Katelyn Ohashi’s new video

Happy at UCLA, Katelyn hopes to see a day when Elite is less brutal.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. Or Facebook.

Nastia’s Grander app

I downloaded the free Grander app for IOS. Works great.

Ashton Locklear, Morgan Hurd, Jordan Chiles & others give advice for gymnasts, parents, coaches and fans. #BeGrander

This is real female empowerment. Not the lawyer speak version.

Watch the founder, Nastia, explain what it’s all about. (VIDEO)

Coming up soon is the Grander Summit in Boston August 18th.

preorder Miss Val’s new book

Co-written with Mr. GymCastic. 😀

Life Is Short, Don’t Wait to Dance

Available in hard cover October 2, 2018.

the Katelyn Ohashi story

… What’s different between now and then?

“I’ve discovered things from being severely injured, to having gymnastics being taken away from me, and I realized this isn’t forever,” she says.

“When I was in elite, [I was] living in black and white, whereas now I feel like I live more in full color.” …

How Katelyn Ohashi Rediscovered Gymnastics on Her Own Terms

The athlete on the satisfying differences between collegiate and elite gymnastics.

mental blocks in Gymnastics

If it happens to Simone, it can happen to anyone.

One day, I came in and decided I forgot how to do gymnastics. You know, that’s great. And I could not twist on floor or on beam. For my beam dismount, I just like wouldn’t do it, and we couldn’t figure out why. …

read more on Olympic Channel – Simone Biles: ‘I Feel Like I Am In Better Shape Than In Rio’

That was posted a few days before the U.S. Classic.

wearing shorts over the leotard in competition

One Gym Mom wonders WHY our sport has not evolved to the point where more gymnasts aren’t wearing Lycra shorts in competition.

It reminds me of the 1990s when I petitioned to allow the University of Saskatchewan women’s team to wear shorts and leo. That request was instantly approved. … The young ladies, however, decided to — last minute — compete in leotards after all.

I LOVE Gymnastics, but…

Gymnastics Nutrition – Nicole Jontony

In this episode Sam talks to Nicole Jontony, former collegiate gymnast, who is currently a sports dietitian at Ohio State University.

Joy of Maggie Nichols

Click PLAY or watch it on Facebook. 

https://twitter.com/SarahLouisePet/status/1020619749472993280

Miss Val interview

Always informative and entertaining. Recorded at #GymCon2018.

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