Félix Dolci motivation

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Félix’s main opponent this season was shoulder injury.

If you don’t know him — one of the top Juniors in the world — check a Floor routine from last season.

Cirque VOLTA – Swinging Rings

The new Cirque show VOLTA includes this retro discipline. I love it.

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The Whittenburg – new H-value skill

‘The Whittenburg’, a new element on Still Rings, has officially been recognised by the FIG Men’s Technical Committee to be added to the Code of Points …

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Letter To A New Gymnastics Dad

Dear New Team Dad,

How excited are you for your little gymnast right now? She was asked to become a member of the team and she cannot stop smiling or stop jumping with joy! …

I am going to be completely honest with you; gymnastics is not an easy sport. Many hours, sore muscles, falls, tears and fears are involved but the more your little gymnast practices, the braver and stronger she will become.

You will be nervous at first, especially since you do not know what to expect- but I promise you that you will be blown away when you see her perform at her first competition …

All Gymnasts

translating web pages into another language

Most people these days do it with add-ons to their browser. Here are a few examples that work:

Chrome browser add-on for Google translate

Firefox browser add-on for Google translate

Translate Safari Extension

Windows Edge browser Translator

 

 

FIG “Duty of Care Code”

As a clear sign of its strong commitment to the protection of gymnasts, the FIG will develop a“Duty of Care Code” which sets up all the policies and procedures regarding misconduct in the Gymnastics world, ranging from prevention and education to reporting, investigation and sanctions.

“As FIG President, I declare that a we will not tolerate abuse or sexual harassment in the Gymnastics community,” said Morinari Watanabe. “In the sporting community, we observe the rules because we are educated to do so. But rules cannot be observed only through education and legislation. Severe sanctions are needed. The same level of severe measures as anti-doping is necessary for eradicating harassment,” he emphasized. …

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