To produce approximately 5,000 medals, an estimated 8 tons of metal are needed. …
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Great idea.
But it’s not going well, so far.
Japan / Taichi Adachi win RD761 Jr
Major Men’s competition – January 19 through January 21 in Katy, Texas.
1. JAPAN
2. GBR
3. USA
1 Taichi Adachi Japan 82.500
2 Shiga Tachibana Japan 81.350
3 Jamie Lewis Great Britain 80.450
full results
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best Men’s scores 2018
1 Nakita Nagornyy RUS 1st Bundesliga 87.650
2 Sam Mikulak USA Winter Cup QF 86.300
3 Yul Moldauer USA American Cup 85.964
4 David Belyavskiy RUS Stuttgart World Cup 85.732
5 Shogo Nonomura JPN Birmingham 84.797
6 Brinn Bevan GBR British Championships AA 84.400
7 James Hall GBR English Championships 84.150
full results
related – Analysis of which of the British guys will be top AA at Commonwealth Games: Nile, James or Dom.
Ethiopia’s handstand man
Joel Gagnon Nissen-Emery Nomination
Joel’s been a real contributor to Minnesota’s rise over the past 4 years. #respect
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why USAG needs independent oversight
UPDATED with input from Goldie.
The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) is the National Olympic Committee for the United States. It’s based out of Colorado Springs.
USOC is the organization recognized by the the International Olympic Committee.
Similarly, USA Gymnastics ( USAG) answers to the USOC.
USOC could decertify USA Gymnastics and indeed they made that threat. As a result the entire board resigned on January 26, 2018
All those organizations are natural monopolies , not much subject to market forces.
You can quit USAG and go to the United States Association of Independent Gymnastics Clubs, but getting to the NCAA will be more difficult. Olympic qualification impossible.
If interested in this topic read a WSJ article by Steven Sexton. Subscription may be needed.
The U.S. Olympic Monopoly Needs Accountability
There can be only one Team USA, so Congress must provide oversight and force changes.
Göksu Üçtaş – Beam bonus
Though often not (yet) done well, I actually like the sideways facing skills on Beam. #variety
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Now age-27. Still learning new skills.
Nush – Adler
Danusia Francis has a stoop shoot better than most men at Worlds.
FIG calls it Adler (German for eagle.)
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American Cup TV ratings down
The Nassar scandal seems to be hurting the American fan base.
… (2018) American Cup gymnastics competition had a 0.67 rating and 982,000 viewers on NBC, down 11% in ratings and 6% in viewership from last year (0.75, 1.0M) and down 18% and 17% respectively from 2016 (0.8, 1.2M).
It was the lowest rated American Cup in at least a decade and the least-watched since at least 2009.
College Gymnastics numbers are strong, by comparison.
(via GymnasticsVille)
YouTube shuts down at midnight
April Fools. 🙄
YouTube is the single best thing that’s every happened for Gymnastics coaches in my opinion.
It’s easy to find information on nearly every coaching topic. You still need skill to distinguish between the good and the bad, of course.
