The Olympics have a series of profiles on individual Olympians. Geared for the general public.
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looking forward to College Gymnastics
LSU will again be one of the most exciting teams.
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D-D Breaux, the school’s longtime gymnastics coach, is getting a 23 percent bump in pay to $240,000 and a two-year contract extension
Breaux is receiving a $45,000 raise from her previous salary of $195,000 — a boost that follows the program’s best finish at the national championships in April when it took second behind Oklahoma.
Breaux, a Donaldsonville native, is entering her 40th season leading the gymnastics program. …
(via College Gymnastics Board)
welcome Wynand Pretorius
My home club has hired a new coach, Wynand Pretorius from South Africa. He and his family recently arrived in the Great White North. The paperwork took about 18 months!
Myself and another alumni coach, Andrew Vetter, stopped by to welcome Wynand.
So far, so good. Altadore is an excellent training facility. Wynand will be very busy soon.
They are still looking for a new Men’s Head Coach, however. I recommend the position.
Altadore is celebrating its 50th Anniversary February 10-13, 2017 at the Grey Eagle Resort & Casino in Calgary. I should be there. Though I didn’t start 50 years ago myself, I was one of the first boys in the Club. 🙂
the hilarious history of Aliya’s acro series
Balance Beam Situation – THE LEGEND OF ALIYA AND THE ACRO SERIES
My favourite is Walkover directly into waitress-in-a-windstorm.
Ellie Black – Rio Floor
Routines are finally starting to make their way online.
Click PLAY or watch it on Vimeo. Front full step-out in layout position this time.
via Fans of Canadian Gymnastics
Becky Downie – Bar upgrades
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Uchimura’s wife Chiho
Nike: Unlimited Pursuit
TV interview with Team Japan
The best I’ve seen. Oleg is featured.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (Click the [CC] icon for English subs)
Kohei did not say a word to Kato during the AA finals. The Champion was trying to stay focused while competing 18 routines in Rio. Plus Apparatus Finals.
related – Yusuke Tanaka after Glasgow felt he was no longer needed by the team. Kohei disagreed. 🙂
(via a1tumbling)
Louisiana Gym Clubs flooded
Many are struggling to get back up to speed. Acadiana Gymnastics, for example, had both their Gyms flooded.
C.G.’s:
Our gym is like a second home to many of our 700 students. It is what they love and we are family here. We are doing our best to open as soon as possible to bring back some normalcy to our students – many of whom have lost their homes as well. …
All of the funds donated will go to restoring the gym and helping re-home the families of the gym affected by the flood.
FloGymnastics has more detail – C.G.’s Gymnastics Seeks Restoration After Devastating Louisiana Flooding
Thanks Darren.
