Knew it was going to be interesting…Not sure I thought it would be quite this interesting.
PrOUd of the fight every single one of these guys showed against what is unquestionably an absolutely stacked Stanford squad. Met our pre-meet goal of a 95%+ hit rate. That’s #OUDNAhttps://t.co/ZGrdNjTgtC
Tonry has led Yale’s women’s gymnastics team since its inception in 1973, capturing 16 Ivy League championships after fighting for the team’s varsity status and clashing with the athletic department in the 1970s. …
With no competitions for the Bulldogs this year, Tonry reflected on her beginnings with Yale gymnastics and the nearly half-century since. …
“I think what makes Barb so successful is her confidence and her belief in everything about her program,” current Yale gymnastics captain Charlotte Cooperman ’21 said.
“She was an extremely successful athlete and brings the same mentality into her role as a coach. She believes in her gymnasts and gets her gymnasts to understand their own abilities as a team.” …
… 26 gymnasts have been named to the National Team through the 2021 U.S. Gymnastics Championships in June. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, this marks the first time the team has been named since the conclusion of the 2019 U.S. Championships.
The first Women’s National Team camp of the year wrapped up today with the naming of the 2021 Junior and Senior National Teams through U.S. Championships in June! Congratulations to all! https://t.co/BCHBkdLTCS
Another excellent and important video from SHIFT Media Intern, Sarah Thirkell.
The unrealistic and often dangerous cultural undertones in gymnastics surrounding this idea of getting the ‘perfect’ gymnast body need to go. It is a toxic illusion, and puts young girls and boys on a treadmill of not ever feeling good enough that may lead to a dark spiral of mental, emotional, and physical health. …
The problems range from nutritional information that is not backed by the latest peer reviewed scientific research being given by coaches/parents instead of licensed Registered Dietician Nutritionists all the way to well intentioned coaches who may just make off handed comments or what they perceive as jokes to gymnasts about weight body image, and performance.
Speakers featured:
McKayla Maroney, Former Elite Gymnast via the GymCastic Podcast Tasia Percevecz, Former NCAA Gymnasts and CrossFit Games Champion Colin Van Wicklen, Elite Gymnast Christina Anderson RDN Jason Machowsky RDN Ellen Casey MD Jaime Schehr RDN Kerry Bair RDN- via Nick Ruddock Gymnastics Growth Show Joshua Eldridge DC Courtney McGregor, Former Elite and NCAA Gymnast Claire Heafford, Co-Founder of Gymnasts For Change
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After facing arguably the most difficult pandemic challenges of any team, which ended up spilling over into the season, Stanford finally has their full roster back on campus.
Two competitions in week eight showcased the fact that this team is really in a league of their own. The Cardinal will only continue to gain distance on the rest of the field as they build up to full strength as we approach the postseason. …
Born in 2005, Listunova would not have been eligible for the Tokyo 2020 Games had they been held in 2020. But with the delay, finds herself suddenly in the mix not only for the Russian team but also to contend for medals. …
The lawsuit, filed under a 2019 California law that allows sexual abuse victims to finally confront in court their abusers and the organizations that protected predators, is Yamashiro’s latest attempt to hold Peters and her sport accountable. …
… despite his 2011 ban, Peters continued to oversee SCATS investments, was listed as SCATS president and a “key employee” on financial documents, has made appearances at the SCATS facility and has charged meals on SCATS credit cards, a 2017 Orange County Register investigation found. …
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