Category: psychology

Miss Val on NBC Dateline

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You might be able to watch the entire Silent No More episode here.

‘I define my own success’

Success.

(via GymCastic)

Miss Val breaks down UCLA day 1

Always worth a listen. Coach credits Nia Dennis for starting Vault for the the team with such enthusiasm. It reminds me a bit of Anna Li starting UCLA on Beam, back in the day.

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Sabrina Vega – Beam

This was the most talked about routine from session 1 at Nationals.

Sabrina was the clutch hero at Regionals to unexpectedly get Georgia to Nationals. Could she do it again to keep them in the running for Super 6.

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YES.

Georgia just wouldn’t quit. Jordyn Pederson had an ankle injury on Floor. So Gymdogs only put up 5 gymnasts on Bars. They hit. #NeverQuit

Finishing 4th in session 1 was an excellent ranking for Georgia after the challenging season they’ve endured. A contender again soon.

the Kennedy Baker story

One of the all time Gator greats, Kennedy snapped an Achilles early this season. ☹️

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Monika Míčková on eating disorders in Rhythmic

Monika Míčková is a retired Czech rhythmic gymnast. She competed Worlds 6 times.

She posted an awful retrospective of her long career. It begins with …

You’re fat.

You are lazy.

You are incompetent.

You are stupid.

From the mouth of the coaches I heard these words almost every day and took them as a normal part of the drill. They also behaved equally to other girls, regardless of age and performance. No one imagined something strange going on, everyone accepted that it was supposed to be. …

You can read it here. (Czech)

I used Google Translate.

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I love Commonwealth Games

It’s a big time meet … yet everyone is still smiling and happy.

Farah Ann Abdul Hadi, Malaysia

For smaller nations like Wales, it’s like the Olympics.

Latalia Bevan and Maisie Methuen are excellent gymnasts.

The AA Final was actually a very good competition for most of the competitors. Congratulations.

meet Izzy Weall – trampolinist

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What’s next? … Izzy wants to be a motor racing driver.