Komova on her comeback, her career

Click over to Luba’s site to read a very interesting perspective. Vika is well spoken.

VIKTORIA KOMOVA ON HER INJURY AND COMING BACK TO GYMNASTICS

Sam interviews Doc Ali

In episode 5 Sam Peszek interviews Alison Arnold, a mental toughness coach for USA Gymnastics since 1997.

Turns out Sam had mental blocks on backward tumbling and Beam.

Click though to listen.

Kentucky Special Olympics Fab 5

Watch these awesome gymnasts on ESPNW. … And their Olympic gymnast heroes.

Dancers Against Cancer

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Maddie and Mackenzie Ziegler Support Young Dancers Battling Cancer in Touching PSA

imadanceragainstcancer.org

Kamerin Moore speaks out

Dvora Meyers linked to a video from Kamerin Moore, former elite gymnast and Larry Nassar survivor.

It’s very emotional.

Former Elite Gymnast Kamerin Moore Learns To Take Back Her Accomplishments From An Abusive Coach

Kamerin Moore, John Geddert, Jordyn Wieber 

building self-esteem

Young girls need to know that they are more than just their looks. …

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related – Little Girls Start Believing Harmful Gender Stereotypes by Age 6

Thanks Kristina.

David Belyavskiy – Never Give Up

#WillFindsaWay

David finished 46th at his first Russian Championships. He was no overnight success.

At 2017 Worlds he won medals on Pommels and P Bars.

Coming from a small town, he moved at age-15 to the city of Yekaterinburg for training.

DAVID BELYAVSKIY TOLD HIS STORY OF NEVER GIVING UP

Sam Peszek’s 11 tips for gymnasts

 5. Are you in or are you out?

6. If you’re going to do something, you might as well give 100%
10. RAW: Ruthlessly Attack your Weaknesses
11. Become a 24 Hour Athlete

You can also check out Samantha Peszek and Beam Queen Bootcamp on instagram.

Click over to GymnasticsHQ for the details – OLYMPIAN SAMANTHA PESZEK SHARES 11 TIPS TO HELP YOU BECOME A BETTER GYMNAST

how Payton Richards thinks on Beam

Stick to your plan. Count on your training.

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Payton, a two time J.O. Beam champion, will compete for Florida.

life after Gymnastics

HARRY MCLELLAN just retired from the sport.

In this article he reflects on what he learned. And what’s next.

I was a gymnast for 19 years. I began in Mommy and Me classes at age 3 and never missed a practice (by choice) until the day I retired as a senior graduate from the UIUC. …

Throughout middle school and into my adolescence I was known as “the gymnast.” I trained year long eating, sleeping, and breathing gymnastics. When I got to the collegiate level, this cycle only intensified.

Though I knew my career would last just until I completed college, the thought of what came next remained ever present but incomprehensible. What will it look like? Who will I be without gymnastics? …

A New Dismount – GETTING IN THE SWING OF LIFE AFTER ATHLETICS