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And Safronov competed the Kasamatsu Vault at University Games 1973.
It was named after Shigeru Kasamatsu who competed it at 1974 Worlds.
Uncle Tim posted the details:
Canada’s Minister of Sport, Carla Qualtrough, this afternoon announced a national commission to address safe-sport issues, but stopped short of calling a national inquiry.
… a suite of measures, including a Future of Sport in Canada Commission that will hold a summit and produce two reports during its 18-month mandate.
An independent commissioner and two special advisers will head the commission.
Among other measures announced were moving the new Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner (OSIC) and its abuse-free program out of the Sports Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada (SDRCC), increasing the capacity of AthletesCan, elevating Sport Canada’s athlete advisory committee to a ministerial committee, modernizing Sport Canada’s funding framework and developing a sport integrity framework, with policies around match manipulation and safeguarding children.
Toronto Star
’tis the season for showing routines to the general public.
A statue of Li Ning, China’s ‘Prince of Gymnastics’, was unveiled 2017 in Montreux, Switzerland, as part of a celebration marking the 150th anniversary of the Swiss Montreux Gymnastics Committee.
It joins statues of rock vocalist Freddie Mercury, jazz trumpeter Miles Davis, and actor Charles Chaplin. Good company.
Zaurbek Sidakov, Zaur Uguev and Abdulrashid Sadulayev are 3 of the eight athletes already named as eligible by IOC.
Attending a war rally with Putin did not disqualify.
Article from September 19, 2023:
Three Olympic champions from Russia were cleared to compete at the world wrestling championships this week because they were judged to have been pressured to appear at a pro-war rally in Moscow last year.
The United World Wrestling governing body explained Tuesday why Zaurbek Sidakov, Zaur Uguev and Abdulrashid Sadulayev were among the Russian wrestlers who passed vetting to compete as neutral athletes in Belgrade, Serbia.
All three won Olympic gold medals at the Tokyo Games held in 2021 and were paraded on stage at a flag-waving rally at Luzhniki Stadium in March 2022. It was attended by President Vladimir Putin three weeks after he ordered the military invasion of Ukraine.
The athletes’ presence there seemed likely to bar their return to competition with neutral status ahead of the Paris Games. The International Olympic Committee advised the governing bodies of each individual sport in March to exclude those who publicly supported the war.
However, a vetting process for the three wrestlers concluded “their participation in certain events is not (of) their own will,” United World Wrestling said in a statement.
The governing body’s vetting panel did bar 30 athletes, coaches and support staff from Russia and its military ally Belarus from coming to the Sept. 16-24 championships. …
Wrestling body says why Russian champions competed at worlds despite pro-war rally
This is a VIDEO I put together during the pandemic.
Some of my best coaching tips.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (44min)
This week on “Hell’s Kitchen,” Olympic champion Jordan Chiles showed the chefs how to find balance in a gymnastics-themed challenge.
How did that work out for them? 😀
Lily Smith is one of the most exciting rookies for 2024. Ranked No. 1 by collegegymnews.com
She’s going to make me pay close attention to Georgia this season.
This is cool.
“Michigan Made: Women’s Gymnastics” is an all-access look at the months leading up to the Wolverines’ 2023-24 campaign.
Weaving interviews with coaches and student-athletes with behind-the-scenes practice footage and a look at life outside the gym, the five-episode series will give an unparalleled look into the historic program and those committed to continuing the winning legacy of Michigan Women’s Gymnastics.
… debuts on December 5th with new episodes every Tuesday.
Click PLAY or watch the trailer on YouTube.
Read the full list.
Here’s Spencer’s take.
There’s plenty of discussion online. 😀
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