Hiro is Japan’s MAG Head Coach. And former personal coach to Kohei Uchimura.
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U.S. gymnasts competing Olympics for other nations
You probably recall the disaster that was Nellie Kim, President of the FIG Women’s Technical Committee, pushing for American Kylie Dickson to compete for Belarus in Rio.
It was one of Nellie Kim’s many ethical disasters.
But I’d argue that — more often than not — having a gymnast from a bigger nation represent a smaller nation DOES help Gymnastics there. For example, I fully expect WAG to boom over the next couple of Olympic cycles in Philippines.
Should these athletes have qualified to Paris?
- Phillipines – Aleah Finnegan
- Phillipines – Emma Malabuyo
- Phillipines – Levi Jung-Ruivivar
- Colombia – Luisa Blanco
- Haiti – Lynnzee Brown
- Syria – Lais Naijjar (MAG)
- Bulgaria – Kevin Penev
Read a thoughtful article by Caroline Price in Forbes:
Americans In Paris: Nationality Changes Shaping Olympic Gymnastics
JaFree Scott – 3 Tkachev series
The most connected Tkachevs I’ve ever seen shown by a female gymnast.
British Olympic Teams
Max Whitlock OBE, Joe Fraser, Jake Jarman, Harry Hepworth and Luke Whitehouse.
Reserves James Hall, Courtney Tulloch.
Alice Kinsella, Becky Downie MBE, Georgia-Mae Fenton, Ruby Evans and Abigail Martin.
Reserves Ruby Stacey, Charlotte Booth and Corey Walkes.
Cleo Washington, Sarah Korngold, Owen Field interviewed
Cleo Washington, co-coach of 2017 all-around World Champion Morgan Hurd; Sarah Korngold, current coach of team World Champion Shilese Jones; and Owen Field, coach of team World Champion Leanne Wong and also associate head coach at Florida University.
An informative interview for every coach.
Consensus was that Valeri was excellent when he had the role of Development Coordinator.
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Qiu Qiyuan – photo
Stephen Nedoroscik – Pommels
Eythora THORSDOTTIR – 2015 Worlds Floor
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Nagorny sanctioned by USA
The gymnast most active in supporting Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is Nikita Nagorny.
He’s top of the list to be sanctioned.
