Ep. 2 Becky Downie documentary

Episode 2: Coming off of a disappointing performance at English Championships, Becky must regroup quickly if she wants to be in contention to represent GB at the 2023 European Championships.

Deanna Hong:

My goal is to share Becky’s incredible story as far and wide as possible. A lot of high-quality gymnastics content is geo-blocked/paywalled nowadays, which is why I’ve chosen to release this documentary on YouTube.

The first two episodes of “Comeback” were self-funded. It was important to me to compensate all of my friends who helped bring “Comeback” to life, which I have done, but all of my time filming and editing this passion project was done in my free time outside of my paid work.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (28min) Features Nick Ruddock.

Sam Phillips – H Bar

Top score in the modified rules 2023 CGA All-Stars meet.

Score: 9.700 (10.0 start value, 0.05 stick bonus)

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Aleah Finnegan – Floor at Worlds 2023

Representing Phillipines. Podium training.

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Yuri Korolev interview

Rewriting Russian Gymnastics posted a year end remembrance of the 1981 and 1985 World Champion who died suddenly April 2023 at age-60.

Average life span in Russia is short compared against the rest of the developed world. 

Would you have won the AA at the 1984 Olympics?

I’m 90 percent sure that I would have won it. It’s impossible to say one hundred percent in sports, but there is no doubt that I could have fought for first place. …

Yuri Korolev interview

Yuri Korolyov (Russian: Юрий Николаевич Королёв; 25 August 1962 – 29 April 2023) was a Soviet artistic gymnast who competed during the 1980s, winning many World and European Medals. Part of a deep Soviet team that, throughout the 1980s, featured such names as Dmitry Bilozerchev, Valeri Liukin, Vladimir Artemov, Valentin Mogilny, …

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Josh Karnes – P Bars

Top score in the modified rules 2023 CGA All-Stars meet.

Score: 9.675 (10.0 start value)

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Yeo Sejeong – Vault spot

The near coach is a terrific spotter. And he has a second coach spot on the other side for some vaults.

As one who likes double spotting, I appreciate this.

FIG Para-Gymnastics webinar

Gymnastics and acrobatic sports are difficult to modify for the Paralympics.

However, 12 nations have Para-Gymnastics programs running already.

Special Olympics Gymnastics is much more available.

The inclusion of gymnastics in the programme of the Paralympic Games has always been part of FIG President Morinari Watanabe’s vision. In this sense, the FIG has created the Paralympics and Special Olympics Working Group that is actively working towards the inclusion of the discipline in the programme of the Paralympic Games. To help achieve this goal, a roadmap has been developed. 

We are happy to invite you to watch the first para-gymnastics webinar on the FIG Education YouTube channel. 

via email

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Zac Tiderman – Vault

Top score in the modified rules 2023 CGA All-Stars meet.

Score: 9.925 (10.0 start value)

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