Frida Esparza – Bhardwaj

Beautiful form and technique.

Frida Esparza is a Mexican-American artistic gymnast currently competing for UCLA.

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Samantha Peszek – fear on Beam

Sam Peszek was the 2011 and 2015 NCAA balance beam champion. A legend on the apparatus.

After retirement in 2017, she launched Beam Queen Bootcamp.

Despite her successful gymnastics career, she struggled with fears on beam majority of her career.

We had the opportunity to get insight into how she dealt with fear and ultimately overcame it.

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Ana Padurariu will try for Paris

Canada qualified a full team to the 2024 Olympics. I’m expecting it will be quite competitive to make that line-up.

Welcome back Ana.

Tramp Age Group Worlds ended

Birmingham UK.

Click through to watch some VIDEO highlights.

Olympism365 – Sustainable Development

The goals of the IOC are commendable.

Just one of those is sustainable development.

Note Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions.

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Ola & Dieter Koch to Belgium

Three weeks after the sacking of Marjorie Huells and Eve Kiefer, the gymnastics federation introduces a new duo: Ola Koch is helping the Belgian gymnasts out of the emergency situation as interim head coach, and her husband Dieter Koch becomes assistant. …

Ola Koch (68 years old) has the necessary experience. Until two years ago, she coached German women’s gymnastics. Elisabeth Seitz — a fixture on the uneven bars, Nina Derwael’s specialty — was one of the athletes who worked under her wing. …

Koch coached the German women’s national team between 2005 and 2021.

Gymnasts find new coach in Germany: Ola Koch

Janelle McDonald interview

All agree that Janelle and her assistants turned UCLA around last year.

With increased difficulty on Vault, they plan to be even better in 2024.

Janelle is super enthusiastic. Her main goal still is building the culture.

Willie Weiler wins 1963 PanAms

We were reminded of the great Wilhelm Weiler when Félix Dolci won the AA at the 2023 PanAm Games.

He was the 1st Canadian MAG winner at PanAms since Willie at the 4th Pan-American Games, São Paulo 1963.

We remember the name from the Weiler on H Bar and Bars.

You can watch a 27min documentary on that competition (MAG & WAG) FREE on the National Film Board of Canada website.

Suni in Paris 😀

Hopefully she’s put the worst of her health problems behind.

Also, Suni with Snoop.