A group of star gymnasts on Wednesday stepped up their attack on the U.S. Olympics & Paralympic Committee by asking Congress to dissolve the organization’s board over its alleged failings in handling the Larry Nassar sex abuse scandal.
Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney, Maggie Nichols and Aly Raisman … testified in the U.S. Senate last month about the botched institutional response to the Nassar case. They have been embroiled in yearslong litigation against the USOPC, as well as USA Gymnastics …
Gymnastics Stars Call for Ouster of U.S. Olympic Directors
#10GoldenRulesOfGymnastics
FIG is rolling out under the hashtag #10GoldenRulesOfGymnastics.
Mental, emotional and physical health must come before results, in both the short and long term.
Suni’s Viennese WaltzÂ
Olympic moments – Nile Wilson
Olympic medalist Nile Wilson will be narrating a new series for the Olympic Channel.
You can watch all 8 episodes now.
Episode 2 features the Olympic showdown between Margarita Mamún and Yana Kudryatseva in Rhythmic.
Click PLAY or watch a teaser on Twitter.
Who will win Worlds 2021?
Spencer posted pre-worlds all-around rankings — assuming the ladies are in top form. Top contenders include:
Rebeca Andrade
Vladislava Urazova**
Angelina Melnikova
Li Shijia**
Leanne Wong
Kayla DiCello
Murakami Mai
Wei Xiaoyuan
Click through for details:
2021 Pre-Worlds All-Around Rankings
Iowa – Royalty
Last season myself and … most everyone became big fans of Iowa.
Click PLAY or watch their very cool Intro Video on Twitter.
Kinjaz Dance collective
Backflip Box Jumps
A great progression. Excellent challenge.
How FAST can you rotate?
Good leg conditioning. Excellent practice at what to do when under-rotating.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Li Xiaopeng on Vault
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Yurchenko elevation
Gymnasts need height, rotation and distance in the post-flight.
Here’s a drill for height.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
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