Category: safety

Ukrainian gymnasts rally for aid to war victimsοΏΌ

John Crumlish:

1996 Olympic all-around championΒ Lilia Podkopayeva, 1996 Olympic parallel bars championΒ Rustam SharipovΒ and fellow OlympiansΒ Iryna Yarotska Goncharova,Β Alyona KvashaΒ andΒ Iryna KrasnyanskaΒ are among former Ukrainian gymnastics team stars rallying from abroad for donations and supplies to assist victims of the war in their homeland. …

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https://twitter.com/intlgymnast/status/1524397557354582017

Oleg Verniaiev β€”Β actively serving in the defence of his nation β€” is collecting donations to buy supplies for the soldiers on the Kharkiv front.

Canadian class-action lawsuit

UPDATE: Gymnastics Canada has responded.

Amelia Cline β€”Β now a lawyer β€” is one of the athletes bringing forward a class-action lawsuit against Gymnastics Canada and provincial governing bodies, claiming lasting physical and psychological damages suffered over many years.

Amelia was coached for 3 years by the Lashins at Omega Gymnastics.

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gymnasts in Canada launch lawsuit

More than a dozen former Canadian gymnasts have launched a class-action lawsuit claiming lasting physical and psychological damages suffered over many years.

Amelia Cline is the named plaintiff and there are as many as 20 class members so far.

The proposed class of plaintiffs are suing Gymnastics Canada and provincial governing bodies in B.C., Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Alberta and Saskatchewan alleging physical, sexual, and/or psychological abuse while participants of programs and activities delivered by Gymnastics Canada and six provincial member organizations between 1978 and the present. …

CBC

Ukraine’s Igor Radivilov training in Germany

The 29-year-old gymnastics legend is training in Cottbus, finding it impossible to train properly at home.

Big Air Olympic Champ Anna Gasser

Anna was a gymnast who didn’t switch to Snowboard until age-18.

She can related to Simone having the ‘twisties’.

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Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

#Chengdu2021 FISU postponed to 2023

Postponed due to Covid for the second time.

This means both Asian Games and Universiade have been postponed.

Southeast Asian Games is still ON in Vietnam starting soon.

supporting Trans rights

#FlippingExhausted

In a race to prove themselves more hateful than potential GOP challengers, Republican politicians in the USA are voting for transphobic legislation.

Of course all citizens should have the right to participate in sports.

Each sports governing body must decide who competes in what division. They must make the rules as fair as possible for all competitors.

Here are a few of those in the gymternet speaking out against transphobia in politics and sports.

Oleksandr Vorobiov’s father killed

Defending his nation from Putin’s invasion.

Rhys – 42 Russians in 1 minute

He was raising funds and awareness for Action Mental Health’s services which support the mental health of people of all ages across Northern Ireland.

No doubt other gymnasts have done more unofficially. But the former record was 35 Russians.

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remembering Kateryna Dyachenko