I love Oregon State. But I love them even more in this fantastic new Gym.
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“Brown Girls Do Gymnastics”
There are currently no HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) gymnastics programs, despite how prominent black women have become in the sport.
However, there is a movement growing to change that.
Grambling State University is set to host the fifth annual “Brown Girls Do Gymnastics” conference this July 23-25. …
HBCU Gameday
They’ll be watch Olympics during the breaks.
Bev Plocki, Abby Heiskell, & Sierra Brooks
Listen to a terrific interview with 2021 champions Michigan.
Bev Plocki gives a lot of credit to her coaching staff.
Jackson Payne’s new APP
Jackson was one of the gymnast who retired rather than training another year in hopes of getting one of the two AA spots available from PanAm Championships.
He had represented Canada over 50 times in more than 20 countries.
Now the father of two young children, Jackson launched an APP in his home town of Edmonton.
It’s called Deeleeo. Delivery simplified. Use it to send a package, or earn money by making deliveries.
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Simone on Jimmy Fallon
She previews her upcoming Facebook video series ‘Simone vs. Herself‘.
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Jennifer’s reaction to Jessica winning
No wonder these sisters are such fan favourites.
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The twins were born in Dublin, Ireland to Azerbaijani parents. But have lived in England most of their lives.
U Washington wins 1st GymACT West Conference Championship
How about this?
University of Washington Men defeated the University of Arizona for the first time in the past 15 years.
It was a virtual competition.
Sounds like the GymACT Championships will be in person – Daytona Beach, FL next month.
Western Australian Institute of Sport investigation
… a group of 20 former WAIS gymnasts who have signed a joint submission to the Australian Human Rights Commission’s review of gymnastics culture in Australia currently underway. …
The Western Australian Institute of Sport shut down its women’s artistic gymnastics program at the end of 2016 after 28 years, following a review that prioritised WA’s contribution “to Australia’s international sporting success”.
Highland Sun
Mary-Anne Monckton and many other gymnasts and coaches have been interviewed.
I visited WAIS in Perth in the 1990s. At the time it was considered one of the top high performance programs in the world.
Kailin Chio American Classic Jr Champ
- Kailin Chio 53.650
- Madray Johnson 51.350
- Azaraya Ra-Akbar 51.250
- Gabriella Van Frayen 51.150
- Ella Murphy 51.100
Kailin had the top score on Vault and Bars.
Katelyn Jong #1 on Beam.
Tiana Sumanasekera best on Floor.
Men’s EU Apparatus Finals 2
Vault
Igor Radivilov UKR 14.716
Andrey Medvedev ISR 14.658
Giarnni Regini-Moran GBR 14.583
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P Bars
Ferhat Arican TUR 15.300
David Belyavskiy RUS 15.133
Chrisitan Baumann SUI 15.100
Lukas Dauser GER 15.100
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H Bar
David Belyavskiy RUS 14.066
Andreas Toba GER 13.833
Adem Asil TUR 13.766
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Many of the top guys did not qualify. Then there were a lot of falls in the final.
Actually, who really impressed me was new senior Balazs from Hungary, despite the fall on Kolman.
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