Stella Zakharova — now age-58 — was Olympic team champion in 1980.
Worlds team champion in 1979 Fort Worth.
This war is stupid.
Category: safety
Support gymnasts in Ukraine
Head coach of Ohio State’s men’s gymnastics team and former gymnast with three Olympic medals, including two gold, is sending out a plea to help gymnasts in Ukraine.
You can help! …
Details
You can Venmo funds to Rustam Sharipov and he’ll personally make sure tape, grips and other supplies get to gymnasts who need them.
happier, healthier coaches & gymnasts
Kim Shore was a great gymnast, a Gym Mom, past Director for Gymnastics Canada — and an important voices for improving Gymnastics culture.
This interview is excellent information for all coaches, parents and sport leaders.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
BEST Air Pits 2022?
One Gym I know is considering Air Pits as they can’t put anything in-ground in their facility.
Question:
What are the best Air Pits available? Speed of inflation? Mobility?
SAFETY for young Artistic gymnasts?
I do like the Pit Pillow top mat.
Leave a comment if you have one you can recommend.
Here are some options:
Click PLAY or watch BigAirBag on YouTube.
Click PLAY or watch Air Track Italia on YouTube.
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Ukraine’s Illia Kovtun on the Russian invasion
International Gymnast Online interview
The 18-year-old Kovtun, who finished 11th all-around at last summer’s Olympic Games in Tokyo and third all-around at last fall’s World Championships in Kitakyushu, has maintained his composure on and off the apparatus since the invasion of his homeland began February 24. …
IGO: Congratulations on your gold and silver medals in Cottbus, and your gold, silver and bronze medals in Doha. Given the situation in your country, how did you manage to maintain your focus to perform so strongly in those finals?
IK: Thanks a lot, I’m very pleased. I tried and fought to the bitter end. My family and my coach (Irina Nadyuk) support me. We are all walking the same path together. I was scared for my people, for our freedom, for relatives and friends, but the coach and my parents set me up and helped me to go through the competition proudly for our people and represent our country with dignity.
IGO: What is the situation like for your family in Ukraine right now? How they are living and managing to survive?
IK: Our families live in fear and hear air raid sirens all the time …
IGO: What can people do to help Ukrainians, and especially Ukrainian gymnasts and their coaches?
IK: Almost the whole world is helping Ukrainians, both financially and morally. Many countries are taking our families to their homes and helping them in society. Gymnastics clubs in different countries are ready to accept our gymnasts with their families, and provide accommodation, meals and a place to practice. …
Ukraine’s Illia Kovtun: ‘God is with us and the truth is on our side’
Valeri Liukin update
GymCastic reports that Valeri is not under consideration for women’s high performance director at USAG.
Liukin is under investigation by SafeSport for allegations of verbal and psychological abuse, and gymnasts McKenzie Wofford and Megan Marenghi spoke about their experiences at WOGA to the OC Register.
International Women’s Day
As Artistic Gymnastics is one of the domains where females are more popular than males, we have a role to play in helping girls and women gain equal opportunity everywhere else.
Rustam Sharipov calls for peace
Ohio State Head Coach Rustam Sharipov was a Ukrainian gymnast who won Olympic gold medals for Ukraine and the Unified Team.
Click PLAY or watch it on Instagram.
Doha results – day 2
There will be very few future opportunities for Russians to compete internationally until Putin withdraws from Ukraine.
Beam
Vladislava Urazova 13.200
Nora Peresztegi HUN 12.733
Angel Wong Hiu Ying HKG 12.333
Floor
Maria Minaeva 12.666
Daniela Batrona UKR 12.666
Dorina Böczögö HUN 12.433
Vault
Artur Davtyan ARM 15.033
Nazar Chepurnyi UKR 14.833
James Bacueti AUS 14.666
P Bars
Illia Kovtun UKR 15.166
Milad Karimi KAZ 14.566
Ivan Kuliak 14.533
H Bar
Alexander Myakinin ISR 14.333
Robert Tvorogal LTU 13.933
Illia Kovtun UKR 13.933
Russian gymnast wears military symbol in Doha
It looks like Ivan Kulyak decided to affix a Russian Army symbol for an Awards ceremony in Doha.
Khorkina has shared the same symbol on social networks.
She holds the rank of colonel in the Russian army and is married to a general.
As much as I’m sympathetic for those Russians who only want PEACE with Ukraine, this is why Russia must be banned until Putin withdraws.
The list of Putin supporters grows shorter each day.
Civilians in Ukraine are being killed by Russian bombs. We have to stand with Ukraine in every non-violent way possible.
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