tumbling, tramp, diving, acrobatics, circus, cheer, dance, martial arts, X sports … and more
Happy 1st anniversary to Zari Goldmann. Swing Big is a superb resource for WAG coaches.
Zari has been involved with the sport for 18 years, and started Swing Big! as a resource for gyms and gymnastics coaches who want to learn how to take their gymnasts training to the next level.
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The former gymnast paralyzed while training for the winter Olympics is not covered by her sports Federations.
Linked by Ivan Fernandes for WOGymnastika.
Google Translate from the original Portuguese story:
Lais Souza is quadriplegic, someone has to pay for it, and it’s not you.
… Our skier Lais Souza is quadriplegic. … The insurance paid for the operation and treatment. But it will not pay anything more. Because life insurance or disability contracted by the Brazilian Olympic Committee, and the Brazilian Sports Confederation … covers only accidents that happen during the competition, and not during training. …
What will help Lais is money, big money. Now the Brazilian Olympic Committee started a campaign asking financial assistance …
… Any idea how much it costs to be a quadriplegic? I’ll kick down a $15 thousand per month, U.S. $180,000 per year. Lais is 25 years old. …
The Olympic Committee is transferring the responsibility … Brazil invests billions in Cup stadiums, and billions more for the Olympics in Rio in 2016, and leaves a young quadriplegic …
… if you can do something for Lais, do:
Bradesco
Agency: 0548-7
Current Account: 0110490-0
Lais Souza da Silva
related:
• her first interview (Portuguese)
• LIKE the Força Lais: In Support of Lais Souza Facebook page
Thanks Amanda.
The top 12 teams move on to NCAA Championships, the top 2 from each Regional.
Click image (PDF) to see the entire BIG picture.
details on NCAA.com
National and world all-around women’s gymnastics champion Simone Biles … will return to competition next month at the International Gymnastics Federation’s Pacific Rim Championships in suburban Vancouver, USA Gymnastics announced Monday. …
Biles’ family disclosed earlier this year that she and her coach would be moving to another gym from Bannon’s Gymnastix in Spring, where she has trained since age 6. She is now training at AIM Athletics in The Woodlands while the Biles family works on a new gym to be called World Champions Centre.
Mostly for talent ID.
The Couch Gymnast News Page linked to a Romanian news source:
… Octavian Belu and Mariana Bitang will be directly involved in the national selection in women’s artistic gymnastics, along with a series of former Olympic champions, world and European who will try to attract children to the sport that gave the world stars like Nadia Comaneci …
… sponsored by the amount of 2.5 million euros from OMV Petrom, according to a public-private partnership concluded between 2014-2106.
A large part of this amount is be used for this project which will include national selection by some national selection centers across the country …
We have the support of the Ministry of Education which facilitates access by inspectors
…local coaches will be remunerated …
Regionals Selection and Conference Championship Notes
We have a selection show to announce the various Regionals assignments, which I have enjoyed making fun of since its inception, but this time it actually produced some interesting information. …
Penn State Regional:
[1] Florida
[12] Oregon State
[15] Penn State
New Hampshire
Kentucky
MarylandArkansas Regional:
[5] Utah (featuring “Georgia Burritz”? Is that like a burrito that doesn’t wear any grips?)
[8] UCLA
[17] Arkansas
Arizona State
Utah State
UC Davis
[Rachel Updike will be representing Missouri on vault here as well]Washington Regional:
[4] Alabama
[9] Nebraska
[16] Boise State
Denver
BYU
WashingtonMinnesota Regional:
[2] Oklahoma
[11] Illinois
[14] Minnesota
California
Southern Utah
San Jose State
(Iowa just missed out on Regionals, but will have a host of individuals at this one)Georgia Regional:
[6] Georgia
[7] Michigan
[18] Central Michigan
Ohio State
NC State
Rutgers
(This is where West Virginia’s individuals will be competing)LSU Regional:
[3] LSU
[10] Stanford
[13] Auburn
Arizona
Kent State
Iowa State
Dean Liu Zhiqiang, 48, and his deputy, Zeng Rong, 52, were arrested three months ago, but the case was not disclosed until Wednesday, when it was reported by the Shanghai-based Oriental Morning Post. The victims are less than 10 years old and were abused over two years. …
The pressure to excel is intense. Pupils live at the school and are only infrequently allowed to visit their parents. …
Liu Zhiqiang and Zeng Rong, who were expected to face trial earlier this year, have not yet been charged. Prosecutors have asked investigators to gather more evidence against them. …
Some media outlets wondered aloud whether Hunan officials have sought to keep the scandal quiet to protect the provincial gymnastic programme’s reputation. …
South China Morning Post – Chinese media outraged about sexual abuse at top gymnast academy
via FIG
Began today for WAG and Rhythmic.
… No, I do not know why she’s warming up on the Parallel Bar rail. 🙂
Published on Feb 24, 2014
Russian Olympic Gymnastics champion Aliya Mustafina on Trans World Sport. At home in Moscow.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
