Many were wondering if there would be any shake up in the USA Men’s program.
End of the year Vitaly is leaving the Olympic Training Centre where many of the National Team train.
SECURITY to the freezer aisle
Pan Am Individual Event Championships
Getting information on the meet in Bolivia was really difficult. But results are finally posted on wikipedia.
But gracias to Gimnasia Latina, the only site that tried to post LIVE updates. 🙂
Read the Gymnastics Canada wrap-up post.
The IndyStar USA Gymnastics investigation
Riley Beggin summarizes the story to date.
IndyStar filed records requests in 10 states and reviewed thousands of pages of documents over the course of four and a half months. Their reporting found that USAG, which is headquartered in Indianapolis, has private sexual misconduct files on 54 coaches spanning 10 years. But unless the allegations came to officials directly from the victim or the victim’s parent, the organization wouldn’t take any measures to intervene. …
Indiana law doesn’t require firsthand information to report suspected abuse. It only requires that the reporter has “reason to believe” abuse has occurred. Legal experts told IndyStar that it’s clear USA Gymnastics’ policy violates state law. …
Power Tumbler Melissa Doucette
Sarah Chrane posted a terrific profile on an inspiring athlete.
Melissa Doucette, a former NCAA standout from the University of Bridgeport, who, at the age of 24, decided to continue to train and compete as a level 10 with the hope of qualifying as an elite.
Melissa is now almost 26 and finished her elite journey last year. But because this sport makes it impossible to leave it behind forever, she’s moving forward in other ways, and has decided on her next adventure: power tumbling.
Hungarian Olympic gymnast Agnes Keleti
Ágnes Keleti (born 9 January 1921) is a Hungarian-Israeli retired artistic gymnast and coach. While representing Hungary in the Summer Olympics, she won 10 Olympic medals including five gold …
Keleti holds more Olympic medals than any other person with Israeli citizenship …
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related – Why Aly Raisman Is a Mensch
Thanks Stacey.
Greatest. Dunk. Ever.
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Vanessa Ferrari back in the Gym
Three-time Italian Olympian Vanessa Ferrari underwent surgery … to repair her left Achilles’ tendon and “touch up” her right… and is already back in the gym! …
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Nikita Nagornyy – triple back
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