonin is related to feelings of well-being, calmness and happiness.

But can a gymnast somehow increase serotonin levels in warm-up?

If a superstar like Gabby Wilson thinks it works, I’m not arguing. 🙂

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

 

R.I.P. Carol Johnston

One of the gymnasts that inspired me most in my life, Carol Johnston, died of complications from Early On-set Alzheimers. We trained together as kids at Altadore Gymnastics.

Julie Knight Bowse posted in Gymnastics – A Golden Era

“It is with a heavy heart that I let all of you know that Carol Johnston-Koniar [“Lefty”] passed away on Saturday, May 11, 2019 ….

Carol and I were teammates and roommates at Cal State Fullerton and remained lifelong friends. Her husband called me Saturday and asked that I inform the gymnastics community. He is grateful that she is no longer suffering.” 😥

Click PLAY or watch her Beam on Facebook.

related – Her husband Scott D. Koniar posted her medical story in the Gianna Homes newsletter in 2017.

My wife Carol Johnston Koniar was born with one arm in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. …

Her parents encouraged her to not let her one arm be a handicap. Carol grew up enjoying both ice skating and gymnastics.

Carol … received a scholarship to Cal State Fullerton.

In 1979, Disney produced a documentary short on Carol entitled The Truly Exceptional: Carol Johnston.

The documentary was turned into a feature film Lefty, which premiered across the nation as part of Disney’s Wonderful World series.

… read more (page 5)

Click PLAY or watch a Cal State Fullerton tribute on YouTube.

via Fans of Canadian Gymnastics

Nike – Dream With Us

The inspirational ad features members of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team along with amateur and professional athletes.

The FIFA Women’s World Cup will is hosted this summer by France.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

keep girls in Sport

Fast and Female envisions a world where all girls will have positive, empowering experiences in sports.

For that to happen, they need someone right by their side! Let’s keep young girls healthy, active and ahead of the game.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Svetlana Khorkina mini-documentary

Love her or hate her, triple Olympian Khorkina is one of the greatest gymnasts all time.

By the way, she says you HAVE to love her. No choice. 😀

Svetlana does not lack self-confidence.

Olympic Channel posted a 10 minute documentary. Subtitles.

It features her coach Boris Pilkin.

Click PLAY or watch a teaser on Facebook.

Sam Cerio rehabs to walk down the aisle

Sam Cerio is walking down the aisle at her wedding this summer.

That’s the plan, anyway. …

“It’s definitely not something that I’m going to let define me,” she said.

“I don’t want people to remember me as the girl that got injured, because that’s not what I’ve done here. I’ve done so much more, and I feel like I’ve done so much more, at Auburn. …

Sam Cerio set to graduate, refusing to let adversity define her

Click PLAY or watch career highlights on YouTube.