KJ Kindler interview

I’d rank KJ Kindler as the #1 Head Coach in the NCAA.

She can do more with less than any other coach I can name.

sohalia on College Gymnastics Board:

A look back at Oklahoma’s win

A very emotional interview with KJ Kindler, and all the sacrifices she’s had to make to get to this point …

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related: See where Canadians Stefanie Merkle, Kirsten Peterman, Jordyn Pederson, Victoria Kayen-Woo, Maeghan Chant, Natalie Vaculik, Briannah Tsang, Madison Copiak, Ella Douglas and Casey Carvalho will be headed for College Gymnastics.

want to host the Winter Olympics?

Candidate cities are bailing out.

… Of the four remaining finalists, two are in rough shape. The Oslo, Norway bid is falling apart. It was supported by a razor-thin margin in a September referendum, but public opposition has only grown since then. And on Sunday, the junior member of the government coalition voted against funding any Olympics. For them to go on, it would require an unprecedented alliance between the ruling Conservatives and the opposition Labour party.

The Lviv, Ukraine bid seems dead in the water with the turmoil and war in the country. “Currently our dream is on hold,” said the bid’s chief.

There are only two healthy bids: Almaty, Kazakhstan, and Beijing, China. One’s an oil-rich state ruled by a president-for-life, and the other’s, well, China.

Deadspin – Nobody Wants To Host The 2022 Olympics

Beijing2022The IOC will make a decision July 31, 2015.

Looks to me it will be China.

coach in Ireland

There are a number of vacancies available at Nadia Gymnastics Club for a highly motivated, professional and experienced WAG Coach.

• Full time position for WAG coach from September 2014 until the end of the year.

• Full time position for WAG coach starting January 2015

contact info (a) nadiagymnastics.ie

Romanians by height

Ana Maria Ocolisan, Paula Tudorache, Alina Stanila, Christina Vrabie, Larisa Iordache, Anda Butuc, Diana Bulimar, Andreea Munteanu, Ioana Nicoara, Daniela Andreea Ciurusniuc, Diana Teodoru, Andreea Iridon, Andra Stoica, Silvia Zarzu, Asiana Peng, Stefania Orzu and Laura Jurca.

Post by Lotul Feminin de Gimnastica al Romaniei.

via GymFever

CDN Jr AA prelims: Woo, Olsen, Townsend

Woo Woo! 🙂

1 Woo, Rose-Kaying 58,500
2 Olsen, Shallon 55,700
3 Townsend, Sydney 55,150
4 Ruttan, Meaghan 54,925
5 Roberts, Megan 54,600
6 Rousseau, Audrey 53,650

full results (PDF)

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CDN AA prelims: Black, Yu and Onyshko

#cangym2014

“@jaredvgoad: Day one complete Black, Yu and Onyshko top three. Moors had three falls.”

Black 56.570
Yu 56.350
Onyshko 55.750

official results (PDF)

Onyshko went 14.30 on Bars. Canada is going to need that routine. Bars is their weak apparatus.

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Jordan Chiles at Camp

Super talent.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Another Region 2 gymnast, Jordan trains at Naydenov Gymnastics under coaches Erika Bakacs and Dimitri Taskov.

do not point guns

Not even toy guns.

University student “charged with two felony counts of aggravated assault, according to the police report. He was booked into the Alachua County jail Thursday at 11:26 a.m. and remained there Friday on $4,000 bond“.

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A dumb mistake. I hope he learns his lesson.

#yesallwomen