Category: safety

European Championships 2020 Paris status decided end of March

UPDATE from UEG:

In France, host of the 2020 European Championships in Women’s Artistic Gymnastics, the government has decided to limit the persons in the venue to max. 1000 people until 15 April.

As our event has the arrival day on 26 April, the UEG works closely together with the Local Organising Committee to monitor the situation. A final decision will be made by the end of March.

    • Original post from March 9th:

April 30 – May 3.

Disneyland Paris is still open though a staff worker tested positive for coronavirus.

But Disneyland might be closing soon. France has now banned gatherings of more than 1,000 people.

What about Europeans? 

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weighing gymnasts – British Gymnastics position statement

Created as a guidance document for clubs, coaches, parents and gymnasts the statement gives advice and reasoning on the complexities surrounding weighing gymnasts with the gymnasts optimal long-term development at its core.

The advice highlights the need for clear reasoning, appropriate methods, correct consent and the use of qualified practitioners in order to safeguard the physical and mental health of the gymnasts. …

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International Women’s Day – March 8th

International Women’s Day is a focal point in the movement for women’s rights. …

The earliest Women’s Day observance, called “National Woman’s Day” was held on February 28, 1909, in New York City …

Jürgen Klopp on coronavirus

The Liverpool football manager answers for ALL coaches.

Don’t ask me. Consult the experts.

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Simone’s John Legend song

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Simone’s Today interview

Simone Biles Speaks Out On Proposed USA Gymnastics Settlement, Tokyo, More

No gymnasts are satisfied with the USAG offer.

The Yurchenko double pike is training, not for competition. Not at this point.

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USA Jesolo team not going to Italy

A Jesolo team was named. But will not be going in case of expanded virus infection.

Instead, a competition will be organized for these teams at the National Team Training Center in Indianapolis April 3-5, 2020.

Senior
Sophia Butler of Houston, Texas/Discover Gymnastics Inc.
Kara Eaker of Grain Valley, Mo./GAGE
Shilese Jones of Westerville, Ohio/Future Gymnastics Academy*
Leanne Wong of Overland Park, Kan./GAGE

Junior
Love Birt of Camden, Del./First State Gymnastics*
Katelyn Jong of Allen, Texas/Metroplex
Kaliya Lincoln of Mountain House, Calif./Airborne Gymnastics
Katelyn Rosen of Boerne, Texas/Mavericks Gymnastics*

Sam Oldham interview

Sam Oldham won Bronze in Team at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

The youngest member of the squad.

Very eloquent, in this interview Sam discusses the challenges he faced mentally and physically during his career.

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No Shame in my Game

College athletes speak.

Being able to talk helps. A support system helps.

An episode of depression is like an injury.

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As SCHOOL Gymnastics declined, Men’s NCAA declined

USA. 

Katherine Hasenauer Cornetta:

Many men’s gymnastics followers point to the impact of Title IX as providing a critical blow to the sport on the collegiate level.

However, an in-depth look at the history of gymnastics in education over the past 60 years shows that while Title IX is used as an excuse to eliminate collegiate teams, there were several elements that offered up men’s gymnastics to the chopping block.

It was a perfect storm of court cases involving risk, injury and liability in physical education classes and school sports and a change in media coverage. …

While balance beam, parallel bars, vault, trampoline, rope climb and more used to be regular gym class activities, around 1978, they start disappearing from the curriculum. …

When existing equipment broke, it was not replaced, but phased out. When new schools were built and gymnasiums were stocked, gymnastics equipment was not ordered. …

… A Look At How Liability Caused A Decline in Men’s Gymnastics

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I graduated High School in 1975. I had school Gymnastics club and competition in Elementary, Middle School, and High School. Each was fairly well equipped.

By 1985 (or so) all three of my schools had eliminated all but basic P.E. Gymnastics. They sold off the equipment by auction. Clubs bought the best of it.