interview – Sandra Elsadek (EGY)

THIS is entertaining.

Sandra is an American who competes for Egypt. A former Ball State and Georgia gymnast, now training at the Georgia Elite club as an Elite for Egypt.

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How to Talk to Kids About Anything

Steve Butcher recommends this new book by Dr. Robyn Silverman.

It’s a companion book to her podcast – How to Talk to Kids About Anything.

Amazon.

Zhang Boheng supports his club

Girls Talk About Growing Up & Sports

We asked girls and all-star athletes like Jordan Chiles, Rayssa Leal, and Bebe Vio how they tackled obstacles that made them want to quit sport. …

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IOC bans Russian Olympic Committee

As much as I miss the Russian athletes, I would vote to ban them from competing in Paris under any banner.

This small step is a small step in the right direction. The IOC had the guts to make this move. I commend them.

Men’s Worlds Apparatus Finals

Kensley’s podcast on YouTube provides the best detailed coverage on what happened in MAG Finals.

Critical on some events is Paris Olympic qualification for individuals from nations who did not qualify a full team.

If you support Men’s Gymnastics, subscribe to the Neutral Deductions Podcast on YouTube. We need about 170 more folks to subscribe for Kensley to meet her goal from Antwerp.

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WAG record breakers at Worlds

Lauren put together a list of nations that made Gymnastics history for themselves:

  • Algeria
  • Barbados
  • Brazil
  • Canada
  • China
  • Great Britain
  • Haiti
  • Indonesia
  • Mexico
  • Panama
  • Phillipines
  • South Korea
  • Sri Lanka
  • USA

WAG Record Breakers in Antwerp

Heath Thorpe interview

Great gymnast. Fantastic media guy. One of the best in Antwerp, I felt.

“Media can be terrible. … These questions can be terrible.”

Heath has empathy with the gymnasts. And they trust him not to sensationalize any word they might say.

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