Gene died, actually, of a complication from an aggressive infection.
It was a shock.
Her passing caught many in the sports community by surprise, even though they knew their friend was in a tough battle.
“It’s just surreal,” said close friend Therese Quigley, the former McMaster University Athletics director.
“She’s just one of those people you expected to always be around.”
Sutton recently helped with the Canadian gymnastic championships at McMaster. She’d been involved in an Olympic symposium in Greece and was co-chair of Hamilton’s Olympic torch celebration. …
“She will be missed big-time. There aren’t many people with her passion and the drive to give at all levels of sport, from grassroots to the elite level.”
Quigley said “she did the work of 120 years in her 64 years.”
Sutton’s influence spanned local to international sports as a gymnastics judge, administrator and visionary.
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She sat on the executive and board of the Canadian Olympic Committee, was an international authority on gymnastics, served on a multitude of committees and was Canada’s chef de mission at the 2003 Pan American Games.
Coach Katrina Burton commented that much “garbage” nutrition information is circulated. Check her comment on this post, too.
She recommends these books:
Enter The Zone – by Barry Sears
Mastering the Zone – by Barry Sears
Toxic Fat – by Barry Sears
The Paleo Diet – by Loren Cordain
The Paleo Diet for Athletes – by Loren Cordain
The diet centers on a “40:30:30” ratio of calories obtained daily from carbohydrates, proteins, and fats, respectively.
Sears describes a Zone meal as follows: “Eat as much protein as the palm of your hand, as much nonstarchy raw vegetables as you can stand for the vitamins, enough carbohydrates to maintain mental clarity because the brain runs on glucose, and enough monounsaturated oils to keep feelings of hunger away.”
From Andrew Thornton on his new American Gymnast blog column:
… this guy was in the last “individual-only” world championships in 2005, where he competed only pommel horse. He did make the finals, but ended up finishing 6th, (teammate Xiao Qin took the gold). Although Zhang’s amazing swing has been around for several years, he hasn’t been given another shot at a world medal since his 2005 debut. While Xiao Qin dominated the world on this event throughout the entire last quadrennium, there likely wasn’t room on the powerful Chinese team for two pommel horse specialists. Now that Olympic champion Xiao is retired, I have a feeling we will be seeing this guy in London in a couple of months, where he will now be the one to beat. …
Click through to see Olympic Floor Champion Zou Kai’s new routine. Second pass has never been competed before.
A brand new gymnastics and cheerleading product offered by American Gymnast, the Flip Machine is an air-filled unit providing super-fast spring for gymnasts and cheerleaders learning leaps and flipping skills. This video gives a great overview of how the product can be used. It’s great for learning back tucks, front tucks, straddle jumps and a variety of other gymnastics and cheerleading skills.
Igor Vihrovs
Pablo Capote
Kristy Powell
Alicia Sacramone
Brett McClure
Melissa Metcalf
Num Kutz
Guard Young
Doug Boger
Geoff Eaton
Jason Gatson
Jamie Dantzscher
The Platt Brothers
3 Danish National Team Members
Charlie Tamayo
Raj Bhavsar – coming week 11 (August 16-22)
Kerri Strug
Elise Ray
Mircea Badulescu
Jen Hansen
Kiara Nowlin
Aubrey Balkin
Timm: Making a difference in a kid’s life when they come here. My favorite is the kids that come and are very nervous, and by the end of the week they seem to know everyone and are a changed person. I also love seeing the kids faces when they see their favorite Olympians. It reminds me of the way I felt when I got to go to Fenway and watched the Red Sox play at Fenway for the first time!
SiM: What are some of the highlights you have enjoyed at Woodward West?
Timm: The major highlight for me is that I get to hire some VIPs/Olympians that I grew up with and competed against throughout my career. I grew up with Jason Gatson and get to have him come out here and coach for us. I think out of everyone that comes and visits camp, I usually know the VIPs the best going into it. It is nice to be a part of the sport for so long competing and now I run the best camp in the country. …
Ever seen Charlie Tamayo crash?
I haven’t. Until now.
He’s as skilled as any acrobatic athlete who ever lived.
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