Everything you need to know for this week's U.S. Championships… my preview of the action ahead of Ft. Worth as Simone and Sam look for their seventh all-around titles. https://t.co/p0XtJRzSKN
As a promotion for his new book — make it happen — the Olympic Floor Champion is giving away signed copies and meeting with folks like you online.
#PositivePowerContest @GymCastic @kyleshewfelt
CONTEST: Have a coach who made a positive impact on your life? Enter: who was the coach who made the biggest positive impact on your life and why? Photos encouraged but not required. Use #PositivePowerContest tag @GymCastic & @kyleshewfelt Win: signed book & 15-min. chat w/ Kyle pic.twitter.com/qDxAYSV4zQ
Kelly Manjak coached Kyle from pre-competitive through two Olympics.
The EASY thing to do in 2004 as Olympic Champion was to retire. At the top.
BUT after a good break, Kyle decided to keep training for Beijing 2008. His 3rd Olympic cycle turned out to be the most challenging.
Changes to the Code of Points in 2006 didn’t help.
Kyle’s idol was Alexi Nemov for his artistry and style. Like Nemov, Kyle was a fan favourite.
Though I knew the story well — coaching at his club in 2004 — I was still enthralled to hear it told from Kyle’s point of view. Know that he’s very modest in this telling.
It’s well written as Kyle worked on his sports biography together with Blythe Lawrence. And had editing by Steve Cooper.
For 10 years, while one of the best in the world on Vault and Floor, Kyle was the most consistent. The more pressure, the more likely he’d HIT.
Kyle took maximum advantage of specialists: sport psychologist Hap Davis, dietitian Kelly Anne Erdman, physiotherapist Susan Massitti, and many others.
Uldi Hajdu, Eugene Galperin, Edouard Iarov and Tony Smith are additional coaches Kyle credits in the book.
Today Kyle Shewfelt is a public speaker, broadcaster, Gym owner and father who believes in “optimism and the power of a high five“.
I’d recommend the audio version, as it’s read by Kyle himself.
Coop dislocated his knee outside the Rotterdam arena at 1:30 a.m., and Jessica is finally telling the whole story. First, the news with Kensley Behel of Neutral Deductions: CAS upholds Ana Bărbosu's (ROU) two-year whereabouts suspension, Morinari Watanabe tells The Athletic the goal is no human judges, the Fujitsu vault downgrades, the leaked Donatella Sacchi letter about Reese Esponda (USA), and Jordan Chiles' (USA) new documentary. This is the free 30-minute preview. The full 114-minute show is for Club Gym Nerd members. That's 84 more minutes, nearly three-quarters of the show, including the whole dislocation and Dutch hospital story, a listener's collapsed lung on a flight home, Worlds and Olympic athletes heading into NCAA, and whether judges ever overrode Fujitsu on vault. Join Club Gym Nerd to hear it all. GymCastic Live GymCastic Live in New York City with Katelyn Ohashi: Friday, December 4, 7:00 pm ET / 4:00 pm PT, at HERE in SoHo. Interactive streaming tickets are on sale now; in-person tickets are coming soon. Missed Rotterdam? The replay of GymCastic Live with Bart Deurloo and Eythora Thorsdottir is only available for a limited time. Sponsored by Sand & Sea Luxury Travel Advisors: plan your next gymnastics trip with Sand & Sea, promo code GYMCASTICWORLDS. Chapters 00:00 – Welcome: Coop's Surgery & Breaking News 02:33 – Ana Bărbosu's Whereabouts Suspension 06:55 – Camelia & Sabrina Voinea and the FIG Post 08:38 – Watanabe: No Judges, Fujitsu & Vault Downgrades 14:06 – Jordan Chiles' Documentary 15:00 – The Donatella Sacchi Letter & Reese Esponda 20:58 – Rotterdam Replay & NYC Live Show with Katelyn Ohashi 27:05 – Coop's Dislocation: The Story Begins 29:36 – Hear the Rest with Club Gym Nerd Limited Time Offer – Make healthy eating simple. Get Huel today with my exclusive offer of 15% OFF online with my code GYMCASTIC at huel.com/GYMCASTIC. New Customers Only. Thank you to Huel for partnering and supporting our show!
I was lucky enough to see Natalia Yurchenko compete in person. She instantly became one of my favourite gymnasts.
Natalia was the first woman to compete her eponymous vault, at 1982 Moscow News.
The element was controversial at first, Yurchenko explained. Another parallel to Biles’ daring innovations.
“There were a lot of debates to allow it or not to allow it,” Yurchenko recalls. “I performed it in America, and the American judges, some of them, were really against it because it seemed way too dangerous …
A boycott of the 1984 Games in Los Angeles meant Yurchenko never got the chance to compete her element at the Olympics.
For Natalia Yurchenko, watching @Simone_Biles take her eponymous vault to the next level was a dream she had as a kid: to leave something for the next generation.
“I was amazed that we have Simone Biles, who can raise us all to that kind of level.”
I wonder if the Gymternet noticed when Meg Griffin did gymnastics in the "Meg Goes to College" latest episode of Family Guy, her FX pass looked like it was inspired by Katelyn Ohashi's NCAA viral routine. @GymCasticpic.twitter.com/0u8tVupQsE
An independent review into gymnastics in Australia says the sport has enabled a culture of physical, emotional and sexual abuse which many participants have described as “toxic”.
The report, carried out by the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), made 12 recommendations …
… the report explored power imbalances between athletes and coaches, body-shaming and bullying, and a culture which it said helped “create an environment where abuse and mistreatment can thrive”.
In response, Gymnastics Australia said it “unreservedly apologises …”
