Li Xiaoshuang Gymnastics school

Every Olympics … traditional media pays attention to Gymnastics.

Every Olympics you can predict stories from China featuring very young kids crying and being overstretched.

Tokyo is coming up.

Yet this story from the Li Xiaoshuang Gymnastics School says the focus is now on fun for the children — “happy gymnastics” — rather than the medal-obsessed ways of old.

I hope that’s true.

Inside China’s gymnastics machine: the children training for Olympic glory

Oklahoma wrap-up video

Well done.

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Hernandez, Hurd, Lee, McClain, Skinner

Golden, a docuseries about women’s gymnasts vying for a spot on the U.S. team heading to the Tokyo Olympics.

The six-episode series tracks six hopefuls competing for four spots on the U.S. Olympic team.

A premiere date has not yet been confirmed for the show, which is part of a broad array of live and on-demand Tokyo programming heading to NBCUniversal platforms. …

The series will cover a five-month span and milestones like national team training camps, the U.S. Gymnastics Championships, and the U.S. Olympic Team Trials, which start June 24.

Three-time Olympian Dominique Dawes is executive producing …

Deadline

gymnasts arrive Switzerland

In advance of European Championships, teams are arriving.

Russian Men are favourites, even without Artur Dalaloyan who had to withdraw due to partial Achilles tear.

Bart Deurloo – Kovacs series

Podium training at Europeans.

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European Championships free online

Livestream free of charge around the globe.

Qualifications will be streamed on gymtv.online thanks to our scoring partner SmartScoring.

A livestream of the senior finals is available on https://www.eurovisionsports.tv/europeangymnastics/ thanks to our partner Eurovision.

You can follow the live scoring on www.smartscoring.com.

Official hashtag of the event: #Basel2021

Wednesday 21 April (Basel local time CET)

10:00 – 12:00 Women’s qualifications – subdivision 1

13:30 – 15:30 Women’s qualifications – subdivision 2

16:00 – 18:00 Women’s qualifications – subdivision 3

18:30 – 20:30 Women’s qualifications – subdivision 4

Thursday 22 April

10:00 – 12:40 Men’s qualifications – subdivision 1

14:00 – 16:40 Men’s qualifications – subdivision 2

17:00 – 19:40 Men’s qualifications – subdivision 3

Friday 23 April

13:30 – 15:30 Women’s all-around FINAL & award ceremony

17:00 – 19:45 Men’s all-around FINAL & award ceremony

Saturday 24 April

13:30 – 14:10 Men’s floor FINAL & award ceremony

14:10 – 15:10 Women’s vault FINAL, Men’s pommel horse FINAL & award ceremonies

15:10 – 15:10 Women’s uneven bars FINAL, Men’s rings FINAL & award ceremonies

Sunday 25 April

13:00 – 14:00 Women’s beam FINAL, Men’s vault FINAL & award ceremonies

14:00 – 15:00 Women’s floor FINAL, Men’s parallel bars FINAL & award ceremonies

15:00 – 15:40 Men’s high bar FINAL & award ceremony

Michigan post-meet interviews

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Gage Dyer – Vault

BEAST!

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