Lauren posted the list of gymnasts expected to compete and submit routines online.
Some expected contenders in Canada are still locked out of their Gyms or have not had enough training time to get ready.
Category: safety
Eating disorders in Climbing
Climbing is now an Olympic sport.
LIGHT – the documentary film just released.
Directed, written, edited and produced by women.
We hope it will spark fresh dialogue, remove some stigma and offer solace to those who need it.
Male climbers suffer, as well. But are less willing to talk about it.
… reveals the hidden world of eating disorders in professional rock climbing as the filmmaker follows two best friends on their harrowing journey in a courageous narrative that breaks the silence about the sport’s darkest secret. …
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (46min)
Thanks Jeff.
Shawn Johnson has COVID
… Shawn Johnson, who has is pregnant with her second child with husband Andrew East, revealed Sunday that she has tested positive for COVID-19.
… “my body is just exhausted” after already spending the last two weeks caring for the couple’s 15-month-old daughter Drew Hazel, who had contracted RSV (respiratory syncytial virus). …
Further, Johnson had a close family member “fight for his life last month while battling COVID …
USA Today
1st SEC Pride Meet – Florida
I’m impressed. Loud and proud.
Florida is committed to equal opportunity for all students.
Fauci: schools safer than community
Data so far shows — for kids — Schools safer than the home community.
I’d argue Gym Clubs are safer than schools.
Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter.
Michigan NCAA 2 week pause
… the University of Michigan Athletic Department will immediately pause athletic activities in all sports, including games, team and individual training sessions, until further notice and up to 14 days. …
The mandate follows positive test results for the SAR-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 variant virus infections from several individuals linked to the U-M Athletic Department through its diligent testing regiment.
The B.1.1.7 variant is thought to be approximately 50 percent more transmissible than the standard form of the virus …
The Nebraska men’s gymnastics meet against Michigan scheduled for Sunday at 12:30 p.m. has been canceled.
Gabriele Frehse & Gerrit Beltman – dismissal recommended
This relates to the final report of a Frankfurt law firm, which, on behalf of the DTB, investigated the serious allegations that the former world champion Pauline Schäfer, 24, first raised against Frehse in SPIEGEL.
She and a dozen other athletes reported that they had been mentally abused by the trainer at the federal base in Chemnitz, some of them for years.
In addition, Frehse gave them strong painkillers or drove them into the eating disorder . …
Frehse vehemently denies the allegations.
SPIEGEL
In addition, the DTB “emphatically” demands that the employment relationship with the Dutch trainer Gerrit Beltman in Chemnitz be terminated. He has been working in Chemnitz since last year – although there are also serious allegations of mistreatment against him .
In both cases, however, the DTB can only make recommendations. Frehse’s employer is the Olympic base in Saxony. Beltman is employed by TuS Chemnitz-Altendorf.
lights go out at Beach Blast
I was super excited about this meet. Super disappointed to hear that COVID safety was poorly enforced.
Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter.
Nya Reed – Equality
Florida Gators junior Nya Reed came into her team’s gymnastics competition against the University of Georgia on Jan. 15 with a clear message. She and four other athletes knelt for the national anthem, and she personally chose to stamp “#equality” on the back of her leg.
Athletes, according to the University of Florida, will take part in this demonstration throughout the season. …
Pop Sugar
I really like the stamp. Unlike kneeling, it can’t be deliberately misinterpreted by haters.
#respect for Florida
MyKayla’s recovery from COVID
‘My body is super weak:’ COVID-19 slows Ute gymnast MyKayla Skinner’s quest for Olympics
Coronavirus bout turned into pneumonia, which put her in the hospital
Salt Lake Tribune
In this video she tells the sucky story of her getting pneumonia after COVID.
She’s going back to training soon.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
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