Category: psychology

Tom Forster on team finals

Tom has been posting daily updates on Facebook. We like the transparency and honesty.

Day 14 went well. 🙂

… We started the day with two line ups; one with Simone and one without in the case her kidney stone moved. I told the girls that anything can happen and we have to be prepared. We had the fourth girl warm up each event in the case Simone had to pull out. …

The USA Elite program is working. The athletes feel safe. The athletes are taken care of. The athletes are heard. The athletes and coaches are working smart.

Those that questioned if Riley should have been put on beam – YES she should have! …

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why isn’t everyone Ellie Black?

You might assume team Canada would be heartbroken. So close to team Olympic qualification.

1. USA – 171.629 🥇
2. RUS – 162.863 🥈
3. CHN – 162.396 🥉

4. CAN – 161.644
5. FRA – 161.294
6. JPN – 160.262
7. BRA – 159.830
8. GER – 159.428

Here’s what the team leader had to say.

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Fact is that any of the 5 teams could have finished ahead of China this day with a perfect meet. I felt Brazil had the best chance.

bullying made Dom Cunningham stronger

Watch the interview on BBC.

Call out bullies every time you see it happen. Take ethical action.

Chow on this year’s team China

He says he is keen on introducing some of the “American attitude” toward youth sports by bringing some fun to the gym.

“I’m promoting ‘happy Gymnastics’ and ‘happy sports’ instead of just only hard work,” says Chow …

The Chinese women’s team in Doha — Du Siyu, Zhang Jin, Chen Yile, Liu Jinru, Liu Tingting and Luo Huan —

… this is a new squad — Luo and Liu Tingting are the only gymnasts with world championships experience …

Liang Chow seeking ‘best of both worlds’ in new role for China

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Dom Cunningham’s vault

The Biles. 😀

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Dom nearly quit Gymnastics last year, frustrated at not qualifying for the BIG meets. Now he’s a favourite for Floor and Vault finals.

(via Lee Wools)

Tom Forster on USA preparation

… People might be very surprised how much of our conversations, at every meal time, are about protecting the athletes versus working them harder. There is tremendous attention devoted to balancing their mental and physical rest with the work needed for them to be their best. …

Photos.

Valeri on Team Brazil

I don’t want team to be stressed, says Brazil WAG coach Liukin

related – WHAT TO EXPECT FROM BRAZIL AT DOHA (Portuguese)

Jim Thorpe’s shoes at the Olympics

Associated Press named him the “greatest athlete” from the first 50 years of the 20th century.

Here’s a great story – triumphing over racism and adversity.

James Francis Thorpe (Sac and Fox (Sauk): Wa-Tho-Huk, translated as “Bright Path” … was an American athlete and Olympic gold medalist.

A member of the Sac and Fox Nation, Thorpe became the first Native American to win a gold medal for the United States.

Considered one of the most versatile athletes of modern sports, he won Olympic gold medals in the 1912 pentathlon and decathlon, and played American football (collegiate and professional), professional baseball, and basketball.

He lost his Olympic titles after it was found he had been paid for playing two seasons of semi-professional baseball before competing in the Olympics, thus violating the amateurism rules that were then in place. In 1983, 30 years after his death, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) restored his Olympic medals. …