Pledge4Good fundraising

Here’s a good idea.

For every medal American swimmer Ryan Lochte wins at the London Olympics, you can pledge a $1 donation to Special Olympics New York Inc.

OR … you can donate $1 or more for EVERY American Olympic medal.

That site — Pledge4Good — is a for profit start-up that people can use for fundraising.

Details via Fast Company – Fast Talk: How Pledge4Good Is Like A Virtual Dunk Tank

Thanks for the link, Michael Fahner.

China Olympic Team sendoff

… The MAG Team will be leaving for Ireland on the 10th, and the WAG team will follow on the 15th. Both team will live and train in Ireland until the 20th before they move into the Olympic Village in London. …

Blossom

Many are predicting big and unexpected routines from the defending Olympic Champions. I’m not so sure.

The state of Artistic Gymnastics in China is not nearly so strong as it was in 2008. (And some economists are already predicting the decline of the Chinese economy.)

The women’s team may have peaked.

Or perhaps they are concentrating on the Junior girls (VIDEOS) for the next cycle.

Vasiliki Millousi Olympic leo

Not many gymnasts look as good as Vasiliki. In anything.

The Greek Olympic Committee and Adidas have presented the Official Greek Sportswear for the London Olympics …

GYMMIN’ MIEL

Greece will field about 100 athletes in London, despite their economic problems.

8 gymnasts in a kitchen …

… doesn’t exactly sound like the smartest idea, especially when there’s knives and fire involved, but I can assure you we are fully capable. Last week we all made lamb steaks with mint snow peas and cherry tomatoes. It was a delightfully refreshing change to our weekly schedule. …

Olivia Vivian – Australian WAG Olympic Preparation Camp Update #2

American girls complaining about Marta’s Ranch should be informed that Peggy’s Camp for the Aussie Olympic Team is 4-5 weeks long!

’76 Olympics – Shun Fujimoto

Shun Fujimoto represented Japan at the 1976 Summer Olympics, where he won gold in the team competition.

Fujimoto achieved fame by continuing to compete in the team event right after breaking his knee during the floor exercise. He scored 9.5 on the pommel horse and 9.7 on the rings with a broken knee …

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

… Later, when asked whether he would do what he did again, he replied frankly, “No, I would not.”

I ask gymnasts to NEVER hide injuries from their coach.