300,000 condoms for Paris

After Tokyo 2020, with contact restrictions to stop the COVID-19 pandemic, the strict health policy of the Olympic Games is back and Paris 2024 will distribute 300,000 condoms to athletes, twice as many as London 2012, but far from the record set by Rio 2016. …

Since the 1988 Seoul Olympics, organisers have distributed condoms to raise awareness of and protection against the AIDS virus and to protect people’s health …

Inside the Games

Alcohol will not be allowed in the Olympic Village. So no French wine with dinner.

Pedestrian.tv

Ilia Malinin – 6 quads

I don’t often link to figure skating as they rarely flip 😀 … but Ilia’s performance is something we need know.

He’s the quad god. Kenzo on ice.

The new 2024 World champion.

Malinin is the first and only skater to land a fully-rotated quadruple Axel, widely regarded as the hardest jump in figure skating.

The son of Russian-born Olympic Uzbekistani singles skaters Tatiana Malinina (1999 Grand Prix Final and inaugural Four Continents champion) and Roman Skorniakov. Born Fairfax, Virginia.

Click PLAY or watch an interview on YouTube.

LSU leo reveal video

For SEC Championships.

Koreleo Compression-Based Leotards

Guest post by Faith Mason.

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Frida Esparza – Metallica Floor

Excellent !

related – Inside the culture that defines UCLA gymnastics’ viral floor routines

NCAA Regional Championships set

Spencer has a good write-up of the 2024 Regional Championships draw — including which names they got wrong, mispronounced, and seeded host problems.

Michigan State had a terrific season, and a bad draw.

Denver might also be unhappy.

On the up side, all the play-in teams are ranked 29-36, so no one got demoted into an extra meet this year that they should have been able to avoid.

2024 REGIONALS DRAW

It all kicks off April 3rd.

Kathy Johnson Clarke retires

Terrific broadcaster and advocate for women in sport.

A few friends and admirers gave their thanks.

Jade Carey – Floor

Men’s NCAA Gymnastics is important

The College Gymnastics Association is a nonprofit organization with the Mission “To raise the profile of the sport of NCAA Men’s Gymnastics by setting the standard for collegiate sports organizations and providing additional opportunities at the collegiate level.”

The CGA is the coaches association for NCAA Men’s Gymnastics. …

Ultimately, to protect and grow NCAA Men’s Gymnastics the CGA must be prepared to help sustain current programs and help create new ones. To do so, the CGA is looking to create a new business model built on multiple revenue streams and strong fundraising efforts. …

Inside Gymnastics – NCAA Men’s Gymnastics and the CGA: Why It Matters!

Oklahoma rolls on through Big 12s

We’ve got to be talking about the greatest NCAA team of all time.

Oklahoma 198.950
Denver 197.975
BYU 197.050
Iowa State 196.350
West Virginia 195.125

K.J. Kindler ‘really proud’ of Sooners setting NCAA scoring record